China Train Tour

Tour Features: 11 days China Train Tour brings you to travel Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Changchun by taking trains. Not only you can enjoy all the highlights there, you also have chance to visit Railway & Engine Museums with different features in these cities respectively. For people who are interested in trains, this tour will give you experience to explore something special.

Tour Code: CCT-CTT28

Destinations: Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, Changchun

Itinerary:

Day 1 Shanghai (D)

Arrive in Shanghai and meet your tour guide at the Airport. Transfer to the 4* Shanghai Hotel and rest.

Day 02 Shanghai (B, L, D)

After breakfast, drive to Shanghai Railway Museum. Shanghai Railway Museum was constructed on the original site of old Shanghai Northern Station from 1909 and open to the public in 2004. It features British classic architectural style and includes nearly 800 pieces of exhibits from old Shanghai Railway. After lunch, continue to visit the Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road and the Bund.

Day 03 Shanghai / Beijing (B, L, D)

Full day tour takes you to visit the major attractions including the Yu Garden at the Old Quarter. Originally built by the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty, it has been restored and become one of the most popular tourist sights in Shanghai. Continue to visit Shanghai Museum, the first museum in China, with a collection of 123,000 cultural artifacts in 21 categories. After dinner, drive you to Shanghai Railway Station to catch the overnight train for Beijing.

Day 04 Beijing (B, L, D)

Early in the morning, meet your guide at the railway station and transfer to 4* Beijing Holiday Inn Hotel for breakfast. Take the first visit to China Railway Museum. Built in 2002, China Railway Museum covers and area of 16500 square meters and displays nearly 60 engines from different periods in the history of Chinese railway. After lunch, continue to the Forbidden City, the world's largest palace complex, and the Tiananmen Square, the heart of urban Beijing.

Day 05 Beijing (B, L, D)

Today's tour will take you to visit The Great Wall --- Wonder of the World. On your way back, you will visit the Ming Tomb, where you can see the underground palace of the Chinese emperor from the Ming Dynasty with their valuable authentic burial objects. In the evening, enjoy the typical Peking Opera.

Day 06 Beijing / Shenyang (B, L, D)

Take the morning ride in three-wheeled rickshaws through Beijing's quaint alleys - Hutong, experiencing the lifestyle of the Beijing locals. After the lunch at local family, you continue to Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors used to pray the good harvest. Drive to the railway station and take 4 hours Express Train from Beijing to Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province. Meet you guide at the railway station and transfer to 4* Shenyang Traders Hotel.

Day 07 Shenyang (B, L, D)

Morning tour takes you to Diaobingshan Steam Engine Museum located 96 kilometers away from Shenyang. Honored as the Flowing Steam Engine Museum, it collects 21 steam engines of various types from different periods and has attracted many tourists for the visit every year. In the afternoon, take a visit to Zhao Mausoleum, the tomb of Huangtaiji, the second emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Day 08 Shenyang / Changchun (B, L, D)

Today's visit is Shenyang Imperil Palace, the highlight of Shenyang tour. Founded in 1624, Shenyang Imperial Palace is one of the few historic Chinese sites that epitomize an ethnic minority culture, along with the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. After lunch, take four hours Express train to Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province. Meet your tour guide at the station and transfer to 4* Changchun International Conference Hotel and rest.

Day 09 Changchun / Beijing (B, L, D)

Morning tour takes you to Changchun Puppet Regime Imperial Palace. It was the palace for Puyi, the last emperor of Qing Dynasty, who became the puppet emperor of the Japanese-created state of Manchukuo. In the palace you also have chance to take a visit to Steam Engine locomotive exhibition. In the afternoon, go to Changchun Movie City tourist zone. Honored as China Movie City, Changchun Movie city tourist zone boasts the Film World and the panoramic cinema, and a new-tech exhibition district where you can get knowledge of movie and experience the movie taking. After dinner, take the overnight train back to Beijing.  

Day 10 Beijing (B, L, D)

Meet your guide at the station in the morning and transfer back to the hotel for breakfast. Drive to Beijing D·PARK751 Plaza. The scattered orderly industrial plants, crisscross pipelines, and slogans of different eras on the wall together create a fascinating montage of history and reality. There you can enjoy the old steam engine. In the afternoon, free time at leisure.

Day 11 Beijing (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Service ends.

Incl. & Excl.:

The Quotations include:

1. Hotel accommodations with daily Western / American Buffet breakfast. The hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one twin room with private facilities.

2. Chinese lunches or dinners with multi-soft drinks specified on the itinerary.

3. Special meal arrangement or entertainment mentioned on the schedule

4. Tour escort services provided by English-speaking guides in each sightseeing cities.

5. Air-conditioned coach or private van served along the trip.6. The economy-class airfare of the domestic flight or soft sleeper/seat train charge between cities in the itinerary.

7. Entrance fee for all of the sightseeing spots listed on the itinerary.

8. Escorted Trip Leader for Small Group Tours.

9. The government tax and the city construction fee inside China within the tour where applicable. 

The Quotations exclude:

1. International airfare

2. Single Supplement

3. Domestic airport construction fee for every airport and the international departure (including departure to Hong Kong and Macao)

4. Tips and Personal Expenses

Remarks:

1. Seasonality
Off-season: January 1- March 14, 2018, November 16, 2018-March 15, 2019
Shoulder season: June, July, August
Peak season: March 15-31, 2018, April, May, September, October, November 1-15, 2018
2. Above prices are not valid during Spring Festival and National Holiday (1-7 October). Please contact us if your equerries fall into the above periods.