For an appreciation of the enduring cultural diversity in China, this tour provides a memorable immersion experience in ancient ethnic cultures, living and community, with visits to three Dong villages.
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13-Day Beijing-Xi’an-Guilin-Shanghai-Taipei Tour
Experience China’s ancient and modern capitals by visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, and Taipei. Then be inspired by naturally beautiful Guilin, the Li River, and Yangshuo
This 13 days tour takes you to the ancient and modern capitals of China, as well as cruising you through some of China’s most iconic and beautiful natural landscapes. Visit Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, Shanghai, and Taipei, and cruise along the Li River mid-tour. You’ll marvel at the incredible history and be equally astounded by the breathtaking pace of modern China. Fascinating Beijing, with its contemporary and past glories, includes the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Catch a high-speed train across the country to Xi’an, where you’ll enjoy the spirited energy and exquisite food of this city before traveling to Guilin and then Yangshuo, cruising the Li River on the way. Then, the next stop in Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient, with its sophisticated culture and colonial past, evident in Yuyuan Garden, and The Bund. Make a final stop in Taipei. Bringing together ancient history, natural landscapes, and modern China, this tour includes all-in-country transfers, 12 nights of hotel accommodation, daily buffet breakfasts, half-day Li River cruise, high-speed train travel, fully guided tour with driver transport, and airport transfers, and more!
8-Day Chengdu-Guilin-Zhangjiajie Tour
Awaken your love of all things natural when you take this scenic 8 day tour visiting Chengdu, Guilin, and Zhangjiajie. Commence your adventure in Chengdu where you’ll have a memorable panda experience by visiting the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Travel from Chengdu to Guilin, home to some of China’s most recognizable scenery in the karst stone mountains that are local to the region. Enjoy a half day relaxing cruise along the Li River and then overnight in rustic Yangshuo, a welcome reprieve from China’s big city bustle. Fly from Guilin to Zhangjiajie where even more awe-inspiring landscapes await. Here you’ll feel like you’re touching the sky as you explore Zhangjiajie National Park and its natural wonders, the sky-high landforms. You’ll be in no doubt as to why this beautiful location formed the backdrop for the hugely successful Avatar film. Scale unprecedented heights when you ride the Bailong Elevator, walk through the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, and explore Tianmen Cave. Including 7 days accommodation in four or five star hotels, transfers, daily breakfasts, the chance to experience some of the world’s most spectacular natural views and landscapes, and connect with gorgeous pandas, this is a truly special China tour for the traveler who wants an authentic encounter with nature they will treasure always.
11-Day Hong Kong-Guilin-Xi’an-Beijing Tour
China is a country of constrasts and on this tour you’ll have the chance to experience them at four incredible destinations. Launch your adventure in Hong Kong where you’ll feel the buzz of life that beats from a city of 6 million people. History, culture, and commerce collide here. Travel by high speed train to Guilin and see the contrast unfold in front of you. Rich in natural beauty with its karst mountains and poetic river, Guilin – and a sidestep to Yangshuo and the Longji Rice Terraces – affords a welcome insight to a different, more natural China. In Xi’an, China’s liveliest city, you’ll come face to face with the Terracotta Army, savour the very best in China’s street food, and learn why the Silk Road started here. Make a final stop in Beijing, the heart and political capital. Here you’ll find the intersection of China’s incredible ancient and modern history in iconic highlights like Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Great Wall. Including all four or five star hotel accommodation, transfers, locals guides in every destination, Li River cruise, entry to attractions, and much more, you’ll feel the harmony before you’ve arrived.
6-Day Hong Kong-Guilin Tour
From bustling Hong Kong to the stunning karst mountain landscape around Guilin, the highlights of these two destinations are well known, yet there is always more to uncover. This 6 day snapshot tour reveals the essence of what’s behind a city with ancient history that extends back millennia and modern history that has seen strong English, French, and Japanese influences. Enjoy highlights including Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay, Stanley Market, and Aberdeen Village. Take time to explore solo too, adventuring through local street markets, food stalls, and more. Balance the senses when you travel to Guilin, home to some of China’s most iconic and recognizable landscapes. The karst stone mountain backdrop visible from your half day Li River cruise will send you back in time, as will a visit to Yangshuo, a small rustic town located downstream from Guilin. Savor every minute of the day trip to the awe-inspiring Longji Rice Terraces where you’ll come face to face with traditional agriculture and the local Zhuang and Yao ethnic minorities who’ve built their lives in the region. Truly eye-opening, you’ll be moved by the simplicity, character, and nature of these people. Including 5 nights accommodation, local guides who love their work, transfers, daily breakfasts, and the opportunity to experience diverse parts of China, you’ll love where this tour takes you.
11-Day Shanghai-Guilin-Xi’an-Beijing Tour
Yes, China is home to some amazing feats of man-made architecture and monuments, but you’ll find it is rich in natural unique landscapes too. Big city boldness is more than matched by classic Chinese scenery that comfortable within the pages of poems and philosophy. This 11 day journey is the ultimate China discover adventure.
Revel first in Shanghai, with its combination of old world charm with influences from the French, English and Japan. Understand exactly why this vibrant city is the Pearl of the Orient. Move onto Guilin from where can travel the Li River and explore rural China in Yangshuo. Up the pace in lively Xi’an, China’s ancient capital and come face to face with the Terracotta Army, Great Mosque, and Muslim Quarter. Round out your tour with time in Beijing, the modern capital. Tick off big bucket list items by visiting the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Great Wall. Including a choice of four and five star hotel accommodation, local enthusiastic guides who are as passionate about travel as you are, daily breakfast, transfer, entry to sights, and much more, this is the perfect tour for discovering real China.
13-Day Beijing-Xi’an-Chengdu-Guilin-Shanghai Tour
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!
16-Day Beijing-Xi’an-Chengdu-Guilin-Yangzte River-Shanghai Panda Tour
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.
14-Day Beijing-Xi’an-Guilin-Yangtze River-Shanghai Tour
Visit three of China’s most fascinating cities exploring Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. Enjoy leisurely cruising on the Li River and Yangtze River.
Capturing the many diverse aspects of China’s rich culture, history and traditions, this incredible 14-day tour brings it all together. Start your tour in the nation’s capital, Beijing, and immerse yourself in the empirical and political grandeur of past and present. Visit bucket list items: The Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall. Travel by bullet train to Xi’an, a lively and lovely alternative to other China capitals. Once the starting point for the famous Silk Road, you’ll see how the melting pot of cultures and cuisines continues today. Visit Guilin and cruise along the Li River with its poetically inspiring scenery until you reach Yangshuo where you’ll have an opportunity to experience local life. More cruising awaits as you travel along the magnificent Yangtze River. Be amazed by gorges that see to reach high into the sky as you continue working down your bucket list. Wu Gorge, Qutang Gorge and other smaller gorges en route will impress. Closeout your tour with a visit to the Pearl of the Orient, Shanghai. Beautifully blending contemporary with tradition, you’ll find much to admire in the Yuyuan Garden, and the Former French Concession, forming just some of the highlights you’ll visit. Inclusive of all hotel and onboard accommodation (four and five star), all transfers, daily breakfasts, and other meals as specified, knowledgeable, local and friendly guides in every destination, and much more, this is a China tour adventure worthy of beautiful travel memories.
11-Day Beijing-Xi’an-Guilin-Shanghai Tour
Experience China’s ancient and modern capitals visiting Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. Then be inspired by naturally beautiful Guilin, the Li River and Yangshuo
This 11 days tour takes you to the ancient and modern capitals of China, as well as cruising you through some of China’s most iconic and beautiful natural landscapes. Visit Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin and Shanghai, and cruise along the Li River mid-tour. You’ll marvel at the incredible history and be equally astounded by breathtaking pace of modern China. Fascinating Beijing, with its contemporary and past glories, includes the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Catch a high speed train across country to Xi’an, where you’ll enjoy the spirited energy and exquisite food of this city before traveling to Guilin and then Yangshuo, cruising the Li River on the way. Make a final stop in Shanghai, Pearl of the Orient, with its sophisticated culture and colonial past, evident in Yuyuan Garden, and the Bund. Bringing together ancient history, natural landscapes, and modern China, this tour includes all in country transfers, 10 nights hotel accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, half day Li River cruise, high speed train travel, fully guided tour with driver transport, airport transfers, and more!