Explore China in the comfort of its outstanding high speed train network, visiting Beijing, Pingyao, Xi’an and Shanghai.
Start your tour in Beijing and visit your China bucket list highlights. Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Mutianyu Great Wall and much more await. Experience a different China when you arrive in Pingyao, once a commercial capital. Synonymous with stunning ancient architecture and commercial pedigree, Pingyao will surprise and delight. From here you’ll board the bullet train to Xi’an, home of the famous Terracotta Army, China’s best preserved City Wall, and some of China’s most exciting food. Prepare yourself for hotpots and street food that inspires. The final stop on this 10 day high speed train adventure is Shanghai, a thriving international city that balances the blend of history, culture, and contemporary commercial pursuits to make for enlightening exploration. Visit The Bund, Shanghai Museum, and Yuyuan Garden among many other highlights.
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Providing ample free time and the chance to enjoy a relaxed travel pace, this bullet train tour includes all accommodation at a choice of four and five star hotels, one night in a soft sleeper on the bullet train, all transfers, daily breakfasts, attentive bilingual guides in every destination, and the option to book additional tour activities. Ready to create your next travel memory? Book this high speed train adventure today!
Experience the best of China’s cultural, historical, and commercial highlights on this 10 day high speed train tour that includes Beijing, Luoyang, Xi’an, and Shanghai.
Start your adventure in the nation’s capital, Beijing. Tick off your China bucket list by visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall. Jump aboard the high speed train from Beijing to Luoyang where you’ll discover some of China’s most intriguing cultural relics at the Longman Grottoes and the cradle of Buddhism found in the Whitehorse Temple. Savor an authentic experience of Shaolin Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng. Return to Luoyang where you’ll climb aboard the high speed train to Xi’an, China’s ancient capital. Be amazed by the world’s most famous soliders, the Terracotta Army, as well as Xi’an’s other highlights, the City Wall, the Great Mosque, and fantastic food in Muslim Quarter. From here you’ll make your way to Shanghai, enjoying overnight bullet train travel in an onboard cabin. Enjoy the way Shanghai blends old and new, discovering exactly why international commerce is such a rich part of its history. You’ll visit the Bund, Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden and much more.
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Including eight nights accommodation in a choice of four and five star hotels, one night in a soft sleeper on the bullet train, all transfers, daily breakfasts, knowledgeable, friendly guides who love what they do, and the chance to create unique travel memories as you discover China traveling by high speed train. Ready for adventure? Let’s book you in!
Make like the merchants of old on this 8 day taste of Silk Road adventure.
Launch the tour from Xi’an and explore this ancient capital’s highlights: the Terracotta Army, City Wall, Great Mosque, and fabulous Muslim Quarter. Enjoy the comfort of speedy bullet train travel as you move on to Jiayuguan with the extraordinary vistas of the Overhanging Great Wall and incredible Wei and Jin dynasty frescoes. Savor the Silk Road highlights of Dunhuang and Turpan, where you’ll experience once in a lifetime highlights: Mogao Caves, Crescent Lake, Echoing Sands Dune, Jiaohe Ruins, and the Flaming Mountain. Wrap up the tour in Urumqi, home of the Urumqi Grand Bazaar. Inclusive of 7 nights accommodation in four and five star hotels, a choice of first and second class seat bullet train travel between destinations, local knowledgeable guides in every destination, all transfers, and daily breakfasts, this Silk Road train tour is the ideal way to enjoy an authentic experience of this glorious region. Ready to book? Let’s do it!
Visit China’s modern and ancient capitals traveling by high speed train the full distance between Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai.
Launch your adventure in Beijing where you’ll discover some of China’s most iconic high cultural highlights. Tiannanmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summar Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall await. Enjoy the freedom and flexibility provided by China’s expanding high speed train network as you climb aboard the high speed train to Xi’an. Come face to face with the world’s largest underground military, the Terracotta Army. Experience some of Xi’an’s other cultural icons when you visit the Great Mosque, Xi’an City Wall, snd fabulous Muslim Quarter. Board the overnight bullet train to Shanghai and arrive ready for adventure the next morning at your final destination. Learn about the international, commercial and colonial influences that pervade almost every corner of Shanghai, from the The Bund, to the Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden and more. Providing ample free time and the chance to enjoy a relaxed travel itinerary, which traveling by high speed trains, this tour includes all accommodation at a choice of four and five star hotels, one night in a soft sleeper on the bullet train, all transfers, daily breakfasts, attentive bilingual guides in every destination, and the option to book additional tour activities. Ready to create your next travel memory? Let’s book it today!
Allow your curiosity to be awakened on this 7 day tour of Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang, traveling by bullet train for the first portion of the tour.
Capturing the essence of the traditional local Bai minority people in each destination, you’ll have the chance to learn about their craft, food, industry, and lifestyle, while also taking in the many natural focal points along the way, including Kunming’s Stone Forest, Erhai Lake in Dali, and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang. Local ancient towns are a rich trove of culture and history too. Dali Ancient Town and Shuhe Ancient Town profile the traditions of the Bai and Naxi people respectively. There’s every chance you’ll feel time has stood still as you peak through this window into China’s living past. Inclusive of all four and five star accommodation, daily breakfast, bullet train travel, all transfers, wonderful local guides in every destination, and a flexible itinerary based around train and road travel, this tour is a must for any western traveler wanting to see and experience the real China.
Over six days experience two incredible cities in China traveling by high speed train on the world’s fastest growing rail network.
A must for anyone taking their first China tour, kick start your adventure almost four full days in the bustling capital, Beijing. Find history at every corner as you walk in the footsteps of emperors, scholars, and everyday people through the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Mutianyu Great Wall, Confucius Temple, Imperial College Museum, Wudaoying Hutong, and more. Travel by high speed train between Beijing and the lively ancient capital, Xi’an. The contrast in energy and outlook between these two cities is remarkable. You’ll find as much history here, particularly in the renowned Terracotta Army and Xi’an City Wall. The quiet contemplative ambience of the Great Mosque is a welcome sanctuary, while Muslim Quarter will delight with its selection of tasty street food. Be sure to arrive hungry! Inclusive of all accommodation in centrally located four and five star hotels, transfers, high speed train travel, daily breakfast, wonderful local guides in each destination, and time within the scheduled itinerary to explore your own way, this tour is the perfect way to start creating your travel memories of China. Why not book today?
