Your Travel Experience with ARRIVAL
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Welcome to China’s neon-soaked, future-forward city. Your guide greets you on arrival at the airport and escorts you to the hotel. The afternoon is yours: stroll the Bund’s colonial curve, slurp up some street noodles and watch the skyline ignite like a sci-fi film set.
Day 1 - 3
Shanghai - Sunrise on the Bund or similar
Historic riverside district stay, mixing colonial facades with city-lights energy. Walkable to food, art, and skyline views
Day 1
Shanghai Street Eats & Creative Districts
Morning markets, Taikang Road breakfast, and Tianzifang’s creative chaos.
Day 2
Fuxing Park Morning Life
Join locals in tai chi, fan dancing and people-watching under plane trees.
Day 3
Yu Garden & Yuyuan Bazaar
Ming-style tranquillity meets bazaar madness and snack heaven.
Flight Shanghai to Zhangjiajie
Day 3 - 5
Zhangjiajie - Hampton by Hilton National Forest Park
Your serene mountain base, tucked near the park. Reliable, clean, and surrounded by cinematic cliffs.
Day 4
Zhangjiajie Forest Park Full-Day Tour
Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Ten-Mile Gallery train – all the vertical fantasy you can handle.
Day 5
Tianmen Mountain Skywalk & Cable Car
Longest cable car in the world. Cliff-hugging roads. Don’t look down. Or do.
Flight Zhangjiajie to Chengdu
Day 5 - 7
Chengdu - Holiday Inn Oriental Plaza
Central and modern, a few blocks from People’s Park and all the tea-sipping, mahjong-playing joy.
Day 6
Chengdu Panda Base & Teahouse Afternoon
See the real thing, then kick back in People’s Park with jasmine tea and grandpa conversations.
Day 7
Bullet Train - Chengdu to Xi’an
Day 7 - 9
Xi’an - Eastern House Boutique Hotel
Boutique bolthole near the ancient city wall. Great for exploring on foot and slipping out for midnight dumplings.
Day 7
Sichuan Cooking Class & Spice Market Tour
Scour the markets, stir the wok and master the art of ma la with a local chef.
Day 8
Terracotta Warriors & Big Wild Goose Pagoda
8000 ancient soldiers, one ancient temple and a whole lot of empire nostalgia.
Grand Tang Ever Bright Night Walk
Xi’an’s dynasty dreamscape, lit up in LEDs and street performers in Tang cosplay.
Day 9
Bullet Train - Xi’an to Beijing
Day 9 - 12
Beijing - Sunworld Hotel or similar
Smack in the capital’s historic core. Walkable to Tiananmen and the Forbidden City. Classic comfort meets heritage access.
Day 9 - 10
Beijing Hutong Tour & Forbidden City
Laneway culture, power politics and imperial drama in the world’s largest palace complex.
Day 11
Great Wall Hike & Temple of Heaven
Morning rituals among locals, afternoon views from the ramparts of history.
Day 12
Departure
Airport transfer, final noodles, final moment. You’ll leave with full memory cards and something much deeper lodged in your soul.