China Tour Packages from Kochi, Kerala

China tour packages from Kochi typically cover 6 days and 5 nights across Beijing and Shanghai, including the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and The Bund. Prices start around ₹58,880 per person and include Indian meals, visa assistance, airport transfers, and English-speaking guides. Dream Hunters Holidays arranges connecting flights via Singapore, Bangkok, or Kuala Lumpur.

If you’ve been putting off booking China tour packages from Kochi because the visa process felt confusing, or because you couldn’t find a package that covered both Beijing and Shanghai properly, this page should sort that out. Dream Hunters Holidays puts together China holiday packages from Kochi that combine both cities into one well-paced itinerary, so there’s no scrambling for connecting flights on your own and no guessing which hotel is actually close to the sights.

Whether you’re planning a honeymoon, a family trip with the kids, or a group getaway with friends, a China trip from Kochi doesn’t need to mean five separate bookings. Our team handles the visa documentation, the flight connections (there’s no direct flight out of Kochi, so routing matters), hotel selection, and daily sightseeing — with Indian meals built into most of the itinerary.

This page covers the full 6-day itinerary, what each major attraction is actually like, visa requirements, flight routes out of Kochi, the best time of year to travel, and what a package like this typically costs.

Why Visit China?

Most people picture China as either ancient temples or futuristic skyscrapers. What’s genuinely interesting is that both exist within a single six-day trip.

Beijing delivers the ancient civilization side of things properly, not staged or shrunk down for tourists. The Forbidden City alone housed 24 emperors across two dynasties, and walking through it takes the better part of a morning. The Great Wall, depending on the section you visit, still has stretches where you’re mostly alone with the mountains — a strange feeling, given how famous it is.

Shanghai is the other half of the story. The Bund gives you colonial-era architecture on one bank of the Huangpu River and a wall of modern skyscrapers, including the Jinmao Tower, on the other. Nanjing Road lit up at night looks like nowhere else in Asia.

Both cities carry UNESCO World Heritage recognition in different forms — the Great Wall and the Summer Palace among them — and both reward a couple of days of proper walking rather than a rushed drive-past.

If shopping is part of why you travel, China delivers there too, with silk, tea, jade, and electronics markets in both cities, where bargaining is expected rather than awkward.

Food deserves its own mention. Regional Chinese cuisine varies enormously by province, and even travellers who prefer home-style food on the road don’t need to worry — most organised tours, including ours, build Indian dinners into the schedule.

Then there’s the infrastructure. China’s high-speed rail network covers the distance between Beijing and Shanghai — a stretch that would take a full day by road — in around six hours. For anyone used to slower long-distance trains back home, it’s worth experiencing at least once.

Why Book Your China Tour from Kochi?

Booking China tour packages from Kochi through a local operator solves a few problems that DIY planning usually runs into.

Easy departure. You don’t need to fly to Delhi, Mumbai, or Bangalore first. Dream Hunters Holidays builds the itinerary around a Kochi departure, coordinating connecting flights via Singapore, Bangkok, or Kuala Lumpur so the trip genuinely starts from home.

Visa assistance. China’s tourist visa process asks for a fair amount of documentation — invitation letters, bank statements, proof of travel insurance, sometimes an interview. Getting any of this wrong delays or derails a trip, so we handle the paperwork end to end.

Indian meals. Long touring days are easier with food you recognise at the end of them. Most of our China holiday packages from Kochi include Indian dinners across the itinerary.

A tour manager and local guides. You’re not left following a paper map through the Forbidden City. English-speaking local guides cover the history and context at each major site, while a tour manager handles day-to-day logistics.

Handpicked hotels. We work with 4-star properties in both Beijing and Shanghai positioned close to where you’ll actually be sightseeing, not on the outskirts of the city.

Flight assistance and currency guidance. From booking the right connecting flights to explaining how payments work in China — UPI doesn’t work there, more on that further down — we cover the practical details that trip up first-time travellers.

Travel insurance assistance. We can point you toward suitable cover for the trip, since China’s visa process often expects proof of insurance in any case.

Put together, it’s the difference between a Kochi traveller cobbling together five separate bookings and a single, coordinated China trip from Kochi.

China Tour Package Highlights

Here’s what a typical China tour package from Kochi with Dream Hunters Holidays includes, at a glance:

• 6 Days / 5 Nights
• Beijing & Shanghai
• Great Wall of China (Juyong Pass)
• Forbidden City
• Summer Palace
• Bird’s Nest Stadium & Water Cube
• Nanjing Road
• People’s Square
• The Bund
• Yuyuan Garden
• Indian Meals (daily breakfast plus select lunches and dinners)
• Visa Assistance
• English-Speaking Guide
• Airport Transfers
• 4-Star Hotel Stay

This isn’t a checklist tour where you’re rushed from one photo stop to the next. Each day is built around one or two major areas, with enough breathing room to actually take things in.

Complete China Itinerary

This 6-day, 5-night itinerary combines the best of both cities — a full three days in Beijing covering its imperial history and Olympic landmarks, followed by a proper sightseeing day in Shanghai rather than just a night’s stopover.

Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

Your China trip from Kochi begins with a flight connecting through Singapore, Bangkok, or Kuala Lumpur, landing at Beijing Capital International Airport. Our representative will be waiting to receive you and transfer you straight to your hotel. There’s no sightseeing scheduled today — after a long multi-leg flight, the plan is simply to check in, rest, and get your bearings before the touring begins the next morning.

Day 2: Imperial Beijing

After breakfast, you’ll head out to Tiananmen Square, the largest city-centre square on earth, before stepping directly into the Forbidden City, where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors ruled for over 500 years. Following a stop at a local pearl factory, the afternoon takes you to the Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China, known for its painted Long Corridor and the ornamental Marble Boat. You can round off the evening with an optional Acrobat Show before sitting down to an Indian dinner.

Day 3: The Great Wall Experience

Breakfast is followed by a stop at a Jade Factory to learn about Chinese jade culture, before the day’s main event: the Great Wall of China at Juyong Pass, a UNESCO World Heritage site where lunch is served near the wall itself. On the way back, you’ll stop for photos outside the Bird’s Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center). An optional Hutong Tour in the evening lets you see local Beijing neighbourhood life up close, followed by Indian dinner.

Day 4: Beijing to Shanghai

Enjoy a relaxed morning and check out by midday. You’ll be transferred to the airport or railway station for the journey to Shanghai — either a domestic flight or roughly six hours on China’s high-speed train, which is worth experiencing at least once. On arrival, a local representative transfers you to your hotel, leaving the evening free to explore Shanghai’s nightlife at your own pace or simply rest.

Day 5: Explore Shanghai

This is the day that separates a proper China tour package from an incomplete one — a full sightseeing day in Shanghai rather than just an overnight stop. Starting with breakfast, you’ll visit People’s Square and the shopping strip of Nanjing Road, followed by a stop at a silk factory. From there it’s on to Yuyuan Garden and the surrounding Yu Market, with an optional visit to the 88th floor of the Jinmao Tower for panoramic views. The evening is spent along the historic Bund waterfront, with an optional Huangpu River Cruise, before an Indian dinner closes out the day.

Day 6: Departure

Enjoy a final breakfast and a free morning for last-minute shopping or packing. You’ll be transferred to Shanghai Pudong Airport for your international flight back to India. For one last thrill on the way to the airport, you can opt for a ride on the Maglev Train, which reaches speeds of over 300 km/h.

Top Attractions Covered

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall is the reason many travellers book a China trip from Kochi in the first place, and the Juyong Pass section — the one covered on this itinerary — is one of its most accessible and well-preserved stretches. Built and rebuilt over centuries to defend against northern invasions, the wall stretches across mountain ridges for thousands of kilometres, though you’ll only walk a small, manageable section of it. Expect steep steps in places, watchtowers every few hundred metres, and views that make the climb worthwhile. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s rightly considered one of the most significant historical structures on the planet, and no China itinerary feels complete without it.

Forbidden City

For nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City was the imperial palace and political centre of China, home to 24 emperors across the Ming and Qing dynasties. It’s the largest palace complex in the world, with nearly 1,000 buildings arranged around courtyards that once restricted entry to the emperor’s inner circle — hence the name. Walking through it today, you’ll pass the Hall of Supreme Harmony, ornate dragon carvings, and imperial gardens that give a real sense of the scale of dynastic China. Plan on a couple of unhurried hours here; it’s genuinely large enough to reward the time.

Tiananmen Square

Sitting directly outside the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square is the largest city-centre public square in the world and one of modern China’s most recognisable landmarks. It’s flanked by significant buildings including the Great Hall of the People and the National Museum of China, and it sets the tone for the imperial sightseeing that follows on Day 2. For most visitors, it’s a brief but essential stop — more about scale and symbolism than a long visit.

Summer Palace

The Summer Palace was the imperial family’s retreat from the formality of the Forbidden City, and it shows — this is China’s largest and best-preserved royal garden, built around Kunming Lake. The Long Corridor, painted with thousands of scenes from Chinese history and mythology, runs alongside the water, and the Marble Boat sits at its edge as one of the more curious structures in the complex. Between the lake views, pavilions, and landscaped hills, it’s an easy, scenic contrast to the more formal Forbidden City earlier in the day.

Bird’s Nest Stadium

Built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Bird’s Nest — officially the Beijing National Stadium — gets its nickname from its distinctive lattice-like steel exterior. It remains one of Beijing’s most photographed modern landmarks and stands as a striking contrast to the imperial architecture covered earlier in the trip. Most itineraries, including this one, include it as a photo stop rather than a full visit, which suits its scale — it’s impressive enough from the outside.

Water Cube

Directly opposite the Bird’s Nest, the National Aquatics Center — known as the Water Cube for its bubble-wrap-style exterior — hosted the swimming events of the 2008 Olympics. Lit up at night, its façade is genuinely striking, and pairing it with the Bird’s Nest makes for one of the more efficient photo stops on the Beijing leg of the trip.

People’s Square

People’s Square is Shanghai’s civic and cultural heart, home to the Shanghai Museum, the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre, and expansive green space in the middle of a dense, high-rise city. It’s also the natural starting point for exploring Nanjing Road, making it a practical first stop on your Shanghai sightseeing day.

Nanjing Road

Nanjing Road is Shanghai’s premier shopping street, stretching several kilometres and drawing enormous crowds day and night. Neon signage, department stores, and street-level vendors sit side by side, and even if you’re not planning to shop, it’s worth walking through simply to experience Shanghai’s commercial energy at full volume.

Yuyuan Garden

Yuyuan Garden is a classical Ming dynasty-era garden tucked into old Shanghai, known for its rockeries, ponds, pavilions, and the famous nine-zigzag bridge — designed, according to local tradition, to keep evil spirits away, since they supposedly can’t turn corners. It’s a quiet, deliberately paced counterpoint to Shanghai’s otherwise fast-moving streets.

Yu Market

Right beside Yuyuan Garden, Yu Market is a bustling bazaar of small shops and food stalls selling everything from silk and tea to local street snacks. It’s an easy, low-pressure place to pick up souvenirs, and browsing it after the calm of the garden makes for a natural transition back into Shanghai’s pace.

The Bund

The Bund is Shanghai’s most iconic waterfront, lined with colonial-era buildings on one side of the Huangpu River and facing the futuristic Pudong skyline — including the Jinmao Tower and Oriental Pearl Tower — on the other. It’s arguably the single best place in China to see old and new standing directly opposite each other, and it’s particularly striking after dark when both sides light up.

Huangpu River Cruise

An optional evening cruise along the Huangpu River gives you a different angle on The Bund and the Pudong skyline than you get from the riverbank — both sides lit up and reflected in the water. It’s a relaxed way to close out a full day of Shanghai sightseeing, and most travellers who add it on say it’s worth the extra cost.

Jinmao Tower

One of Shanghai’s tallest buildings, the Jinmao Tower offers an optional observation deck on its 88th floor with sweeping views across the Pudong skyline and the Huangpu River below. On a clear day, it’s one of the better vantage points in the city, and it pairs naturally with the Bund and river cruise as part of the Day 5 Shanghai itinerary.

China Tour Package Inclusions

• Accommodation in 4-star hotels
• Daily breakfast
• Selected lunches
• Indian dinners
• Airport transfers
• Sightseeing as per itinerary
• English-speaking guide
• Entrance tickets to listed attractions
• Internal transfers (including Beijing–Shanghai leg)
• Applicable taxes

Package Exclusions

• International airfare
• Visa fee (if applicable)
• TCS (Tax Collected at Source)
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours (Acrobat Show, Hutong Tour, Jinmao Tower, Maglev Train, Huangpu River Cruise)
• Tips and gratuities
• Travel insurance
• Meals not specifically mentioned in the itinerary

Hotel Details

We use 4-star hotels in both cities, chosen for their location relative to the day’s sightseeing rather than just star rating on paper.

Optional Experiences

A few add-ons are worth flagging separately since they’re genuinely popular but not included in the base package:

• Beijing Acrobat Show
• Hutong Family Visit
• Huangpu River Cruise
• Jinmao Tower observation deck
• Maglev Train ride

Best Time to Visit China

Spring (March–May)

Mild temperatures and blooming landscapes make spring one of the most comfortable times to visit both Beijing and Shanghai. It’s also when the Great Wall is least crowded compared to peak summer.

Summer (June–August)

Warm to hot, with the highest tourist volume of the year — school holidays in China push domestic crowds up at major sites. Expect higher humidity in Shanghai in particular.

Autumn (September–November)

Widely considered the best season for a China trip from Kochi. Clear skies, comfortable temperatures, and the Great Wall set against autumn colours make this the peak recommendation window.

Winter (December–February)

Cold, particularly in Beijing, but far less crowded, and hotel rates tend to dip. If you don’t mind bundling up, winter offers a quieter version of the same itinerary.

China Visa for Indians

Indian passport holders need a tourist visa (L-Visa) to enter China — there’s no visa-on-arrival or e-visa option for leisure travel. The main documents required are a passport valid for at least six months with blank pages, recent passport-size photographs, a completed visa application form, proof of onward and return flights, hotel booking confirmation or an invitation letter, and bank statements showing sufficient funds for the trip.

Processing typically takes a few working days once the application is submitted, though it’s sensible to apply well ahead of travel rather than at the last minute. Visa validity and permitted stay duration vary depending on the type issued, so we advise on the correct category based on your travel dates when you book. As part of our China holiday packages from Kochi, we assist with document preparation and the overall application process so you’re not navigating it alone.

Flights from Kochi to China

There’s no direct flight from Kochi to Beijing or Shanghai, so every China trip from Kochi runs through a connecting hub. The routes we typically work with include:

• Kochi → Singapore → Beijing
• Kochi → Bangkok → Shanghai
• Kochi → Kuala Lumpur → Beijing
• Kochi → Hong Kong → Shanghai

Airlines commonly used on these routes include Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, AirAsia, Cathay Pacific, and Malaysia Airlines. As part of our flight assistance, we help identify the connection with the best layover time and fare for your travel dates, so you’re not stuck with a five-hour layover at an odd hour.

Shopping in China

Beyond the well-known silk and tea, both Beijing and Shanghai have dedicated markets for jade, electronics, and traditional handicrafts. Bargaining is expected at most markets — starting at roughly a third of the quoted price is a reasonable opening move — though fixed-price stores and malls are common too if you’d rather skip the back-and-forth.

Food in China

Regional cuisine varies dramatically across China — Beijing leans toward wheat-based dishes and roast duck, while Shanghai’s food is generally sweeter and more seafood-forward. Vegetarian options exist but aren’t always obvious on a menu, and halal availability is limited outside dedicated restaurants, so it’s worth flagging dietary needs to your tour manager in advance. To take the guesswork out of it, Indian restaurants are included in the itinerary for dinner on most nights.

Why Choose Dream Hunters Holidays?

There’s no shortage of operators selling China packages online, and pricing alone isn’t a great way to tell them apart. Here’s what we focus on instead:

Visa support. End-to-end help with documentation, rather than a generic checklist emailed to you.

Expert planning. Itineraries built around realistic pacing, not the maximum number of stops that fit in a day.

Best hotels. 4-star properties chosen for location, not just star rating.

Transparent pricing. Clear inclusions and exclusions up front, with no hidden charges added later.

Customised packages. Flexibility to adjust the itinerary, hotel category, or add-ons to suit couples, families, or groups.

Experienced team. Travel consultants who’ve actually planned China routings before, not a generic call centre.

24×7 assistance. Support that’s reachable while you’re on the ground in Beijing or Shanghai, not just during business hours in Kochi.

Who Should Book This Package?

Couples

The mix of history, skyline views, and evening spots like The Bund makes this itinerary work well for couples looking for something beyond the usual Southeast Asia route.

Honeymooners

With optional add-ons like the Huangpu River Cruise and Jinmao Tower observation deck, the itinerary can be dressed up for a honeymoon without needing a completely custom plan.

Families

Wide public spaces, manageable walking distances, and Indian dinners built into most evenings make this a comfortable itinerary for families travelling with children or older parents.

Friends

Groups of friends get a good split between structured sightseeing and free evenings — plenty of nightlife options in Shanghai in particular.

Corporate Groups

The itinerary can be adapted for incentive travel or corporate group trips, with group pricing and customisation available on request.

Senior Citizens

The pace is comfortable rather than rushed, with private transfers throughout, making it manageable for senior travellers as long as mobility for some walking is factored in.

China Tour Package Price from Kochi

Rather than quote one fixed number, it’s more honest to explain what actually moves the price. Our current 6-day, 5-night China tour packages from Kochi start from around ₹58,880 per person, but the final cost depends on:

• Travel season (peak autumn and summer months cost more than winter)
• Hotel category (upgrading from 4-star to 5-star changes the price meaningfully)
• Airline fares on your chosen connecting route
• Group size (per-person cost typically drops for larger groups)
• Visa requirements and processing
• Optional experiences you choose to add

The most reliable way to get an accurate number is to send us your travel dates and group size for a customised quotation — pricing on generic package pages rarely matches what you’ll actually pay once dates and hotel category are locked in.

Ready to Plan Your China Trip from Kochi?

Between the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and Shanghai’s skyline lit up over the Bund, China packs a genuinely wide range of experiences into a single six-day trip. The part that usually holds people back — visa paperwork, connecting flights, figuring out where to eat — is exactly what Dream Hunters Holidays takes off your plate.

Whether you’re planning this as a couple, with family, or with a group of friends, get in touch with Dream Hunters Holidays for a personalised China tour package from Kochi. We’ll walk you through visa assistance, the curated Beijing–Shanghai itinerary, quality accommodation, guided sightseeing, and dedicated support from the day you book to the day you land back home.