Destinations / Beijing & Shanghai

Beijing & Shanghai

1 itinerary · 0 open departures · 0 missions

Beijing and Shanghai together offer a compelling contrast of China's imperial past and its modern, cosmopolitan future. Beijing, the nation's capital, draws visitors with iconic landmarks like the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven, while its hutong alleyways preserve centuries of cultural history. Shanghai, China's financial hub, dazzles with its futuristic Pudong skyline, the colonial-era Bund waterfront, and a vibrant food and nightlife scene. Together, the two cities make a classic pairing for travellers seeking to experience both the depth of Chinese history and the energy of one of the world's most dynamic modern metropolises.

What travellers are doing

Itineraries

-61%

BUSTED

We estimate you can save 61% over Travel China Guide's tour.

Save £567 (61% off)

£930 retail with Travel China Guide → £363 self-launched

Beijing & Shanghai · 6 days

Copycat

Self-Launched Beijing & Shanghai: Great Wall, Hutongs and the Bund

A DIY version of Travel China Guide's 6-day luxury Beijing & Shanghai tour, swapping 4-5* hotels, private vans and a full-time guide for hostels/guesthouses, the metro, high-speed trains and self-booked tickets. You hit the same headline sights — Tiananmen, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, a hutong courtyard visit, the Summer Palace, Yu Garden, Shanghai Museum, the Bund and a Huangpu River cruise — but at your own pace and for roughly a third of the group tour price. Costs are approximate per person, excluding international flights.

culturecity-breaksbudget

Travel Crew

~£363

Missions

Nobody's posted a Mission for Beijing & Shanghai yet — which, frankly, is an opportunity.

Wait, what's a Mission?It's not a scheduled trip with dates and a minimum group size like a Departure — it's a goal. Learn to dive, do a Muay Thai camp, live somewhere for a month and work on something, chase one very specific experience. Post it, and other people chasing the same thing find you.

Be the first to post one: "Learn a completely impractical skill from a local — fire spinning, competitive coconut opening, whatever — and become weirdly good at it."

Post the first Beijing & Shanghai Mission →

Planning a trip to Beijing & Shanghai?

Paste any operator's itinerary into Tour Buster and build your own departure in minutes.

Try Tour Buster →