Itinerary
- Day 1
Shanghai
- Start point
- Holiday Inn Express 北方智选假日酒店, 1738 Zhongxing Rd, Shanghai Shi China (Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm on Day 1. Please look for a note in the hotel lobby or ask the hotel reception where it will take place., 18:00 - 19:00)
Optional Activities
- Explore Shanghai's eclectic food scene
- Experience Shanghai's bright lights and frenetic pace
- Day 2
Shanghai
- Meals
- Lunch (Shanghai dumplings (xiao long bao) prepared during cooking class), Dinner (Shanghai dumplings (xiao long bao) from cooking class)
Included Activities
- Shanghai First Food visit
- Propaganda Museum
- Pearl Tower observation decks
- Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar
- Shanghai dumpling cooking class
- Walking tour of historical Shanghai - Bund and French Concession
Optional Activities
- Rooftop bar drink overlooking the city (not included)
- Wangfujing Night Market exploration
- Ghost Street dinner
Landmarks Shanghai First Food Shanghai Propaganda Museum Pearl Tower Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar The Bund French Concession - Day 3
Shanghai to Beijing
Optional Activities
- Explore Beijing streets
- Day 4
Beijing
- Meals
- Dinner (Peking duck at a traditional kaoyadian (roast duck restaurant))
Included Activities
- Hutong neighbourhoods exploration
- Hutong market visit
- Tian'anmen Square visit
- Forbidden City tour
Landmarks Tian'anmen Square Forbidden City 
- Day 5
Beijing
Included Activities
- Mutianyu Great Wall visit and exploration
Optional Activities
- Wangfujing Night Market walking tour
- Ghost Street dinner
Landmarks Mutianyu Great Wall - Day 6
Xi'an
- Meals
- Dinner (Food crawl in Muslim Quarter with beef or lamb kebabs, cold noodles, lamb soup, and steaming dumplings)
Included Activities
- Orientation walk
- Muslim Quarter food crawl
Optional Activities
- Free exploration of Xi'an
Landmarks Muslim Quarter 
- Day 7
Xi'an
- Meals
- Breakfast (Local Xi'an breakfast specialties including ba bao zhou (eight treasure rice porridge) and hula soup), Lunch (Farmer-owned restaurant lunch at Terracotta Warriors site)
Included Activities
- Local Xi'an breakfast specialties
- Terracotta Warriors archaeological site tour
Optional Activities
- Xi'an city walls walk
- Drum and Bell Towers exploration
Landmarks Terracotta Warriors Drum Tower Bell Tower 
- Day 8
Chengdu
- Meals
- Lunch (Sichuan dishes prepared during cooking class)
Included Activities
- Market visit with local chef
- Sichuan cooking class
- Walking tour of central Chengdu
- Tianfu Square visit
- People's Park tea culture experience
Optional Activities
- Mahjong
- Badminton
- Singing and dancing with locals
- Jinli Street snack exploration
Landmarks Tianfu Square People's Park Jinli Street - Day 9
Chengdu
- Meals
- Lunch (Authentic Sichuan hotpot (huo guo) - communal pot of spiced broth with individually selected ingredients)
Included Activities
- Giant Panda Breeding Research Base visit
Landmarks Giant Panda Breeding Research Base - Day 10
Chengdu
- End point
- Holiday Inn Chengdu Century City - East Tower, 208 East Tower, Century City Boulevard, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China (Your adventure comes to an end today after check-out, 08:00 - 09:00)
