Tour code: Shanghai-Qufu-Tai'an-Beijing

Tour code: ODY-SH-WT-14

HIGHLIGHTS

-Take a stroll along the Bund, Shanghai's iconic waterfront

-Learn about Confucius, a great philosopher of China

-Visit the historically and culturally significant Mount Tai

-Explore the less crowded Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall

-Experience the local life in Beijing hutongs

Itinerary

DAY 1 Arrival-Shanghai

Upon your arrival in Shanghai, your guide will greet and escort you to the hotel. The rest of the day is all yours to relax or adventure.

DAY 2 Shanghai

Start the city tour from the Bund to Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Jade Buddha Temple, and a silk workshop. Later, have a lei sure walking through Jing'an Villa, and Zhang Garden. Move to Wujiang Road where you may take a rest watching how to make Xiaolongbao through the windows, and try some local dim sun.

DAY 3 Shanghai-Qufu-Tai'an

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the railway station for high-speed train to Qufu City. On Arrival, your local tour guide will meet and escort you to visit the Kong Family's Mansion. Later, continue to visit the Temple of Confucius, and the Cemetery of Confucius. Afterwards, drive about 1.5 hours to Tai'an City for overnight.

DAY 4 Tai'an

In the morning, set off to the Mount Tai which is the most famous sacred mountain of China. Regarded as the foremost of the Five Great Mountains of China, it has been the most important place of worship for thousands of years in Chinese history. Today, you will go deep into the mountain by visiting the Puzhao Temple and the Bixia Temple.

After that, take a cable car up to the top of the mountain and enjoy a spectacular view of the surrounding area. Pay a visit to the Dai Temple after getting down the mountain, and then return to the hotel.

DAY 5 Tai'an-Beijing

After breakfast, head to the railway station for the high-speed train to Beijing.

On arrival, your local guide will greet and transfer you to the hotel. Have a short rest before setting out to the Summer Palace (including a 15-minute boat ride).

DAY 6 Beijing

Start the city tour from Tiananmen Square, then to the Forbidden City where the feudal emperors worked and lived around 600 years ago, and then climb up to the top of Jingshan Hill to enjoy a panoramic view of the splendid royal palace. Late in the afternoon, hop on a rickshaw to see hutongs and have a glimpse of the local life.

DAY 7 Beijing

This morning, go deep into local people's leisure and entertainment by visiting the Temple of Heaven, and you can join them to do morning exercise.

After that, leave for the majestic Great Wall at Mutianyu section by private car for about 2 hours. Taking a cable car up and down is available to choose from. The Great Wall is a series of ancient fortifications built between the 7th century BC and the 17th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.

DAY 8 Beijing-Departure

Enjoy some free time until your guide escorts you to the airport for the departure flight.

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