Shanghai, Beijing & Weifang Kite Festival

After your flight lands at Shanghai airport, your private tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. The remainder of the day will be arranged by yourself. You can just stay at the hotel or take some exploration nearby.

After breakfast, the tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at the appointed time to start today's tour. Firstly, head for Shanghai Museum for tracing the past from its thousands of collections; then, move to Yu Garden and the bustling Yuyuan Market, a silk workshop, the former French Concession, and end today's tour with a stroll on the Bund.

Be transferred to the airport for flight to Qingdao City in the morning. On arrival, be picked up and met by your local guide before driving to Badaguan Area, which enjoys the reputation of "the Exhibition of International Architecture", Tsingtao Brewery Museum where you can observe the production process of Tsingtao Beer as well as taste fresh brew which is just off from the production line.

After that, continue to Xiaoyushan Park to get the best overview of Zhan Bridge, Small Qingdao Island, and other famous spots.

Enjoy a tour to Mt. Laoshan, the highest mountain along China's 18,000-kilometer-long coastline and famous as the cradle land of Taoism. Overlook the beautiful mountain with sea views at Taiqing Palace. After that, drive back to the city of Qingdao in the late afternoon.

Drive about 2.5 hours to Weifang City, where is regarded as the birthplace of kites. After arrival, visit Yangjiabu Folklore Garden and enjoy Weifang International Kite Festival opening ceremony.

Enjoy Weifang International Kite Festival and then be transferred to the railway station for high-speed train to Beijing. After arrival, your private tour guide will pick you up and escort you to the hotel.

Take a morning stroll on the Tiananmen Square, and then go through Tiananmen Gate to start your Forbidden City trip.

The Forbidden City is listed as a World Heritage Site for its world's largest collection of persevered ancient wooden structures. Move to the Summer Palace and enjoy a 15-minute boat ride on Kunming Lake afterward. End with visiting a pearl store.

After breakfast, visit the Temple of Heaven firstly where you can see and join the morning exercise with the locals. Later, set off to the magnificent Great Wall (Mutianyu section with round-way cable car) by car for about 1.5 hours and you can do some light hiking on the Great Wall to enjoy the majestic scenery. Pay a visit to a jade gallery and the Sacred Road afterwards before driving back to the city.

Feel free to enjoy some leisure time before leaving for the airport with your guide and driver to take your flight home. Have a pleasant trip!