PAST & FUTURE
Beijing · Great Wall · Aranya · Nanjing · Suzhou · Hangzhou · Shanghai — 17 nights
What Awaits You
The China you came for, done properly. The route most people mean when they say they want to go to China — and two stops that change what you think contemporary China is capable of. Beijing opens with 3 nights in Sanlitun. One night below an unrestored section of the Wall at dawn with no one else on it. North to Aranya on the Bohai Sea — the most architecturally coherent private community in China. Then south through Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and four nights in Shanghai to let it settle.
Who It’s For
First-timers who want the complete China experience — and seasoned travellers who want to see what China is now. The route for people who understand that the past and the future coexist here.
What’s Inside
- 8 vetted hotels with direct Trip.com booking links across all seven stops
- High-speed rail logistics for all legs, plus private transfer notes for the Great Wall and Aranya
- Bilingual address cards in Chinese characters for every stop
- The full Chinese Digital Kit — Alipay, WeChat Pay, VPNs, eSIMs, 12306, DiDi, and troubleshooting — included free
- Culinary guide covering Beijing duck, Suzhou sweets, Hangzhou tea, and Shanghai xiaolongbao
- Golden Hour Clock — exact times and places for the best light at every stop
What the Trip Itself Costs
The route pack is the guide. Here’s what 17 nights from Beijing to Shanghai typically costs to actually travel — hotels, trains, food, and entry fees, based on real spend at the properties in this pack.
| Hotels + rail (per person) | €650 |
| Daily budget — food, transit, entry fees (per person) | €370 |
| In-country total, per person | €1,020 |
| In-country total, per couple | €2,040 |