10-Day China Group Tour: From the Great Wall to the West Lake

Meet your driver in arrivals for a private airport pickup and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to settle in and adjust to Beijing time.

Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Jingshan Park, then continue to the Summer Palace and its lakeside gardens.

Ride the round-trip cable car to the restored ramparts at Mutianyu and walk between its watchtowers. Return via the Olympic Green for photo stops at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube.

Travel by high-speed train from Beijing to Wuxi (approximately five hours). Your driver handles the luggage and meets you for an afternoon visit to Turtle Head Isle on Lake Tai.

Visit the 88-metre Lingshan Grand Buddha, then drive about one hour to Suzhou. Explore the UNESCO-listed Humble Administrator’s Garden and the historic canal lane of Pingjiang Road.

Drive about two hours to Hangzhou. Discover West Lake, Lingyin Temple and Longjing tea village, with time to see the tea terraces and taste the current season.

Take a West Lake boat cruise, visit the Buddhist carvings of Feilai Peak, then choose between lively Hefang Street and the peaceful waterways of Xixi Wetland.

Take the train to Shanghai (approximately one hour). Visit Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden and Nanjing Road, finishing at the Bund as the skyline lights up.

Explore Tianzifang and the tree-lined former French Concession, spend time along the Huangpu River and return to the Bund for the illuminated night view.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then take your private transfer to the airport or railway station. The exact pickup time is confirmed the evening before.