Beyond the Golden Triangle: 9-Day Beijing – Pingyao Ancient Town – Xi'an – Shanghai Private Tour





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Overview
Highlights
- Experience our exclusive in-depth Forbidden City trip with our expert guide in history.
- Go over a less-crowded area of the Great Wall by combining effort-saving cable car rides and moderate hiking.
- Stroll the unique contemporary Chinese galleries of the famous 798 Art District of Beijing.
- Experience high-tech HSR and the authentic ancient city Pingyao with over 2700 years history.
- Gaze amazed, confronted by the Terracotta Warriors.
- Savor the modern and traditional cityscapes of Shanghai.
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Trip includes
- Private air-conditioned business car with big windows and ample space
- English-speaking local guide
- Activities, hotels, and meals listed in the itinerary
- 24/7 helpline while you are traveling
Itinerary

Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room)(TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015)
Private Airport Transfer (Beijing) Your local tour guide, driver, and private car will be waiting for you upon arrival in Beijing. Your guide will assi...
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room) Breakfast & Lunch
A buffet breakfast & real fresh coffee will kick start your day. The expert escort you 5 hours in the emperor's house and show you some interesting places you would neve...
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room) Breakfast & Lunch
An early start and a chance to exercise or stroll with locals among the 60,000 ancient trees in the Temple of Heaven's Grounds. Watch locals exercise, practice martial arts,...
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room)
Breakfast & Lunch
Continue exploring the highlights of Beijing. The Summer Palace is an enormous park with pavilions, vividly painted corridors, temples, among lakes, and surrounded by...
Hotel: Yunjincheng Folk Hotel (Rank No.2 of Hotels in Pingyao on Tripadvisor) Breakfast & Lunch
HSR to Pingyao and Exploring History in Pingyao Ancient Town Today you get the opportunity to experience China's high-speed railway. Depart from Beijing at 07:58...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- International travel expenses to enter or leave Asia.
- Visa Fees
- Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses
- Meals: Any meals that are not specified in the tour itinerary.
- Insurance
- Single Room Supplement
- Gratuities, Tips to Guides or Drivers
Accommodation
- Cancellation received prior to 22 days before departure: 100 % refund of all monies paid.
- Cancellation received from 15 to 21 days before departure: 70% refund of all monies paid.
- Cancellation received from 8 to 14 days before departure: 50% refund of all monies paid.
- Cancellation received from 0 to 7 days before departure: no refund.
- No-show travelers will be charged 100% of the payment.
- After the trip has commenced, no refund for unused services due to your unwillingness/inability to participate, early departure, late arrival, or missed days on tours.
- The terms for cancellation for tours of more than 10 people may vary from case to case. Please ask you travel advisor regarding the cancellation policy for a group of over 10 people.
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