Expand your mind with this life-changing experience of China’s highlights, including holy Tibet.
The diverse highlights of China shine in this remarkable 13 day tour that covers many corners of this vast country. Arrive in Beijing and discover why emperors made this city their home. Built on a grand scale, it seems everything here is designed to impress. Visit iconic landmarks like the impressive Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven; learn about the imperial court lifestyle at the Summer Palace; be awestruck by how remarkable the Great Wall really is. Discover another side of Beijing in the hutong, Confucius Temple and Imperial College Museum. Experience China’s growing rail network when you travel by high speed train to Xi’an, a journey allowing you to watch the country change right before your eyes as you sit back and relax. The world’s most amazing soldiers are waiting for you in Xi’an, China’s ancient capital. A grand project commissioned by Emperor Qin that almost defies belief, the 8000 strong Terracotta Army is a bucket list highlight. Savor the best of Xi’an as you wander Muslim Quarter, walk the City Wall, and dive into the exciting local cuisine, a melting pot of flavors that reflect its history as the origin of the Silk Road. From Xi’an, travel to Lhasa in holy Tibet. A reverential experience, a visit Lhasa provides a unique insight into the Tibetan Buddhist traditions and culture. Remarkable sights are found here: the Potala Palace, Jokhang temple, Norbulingka Palace, the Drepung Monastery, and more. Walk the Barkhor Circuit with monks, nuns, and locals who continue ancient traditions even today.
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Make your way to Chengdu, home of China’s beloved national treasure, the giant pandas and visit Dujiangyan Panda Base to spend time as a volunteer panda keeper. Shanghai, Pearl of the Orient, is your final stop on this transformational travel experience. Discover its rich past, with influences from Japan, France, and Britain. Walk the Bund, wander the Yuyuan Garden, and contemplate the life of architectural style mavens in XinTianDi. Including 12 nights accommodation in four and five star hotels, wonderful English speaking guides in every destination, daily breakfasts, all in country transfers, this is a tour for expanding your travel mind and experiences. Ready to book? Let’s make this your next beautiful travel memory.
Be amazed and inspired by China’s incredible history, natural beauty, cultural diversity and exciting cuisine on a journey of a lifetime.
What better way to experience a remarkable country like China? Start your adventure in Beijing and experience the vision of emperors when you walk through the imposing Forbidden City, visit the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, and finally scale the Great Wall. It seems everything in China is built on a grand scale and it’s hard not to be impressed by the industry of the many involved in creation of these iconic sights. Experience modern China first hand when you board one of the newest bullet trains and travel to Xi’an. Sit back and relax, admiring the ever changing views en route to this ancient capital that is still fully alive with a dynamic energy. Once the starting point for travelers and traders venturing onto the Silk Road, Xi’an is a crucible of cultures and cuisines that has endured for millenia. Be awestruck by the Terracotta Army, still standing guard for China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, then enjoy Xi’an’s lighter side with a walk down Muslim Quarter and along the original city wall offering views out over the red lantern lined city streets. Xi’an’s food will surprise and delight, so prepare for a culinary adventure each day. Fly to Lhasa and experience a complete change of tempo. Discover what draws so many to this holy place. The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka, and Drepung Monastery await, not to mention the reverential presence of monks and nuns who still maintain Buddhist practices and traditions. Walking amongst it, you can’t help but feel a little closer to your best self.
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Fly to Shanghai for the final stage of this life-changing journey. Shanghai is China’s style capital, a title earned through its many international and maritime influences over hundreds of years. Visit traditional Chinese highlights like the Yuyuan Garden, then explore Shanghai’s more recent past along the Bund, in New Spot and the Former French Concession. A wonderful tour that includes 10 nights accommodation with a choice of four or five star hotels, daily breakfasts, enthusiastic local guides ready to share their city with you, in country transfers, and so much more. Why not make this adventure your next beautiful travel memory?
Embrace the many faces of China with this all encompassing tour of vibrant cities, impressive landscapes, and holy Tibet
Monks worshipping at the Potala Palace. Thousands of Terracotta Warriors standing guard. Pandas playfully dining on bamboo. Create a memory that lasts a lifetime with this wonderful tour that brings together China’s many diverse elements. From city to country to holy heights, we designed this tour for travelers wanting a real experience and lifetime memories from their China tour.
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Start the adventure in Beijing, China’s capital and home to incredible feats of design, enterprise and culture. Check Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Great Wall – and more – off your bucket list. Speed your way to Xi’an on one of the latest cross-country bullet trains, and en route, see how the country continues to evolve in every corner. In Xi’an, you’ll come face to face with the world’s largest underground army. A sight to behold, the Terracotta Army is both impressive and humbling, particularly when you learn of the careful detail that is part of every figure. Once the starting point of the Silk Road, Xi’an is the ideal gateway for you to travel to Lhasa in Tibet. Be inspired by the energy, spirit and endurance of this unique and beautiful culture which is demonstrated in the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka, and Sera Monastery. Prepare yourself for the memorable panda volunteer experience when you meet the giant pandas in Chengdu, before cruising for three incredible days on the majestic Yangtze River. Steep cliffs, narrow gorges, and many myths are to be enjoyed from the river boat’s decks or via optional shore excursions. Complete the tour with two days in Shanghai, where there’s time to immerse yourself in the full history and culture of this cosmopolitan city. A truly special tour that includes all 15 days four and five star hotel and onboard accommodation, in-country transfers, daily breakfasts and other meals as specified, delightful local guides who care, and so much more, there’s every reason to make turn this vacation into your very own beautiful travel memory.
