Forbidden City · Mutianyu Great Wall · Terracotta Warriors · Giant Pandas · Jiuzhaigou · Hongya Cave · Fenghuang · Avatar Mountains · the Bund — seven cities, every era of China, one seamless 5-star journey.
Your English-speaking guide and private driver will be waiting at arrivals with a personalized welcome sign. Transfer to your 5-star hotel near Beijing South Railway in comfort, then the rest of the day is yours to rest or explore the neighborhood.
Lake View Hotel Beijing or similar (5-star)
Stand on Tiananmen Square, then walk through the Meridian Gate into the Forbidden City — 980 buildings, golden roofs and 600 years of imperial stories along the central axis.
Visit the best-preserved Qing dynasty princely mansion and its labyrinth garden, then stroll the willow-lined lakes of Shichahai where old Beijing still breathes.
Your welcome dinner is the classic Beijing roast duck — carved at the table, wrapped in thin pancakes with scallions and sweet bean sauce.
Lake View Hotel Beijing or similar (5-star)
Drive north to Mutianyu, the most beautiful restored section of the Great Wall. Ride the cable car up and walk along the ridgeline between watchtowers as the Wall snakes over green mountains.
Return to the city for the Summer Palace — Kunming Lake, the Long Corridor and the Marble Boat, where emperors escaped the summer heat.
Lake View Hotel Beijing or similar (5-star)
Visit the Temple of Heaven, where Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvests — a masterpiece of timber architecture set in a cypress park where locals practice tai chi.
Climb Jingshan hill for the classic panorama of the Forbidden City’s golden roofs, then walk Qianmen Street’s restored Republican-era storefronts and hutong lanes.
Lake View Hotel Beijing or similar (5-star)
Board the G-series high-speed train (about 4.5 hours) across the North China Plain to the ancient capital of 13 dynasties.
Visit the Tang-dynasty Big Wild Goose Pagoda, then dive into the Muslim Quarter’s food lanes and cycle or stroll atop the Ming City Wall as the lanterns come on.
Mehood Elegant Hotel Xi'an or similar (5-star)
Face the 2,200-year-old clay army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang — Pit 1’s thousands of soldiers, plus a hands-on mini-warrior making workshop.
Explore the Tang royal hot-spring palace at the foot of Mount Li, scene of the emperor and Yang Guifei’s romance.
Walk the dazzling Tang-themed boulevard beneath the Big Wild Goose Pagoda — neon silk-road statues, fountains and street performances.
Mehood Elegant Hotel Xi'an or similar (5-star)
Speed south through the Qinling mountains into Sichuan, the land of abundance (about 3 hours).
Wander Kuanzhai Alley’s Qing-dynasty courtyards, then the cypress-shaded Wuhou Shrine of Zhuge Liang and the lantern-hung lanes of Jinli.
Mehood Elegant Hotel Chengdu Wenshu Monastery or similar (5-star)
Arrive early for the pandas’ breakfast hour — cubs tumbling, adults lounging in the bamboo as they munch their way through the morning.
See the 2,280-year-old irrigation system that still waters the Chengdu plain, the giant panda sculpture at Yangtianwo, and the mirror-maze Zhongshuge bookstore.
Stay for the evening “blue tears” when the illuminated weir glows over the night river.
Mehood Elegant Hotel Chengdu Wenshu Monastery or similar (5-star)
Drive to Leshan to stand beneath the world’s largest stone Buddha — a 71-meter Maitreya carved into the cliff where three rivers meet (about 2 hours each way).
Slow down in Suji old town with its Ming-Qing streets and famous bangbang chicken before returning to Chengdu for a free evening.
Mehood Elegant Hotel Chengdu Wenshu Monastery or similar (5-star)
Ride the new mountain railway deep into the Minshan range (about 2 hours), watching the plains give way to 3,000-meter valleys.
Walk the boardwalk through Huanglong’s terraces of jade and turquoise travertine pools, stacked like a golden dragon’s scales beneath snow peaks.
Grand Rezen Jiuzhaigou Resort or similar (5-star)
A full day in the valley of fairy-tale lakes — Multi-Color Pond, Five-Flower Lake, Nuorilong Falls — where calcified pools glow turquoise and jade beneath snow peaks.
The “Eternal Love of Jiuzhaigou” spectacular — Tibetan and Qiang music, dance and acrobatics with super VIP seats and green-channel access.
Grand Rezen Jiuzhaigou Resort or similar (5-star)
Descend from the mountains by rail to the mountain city of Chongqing, built on cliffs where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet.
Board the night cruise for Hongya Cave’s golden stilt-houses and the neon canyons of both rivers, then look down on it all from the Cloud Eye observation deck.
Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing, Yuzhong Peninsula or similar (5-star)
Watch the monorail thread through a residential tower at Liziba, then ride the Yangtze cableway across the river for the best view of the skyline.
Explore the restored Eighteen Steps stairways and Xiahaoli’s cliff-hanging lanes above Longmenhao old street.
Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing, Yuzhong Peninsula or similar (5-star)
Head south into the Wuling mountains (about 2 hours) and continue by road to Fenghuang.
Walk the flagstone lanes of one of China’s most beautiful river towns — wooden stilted houses leaning over the Tuojiang, stepping stones and red lanterns.
Stay for dusk when the riverside houses light up in gold — the town is at its most photogenic after dark. Overnight at the Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale hot-spring hotel.
Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Fenghuang Hot Spring or similar (5-star)
Walk the world’s longest glass bridge 300 meters above the canyon floor, then descend into the gorge for the boardwalk trail along emerald streams (choose five of seven canyon experiences).
Wyndham Ruijing Manshan Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan or similar (5-star)
Ride one of the world’s longest cable cars to the summit, walk the cliff-hugging glass skywalk and the Guigu plank road, and look up through Tianmen Cave — the gate to heaven — from the 999-step stairway.
An evening of Tujia and Miao songs, dances and stunts — front-row VIP seats with green-channel entry.
Wyndham Ruijing Manshan Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan or similar (5-star)
The day in the park that inspired Pandora: Yuanjiajie’s Hallelujah pillars, Tianzi Mountain’s stone forest, the Skyfields terraces, and the 326-meter glass Bailong Elevator — the world’s tallest outdoor lift.
Wyndham Ruijing Manshan Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan or similar (5-star)
Cruise the high-mountain lake wedged between sheer sandstone walls — water so green it looks lit from below.
Follow the boardwalk along Golden Whip Stream, the park’s most poetic trail, past pinnacles with names like Golden Whip and Eagle of Guard.
Wyndham Ruijing Manshan Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan or similar (5-star)
A slow last morning in the mountain town before your flight.
Fly MU690 (about 2 hours) from the sandstone peaks to the Bund. Transfer to your hotel near Zhongshan Park and the rest of the evening is yours — Nanjing Road East is a short metro ride away.
Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai or similar (5-star)
Ascend the 632-meter Shanghai Tower — the world’s second-tallest building — to the 118th-floor deck for the city-and-river panorama, plus a close look at the tuned mass damper.
Step into the Ming-dynasty Yu Garden’s rockeries and pavilions, then the snack streets of the City God Temple bazaar.
Walk the heritage waterfront at dusk, then board the cruise as Pudong’s towers light up across the river.
Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai or similar (5-star)
Compare two faces of old Shanghai: Xintiandi’s polished shikumen courtyards and Tianzifang’s maze of studio lanes in restored brick terraces.
Walk the former French Concession’s plane-tree avenues — the landmark Wukang Mansion, cafe-hopping on Anfu Road and the quiet bend of Yuyuan Road.
Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai or similar (5-star)
High-speed rail or private transfer to Suzhou (about 30 minutes). Explore the Humble Administrator’s Garden — the masterpiece of Ming garden design — and the Lion Grove’s rock labyrinth.
Walk Pingjiang Road’s canals and the seven-li Shantang Street, where whitewashed houses lean over the water just as they did in Song times. Return to Shanghai in the evening.
Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai or similar (5-star)
A whole day to design yourself — the Shanghai Museum, a last round of shikumen lanes, tailor-made shopping, or simply more coffee under the plane trees. Your guide is on call for bookings and tips.
Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai or similar (5-star)
Schedule to be confirmed with your travel specialist. Your driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and see you off at the airport or railway station.
Two ways to travel, one transparent price — a private vehicle with driver throughout, or the Didi plan where your guide calls rides on China's leading app. Both pair with 5-star or 4-star hotels. All prices in USD per person.
With the Didi plan, your guide uses China's Didi ride-hailing app to arrange cars locally whenever needed — every Didi fare is already included in the tour price.
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