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Discover China with it’s fascinating halls and pavilions, you’ll experience a journey at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. Your guide will accompany you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. You will have pleasant stay during the days in China.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Must-see sights in China - the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors
    • Cruise on the Huangpu River to take in the impressive skylines of Shanghai
    • Walk into a local Chinese family, interact & dine with the hosts in their home
    • Enjoy a la carte meals, Kung Fu Show, Tang Dynasty Music and Dance performance

What's this trip about?

    Discover China with it’s fascinating halls and pavilions, you’ll experience a journey at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. Your guide will accompany you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. You will have pleasant stay during the days in China.

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Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 18 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityBeijing
End CityShanghai

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife

Destinations

  • Asia
  • China

Attractions

  • Beijing
  • Great Wall of China
  • Shanghai
  • Terra Cotta Warriors
  • The Forbidden City
  • Tiananmen Square
  • Xian

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • History
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature

Trip includes

    • Domestic airfares
    • Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
    • A la carte lunches as itinerary specifies
    • Professional English-speaking guides
    • Drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
    • Entrance fees to tourist sites
    • Tips or gratuities for hotel porters

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Itinerary

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Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

Accommodation: The Great Wall Hotel Beijing  - the former Sheraton

The prelude of your 8 days guided tours of China starts when you meet your professional local guide at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. Your guide will accompa...

Day 2: Beijing

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Today your memorable tour starts! You will meet your group members in the hotel lobby and have a short meeting. Then head to the first stop, Tiananmen Square, the biggest urban city square in the world. From there you will enter the I...

Day 3: Beijing

Meals: Breakfast

This morning we will take you to Mutianyu section to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an e...

Day 4: Beijing - Xi'an

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel

The first stop of today's itinerary is the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions. Then a trip to the old Hutongs will conclude...

Day 5: Xi'an

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

The visit to the magnificent Terracotta Army will start your day's trip. In the museum, there are altogether three excavated pits exhibiting amazing warrior figures and Chinese ancient weapons.

At noon, a special home-c...

Day 6: Xi'an – Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai

he day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals. We also have a special arrangement for you here. That is to pr...

Day 7: Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Local retired people playing Tai-chi at the Bund of Shanghai

A day journey will show you the essence of Shanghai. This morning, you will visit one of the four largest museums in China, Shanghai Museum, which specializes in exhi...

Day 8: Departure from Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, you will travel to the airport for your homeward flight. Your 8 days China tour package is wane to the close with wonderful memories. We suggest you reserve a taxi at the hotel reception beforehand to avoid having ...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,139
Price per day$142
Single supplement (single occupancy)$339
Last Updated: 3/11/2019

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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One-on-one travel consultant service is available on hand throughout the day, all for free. All the arrangements will be carried out before the tour. Our guides are versatile assistants that will enhance and enrich client's holiday. The best local drivers are ready to serve with luxury vehicles. Enough individual space is given by 30-40% vacant seats. Our professional quality assurance team test every bed, for we know that a sound sleep really makes a lot of difference.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfares
    • Entry Visa fees
    • Personal expenses
    • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
Cancellation policy

For any changes made prior to the tour commence, the client will enjoy our free change service. However, if in case there are any extra losses occurred due to the reservation changes, you are responsible to pay for this part.

The cancellation fee will be a certain percentage of the tour total price.

30 days or more before the arrival day: we will refund the full cost to you except for the actual air, train, hotel cancellation fee and the bank transfer fee if there is.

29 days to 15 days before: 30% of the total price.

14 days to 3 days before: 50% of the total price.

Cancellation within 2 days before: 100% of the total price.

After the tour begins, any extra charges caused by clients' changes will be added. Any unused portion is neither refundable nor exchangeable.

If the client cancels the trip, the client should inform us by email. We calculate your refund on the day when we receive the written cancellation by Beijing time. All refunds to the client will be processed within 20 days of receipt of your cancellation.

If we cancel a tour due to circumstances beyond our control, we will endeavor to find an alternative tour for the client or refund all payment paid. A full refund will constitute final settlement for the client; the company shall not take responsibilities for any expenses that may have been incurred as a result of the client's booking.

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 1 Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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