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FAR EAST • CHINA
China:
The Grand Tour
Duration • 16 days & 14 nights
Category • Superior
Small-group tour • From £4,295 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £4,695 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
Small group size – average 10
people (max 18)
Weather
Beijing
4-star accommodation
Flexible – extensions & flight
upgrades available
International & internal flights
Transfers in air-conditioned
vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
14 breakfasts, 6 lunches &
5 dinners
Welcome dinner to meet your
group & tour manager
Guided sightseeing & entrance
fees included
3-night cruise on the Yangtze River
from Chongqing to Yichang aboard
the 5-star luxury Victoria Jenna
Porterage at hotels & train stations
J F M A M J J A S O N D
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B -10 -7 -1 7 13 18 22 20 14 7 -1 -7
C 2 4 7 18 29 65 152 143 42 18 7 2
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
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) for 3 nights. Afternoon visit to the
Temple of Heaven. Welcome dinner at a Peking
duck restaurant. (D)
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)
Li River, Yangshuo, Guilin
Day 4: Great Wall of China
Morning drive out of the city to the Great Wall
at Jinshanling, a quiet and dramatic section of
the wall. (B, L)
Day 5: Xian
Morning visit to a hutong (narrow streets) area,
then drive to the railway station to board a
high-speed train to Xian, where you stay at the
Grand Noble Xian for 2 nights. (B)
Day 6: Terracotta Warriors • Xian
Morning excursion to the Terracotta Army and
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 Kempinski
Hotel Chengdu for 1 night. Afternoon visit
to the Giant Panda Research Base. Optional
evening excursion to enjoy a Sichuan opera
performance. (B, L)
Day 8: Fly to Guilin
Fly to Guilin and overnight at the Sheraton
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
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)
for a 3-night cruise to Yichang. (B, D)
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