Best bits

  • Beijing & the Forbidden City
  • Day trip to the Great Wall
  • Historic Xi’an
  • Visit the Terracotta Warriors
  • Idyllic scenery around Yangshuo
  • Shanghai’s waterfront Bund district
  • Traditional canal town

Description

This 12-day tour of China takes you from Beijing for a classic tour around many of this vast country’s most celebrated sights, as well as some lesser-known gems. Tour the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, explore traditional ‘hutong’ neighbourhoods and board the sleeper train to Xi’an, the former imperial capital. Immerse yourself in history and culture and feast on delicious local food – you’ll even have a chance to take a Chinese cooking lesson. There’ll be a trip to the world famous Terracotta Warriors and a stay in Yangshuo, surrounded by spectacular limestone karst scenery. The tour ends in Shanghai, China’s fastest growing city, where art deco waterside buildings contrast with towering skyscrapers.

What’s included

  • 10 nights hotels, 1 night overnight sleeper train
  • 10 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners
  • Professional tour leader throughout
  • All land transport within the tour
  • Internal flights
  • Mandarin language lesson
  • Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City tour
  • Great Wall & cable car at Mutianyu
  • Xi’an orientation walk & Huiling visit
  • Terracotta Warriors tour
  • Cookery class & market walk
  • Walking tour, Yuyuan Gardens entrance & acrobat performance in Shanghai

Important Information

Any child between 12-18 has to be accompanied by someone over 18.

Tour Fact File

Group size Maximum 12
Age Minimum 12
Single Room Option Available for 10 hotel nights of the 11 night tour from £320
International flight price
From £500
Arrival airport Beijing (PEK)
Departure airport Shanghai (PVG
Visa requirements for British citizens: Visa required prior to departure. (See trip guide for more details).
Guaranteed trip Once your tour has been confirmed it is guaranteed to run giving you peace of mind when booking flights.

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