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7 Days Private Tour of Beijing, Xian, Shanghai by Bullet Train
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7 Days Private Tour of Beijing, Xian, Shanghai by Bullet Train

By China Xian Tour
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For any tourists who travel to China for culture & history exploration, the golden triangle tourist city – Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai are the most recommended destinations. On the 7 days private tour, you will visit the most essence and most highlight relics and things in the three cities. The bullet trains and hotels in each city are also included in the tour.
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Ages 0-70
Duration: 7 days
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Live guide: Chinese, English
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  • 2nd class bullet train Beijing – Xian – Shanghai
  • 6 nights' ccommodation with daily breakfast in hotel(2 people sharing one room)
  • Private transfers in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver
  • Excellent English speaking tour guide service during tours
  • Entrance fees as list in the itinerary
  • Entry/Admission - Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling)
  • Entry/Admission - The Great Wall at Badaling
  • Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Temple of Heaven
  • Entry/Admission - Hutong Tour
  • Entry/Admission - Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
  • Entry/Admission - The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
  • Entry/Admission - Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
  • Entry/Admission - Huangpu River
  • Entry/Admission - Jade Buddha Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Yuyuan Garden
What's not included
  • Personal expense
  • Gratuities to guide and driver
  • Guide service on the train
  • Any meal

Start:Traveller pickup offered.
  • Beijing Capital International Airport, 3JH3+W6X, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Pickup details
  • Offered pick-up service is available for Beijing Capital International Airport. if you arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport, an additional transfer fee of about 400 RMB will be charged.
Airport pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
  • Capital Airport, Shunyi, Beijing 101300 China
End:
  • Shanghai Pudong International Airport, 4RV5+P8J, Ying Bin Gao Su Gong Lu, Pu Dong Xin Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10289P148

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travellers can participate
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
  • You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

  • If you cancel at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
  • If you cancel within 2 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
  • If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10289P148

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Itinerary
Overview
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21 stops
Day 1
Beijing Arrival
Day 2
Beijing
Day 3
Beijing
Day 4
Beijing - Xi'an by High Speed...
Day 5
Xi'an
Day 6
Xi'an - Shanghai by High Speed...
Day 7
Shanghai Departure
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  • China Xian Tour
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    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Joined in January 2014
  • Jet24167117477
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good value for money, responsible tour guides and reliable tour company.
    Very wonderful experience with China Xian Tour Agency. The trip was well planned and organized for a group 12 of us by Sophia from Xian Tour.
    Written 13 September 2024
  • EuniceL231
    0 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing 11 days Xian to Dunhuang
    We customized our 11 days Xian Silkroad tour with China Xian travel and Sophia as our main contact through WhatsApp. The trip went well with all details pre-arranged by Sophia including 3 guides, 3 drivers, internal flights, meals, accommodations for 10 of us. The tour guides and coach drivers are friendly, professional and experienced. The coaches we traveled in are generally clean and comfortable, although the Chengdu bus can be better. Restaurants in the cities are good with wide spread of local food for us to try. Overall a good experience with China Xian Tour, highly recommended.
    Written 11 September 2024
  • 324mar_aluc_ar
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent experience with private tour
    I booked a private tour for Xi'an and Shanghai for three people, with a private car and english-speaking tour guide. Everything was very well arranged and according to plan. Both of the hotels were very nice and well located. We had some free time in our tour plan as well, and it was quite easy to walk around and visit other places from our hotels. The tour guides were very kind and gave us a lot of information about the cities, specially about historical facts, something we were really interested about, and also gave us great tips for our time in China, and also for shopping. The experience overall was excellent, and I would highly recommend China Xian Tour if you would like to have a comfortable experience and just enjoy the city without any worries.
    Written 10 September 2024
  • SewWY2015
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wonderful and memorable
    Our tour guide - Ken very knowledgeable, understanding and friendly. This has made our trip very enjoyable and pleasant as a whole! Thanks for the wonderful abd memorable experience!
    Written 31 August 2024
  • 83SophieL
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One-day Terracotta Warriors and Cave Houses Tour - Great sites with a great guide!
    We did the One-day Terracotta Warriors and Cave Houses Tour Very easy organisation with the company. The guide was incredible with his skills to bring us to the best parts while skipping the very long and hot queues. He gave very interesting information. The Terracotta Army of course is the highlight, but we also loved the tranquillity of the Hanyangling Mausoleum. The cave houses though could be missed (they are renovated, I have seen much better elsewhere in the world) but it’s a short stop so ok.
    Written 23 August 2024
  • Ambassador593027
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Perfectly arranged 15 days China Natural Wonders Discovery tour
    We (family from The Netherlands) want to share our appreciation to Sophia who arrange our trip, the China Natural Wonders Discovery tour. Everyting was well arranged and went smooth regarding guides, drivers, hotels, transportation, etc during our 15 days roundtrip (Beijing/Xi'an/Chengdu/Zhangjaijie/ Guilin/Yangshuo/Shanghai). Nothings was too much, everything what we want to arranging during the tour, last minute adjustments due to changes in our (cancelled) flight but also additional requests were possible during our stay in China. Traveling was smooth with the drivers and the help of the guides. All of them were so helpful, friendly. Getting on the train or flight and the instructions for next pickup point were to meet the new driver and guide were clear. Planning upfront with the guide what time we suppose to leave in the morning, if we prefer to do an intensive hike or smooth, everything was possible to discuss. Guides were well educated and knew how to avoid the crowd, lots of experience and were easy to understand in English. Probably we will come back to China to visit some other places and we will contact Sophia again to help us to organize the trip. I'm a control freak myself so if I say it was well arranged, you can count on that and my review says more than enough. Richard and family
    Written 18 August 2024
  • mohdzakia2020
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    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well Done. Keep UP
    We did a 5 day Xian Muslim Private Tour. Our Guides; Nancy Zhang (from 09/08/24 until 10/08/24) and Lina Zhu (from 11/08/24 until 12/08/24) were very knowledgeable and helpful. Our sincerest gratitude to them and the Tour Agent, Nancy Liu. Keep UP.
    Written 16 August 2024
  • Jens K
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Triple A Guide
    Ken is an awesome Guide. The Trip was a TripleA Experience in terms of quality, time and budget: He answered profoundly a lot of questions, has a deep knowledge and understanding of the chinese culture and shared this with us. He is patient and flexible in enabling his customers demands. His ‚pathfinding‘-abilities in overcrowded situations are gorgeous He is reasonable in his pricing and has passion in his profession. Ken is our first guess for another visit of Xi‘an. Thank you, Ken for showing us the roots of china!
    Written 12 August 2024
  • sandrabE959UN
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing Day in Xi’an
    We spent a great day in Xi’an with Noble from Joy Travel visiting the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Temple and the Terracotta Army site. The sites we visited were amazing. Our guide Noble was very knowledgeable of history and culture of Xi’an, including its many royal dynasties and emperors. He was great at engaging kids and made the trip fun for them; as well as very resourceful when we needed food and other things. Highly recommend!
    Written 1 August 2024
  • ahvanderboon
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    See the top of the world with Joy Travel
    We booked our summer break with China Xian Tours/Joy Travel again. This time we flew to Xining to ride the world’s highest train to Lhasa from where we continued on a private tour via Xigaze, Mount Everest Base Camp, and Jilong to Kathmandu. Sophia from Joy Travel was as usual most helpful providing different options, adjusting the travel plan to our needs, arranged the Tibet travel visa, hotels, and managed to get us the hard to acquire tickets for the train. She is always ready to respond quickly to inquiries or assist when needed. The local team of driver and guide she arranged for us were very skilled and personal, making the long drives along the amazing landscapes and temples a real joy, and educational. We look forward to a next time we can explore China with this organization.
    Written 30 July 2024
  • Quest73849
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    8 days Xining to Dunhuang
    We went on a 8 day private tour from Xining to Dunhuang. Thanks to Sally (guide from Xining to Qinghai) and Adam (guide from Zhangye to Dunhuang), we had the most memorable trip to North Western part of China. The guides provided insight on the history of the places/attractions, brought us to the best local restaurants, queued for entrance tickets and made sure that we were comfortable and safe the entire trip.
    Written 26 July 2024
  • gaelleo921
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing landscapes!!!
    Zhangjiajie was AMAZING!!!! Landscapes from another world. And our tour guide Lily was super knowledgeable but also very kind and funny. We had an amazing time. Also I really recommend Joy Travel & China Xian Tour as they were really helpful to tailor the the trip to our wants and need and organize it from abroad! I recommend 100%
    Written 25 July 2024
  • Belizia
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best service ever.
    It was amazing to use China Xian Tour services. First, I needed ticket to The Song of Everlasting Sorrow and I couldn’t find anywhere. I promise a friend that I would se this show, so Rui tried her best to find tickets for me. She organized everything from my pick up at the hotel to the tickets that were almost sold out. She got me one of the last tickets. I watched the 00:25h session! The driver was really good and he even waited for me at the hotel, since I fell asleep before the show! Shame one me! A few days before the show, I got sick! So, Rui helped me with some translations since I didn’t have anyone that could help me. So, contacting China Xian Tours… you get a really good tour company, but you also get some help if you need. I enjoyed every single minute of my experience with them. I do recommend their service!
    Written 22 July 2024
  • AngelinaC702
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    An unrivalled destination in China
    As always Sophia from Joy Travel organized a wonderful private trip to Shangri La in Yunnan, it was a very complete experience, with a lot of knowledge with Pema as our excellent guide and Mrs. Li as driver
    Written 18 July 2024
  • ferglz
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing day in Xi’an!!
    I went with a friend to Xi’an and we only had one day to visit. Ken was great! He took us to see all the key places, including the Terra-cotta Warriors. Super knowledgeable, very charismatic and and just a joy to have as a tour guide! He also took us to eat local food and gave us great tips for our next destination. Would 100% recommend!
    Written 16 July 2024
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richard5187
Xi'an, China1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Family
The tour guide assign to us was very knowledgeable on the history of the places that we had visited and that was very important to us as this trip was mainly to expose our 2 boys to appreciate the Chinese history.
Written 13 December 2019
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soniasubash
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
Our trip to China was one of our best trips. CXT - China Xian Tours did an excellent job in organizing our trip. Our domestic flights, pick ups, tour guides, tickets every thing was so well done. Even though language is a problem in China, we had no trouble, because our tour guides were good English speakers. I would like to mention a few names. Grace at CXT did the great job organizing the trip. Pong Shu Li (Shelley) who was such a sweet tour guide in Zhangjiajie and Helen in Beijing who was very helpful in arranging food for us and she had a good knowledge about the city and it’s history.
Written 9 September 2019
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Hi Sonia, We are so grateful for you to choose our service and give us such nice comment. Your satisfaction is our highest goal. We are so glad that all arrangements went smooth and you enjoyed the tour with our guide Shelley and Helen. They will be very delighted to know you praised them. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you travel to China in the future. We are looking forward to meeting you again. Thanks again for your recommendation. All the best, Grace | China Xian Tour
Written 10 September 2019
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Julie W
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4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2019 • Family
I am reviewing the tour experience as a whole, not the specific sights. Our family (2 adults, 2 teenage boys) enjoyed this private tour from the China Xian Tour company. Communication with the company ("Sophia") and payment prior to the trip went fine, without any hitches. Sophia checked in with us in each new city to let us know the name of our guide and the start time for the next morning's tour. We went in February, which meant smog (bad in Xian and Shanghai) and some snow, but those were the dates our schedule could accommodate. We paid for the 5* accommodations, and they ranged from adequate (the Beijing Prime Hotel could have been cleaner, and the beds were extremely firm) to very good (Novotel Xian) to superb (Shanghai Sunrise by the Bund). In each city, my husband and I had rooms with king beds and the boys had separate rooms with twin beds. Each hotel had a nice breakfast buffet included, with both Chinese and Western options. We took flights everywhere (didn't realize the bullet train was an option). The tour company arranged to pick us up and drop us off at the airports and shuttle us throughout the day in a 7-passenger van, typically dropping us off in the late afternoon for dinner on our own. All 3 drivers and tour guides were prompt and courteous. Our Shanghai driver didn't smoke while we were in the van, but the vehicle smelled strongly of smoke, which was unpleasant. The tour guides were fluent in English and had a basic stock of information about all the sights but did have to look a few things up to answer our questions. Our Xian tour guide ("Wendy") deserves special mention - she sat with us at lunch and ordered exceptional meals for us in response to our comment that we thought we were being served less spicy food, probably because we were American. In the other cities, we had adequate but not fantastic lunches of several courses. Wendy also came into the Xian airport with us and helped us through the process of scanning our luggage and getting our tickets/seat assignments, which was very kind. We mostly took the standard tour (you can see the full itinerary on the chinaxiantour.com website), although I'm sure the company would have customized it more if we had asked. We did a few extra activities: we took the gondola up and down to walk on the Great Wall (might have been fun to hike in summer), we biked the full circuit of the old City Wall in Xian with the boys on a tandem (lots of fun!), and we attended the dumpling banquet and Tang dynasty music/dance performance in Xian (we all loved the dumplings; 1 adult and 1 boy liked the performance, the other 2 not so much). The high point for me was the terra cotta warriors - one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen. So overall the trip was a very good experience, with one star deducted for the Beijing hotel, the less than stellar lunches in Beijing and Shanghai, and the smoky Shanghai van. Request Wendy as a tour guide for the Xian leg if you can - she is a lovely person and very helpful.
Written 3 March 2019
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Dear Julie, Thank you so much for taking your time to review China Xian Tour. We’re very delighted to know that you and your family enjoyed the Beijing-Xian-Shanghai tour. Wendy is one of our best tour guides and always tries her best to give customers a wonderful experience. She was so happy that you praised her so highly. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us. We will further improve ourselves and wish have opportunities to provide service for you again on your next visit to China. Sincerely, Sophia | China Xian Tour
Written 16 May 2019
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