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.
Combine the best that Beijing, Xi’an, Chongqing and Shanghai have to offer and cruise the magnificent Yangtze River along the way
Witness the contrast of China’s old and new in Beijing, Xi’an, Chongqing and Shanghai as you visit sights of great historical and cultural significance. In Beijing, grab your bucket list, because you can tick off serious highlights: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Great Wall. Up the ante when you jump aboard one of China’s newest bullet trains and travel to Xi’an at speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour. Lively and lovely, Xi’an will surprise and delight with its more relaxed vibe, delicious food, and diverse cultural influences found in places like Muslim Quarter, the Great Mosque, and Xi’an Ancient City Wall. Visit Chongqing, the booming mega city, to explore the unique layout, creative architecture, local culture, and the stunning views. Enjoy three nights cruising the Yangtze River between Chongqing and Yichang. Stand in awe of the commanding views that encompass the spectacular gorges found on route, including Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Capitalize on the chance to go ashore and visit historically significant sites along the way. Disembark and travel to Shanghai for a sensational finale to the tour. Take in both the modern and ancient in this bustling metropolis that has blended its cultural influences with Chinese heritage in highlights like The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, and more.
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With all four or five star hotel and onboard accommodation, daily breakfasts and other meals as indicated, transfers, local guides included, you’ll be inspired to add on optional activities to make this a complete and memorable China tour experience.
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!
Experience China’s ancient and modern capitals visiting Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai and see the best they have to offer
This 8 days tour takes you to the ancient and modern capitals of China. Visit Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai and experience incredible history, while marveling at the breathtaking pace of modern China. Be fascinated by Beijing’s balance of contemporary and past glories, including 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 heading to Shanghai, Pearl of the Orient. This major China city experiences includes all in-country transfers, 7 nights of four or five-star hotel accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, high-speed train travel, fully guided tour with driver transport, airport transfers, and more!
