Asia · 10 days

Wall, Water Towns & Skyline

China

Great Wall mornings, river gorges, and cities of layered history.

From ₹1,85,000 · customisable

Sample journey

Beijing’s imperial scale, a Great Wall dawn, and Shanghai’s river light, with one softer water-town breath

Ten days for first-time China without pretending you’ve ‘done the country’. Forbidden City with a historian, Mutianyu or a quieter Wall section, high-speed rail south, and Shanghai nights that balance Bund glitter with a lane supper. Visa timelines are part of the design, we start paperwork early.

Highlights

What makes this journey sing

The moments we design around, not a checklist of photo stops.

Wall without the worst crush
Mutianyu or Jinshanling over Badaling chaos, cable car options for knees.
Forbidden City with a thread
A guide who picks courtyards and stories, not every hall.
Bullet train as the transfer
Beijing–Shanghai (or via a water town stop) in comfort, airports only when needed.
Shanghai two ways
Bund dawn or dusk, then a shikumen lane or dumpling house that isn’t only for tour buses.

Best time to visit

Autumn clarity or spring bloom

September–October and April–May are ideal for Beijing skies and walking weather. Summer is hot and crowded; winter can be icy and occasionally polluted in the north. We watch air-quality forecasts and keep flexible indoor plans.

We place your trip inside these windows, then tune day-by-day for weather and crowds.

Ideal windows

Window 01
Sep – Oct
Window 02
Apr – May
Window 03
Avoid peak Golden Week if possible

Day by day

10-day outline

A sample rhythm, we reshape every day when we craft your version.

1
Arrive Beijing
Meet-and-assist. Hotel in a hutong-edge or central district. Soft Peking duck or lighter supper.
DinnerOvernight · Beijing
2
Tiananmen & Forbidden City
Imperial core with a licensed guide. Afternoon Jingshan park overview or hutong cycle.
BreakfastLunchOvernight · Beijing
3
Great Wall day
Full day at Mutianyu/Jinshanling. Cable up, walk a meaningful stretch, picnic or courtyard lunch.
BreakfastLunchOvernight · Beijing
4
Temple of Heaven · summer palace or art
Morning ritual park life, then Summer Palace lakes or a contemporary gallery, your energy decides.
BreakfastOvernight · Beijing
5
High-speed to the south
Bullet train toward Shanghai. Optional water-town evening (Zhujiajiao / similar) if timings fit.
BreakfastOvernight · Shanghai / water town
6
Shanghai Bund & lanes
Bund promenade, Former French Concession plane trees, xiaolongbao with a plan.
BreakfastLunchOvernight · Shanghai
7
Museums & skyline
Shanghai Museum or Propaganda Poster Art, then Pudong view deck or a river cruise, one icon, not three.
BreakfastOvernight · Shanghai
8
Free Shanghai day
Tailor-made: tailor shops, spa, Disneytown only if family demands. Farewell Shanghainese supper.
BreakfastDinnerOvernight · Shanghai
9
Buffer / depart long-haul
Built for evening departures or a second soft morning.
BreakfastOvernight · Shanghai
10
Depart
Airport transfer. We reconfirm visa stickers and invitation letters before you fly.
Breakfast