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Budget Group travel8 daysMulti-destination Residents: pick-up from home or head office

China Budget: Beijing & Shanghai

Beijing · Shanghai

OverviewDestinations & activitiesItineraryAccommodationJourney detailsIncluded / not included

Overview

A 8-day budget journey combining Beijing and Shanghai. City sights, local food and easy transfers.

For residents. We collect you from your home or our head office in Nairobi and take you to the airport, and can drop you back on your return. Resident park rates apply on safaris.
Duration8 days / 7 nights
StyleBudget
Best forGroup travel
RouteBeijing · Shanghai
PriceOn request

Included

  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Breakfast
  • Return international flights
  • Transfers and sightseeing
  • Trip briefing and WhatsApp support

Not included

  • Visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks and tips
  • Optional activities

See the full included / not included list →

Highlights

  • Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
  • Great Wall of China (Mutianyu section)
  • The Bund waterfront walk
  • Yu Garden and old town

About the destinations & activities

Activities marked included are covered by the package price. Activities marked optional are available in that destination for an extra cost.

BeijingChina

Beijing 4 nights

China's capital has 3,000 years of history: the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the nearby Great Wall.

Included in Beijing

  • 4 nights: Novotel Beijing Peace or similar
  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
  • Great Wall of China (Mutianyu section)
  • Temple of Heaven

Not included in Beijing

  • Summer Palace (extra cost)
  • Peking duck dinner (extra cost)
  • Acrobatics or kung fu show (extra cost)
  • Tips and personal items

Activities in Beijing

  • Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Cityincluded
  • Great Wall of China (Mutianyu section)included
  • Temple of Heavenincluded
  • Summer Palaceoptional · extra cost
  • Peking duck dinneroptional · extra cost
  • Acrobatics or kung fu showoptional · extra cost
ShanghaiChina

Shanghai 3 nights

China's biggest city: colonial Bund buildings facing the modern Pudong skyline, with old gardens and fast trains.

Included in Shanghai

  • 3 nights: Campanile Shanghai Bund Hotel or similar
  • Meals: Breakfast
  • The Bund waterfront walk
  • Yu Garden and old town
  • Nanjing Road shopping street

Not included in Shanghai

  • Shanghai Tower observation deck (extra cost)
  • Huangpu River night cruise (extra cost)
  • Zhujiajiao water town day trip (extra cost)
  • Maglev train ride (extra cost)
  • Tips and personal items

Activities in Shanghai

  • The Bund waterfront walkincluded
  • Yu Garden and old townincluded
  • Nanjing Road shopping streetincluded
  • Shanghai Tower observation deckoptional · extra cost
  • Huangpu River night cruiseoptional · extra cost
  • Zhujiajiao water town day tripoptional · extra cost
  • Maglev train rideoptional · extra cost

Day-by-day itinerary

Day1

Pick-up from Nairobi and fly to Beijing

We collect you from your home or our head office in Nairobi and take you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) for your flight to Beijing (flight included). On arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), meet your representative and transfer to your hotel.

  • Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Cityincluded
  • Peking duck dinneroptional · extra cost
Breakfast Novotel Beijing Peace or similar
Day2

Beijing

  • Great Wall of China (Mutianyu section)included
  • Acrobatics or kung fu showoptional · extra cost
Breakfast Novotel Beijing Peace or similar
Day3

Beijing

  • Temple of Heavenincluded
Breakfast Novotel Beijing Peace or similar
Day4

Beijing

  • Summer Palaceoptional · extra cost
Breakfast Novotel Beijing Peace or similar
Day5

Travel to Shanghai

After breakfast, domestic flight (included) from Beijing to Shanghai.

  • The Bund waterfront walkincluded
  • Shanghai Tower observation deckoptional · extra cost
  • Maglev train rideoptional · extra cost
Breakfast Campanile Shanghai Bund Hotel or similar
Day6

Shanghai

  • Yu Garden and old townincluded
  • Huangpu River night cruiseoptional · extra cost
Breakfast Campanile Shanghai Bund Hotel or similar
Day7

Shanghai

  • Nanjing Road shopping streetincluded
  • Zhujiajiao water town day tripoptional · extra cost
Breakfast Campanile Shanghai Bund Hotel or similar
Day8

Fly home to Nairobi

Breakfast, check-out and transfer to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) for your flight back to Nairobi (flight included). On arrival we can drop you at your home or our head office in Nairobi.

Breakfast

Accommodation

Budget-friendly camps, lodges and hotels such as those below, or similar based on availability.

Beijing 4 nights

Meals: Breakfast. Your hotel will be one of:

  • Novotel Beijing PeaceWangfujing$60–$110
  • Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple of HeavenNear the Temple of Heaven$45–$85

Shanghai 3 nights

Meals: Breakfast. Your hotel will be one of:

  • Campanile Shanghai Bund HotelNear the Bund$60–$110
  • ibis Shanghai Nanjing RoadNanjing Road$45–$85

Journey details

Start pointPick-up from your home or our head office in Nairobi
End pointDrop-off at your home or our head office in Nairobi
Duration8 days / 7 nights
TransportPick-up and drop-off in Nairobi; airport and hotel transfers, tours and regional flights or rail between cities as listed at your destination.
Internal flightsFlights or rail between the cities in this package are included. Return international flights from Nairobi are included.
Who it is forResidents (pick-up from your home or our head office)
Group sizeSmall group (max. 7 per vehicle) or private on request
MealsBreakfast
FitnessSuitable for most ages; some long drives.

Return international flights are included in this package.

What's included and not included

Budget: Smart EssentialsWe cover the core of your trip (stay, transport, listed meals and fees) so you keep control of the extras.

Included

  • Pick-up and drop-off in Nairobi (home or head office) with transfer to and from the airport
  • 7 nights hotel accommodation (breakfast)
  • Airport and hotel transfers at your destination
  • City sightseeing as listed
  • Flights or rail between cities within the package
  • Return international flights from Nairobi (economy; business-class upgrade on request)
  • Pre-trip WhatsApp support and a trip briefing

Not included

  • Lunches and dinners
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Visas and entry permits
  • Drinks (water, soft drinks, alcohol) unless stated
  • Tips for guides, drivers and staff
  • Meals not listed in the itinerary
  • Laundry, phone and Wi-Fi
  • Single-room supplement
  • Baggage and airport fees
  • Optional activities

How the three travel levels compare

BudgetThis packageMid-rangeLuxury
Return international airfare✓ Included✓ Included✓ Included
Travel & medical insurance✕ Not included✕ Not included✓ Included
Visa assistanceYour own arrangementGuidance from usHandled for you
Tips & gratuities✕ Not included✕ Not included✓ Included
DrinksPay as you goDaily bottled waterPremium drinks with meals
Pick-upHome or head officeHome or head officePrivate chauffeur from home
SupportWhatsApp + trip briefingPlanning call + WhatsApp24/7 personal concierge

Optional activities (extra cost)

  • Summer Palace (Beijing, extra cost)
  • Peking duck dinner (Beijing, extra cost)
  • Acrobatics or kung fu show (Beijing, extra cost)
  • Shanghai Tower observation deck (Shanghai, extra cost)
  • Huangpu River night cruise (Shanghai, extra cost)
  • Zhujiajiao water town day trip (Shanghai, extra cost)
  • Maglev train ride (Shanghai, extra cost)

Optional activities can be added before or during your trip and are paid for separately. Ask us for a current quote.

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