7 Days Beijing & Xian tour
Tour Route: Beijing, Xian, Beijing
This 7 days private tour departs daily and includes must-see highlights of two ancient capitals of China, such as the Largest Military Defense System-Great Wall, the World Wonder-Xian Terracotta Warriors, Residence of China Emperor-Forbidden City. If you are a short time visitor and prefer the history, this will be a good choice.
Welcome to Beijing! Clear the customs and retrieve your baggage by yourself upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall who is holding a sign on which says your name or Lead to China; transferred by your private car/van to your hotel downtown. The rest of the day is your own time.Overnight in the Hotel in Beijing.
Meals: No MealsDay 2 Beijing
A buffet breakfast & real fresh coffee will kick start your day. Your private guide will be on time and waiting in arrivals.
First stop, Tiananmen Square. It is the third largest city square in the world. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.
Next visit the Forbidden City, which is 24 emperor's palace in Dynasty Ming and Qing. It is called Gu Gong in Chinese, located in the Center of Beijing. It is the ancient palace which has the largest scale, most magnificent, and best reservation in the world.
Explore the construction art and royal dignity in the largest, most beautiful and exquisite imperial garden--Summer Palace.
Free-time Ideas(Optional): Kungfu Show/Peking Opera is highly recommended in Beijing. Your guide can help you get tickets.
Meals: Breakfast, LunchDay 3 Beijing
In the morning, you take a scenic drive through the countryside and mountains to reach China's most renowned monument—Great Wall(Mutianyu section, less crowed). Take a cable car up to the Great Wall, climbing up the venerable ramparts,you will marvel at this great constructions. On the way down,those of you feeling adventurous can choose the gravity-propelled toboggan!
After lunch, visit Ding Tomb, mausoleum of the 13th emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Drive back to Beijing city, have an exterior visit of Beijing Olympic Village (Bird's Nest and Water Cube).
Day 4 Beijing to Xian
In early morning visit the Temple of Heaven, the sacred altar for worshiping the God of Heaven in the world. Watch local people playing Taichi morning exercises.
Take a rickshaw ride to visit old Hutong, you can see the ancient Beijing lanes and quadrangle houses that have been preserved for 700 years, you also have a chance to visit a local family and have lunch there. Then move on to the Prince Gong's Mansion in the afternoon.
Fly to Xian in the afternoon/evening. After arrival, be welcomed by our Xian guide and transfer to your hotel.
Day 5 Xian
In the morning, visit one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world-Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. The terracotta warriors and horses of life size are arranged in battle formations at the museum.
After lunch, be driven back to city area to visit Ancient City Wall--the best preserved ancient city wall in China. The wall which is 12 meters high and 18 meters wide encircles the city and is perfect for panoramic view of the city.
Followed by a relaxing wandering around the bustling and lively Muslim Street, where you can taste the most famous Xian food and experience local culture.
Free-time Ideas(Optional): Enjoy the Dummpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Dance Show.
Meals: Breakfast, LunchDay 6 Xian to Beijing
First site to visit today is Shaanxi Historical Museum, one of the most famous Museum in China, where over 300,000 invaluable historical items are on exhibition.
Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda-- the very important Buddhism temple in China.
In the afternoon, be transferred to Xian North Railway Station. Take Chinese new G High Speed Train to Xian, which costs about 5 hours, You will have a view of the countryside between Beijing and Xian.
After arrival at Beijing West Railway Station, be welcomed by our Beijing guide and transfer to your hotel.
Day 7 Beijing Departure
Your private car, driver and guide will be ready and waiting at your hotel lobby to get you to the airport on time. Sit back and relax as they help you check-in and escort you to the correct security gate.
| Travel Period | 2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers |
|---|---|---|
| Dec.1- Feb.28 | US$1120 | US$950 |
| Mar.1- Nov.30 | US$1200 | US$1020 |
1. The price is based on stay in China four star hotels. If you want to deduct, upgrade or downgrade the hotel, please indicate this while sending the inquiry.
2. You will enjoy more discounts if there is more people join the tour.
3. Prices may vary according to your travel time and are higher in the high season, e.g. Qingming Festival Holiday (Apr. 4 - 6, 2020 ), Labor's Day Holiday (May 1 - 3, 2020) ,Dragon Boat Festival Holiday (Jun. 25 - 27, 2020) and National Day Holiday (Oct 1- Oct 8, 2020).
2. Meals as listed in the itinerary.
3. Well-equipped private commercial vehicle with excellent private guide and driver accompanied on your tour between airports, train stations, scenic spots and hotels.
4. Four Star Hotel based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast.
5. Beijing-Xian airfare with airports taxes, fuel charges; Xi'an-Shanghai high speed train.
6. Travel Agency’s Liability Insurance with your tour inside China.
7. Chinese government taxes and the city construction fees on your travel tour.
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All of the tour packages exclude the international airfares. We suggest you can book it one your own. You can compare the price between OTAs (Expedia, Priceline, Sky scanner...) and the airlines. When you have a confirmed date, set alarm and compare it always.
As the China Visa, we cannot apply for you as we are an China inbound travel company. However, we can send you our invitation letter with our company's official seal to you after you booked the tour from us, which could assist you to get China Visa from China embassy easily. Usually, we suggest you to apply the visa about one month or one month and a half before your travel date.
* Most hotels we offered in our tour package have WIFI in the lobby, and some of which have WIFI in hotel rooms. If you need the WIFI in your room, please make sure with your trip advisor.
* Department stores, supermarkets, boutiques, hotel and restaurants in most cities of China do accept the credit card with the sigh of MasterCard, VISA and JCB. However, it does generate commission charge. Please check the regulations with your bank manager.

I would like to know how much is the train ticket from beijing to xian. Thanks!
Asked by white (May.31, 2012)
Lead To China Trip Advisor (May.31, 2012) replied:
The charge of soft sleeper train ticket of Beijing/ Xian is RMB442 per ticket for adult, and the charge of hard sleeper train ticket is RMB290. If your child is between 1.2m and 1.5m, you can buy a children ticktet, which is half charge of adult ticket, for him or her.
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