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Your China draft
Beijing · Xi'an · Guilin · Shanghai
Duration
12 days · balanced
Stops
4
Indicative price p.p.
€ 2 960
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Beijing3 daysXi'an2 daysGuilin3 daysShanghai2 days
Geographic position of your destinations. The order is preliminary — route, season, pace, and connections (flight or scenic train) will be refined together with you. Stylised map; prices are indicative.
1
Beijing3 days
Great Wall & Forbidden City
  • Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
  • Great Wall at Mutianyu
  • Hutong tour & Peking duck
2
Xi'an2 days
Terracotta Army
  • Terracotta Army
  • City-wall cycling & Muslim Quarter
3
Guilin3 days
Li River & rice terraces
  • Li River cruise to Yangshuo
  • Longji Rice Terraces & farming family
  • Yulong River cycling & ink painting
4
Shanghai2 days
Skyline & water towns
  • The Bund, Yu Garden & Shanghai Tower
  • Water town Zhujiajiao
Why this arc suits you

Your arc runs from Beijing to Shanghai — 4 stops across 12 days, at a balanced pace. The order follows the geography (North → South → East), keeping each leg short and letting you see the essentials without 'ticking off' China.

What we would rather not recommend

Fewer stops with time to breathe rather than a packed schedule: every additional destination costs roughly half a day of transfers, which you would be better off spending in one place.

View day by day
01Arrival in Beijing — Nihao, China!Your private driver will meet you at the airport. A gentle start — the rest of the day is yours.
02Forbidden City & Tiananmen SquareWalk through the imperial halls with your guide, then take in the panorama from Jingshan Park.Beijing
03Great Wall at MutianyuA hike along the quietest section near Beijing, with a picnic overlooking the mountain ridges.Beijing
04Hutong tour & Peking duckA rickshaw ride through the old-town alleys, lunch with a local family, and authentic Peking duck in the evening.Beijing
05Terracotta ArmyThe archaeological wonder of the world — with stories you will not find in any guidebook.Xi'an
06City-wall cycling & Muslim Quarter14 km along the ancient city wall by bike, then street food in the Muslim Quarter at dusk.Xi'an
07Li River cruise to YangshuoFour hours through the karst peaks — past the scene on the 20-yuan banknote.Guilin
08Longji Rice Terraces & farming familyA hike through the terraces, then cook bamboo rice together over an open fire.Guilin
09Yulong River cycling & ink paintingCycle through the rice paddies; in the afternoon learn to paint the landscape on a fan.Guilin
10The Bund, Yu Garden & Shanghai TowerClassical garden art in the morning; the skyline from one of the world's highest observation decks in the afternoon.Shanghai
11Water town ZhujiajiaoThe 'Venice of China': canals, arched bridges, and alleyways where time stands still.Shanghai
12Departure from ShanghaiPrivate transfer to the airport — and the certainty that China will see you again. Zàijiàn!
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