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.
Welcome to your very own epic adventure, complete with modern capitals like Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, sightseeing in majestic Luoyang and experiences with the ancient Kung Fu of Shaolin Temple monks, plus a memorable visit with those adorable pandas.
This 12 days tour allows you to discover some of the most exciting highlights China has to offer. Explore the ancient and modern capitals, Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai where you’ll find historical aspects blending perfectly with modern day lifestyles. Experience high-speed travel on China’s newest bullet trains, trek through stunning caves in Luoyang, see incredible martial arts displays by Shaolin monks and of course you’ll never forget your panda volunteer experience in Chengdu with China’s national treasure. This is one of those China tours which will make amazing travel memories. It’s a fully guided tour with driver transport and includes all in country transfers, 11 nights hotel/onboard accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, high speed train travel, airport transfers, and more.
Experience a rich treasure of history and culture visiting the modern and ancient capitals of Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, and enjoy the balance provided by the natural wonders of Guilin and Chengdu.
The very best of China awaits on this incredible 13 day journey visiting some of the country’s most iconic historical and natural wonders. Start your adventure in Beijing, where the city’s highlights impress at every turn. Walk in the footsteps of emperors and the people who served them when you visit the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, hutongs, and the Great Wall. Enjoy the contrast with modern Beijing in all its contemporary grandeur and marvel at the sheer size of just about everything. From Beijing, travel to Xi’an on China’s vast and growing train network designed to accommodate the bullet trains that travel at speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour. Xi’an is a city that will surprise and delight with its more relaxed pace, red lantern-lined streets, awe-inspiring Terracotta Army, and bustling Muslim Quarter, home of the best and more delicious street food. After leaving Xi’an, prepare for the ultimate experience in Chengdu, where your travels take you to the Dujiangyan Panda Base to enjoy the truly unique experience of working as a volunteer panda keeper. Chengdu’s other wonders – an extraordinary tea culture and many famous flavors of tea – set the stage for your next tour destination, Guilin. With a centuries-old reputation for its karst limestone landscapes and the long and winding Li River, Guilin offers a total change of pace and theatrical scenery that has inspired poets, peasants and philosophers alike.
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Arrive finally in Shanghai, anointed by locals as China’s own Paris of the East. Shanghai wears its past well still reflecting its commercial pedigree that blends seamlessly with colonial influences from the French, British, and Japanese. Highlights include Yuyuan Garden, XinTianDi, the Bund, and streets throughout the former French Concession. Including 12 nights accommodation in a choice of four and five star hotels; exceptional local English speaking guides; daily breakfasts; in country transfers including first or business class bullet train travel; and much more, the only thing that could make this tour more wonderful is you. Enquire today!
Discover the many historical wonders of China in its contemporary and ancient capitals. Visit gorgeous giant pandas in Chengdu and be inspired.
Be introduced to the best China has to offer over 10 incredible days as you travel the golden triangle between Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, and then Chengdu as a bonus. Start your tour in Beijing, the auspicious capital of modern China, and walk the pathway of emperors and their courtiers, visiting local highlights of the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and Great Wall. Travel by bullet train at speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour as you make your way to exciting Xi’an, a city lined with gorgeous red lanterns and still alive with the energy that made it the starting point for Silk Road travelers many centuries ago. Marvel at the Terracotta Army, rub shoulders with locals in Muslim Quarter, and feast on the local snacks and street food. Board a bullet train for the journey to Chengdu where the world’s cutest bears await. Discover how giant pandas live and are cared for by local keepers and create your beautiful memory of working as a volunteer panda keeper. From Chengdu, you’ll venture to Shanghai, notably described as the Pearl of the Orient. Enjoy the colonial old world feel of this fabulous city, while still appreciating its history as China’s financial and cultural capital. Visit the Yuyuan Garden, view the beautiful buildings lining the Bund that overlooks the river, and explore XinTiandi and the former French Concession.
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Including the choice of four and five star accommodation, wonderful local English speaking guides in every destination, daily breakfasts, and the option to include additional special experiences in all cities, you’ll find everything you need to make this your next beautiful travel memory.
Experience China’s history and modern progress up close, and get close to beautiful pandas.
Savor every moment of this perfectly paced tour of China. Absorb the highlights of Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, enjoy a truly unique panda experience and wonderful food in Chengdu, then be amazed and surprised by the Yangtze River’s natural beauty, with its seemingly sky-high gorges, turquoise green water and numerous culturally significant sites. Including all in country transfers, 12 nights hotel/onboard accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, high speed train travel, fully guided tour with driver transport, airport transfers, and more!
Create beautiful travel memories experiencing the grandeur of China’s history, culture, natural wonders, and giant pandas
If you’re looking for an opportunity to know China, you’ll want to savor every moment of this perfectly paced tour. Incorporating the very best highlights in must-see destinations Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, you’ll appreciate the balance of big city bustle with some of China’s most appealing natural wonders in Yangtze River cruising and a close encounter with the national treasure, the famous giant pandas.
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The adventure begins in bustling Beijing. Imposing, stately, and sophisticated, it’s easy to see why Beijing has retained its place as China’s capital. In your exploration of iconic landmarks like the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Great Wall, you’ll discover that awe, wonder, and respect are justified. Travel by bullet train to Xi’an, the perfect contrast to Beijing. With its melting pot of cultures and food, and its history as the Silk Road starting point, Xi’an offers much for the curious. In Chengdu, enjoy Sichuan hospitality and try a traditional hotpot, but not before spending some quality time with the gorgeous giant pandas at the Dujiangyan Panda Base. Work as a panda keeper and enjoy the truly unique experience. Spend three incredible days cruising the Yangtze River aboard a stylish river boat and sense the enchantment of the impressive gorges, mountains, and surrounding terrain that has inspired poets, philosophers and artists for millennia. Explore Shanghai old and new, walking The Bund, exploring Yuyuan Garden, and Sinan Road in the Former French Concession.
This is an exceptional tour that includes all 12 nights four and five star hotel and onboard accommodation; in country transfers; daily breakfasts and other meals as specified; local guides in every destination, and much more. Looking for once-in-a-lifetime? Discover it here.
Experience a life-changing adventure traversing the many faces of China including Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai blended with the natural beauty of Guilin, Yangshuo, Yangtze River and gorgeous giant pandas.
As bucket list tours go, this one has everything you could want. Capturing the rich tradition, history and cultures of China, balanced with some of its most iconic natural landscapes, including Guilin’s karst stone mountains, the magnificent Yangtze River, and giant pandas, Chengdu’s delightful treasures. Rather than simply tell you about how wonderful it all is, we’ve put together this tour so you can experience it all first hand.
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Kick off your tour in Beijing and visit imperial monuments of importance: the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, and more. Make your way to Xi’an by bullet train, enjoying the journey as well as arrival in this lively city where food and diverse cultures take centre stage. Move on to Guilin and launch your half-day cruise up the Li River. Enjoy the natural beauty of Yangshuo and then prepare yourself for a bucket list highlight: giant pandas in Chengdu. Slow things down with three unforgettable days on the Yangtze and then finish your trip of a lifetime in Shanghai, a mesmerizing fusion of old and new.
With everything needed to create beautiful travel memories, this China tour includes all in-country transfers, 15 nights hotel/onboard accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, bullet train travel, local friendly guides and drivers in every destination, airport transfers, in-country flights as specified and much more, the only thing to make this tour better is you! Book today.
