Top Recommended One Week China Essential Trips from Beijing 2024/2025

Highlights: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Yuyuan Garden, World Financial Center, The Bund

Take a high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai to explore how amazing the two cities are! Immerse yourselves into the epicenter of tradition and the charming cosmopolitan city with exotic streetscapes - this tour combines two most successful cities in China, one is the ancient and current capital of China, one is the most prosperous modern metropolis of China.

Highlights: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Bird’s Nest, Water Cube, Summer Palace, Yuyuan Garden, The Bund, Wukang Road

From the ancient capital city, Beijing, to the most dynamic modern city, Shanghai, you will experience the stunning contrasts of ancient and present, tradition and modern, East and West during this fantastic tour.

Highlights: The Bund, Yu Garden, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven

Get up close with China from the most prosperous city-Shanghai, and trace back to the ancient heart of China-Beijing. Visit ancient imperial wonders and modern skyscrapers, experience the traditional Eastern life and multi-cultural atmosphere, you will catch the best of China's past and present from our Beijing Shanghai tour.

Highlights: Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong, Li River Cruise, Yangshuo Countryside, Longji Rice Terraces

A trip to Beijing and Guilin can be very fantastic because you will explore the representatives of both China's culture and Nature. Beijing, the city with 7 World Heritage Sites - Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, is the first place you should visit if you are interested to see the best parts of Chinese culture. While Guilin, known for having the Finest Landscape Under Heaven, is widely believed as the best place to enjoy pleasant Karst hills, beautiful rivers and peaceful countryside in China. Currently there are more than 6 flights departing from Beijing to Guilin every day!

Highlights: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Hutong, Li River Cruise, Yangshuo Countryside, Longji Terrace Terrace Hiking (Ping'an to Jinkeng)

Traveling by the fast, comfortable and reliable high speed bullet trains is becoming more and more popular, as a stylish way to explore the Middle Kingdom. After your Beijing tour, you can take a direct bullet train to Guilin (usually departing in early morning). 11 hours journey on the train seems to be long, but you will not be tired or bored if you get a seat by the window. As the bullet train traverse the vast land of China from north to south, you will see so many aspects of China - metropolis, rural villages, tiny towns, farm lands, markets, rivers, mountains...What a scenic and interesting train journey! But if you think 11 hours' train journey is too long to spend, feel free to let us exchange to flight which only takes about 3 hours fly from Beijing to Guilin.

Highlights: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Yellow Mountain Hongcun Village

You may be planning to visit the Yellow Mountain of China, but having no idea how to start it. Here is a wonderful way - traveling to Yellow Mountain from Beijing. It's only about 6 hour's high speed train journey from the capital city Beijing. During this tour, you can not only have the opportunity to explore the historical and cultural center of China, but also enjoy the fabulous time spent on the most beautiful mountain in China.

Highlights: Beijing (Great Wall, Forbidden City, Hutong, Summer Palace), Huangshan (Yellow Mountain, Hongcun, Xidi)

Yellow Mountain in Huangshan is widely believed as the most beautiful mountain in China. Its comprising multiple granite peaks (many reaching 3,250 feet elevation), twisted pines, jutting crags, magnificent clouds seas, psychedelic mists and breathtaking sunrise are definitely worth visiting for a couple of days. Only about one hour’s driving the mountain are Hongcun and Xidi, picturesque ancient Chinese villages. This tour will take you to hike the Yellow Mountain for 2 days, and visit both Hongcun and Xidi. You will travel to Huangshan from Beijing by flight (about 2.5 hours).

Highlights: Beijing (Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall), Zhangjiajie (National Park, Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Tianmen Mountain)

Beijing is one of the few cities in China which operate daily flight to Zhangjiajie. Currently there is a flight departing at 7pm from Beijing Capital International Airport to Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport. It will be around 10pm when you get to Zhangjiajie city. We advise you spend 2 or 3 full days in Beijing to marvel at the magnificent World Heritage Sites first before taking flight to Zhangjiajie. While in Zhangjiajie, don’t miss the three best and equally important highlights of Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan National Park, Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, Tianmen Mountain. It only takes 3 days to mop up all of them.

Highlights: Beijing (Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall), Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Tianmen Mountain), Shanghai (the Bund, Yu Garden)

Only 8 days are needed to get the three ultimate travelling experiences of China’s MOSTS – explore China’s most classic history and culture in Beijing, marvel at China’s most beautiful quartzite cliffs and rock mountains, wander leisurely in the most fashionable and modern city in China - Shanghai. There are fast and efficient flights for you to transfer from Beijing to Zhangjiajie, then to Shanghai. No waste of time! Enjoyable pace!

Highlights: Great Wall of China, Forbidden City, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple

This classic Beijing Lhasa Tour is going to be a lifetime memory of you. Beijing is the most popular destination in China with many world famous attractions, while Lhasa is the spiritual center of the holy land Tibet. During this tour, you will not only get a deeper understanding of the history of two completely different lands, but also learn into their unique culture, religion and living of local people!

Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Qinghai Tibet Railway, Potala Palace

Travel from Beijing to Tibet? You are having a god idea. It will be tremendous experience of two totally different kinds culture and history belong to two great lands which are 3753 kilometers away from each other. You will even take the highest-altitude railway in the world - Qinghai Tibet Railway, which will save a lot of money especially in the peak season.

Highlights: Forbidden City, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Chengdu Panda Base, Leshan Giant Buddha, Chengd Jinlil Old Street

Beijing's Great Wall and Chengdu's Giant Panda are two of the most famous China icons. The rapidly growth of international flights from Chengdu to many global cities, such as Paris, San Francisco, Amsterdam, London, Singapore, etc., makes it possible to travel both Beijing and Chengdu in a brief week with Beijing flying in and Chengdu flying out. This tour starts from Beijing where you will stay 3 days to visit the Great Wall, Forbidden City, etc., then take a high speed train to Chengdu (about 8~10hours). In Chengdu, you will not only see the adorable Giant Pandas, but also take a visit to the world-famous Giant Buddha.

Highlights: Mutianyu Great Wall, Jinshan Park, Forbidden City, Hutong, Dujiangyan Panda Base, Mount Qingcheng, Chengdu People's Park

If Beijing's Great Wall, Forbidden City and Chengdu's Giant Panda and Sichuan Cuisine on your bucket list, don't hesitate to take this [6 Days Beijing to Chengdu Leisure Tour]. It starts from Beijing where you will go no rush to visit the world famous sites of Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, etc., and finish in Chengdu which has long been reputed as the “leisure city” and "Hometown of Giant Panda" in China. Direct flight will be arranged to save time for you either.

Highlights: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Sun Island Scenic Resort, Ice and Snow World

Let it snow! Let’s take a trip like no other to see the world’s largest and most elaborate ice sculptures, brilliantly illuminated Ice Lantern Show, and enjoy all kinds of snow and ice activities at the International Ice & Snow Festival in Harbin this winter. To begin your winter adventure, you will visit embrace the splendors of Beijing first, including the magnificent Forbidden City,Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, etc. A modern, fast and comfortable high speed train will take you to arrive at Harbin.

Highlights: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Sun Island Scenic Resort, Ice and Snow World

This 6-day tour is specially designed for who want to explore different winter sceneries in a comfortable way. In the different but stunning winter time, you will appreciate the Northern China and Northeast China by visiting the snow-capped imperial palaces, garden, lake and temples in Beijing as well as attend the magnificent Harbin Ice and Snow Festival for more snow and ice fun.