We will fly to Beijing then do a 7 day organised land tour of china - Beijing, train to Xian,

fly to Shangahai. On day 7 we board a cruise ship for 6 days, returning to Shanghai at 7:00 am. We fly out of Shanghai for Sydney the same day at 7:30 pm. Could we apply for a single entry visa for the first part of the trip (ie, the land tour, andfor the final day, (ie arrive by ship and depart by plane), could we use a 24 Hour direct transit visa?