Arrive in Beijing, meet the local representative and transfer to the hotel. Settle in as broad avenues, historic neighbourhoods and a modern capital offer the first chapter of China.

Meals: None   |   Overnight: Beijing

Walk through Tiananmen Square and enter the Forbidden City, discovering ceremonial halls and courtyards once reserved for emperors. Continue to Jingshan Park for a city view, subject to conditions.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Beijing

Travel to a selected, accessible section of the Great Wall. Walk at a comfortable pace, take in the mountain landscape and return via the Olympic Park exterior.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Beijing

Visit the Temple of Heaven, then experience a selected hutong neighbourhood before travelling to Xi’an by high-speed train.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Xi’an

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and learn how thousands of individual figures guarded China’s first emperor. Return for the ancient City Wall and Muslim Quarter.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Xi’an

Fly or travel by high-speed train to Shanghai, subject to the confirmed programme. Enjoy an evening introduction to the Bund.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Shanghai

Visit Yu Garden area, the Old City, the Bund and a selected modern district or observation point, seeing historic façades meet a futuristic skyline.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: Shanghai

Transfer to the airport according to the confirmed flight schedule.

Meals: Breakfast   |   Overnight: —