01Day 1
At the confirmed Beijing airport or station, your driver takes you straight to the hotel. We leave the first day clear after a long flight; sightseeing begins when you have slept.
14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS · PRIVATE TOUR · NO SHOPPING
Beijing, Xi'an, Yellow Mountain, Hangzhou & Shanghai: 14‑Day Private Tour
A full Huangshan day, then the lakes and gardens of the east
The 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Yellow Mountain–Hangzhou–Shanghai private route is from USD 3,790 each when two share a twin room; international flights are extra. Two nights in Tangkou at the foot of Huangshan leave one full mountain day before the route turns to Hongcun, West Lake and Suzhou.
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Published price for selected groupUSD 2,990per person · 6 travellers · private tour package · international flights not included
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- Journey
- 14 days / 13 nights
- Touring
- Guide and vehicle days confirmed in writing
- Stay
- 13 nights · scope confirmed in writing
- Price
- Published for 2, 4, 6 travellers
The shape of the journey
A full Huangshan day, then the lakes and gardens of the east
Breakfast is included on all 13 hotel nights. Local private guides and vehicles on touring days, transfers, named tickets including the Huangshan cable cars, and the trains or flight between stops are included. The mountain walk is shortened if weather or mobility calls for it.
- 01
A full day on the summit of Huangshan
- 02
Hongcun, a Huizhou village around a crescent pond
- 03
West Lake and a Longjing tea village
- 04
Suzhou gardens and a canal water town
Day by day
See how each day unfolds.
Arrival, core touring and departure are shown day by day. Opening hours, named-entry tickets and local conditions may change the order. If anything important needs to change, we discuss it with you.
Beijing city · Destination view - 02Day 2
The guide takes you through the Tiananmen area and into the Forbidden City with the ticket issued for your date. The museum closes on Mondays, so we set the Beijing day order after the reservation is confirmed.
Forbidden City - 03Day 3
The drive to Mutianyu takes about 90 minutes. A cable car or chairlift is included one way, leaving you to walk the restored wall at your pace. The toboggan is an extra.
The first three nights are in Beijing. - 04Day 4
The confirmed second-class train to Xi’an takes about 4.5–6 hours. A driver takes you to the Beijing station and another meets you in Xi’an; leave the evening free after the crossing.
Xi’an city · Destination view - 05Day 5
Do not rush the Terracotta Warriors: the guide has the morning and early afternoon there. Return to Xi’an for the City Wall when the light softens; you can walk or cycle it. The Muslim Quarter is free time in the evening.
Terracotta Army, Pit 1 - 06Day 6
Allow most of the day to get from Xi’an to Huangshan: the booked high-speed train takes about 7–7.5 hours. A flight of about 2.5 hours runs roughly once a week and is an option only if dates fit. From Huangshan, drive another hour to Tangkou at the mountain foot and stay there.
Huangshan landscape · Destination view - 07Day 7
The cable car takes you up Huangshan, but expect several hours on stone steps between Beginning-to-Believe Peak and Bright Summit. After the summit paths, ride down and sleep in Tangkou. We shorten the loop when weather or mobility requires it.
An early start helps avoid the Huangshan cable-car queue. - 08Day 8
Before leaving Huangshan, walk Hongcun around its crescent pond and white-walled Huizhou houses. The booked train from Huangshan North then reaches Hangzhou in about 1.5–2 hours; stay there tonight.
Hongcun village on this route. The photograph illustrates the place; access, weather and the final day order are confirmed for your dates. - 09Day 9
Spend the Hangzhou day on West Lake: take a boat and walk part of the Su Causeway. Later, drink tea in a hillside Longjing village, or replace that stop with Lingyin Temple if a visit slot is available. Stay in Hangzhou.
West Lake - 10Day 10
The train to Suzhou takes roughly 40 minutes to 1.5 hours. See one garden, such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden, then walk Pingjiang Road toward evening. Stay in Suzhou.
Humble Administrator’s Garden - 11Day 11
Stop at Tongli or another confirmed water town to walk beside the canals and old houses. Shanghai is about 1.5 hours farther by car; the Bund is free for you to visit that evening.
Shanghai skyline · Destination view - 12Day 12
Start at Yu Garden and the old city with the guide. At the Bund, look across the river from the 1920s bank buildings to Pudong’s towers.
The Bund, Shanghai - 13Day 13
The guide walks you through an old French Concession neighbourhood in the morning. The afternoon is yours: a museum, some independent shopping or time to pack.
Former French Concession · Destination view - 14Day 14
Your driver takes you to the confirmed Shanghai airport or station. We leave the departure day free of sightseeing.
Shanghai city · Destination view
Day 1 · Arrive in Beijing
Travel made seamless
Hotels, guides and transfers work together.
Your hotel level, guided days, transfers, route transport and principal admissions are planned together. We check availability for your dates before payment.
Stay
Thirteen breakfast hotel nights are in twin rooms at the four-star standard (4 diamonds on Trip.com/Ctrip): Beijing 3, Xi’an 2, Tangkou 2, Hangzhou 2, Suzhou 1 and Shanghai 3. Both Huangshan-area nights are at the mountain foot in Tangkou. We confirm the exact hotels and rooms before payment.
Guide, transport and admissions
On touring days your party uses an English-speaking local guide and vehicle in each city. All transfers and named first entries are included: Huangshan with cable cars up and down, Hongcun, a West Lake boat and one Suzhou garden. Second-class trains cover Beijing–Xi’an, Huangshan North–Hangzhou and Hangzhou–Suzhou. Xi’an–Huangshan is by high-speed train, or economy flight when the weekly service fits your date. Guides change by city and drivers handle travel-day handovers. Korean-speaking guides cost the same where available.
Before you choose
How much does this 14-day tour cost?
On the 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Huangshan–Hangzhou–Shanghai private tour, two sharing a twin room pay USD 3,790 each, USD 7,580 together. It is USD 3,190 each for four or USD 2,990 for six. The land price includes 13 breakfast hotel nights, city guides and vehicles on touring days, named tickets and Huangshan cable cars, plus the trains between stops. Xi’an to Huangshan can be by flight if the weekly service fits your date. Add international flights and lunches and dinners separately. We quote other party sizes in writing.
How hard is the Huangshan day?
On the 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Huangshan–Hangzhou–Shanghai route, the cable cars save the main climb, but the Huangshan summit loop still has several hours of stone steps. Active walkers usually manage it. If mobility is limited, we use shorter viewpoints near the cable-car stations.
Can we stay on the summit for sunrise?
A Huangshan summit night can be quoted for the 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Huangshan–Hangzhou–Shanghai private tour. Summit hotels are simpler and cost more than Tangkou, and the main luggage stays below. We confirm the separate price before you book.
When is the best time to go?
April–May and September–November are good windows for the 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Huangshan–Hangzhou–Shanghai route. Huangshan’s mist is common even then. The mountain is especially crowded in the Chinese holiday weeks of early May and early October.
Why choose this route over the classic 14-day tour?
The 14-day Beijing–Xi’an–Huangshan–Hangzhou–Shanghai route replaces Chengdu and Guilin with Huangshan, Hongcun, West Lake and Suzhou. For two sharing a twin room it starts at USD 3,790 each, against USD 3,990 for the 14-day classic. Here the extra day goes to Huangshan and eastern gardens; the classic route spends that time on pandas and the Li River.
Clear before payment
What is separate—and what your written quote will confirm.
The listed starting price is per person at the stated group size, with two sharing a room. Once we agree on the route and dates, we ask for each traveller’s passport name, number, expiry date and date of birth before Forbidden City and Terracotta Warriors tickets go on sale. You receive the flights, trains, hotel choices and final total in writing before payment.
Not included
- International flights to and from China
- Lunches, dinners and drinks (breakfast is included at every hotel)
- Travel insurance, visas, tips and personal expenses
- Room upgrades and public-holiday surcharges
- Single-room supplement
- A night on the Huangshan summit unless added in writing
- Checked baggage above the airline's included allowance
Confirmed in writing
- Your dates, arrival and departure details
- The hotel, room arrangement and vehicle for the actual group
- Bookable admissions and the final total before payment
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Photo credits
The location-specific external photographs are credited below. Only conventional cropping, resizing and WebP conversion were applied; no generative edits were made. Adapted CC BY-SA photos are shared under the linked CC BY-SA license.
- Early light over the Huangshan summitPhoto by Politizer · CC BY 3.0
- Hongcun villagePhoto by Tom Thai · CC BY 2.0
- Mount Huangshan peaksPhoto by Francesco Bandarin · CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
- Humble Administrator's GardenPhoto by Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
- Pingjiang Road, SuzhouPhoto by kevinmcgill · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Traditional buildings and pond in Yu GardenPhoto by King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Former French ConcessionPhoto by Fabio Achilli · CC BY 2.0
- The Bund, ShanghaiPhoto by Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terracotta Army, Pit 1Photo by Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
- Great Wall near BeijingPhoto by Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0
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