Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuzhen & Shanghai 7 Days 6 Nights from Ho Chi Minh City

Tour overview

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Tour type

Group tour with a guide

Departs from

Ho Chi Minh City

Pickup

Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City

Flights

Return flights included (Vietnam Airlines); flight times confirmed for each departure

Next departure

12 Nov · 19 dates open

• Three days in Beijing, then a bullet train to Hangzhou
• West Lake boat trip and a night in Wuzhen
• Fly into Beijing, home from Shanghai, no backtracking

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1 · Ho Chi Minh City – overnight flight to Beijing

   At around 21:30 the tour leader meets you at Tan Son Nhat Airport for the direct after-midnight flight to Beijing; the night is spent on board.

2. 2

   Day 2 · Summer Palace – Qianmen – roast duck

   Arriving in Beijing early, the guide takes the group to breakfast. Visit the Summer Palace, a garden of nearly three hundred hectares restored and renamed by Empress Dowager Cixi, then stroll Qianmen pedestrian street with its Ming and Qing-era shopfronts. Dinner is Peking roast duck before checking in.

3. 3

   Day 3 · Great Wall – Bird’s Nest

   After breakfast, visit the Great Wall and its ramparts linking fortresses across the mountains. Lunch at a local restaurant, photos outside the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, and a stop at a Beijing gemstone showroom. Dinner and overnight in Beijing.

4. 4

   Day 4 · Tiananmen – Forbidden City – bullet train to Hangzhou

   In the morning, see Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City; at peak times without palace tickets, the group visits the Temple of Heaven instead. After lunch and a herbal pharmacy stop, board the high-speed train to Hangzhou for a journey of just over five hours. Dinner and overnight in Hangzhou.

5. 5

   Day 5 · Hangzhou – West Lake – Wuzhen

   After breakfast, visit the Yue Fei Temple honouring the Southern Song general, take a boat across West Lake past Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Su Causeway and Broken Bridge, and stop at a kitchenware and silk showroom. After lunch, drive to Wuzhen to wander its stone lanes, old bridges and canal-side wooden houses. Dinner and overnight in Wuzhen.

6. 6

   Day 6 · Wuzhen – Shanghai

   After breakfast, travel to Shanghai for the Jade Buddha Temple, a drive over Nanpu Bridge, the City God Temple and a local tea tasting. In the afternoon, walk the Bund for views of the Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower across the river, then shop on Nanjing Road. Dinner and overnight in Shanghai.

7. 7

   Day 7 · Shanghai – Ho Chi Minh City

   A free morning after breakfast. At check-out time the guide takes the group to Pudong Airport for the afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City, where the tour ends.

What's included

Good to know

• Passports must be valid for more than 6 months from departure and undamaged; guests who have had facial cosmetic surgery need a new passport before applying
• Vietnamese passport holders need a visa for China; the tour price includes a group visa, and we will collect passport scans and photos and give you the deadline when booking. Holders of other passports or dual nationals should tell us so we can check Chinese visas and Vietnam re-entry visas
• Forbidden City tickets are capped daily; if none are available at peak times, the group visits the alternative listed in the itinerary
• Required shopping stops in the itinerary: tea, a herbal pharmacy, gems, a knife shop and silk; guests stay with the group
• Prices vary by departure date and are higher at year end and Lunar New Year; the prices shown are current prices per date
• Group tours need a minimum number of guests to depart; if it is not reached, we will tell you in advance and agree a new date or a refund
• Children have separate rates by age and bed arrangement; older guests need a health declaration or certificate, which we will explain when booking