Affordable Self-guided China Tour to Beijing Xian & Shanghai for Indian Travelers
Overview
Same as Chinese, foods is one of the most important thing for the Indian travelers. A sumptuous and authentic Indian dinner is no doubt the best ending of a day's trip. Hotels are compiled especially for you with good Indian restaurants in walking distance.
This trip includes the most popular destinations Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. One or two guided day tours are included in each city to visit the main scenic sites and help you learn Chinese history, culture and folk customs. You will also have some free time to explore the city on your own.
Best for: Muslim Travelers
Duration: 9 days & 8 nights
Destinations: Beijing - Xian - Shanghai
Travel Type: Private guided tour - Flexible & Free to customize
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After landing at the airport of Beijing, follow the guidance of ETC’s travel handbook to take public transportation to the hotel and have a good rest. You can walk to a local Indian restaurant under the guidance of ETC travel handbook.
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At 8:45-9:00am, you are supposed to take the subway to get to the gathering point, and join a group (departing at 10:00am) escorted by an English speaking guide to Mutianyu Great Wall. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, this section of the Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. Around 18:30 you will be transferred back to the gathering point. If you can get up early, another departure starts at 08:00am.
After the day tour, you can also visit Lufthansa Center Shopping Mall (or called Yansha Friendship Shopping Mall) or Solana Shopping Mall near your hotel. Or have a stroll in Chaoyang Park or along the Liangma River. There are also some nice bars or cafés in the area for you to enjoy the night life.
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In the afternoon, pay a visit to Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation. Today, you will see many retired people are doing exercises or pass time here in the park.
Later, visit Hongqiao Street near Temple of Heaven (Pearl Market), a well-known market for selling pearls, silk, clothes, handbags, and electronics, etc.
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Then go back to the hotel and pick up your luggage. Take subway to Beijing West Train Station. After arrival in Xian, follow the guidance of ETC’s travel handbook to take public transportation to the hotel.
Meal:B
The guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby. Then transfer to take subway to the closest station to the Terra-cotta Warriors & Horses Museum. Then take a public bus to the entrance of the museum. It is one of the most significant archaeological finds in the world. This 16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations. Then go back to Xian and visit Big Wild Good Pagoda, the guide will tell you the story of Monk Xuanzang, who traveled thousands of miles to India and lived there for more than a decade, bringing back the Buddhist scriptures and translating into Chinese language here. At night, you can walk to see Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City on your own after dinner.
Meal:B
Free day for your own exploration in Xian. You may go to see the Bell Tower at city downtown, Muslim Quarter, Old City Wall and Guangren Temple (the only Tibetan Buddhism monastery in the province). Your own arrangement to Xian Train Station to board overnight train to Shanghai at soft sleeper class.
Meal:B
Arrival in Shanghai around 12pm, follow the guidance of ETC’s travel handbook to take public transportation to the hotel. Free time for your own exploration.
Meal: N/A
Have a city excursion with your private guide. You will utilize the extensive subway system and other public transportation to see the highlights of the city: Pudong CBD, the Bund, Yu Garden and People’s Park. The guide will bid farewell to you at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (the world's longest shopping district, 5.5km long). It is probably the world's busiest shopping streets, along with Fifth Avenue (USA), Oxford Street (UK), Takeshita Street (Japan) and the Champs-Élysées (France).
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