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Beijing’s imperial sights, Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, Shanghai’s Bund, Wuzhen water town and a West Lake cruise in Hangzhou, with three dinner shows.
This journey covers China’s classic cities and the water country south of the Yangtze. In Beijing you visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Juyongguan Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, with a Peking duck lunch and the Yongle Palace Banquet & Show. A high-speed train takes you to Xi’an for the Terracotta Army, the City Wall and an evening Tang Dynasty performance, then you fly to Shanghai for Jinmao Tower, Tianzifang, the Bund and the Xu Yan dinner show.
The last days take you by road to the canal town of Wuzhen and on to Hangzhou for a West Lake boat cruise, a Longjing tea plantation and Hefang Street. You stay in 5-star hotels in Beijing and selected hotels elsewhere.
Private tour. Just your own party with a private guide and vehicle, starting on any day you choose in 2027 (minimum two travellers). Travelling on a budget? The group version of this tour costs less and leaves on fixed dates.
How the price works: CAD $3,413 per person sharing a twin or double room (land only — flights to Beijing and home from Hangzhou are not included). Gratuities for your guide and driver, CAD $200 per person (CAD $20 a day), are added at checkout; the estimate on this page already includes them. The single supplement is CAD $650.
You are met at Beijing airport (or the high-speed railway station) and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest and adjust to the time difference.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
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283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosAfter breakfast you visit Tiananmen Square, then tour the Palace Museum (Forbidden City), the UNESCO-listed imperial palace of the Ming and Qing emperors.
In the evening you stroll along Wangfujing Street and attend the Yongle Palace Banquet & Show, with priority seating in rows 3–4 — a dinner of Chinese cuisine accompanied by traditional performances.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosAfter breakfast you head to the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall and climb the wall for views over the surrounding mountains. Lunch is Peking duck.
Afterwards you visit Changling, the best-preserved tomb of the Ming Tombs, and learn about Ming Dynasty imperial architecture and history.
Optional at extra cost: a rickshaw hutong tour, a visit to the panda garden and an acrobatic show.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosYou take the high-speed train to Xi’an. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
After breakfast you visit the Museum of the Terracotta Army (one-way shuttle bus and audio guide included) and the Bronze Chariot Exhibition Hall (shuttle bus included). Lunch is a Xi’an dumpling feast.
In the afternoon you tour the Xi’an City Wall and Yongxingfang Food Street. After dinner you watch the “Dream of Chang’an – Grand Tang Dynasty Welcoming Ceremony” (April to October, no show on Mondays); outside the season, the Tang Dynasty Song & Dance Show is arranged instead.
You fly to Shanghai, where you are met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. You then explore the City God Temple commercial area, wandering the old-town lanes and tasting local Shanghai snacks.
After dinner you go up to the 88th-floor observation deck of Jinmao Tower for a bird’s-eye view of the Lujiazui skyline.
After breakfast you walk Wukang Road, lined with old villas and plane trees in the former French Concession, then explore Tianzifang, a maze of shikumen lanes with creative arts and crafts shops.
You learn about silk craftsmanship, then walk along Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and the Bund.
Dinner is the immersive Xu Yan dinner show (standard seat; costume and styling not included): a Tang Dynasty–themed banquet served on a 360-degree, cross-shaped stage, with dances, acrobatics and interactive performances accompanying each course.
After breakfast you drive to Wuzhen and visit the East Scenic Zone, a Jiangnan water town of canals, stone bridges and traditional riverside life.
You continue to Hangzhou and visit the G20 City Balcony above the Qiantang River, with views of the Qianjiang New Town skyline.
After breakfast you take a boat cruise on West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site framed by hills.
In the afternoon you visit a tea plantation to learn about West Lake Longjing tea. In the evening you stroll Hefang Street, an old-style commercial street of time-honoured shops.
After breakfast your tour ends and you depart from Hangzhou.
5 hand-picked hotels over 12 nights of this itinerary. Open any property for photos, video, a full introduction and what's on site.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
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A new hotel opened in 2025 just outside Xi'an's west city wall, about 240 m from the wall and a 6-minute walk from Yuxiangmen metro station.
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New Holiday Inn & Suites opened in 2025 in Putuo District, west Shanghai, with 173 rooms and suites, an all-day restaurant, a 24-hour gym and free parking; Daduhe Road metro is about a 14-minute walk.
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European-style hotel on Pinghai Road at the \"gateway to West Lake\", relaunched in 2026 as Marco Polo Haoting after a full refurbishment, about 300 m from Longxiangqiao metro station and a few minutes' walk from the lakeshore.
See the hotel › 8 photosWhere a day says “or similar”, a comparable property of the same standard may be used on some departures. Room photos are representative; the room category is set by your booked package.
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How the price is built. Per person in Canadian dollars, two travellers sharing a twin or double room. Children pay the adult price and have their own bed. Gratuities of CAD $200 per person are added at checkout. The single supplement is CAD $650; a room cannot be shared with a stranger, so a solo traveller pays it.
Private tour. Your guide and vehicle are for your party only and you pick the start date. Every booking needs at least two travellers; if you are travelling alone, ask us.
Shows depend on the season. The “Dream of Chang’an” welcoming ceremony in Xi’an runs April to October and not on Mondays; at other times the Tang Dynasty Song & Dance Show is arranged instead. The Xu Yan dinner show is a standard seat; costume and styling are not included.
Transport between cities. Beijing to Xi’an is by high-speed train and Xi’an to Shanghai is by flight.
Shopping areas on the route. Day 2 includes Wangfujing Street, Day 6 the City God Temple commercial area, Day 7 Tianzifang’s craft shops, a silk craftsmanship stop and Nanjing Road, and Day 9 a Longjing tea plantation and the shops of Hefang Street. There is no obligation to buy.
Open-jaw journey. The tour starts in Beijing and ends in Hangzhou.
Dates and validity. Prices apply to departures in 2027. Dates over China’s public holidays (Spring Festival, May Day and National Day week) and major conferences are not sold at these prices — ask us for a quote. The hotels named are the usual ones; another hotel of the same standard may be used, and the order of visits can change for weather, train times or local conditions.
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Land package · plus Gratuities $200 (mandatory, per person)
Per person · double occupancy · departures 1 Jan–31 Dec 2027
Price notes
Prices shown are the land package. Gratuities $200 per person is mandatory and is added at checkout.
International flights not included — quoted from your city.
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Howard Johnson Junhe Hot Springs Resort Beijing, listed on Chinese sites as Howard Johnson Junhe Hotel Beijing, is a large resort-style hotel in the countryside of Shunyi District in north-east Beijing: roughly 24 km from Beijing Capital International Airport, about 8 km from Fengbo metro station and a long coach ride from Tiananmen Square, so the tour's sightseeing days start early. The hotel opened in 2015 with 406 non-smoking rooms furnished with a flat-screen TV, mini-fridge, minibar, kettle, safe, robes and slippers.
Wellness is the draw: outdoor hot-spring pools, a spa, a heated indoor pool and a gym, plus a children's play area, billiards and table tennis and a VR hall. Two restaurants, a café and a bar serve meals (breakfast is included in most rates), and there is a business centre, laundry, EV charging and free parking. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out by 12:00; airport transfers are available at a charge.
Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Changping is a new-build business hotel in the Future Science City technology park in north-east Changping, adjacent to the Beijing–Chengde Expressway and Wenyu River Park; Marriott puts it about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and 10 km from Beijing Capital Airport (Trip.com measures about 20 km), while central Beijing is a 40–60-minute coach ride. It opened in October 2023 with 283 rooms and suites across standard, executive and suite categories, all smoke-free, with executive rooms giving access to the club lounge.
The Wanhui Xuan restaurant serves international and Chinese food including the breakfast buffet, and there is a bar and a lobby bar. The fitness centre is open 24 hours, and the business centre and meeting rooms serve corporate guests; on-site laundry, service robots and free parking are available, and airport pick-up can be booked for a fee. There is no swimming pool. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00.
Jinling Purple Mountain Hotel Xi'an opened in 2025 on Huancheng West Road, just south of Yuxiangmen gate and facing the old city wall. It is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. It is a practical base for the walled old city.
Many rooms are named for their city-wall views, from deluxe queen and twin rooms up to a suite. There are also family rooms and themed children's rooms.
The Chinese restaurant serves Chinese and local dishes for lunch and dinner (11:00–21:00). There is also a café, a bar and room service from 07:00 to 20:30. Halal meals can be provided.
The city wall is about 240 m away and Yuxiangmen metro station 360 m, about 6 minutes on foot. The Bell Tower in the centre of the old city is 3 km.
The gym is free and open 07:00–22:30. Wi-Fi in public areas, the guest laundry room and ironing are free. Staff speak English and Mandarin.
Holiday Inn & Suites Shanghai Changfeng opened in 2025 on Tongpu Road in Putuo District, in west Shanghai. It has 173 rooms and suites and is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. Everything is new, and it is a practical base for a city stay.
Rooms come in king or two-double layouts, some with city views, plus one- and two-bedroom suites and a kids-themed suite. Every room has both firm and soft pillows and high-speed internet.
There is an all-day restaurant, a lobby bar and a small convenience shop, and room service is available.
Daduhe Road metro station is 840 m away, about 14 minutes on foot. The Changfeng Joy City mall is 1.3 km away, and Hongqiao Airport is about 12 km.
The gym is free and open 24 hours. Parking and the guest laundry room are free, Wi-Fi is free in public areas, and staff speak English and Mandarin.
The Merchant Marco Hotel stands on Pinghai Road in Hangzhou's Shangcheng District, the block known as the gateway to West Lake. The property was fully refurbished and relaunched at the start of 2026 under the name Marco Polo Haoting, pairing an Italian-inspired interior with Jiangnan touches.
Rooms include family suites and executive suites with separate work areas; the hotel has a gym, a children's activity corner and a rooftop terrace with views towards the lake. Longxiangqiao metro station (Line 1) is about 300 m away, and the West Lake promenade, Hefang Street and the Hubin shopping district are all within walking distance.