| Day 1 - Overnight flight from London to Beijing with British Airways. (N) |
| Day 2 - Transfer to the centrally located Novotel Peace Hotel for a 3 night stay. Afternoon visit to the Imperial Summer Palace. (N) |
| Day 3 - Morning visit to the Forbidden City. After taking lunch at a local family's home, take a tour of the back streets to experience daily life. Take a boat trip on Shi Cha Lake. (B,L) |
| Day 4 - A full day tour to the Great Wall at Jinshanling Pass. (B,L) |
| Day 5 - After a morning visit to the historic Temple of Heaven transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian. Transfer to the Bell Tower Hotel for 2 nights. In the evening enjoy a music performance with dinner at a Tang Dynasty Show. (B,D) |
| Day 6 - Full day tour to the Terracotta Warriors and the Shaanxi Museum. (B,L) |
| Day 7 - Morning visit to the old town. Fly to Nanjing and transfer to the Ramada Hotel for 2 nights. (B) |
| Day 8 - Full day tour of Nanjing including Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake Park and Qin Huai riverside. B,L) |
| Day 9 - Board a train for Shanghai and transfer to the Central Hotel for 2 nights. In the afternoon visit the Shanghai Museum, Yu Yuan Gardens and the Bund. (B) |
| Day 10 - Half day tour of the surrounding water villages and the traditional town of Zhu Jia Jiao where you will also take a boat trip on the ancient canal. (B,L) |
| Day 11 - Transfer to Shanghai airport for your return British Airways flight. (B) |
