Your friendly driver will pick you up from your hotel in Shanghai in early morning and transfer to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to catch your departure train around 8:00.a.m to Beijing. You just need to show your passports when you take the train.

When you arrive at Beijing South Railway Station, your private guide and driver will hold a sign with your full name on it and meet you there, please look for your name at the Exit. Then transfer to a nice local restaurant and enjoy a tasty local lunch first.

After lunch, head to your first stop: Tiananmen Square, which is located in the centre of Beijing. It encompassed 108.7 acres,880 meters from north to south and 500 meters from east to west, big enough to hold a half million people. Accompanied by your guide, wonder around and you will see the Mao Zedong's Mausoleum where his body is preserved, the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of People, etc.

Then follow your guide to the Forbidden City, which is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms. The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment. You will visit the buildings opened to public, learn the history and listen interesting stories from your guide, admire the amazing architectures. After the tour, you will be transferred to your Beijing downtown hotel.

Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby in the morning, and drive about 1.5 hours to Mutianyu Great Wall, the best welcomed by travelers for its picturesque scenery, fewer tourist, and beautifully-restored architecture. You can either choose taking a cable car up and cable car down or chair lift up to the Wall and spend 2-3 hours hiking on the Wall, then take a toboggan down.Taking a toboggan ride back down is exciting and a lot of fun.

After enjoy a local lunch, continue to visit the Summer Palace, a well-preserved royal garden. It has been listed in the World Heritage Sites and considered as one of the most classical gardens of the world. Then drop you off back to your hotel.

After morning pickup at your hotel, head to the Temple of Heaven, the largest religious building in China. It was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest, and locals now come to the temple to practice Tai Chi, sing, and dance. You are always welcomed to join them.

Afterwards, continue to visit the old Beijing Hutongs, narrow lanes between Siheyuan (traditional courtyard) in Beijing, keeps the real culture and history of the city. You can walk around here or take a rickshaw (at your own cost) here to taste the local Beijingers' life.

Then stop to enjoy a nice lunch at a local restaurant and sample some typical Chinese cuisine. After lunch, visit the Lama Temple, the largest and best-preserved lamasery in Beijing. It was built in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) as the residence of the Emperor Yongzheng before he ascended the throne. In the year 1744, the residence was completely converted into a lamasery. Then you will be transferred back to your Beijing downtown hotel. If you choose tour ends in Shanghai, you will be transferred to Beijing South Railway Station and take the bullet train back to Shanghai. The driver will wait for you at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and transfer to your Shanghai hotel.