Innovation in China: A High-Tech Tour

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8 days
Beijing
Shenzhen
About this Journey

From Maglev trains to drone-delivered lattes, this is today’s China at the speed of tomorrow. Experience history first-hand through XR lenses, explore China’s smart equipment hubs, and command driverless taxis through city streets. In this tour, every swipe, flight, and bite proves that in China, the future isn’t coming, it’s already here.

What we love
  • Navigating Beijing’s hutongs cashlessly: biking, eating, paying phone-only
  • Dining inside VR worlds where a 3D chef cooks meals bursting with flavor
  • Watching deliveries land by drone while wandering Shenzhen’s skyline gardens
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high-tech tour map
Itinerary

Day 1Arrival in Beijing

Your WildChina guide will meet you at the arrival hall of the airport and transfer you to your hotel • Enjoy a welcome dinner at an innovative hotpot restaurant, where robotic servers deliver dishes to your table. 

Day 2Beijing

Dive into China’s digital revolution with a cashless hutong adventure—bike, eat, and pay phone-only while discovering how ancient charm meets modern convenience • Savor Peking duck at the renowned brand, which now features an AR dining room. Then experience AI diagnostics at the venerable Tong Ren Tang where 355 years of herbal wisdom meets algorithmic precision • Step into the 600-year-old Forbidden City, where emperors once ruled; scan QR codes to unlock artifact secrets and hear imperial history whispered through digital storytelling.

Day 3Beijing - Shanghai

Transform your perspective from Great Wall’s steps to sweeping vistas of ancient stonework against endless skies as a licensed filming drone captures cinematic aerial footage of your Great Wall hike • In the afternoon, fly to Shanghai and settle into your hotel • Enjoy a meal prepared by a thumb-sized digital chef as it sears Wagyu and cracks open chocolate volcanoes in a mesmerizing symphony of light, scent, and culinary artistry.

Day 4Hangzhou Day Trip

Before gliding to Hangzhou on the world’s fastest train, wear your provided AI glasses to unlock augmented insights throughout the day • Ride across the West Lake and hear silk-smooth ripples while spotting the iconic view gracing China’s 1 RMB note • Later, visit AIROBOX Robot Dream Factory and interact with robots • Return to Shanghai on high-speed train for an evening at your leisure.

Day 5Shanghai

Slip on a headset and travel back in time in the XR game Qin: Awakening. Uncover the long-buried secrets of the First Qin Emperor’s tomb while encountering mythological creatures from The Classic of Mountains and Seas • Explore the Shanghai Museum, a bronze-ding-shaped landmark where 3,000-year-old wine vessels and jade carvings reveal how ancient China poured, cooked, and chronicled its story • Embark on a Huangpu River night cruise to marvel at the Bund, dazzling in neon and light • Indulge in futuristic cocktails crafted by robotic bartenders in a century-old mill reborn as a tech playground.

Day 6Shanghai - Shenzhen

Depart Shanghai aboard the Maglev train, reaching the airport in just seven minutes via magnetic levitation technology • Upon arrival in Shenzhen, your WildChina guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in • Sit back in a driverless taxi as the AI chauffeur take you through the city streets • Wander OCT Harbour’s waterfront boardwalks, seamlessly transitioning from Dji’s flagship store to Huawei and Xiaomi’s interactive stores featuring EV vehicles and wearable devices.

Day 7Shenzhen

Plunge into China Electronics First Street Huaqiangbei and hunt for rare electronic partes • Lunch at a local restaurant where dishes glide along maglev rails and dock at your table beneath a hovering dome like UFOs • In the afternoon, witness Shenzhen’s transformation from a fisher village to the tech city in China at Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning • Wander Lianhua Hill Park’s green hills, order afternoon tea from Meituan app, and watch a drone descend with your latte and dessert in 20 minutes.

Day 8Corporate Visit (Optional Extension)

Visit the cutting-edge facilities like electric vehicle maker BYD and e-commerce giant JD to discover how these industry leaders implement smart technologies.

* Please note: Corporate visits are subject to individual company availability and involve premium pricing for non-business clients.

Day 9Depart from Shenzhen

Your WildChina guide escorts you to the airport and helps you check in for your flight home.

Hotels

The Peninsula Beijing

5 star

The only all-suite hotel in the capital, The Peninsula Beijing sits a short stroll from Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the bustling Wangfujing shopping street.

Upper House Shanghai

5 star

With its stunning design, prime location, and wonderfully attentive staff, Upper House Shanghai offers a relaxing and memorable stay.

Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen

Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen

5 star

Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen delivers its signature luxury in the heart of the Futian CBD, offering exquisite dining and a world-class spa.

Details

What’s Included

  • Services of an English-speaking WildChina local guide
  • Accommodation based on double occupancy with breakfasts included
  • All overland transfers with private chauffeur and in-transport refreshments
  • Private chauffeur service to and from airport at start and end of your trip
  • All admission fees and activity expenses, as noted in the itinerary
  • Meals at restaurants with a set menu, as noted in the itinerary, with complimentary drinking water

What’s Excluded

  • International and domestic flights, domestic trains, plus relevant taxes
  • Chinese tourist visa, which is required for most foreign passport holders
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Meals at pay-as-you-order restaurants in the itinerary, and alcohol
  • Expenses of a personal nature
  • Excursions and activities not included in the itinerary
  • Discretionary gratuities for guides and drivers
Next Steps

How do I book this tour?

Please use the inquiry form on the right-hand side of this page or email info@wildchina.com to get started. One of our travel designers will be in touch accordingly to start the process of planning your custom China trip! 

 

What is the payment schedule?

1. Deposit:

Once you are ready to book, a $500 USD per person planning fee is required to begin reserving your arrangements. This will go towards your total trip costs and will be taken off your final balance amount. 

2. Full payment:

Full trip payment will be requested 60 days prior to departure. If you’re booking within 60 days of your departure, you may be asked to pay make the full payment straight away.

Payments can be made via credit card, bank transfer, WeChat or Alipay. 

 

What is your cancellation policy? 

Why WildChina

We’re on the ground with you

During the planning phase, our team of specialist travel advisors based in China will design every detail of your trip with you. When you’re on the ground, they will then orchestrate your entire journey, maintaining close contact with each of your guides throughout your trip to ensure you’re having the best journey possible. With offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, and an expansive network of operational partners across the country, we are committed to ensuring that your journey is safe, reliable and comfortable from beginning to end. 

Your trip, your way

Flexibility is our highest-ranking complement. With over two decades of experience, we’ve run just about every type of journey you can imagine. No request is too strange, too extreme, or too exclusive. Our team regularly pulls off unprecedented logistical feats; nearly any time frame or budget is within our realm. No matter how you wish to experience China, we are here to bring that dream to life. 

We embody passion

WildChina’s guides are carefully handpicked for their knowledge and charisma, then meticulously trained to maintain our exceptional service standards. They are expert storytellers and passionate natives of the regions where they guide, having the perfect combination of local insights and service know-how to bring you seamless once-in-a- lifetime moments all across China. 

The little things, the big picture

We firmly believe that supporting local people and economies allows you to experience the soul of a destination, while also protecting and cultivating China’s cultures. From watching artisans’ handmake shoes in Yunnan, to picking organic vegetables for dinner on a local farm in Fujian, our tours are designed to showcase and protect China’s heritage, both natural and human.