The Great China Odyssey

Today you will visit Victoria Peak, Hong Kong’s iconic vantage point for panoramic skyline and Victoria Harbour views. Take the one-way Peak Tram (launched in 1888, Asia’s first funicular railway) for a dramatic uphill ride. Repulse Bay, a scenic crescent beach lined with palm trees and luxury residences, is known as Hong Kong’s most prestigious coastal retreat. Its calm blue waters and golden sand make it ideal for relaxing strolls. Next stop is Aberdeen Village, a traditional fishing settlement where you can board a local sampan to cruise the harbour and see stilt houses and floating seafood restaurants up close. You will have dim sum lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit Wong Tai Sin Temple, a renowned Taoist shrine famous for the belief of “granting every wish asked”. It harmoniously integrates Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian elements with vibrant red-and-gold architecture. Later, visit the Jade Market, a bustling open-air bazaar packed with stalls selling a vast array of jade jewellery, carvings and ornaments. It is the perfect place to hunt for unique jade souvenirs and witness skilled jade craftsmanship. Your final stop will be the Avenue of Stars, a waterfront promenade honouring Hong Kong’s legendary film industry. It features celebrity handprints, statues (including the iconic Bruce Lee figure) and stunning views across Victoria Harbour.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Morning transfer to the airport and fly to Hong Kong - Shanghai. On arrival, meet with your local guide and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we will visit Jade Buddha Temple, which exudes warmth with its brown wooden hue and classic curved tiled roofs. The temple is named the Jade Buddha because inside the hall are two large white jade Buddha statues. Next visit to Yu Garden, believed to be built more than 400 years ago with exquisite layout, beautiful scenery, and artistic style.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Day excursion to Zhujiajiao Watertown, the best-preserved ancient water town in Shanghai with a history of over 1,700 years, featuring lovely waterways, curved rock bridges, old streets cemented with stone, and over 10,000 buildings dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. 

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Transfer to the train station to take the high-speed train to Beijing(5hrs). Meet with your local guide and transfer to the hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Commence a full day city tour with a stop at Tian'anmen Square, located in the heart of Beijing, with great political significance since the year 1949, when inauguration ceremony of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was held here. The flag rising and lowering ceremonies every day attract numerous visitors from across the country. Move on to visit the Forbidden City, which comprises over 70 palaces and 9,000 rooms altogether, each of which is uniquely designed and built and houses over 1.5 million antiques. It not only represents the supreme level of royal palace throughout the thousands of years of feudal history in China, but also witnesses the enormous prosperity of this ancient empire in the 16th and 17th centuries and the absolute power that the emperors have been endowed with. Conclude the day with a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. It used to be the place where the emperors in the Ming & Qing Dynasties used to worship heaven and pray for a good harvest.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Today will begin with a visit to the Great Wall at Mutianyu, one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall. It used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. Mutianyu is an area of the Great Wall with many fewer tourists and offers stunning views. It was built in the mid-6th century, and its rich history can be observed in its unique construction. Then you are going to visit the famous imperial site - Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. It used to be the private garden for the royal families of the Qing Dynasty to decamp during the hot summer days. The palace has assembled almost the best design, skill and classic features of traditional gardening architecture of ancient China. Stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and corridors. Feast your eyes on the vast lotus in Kunming Lake and the colored paintings in Long Corridor.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast