Worldwide brochure 2022-2023

FAR EAST • CHINA
China:
The Grand Tour
Duration • 16 days & 14 nights
Category • Superior & Luxury
This group tour features…
Small-group tour • From £3,295 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £3,995 (incl. flights)
Afternoon visit to the Temple of Heaven.
Welcome dinner at a Peking duck restaurant. (D)
Small group size – average 10
people (max 18)
4- & 5-star accommodation options
Flexible – extensions & flight
upgrades available
International & internal flights
Transfers in air-conditioned
vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
14 breakfasts, 6 lunches &
6 dinners
Welcome dinner to meet the group
& guide
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
3-night cruise on the Yangtze River
from Chongqing to Yichang
Weather
Beijing
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B -10 -7 -1 7 13 18 22 20 14 7 -1 -7
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C: Average rainfall (mm)
Terracotta Warriors, Xian
This comprehensive tour of China visits the
treasures of Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors
at Xian, picturesque scenery between Guilin
and Yangshuo and the pandas at Chengdu.
Cruise the Yangtze River between Chongqing
and Yichang, before ending the tour in the
dynamic city of Shanghai.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Discover historic Beijing in the
Liulichang district
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and enjoy
a cruise on the Yangtze River
Tour the less-visited Jinshanling section
of the Great Wall
Tea tasting at the Huxinting Teahouse
in Shanghai
Private expert-led tour of the Shanghai
Museum
Day 1: Fly to Beijing
Overnight flight from London (regional
connections available) direct to Beijing with
British Airways. (N)
Day 2: Beijing
Arrive and transfer to the Novotel Peace
Hotel (or similar) / Regent Beijing * for 3 nights.
Day 3: Beijing
Morning visit to Tiananmen Square and the
Forbidden City, then stroll through the historic
Liulichang district. Optional evening visit to the
state acrobatics show. (B, L)
Day 4: Great Wall
Morning drive out of the city to the Great Wall
at Jinshanling, a quiet and dramatic section of
the wall. (B, L, D)
Day 5: Xian
Morning visit to a hutong (narrow streets) area,
then drive to the station to board a high-speed
train* to Xian and stay at the Grand Noble
Xian for 2 nights. (B)
Day 6: Terracotta Warriors • Xian
Morning excursion to the Terracotta Warriors,
the Tang Bo Art Museum, followed by a
lesson in Chinese calligraphy. Afternoon
visit to the Muslim quarter and Great Mosque.
Optional evening excursion to enjoy a
Tang dynasty music performance with
dinner. (B, L)
Day 7: Train to Chengdu
Morning high-speed train journey * to Chengdu,
then transfer to the Sheraton Lido / Shangri-
La Chengdu * for 1 night. Afternoon visit to
the Giant Panda Research Base. Optional
evening excursion to enjoy a Sichuan opera
performance. (B)
Day 8: Fly to Guilin
Fly to Guilin and overnight at the Sheraton
Guilin / Shangri-La Guilin * . (B)
Days 9-10: Yangshuo
Morning cruise down the Li River, past a
dramatic landscape of limestone peaks.
Arrive in Yangshuo and stroll along busy
West Street, then transfer to the Yangshuo
Resort / Banyan Tree Yangshuo * for a
2-night stay. Following day at leisure to enjoy
the relaxed riverside atmosphere of
Yangshuo. (B)
Day 11: Chongqing
Train journey * to Chongqing, then transfer to
the port to board the Victoria Jenna (or similar)
/ Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer * for a 3-night cruise
to Yichang. (B, D)
Days 12-13: Yangtze River cruise
Cruise through the striking Three Gorges
section of the Yangtze, an area of towering
cliffs and twisting canyons. A range of shore
excursions are available, with entertainment
provided in the evenings. (B, L, D)
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