About your tour
This enchanting tour of China will unravel a vastly different world of spectacular scenery, rich cultural heritage and oriental architecture.
Holiday highlights
Beijing City sightseeing
Train Beijing to Chengde
Chengde Lesser Patola Palace, Puning Temple, Pule Temple, Summer Resort
Great Wall of China
Xian Terracotta Warriors
Your Price Includes
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Flights: UK - Beijing - Xian - Beijing - UK
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Accommodation on tour in twin room with private facilities
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English speaking guide on tour
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Transfers between overseas airports and hotels
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All local and airport taxes
Not included in the price Tipping is at your own discretion, as a guide we recommend £3 per person per day
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Meals on tour 8 breakfasts (B), 7 lunches (L), 8 dinners (D)
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Travel on tour by comfortable air-conditioned transport
Extend Your Holiday
Hong Kong
You can extend your Taste of China tour with a 4-night stay in Hong Kong. Return flight to the UK is via Beijing. Your choice of hotels in Hong Kong are the Metropole or Miramar.
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Your itinerary
Day 1: Depart UK.
Overnight flight to Beijing.
Day 2: Beijing.
On arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for a three night stay.
(D)
Day 3: Beijing. Included sightseeing.
Enjoy the iconic sights of China's atmospheric capital city, including Tiananmen Square, the imposing Forbidden City and the glorious Summer Palace.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 4: Beijing. Included sightseeing.
Take in the ornate Temple of Heaven, one of the most strictly protected and preserved cultural heritages of China, built in 1420 during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. Later take a rickshaw ride along the city's Hutongs (tiny lanes) before visiting a local family's home. This evening enjoy a famous Peking Duck dinner.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 5: Beijing - Chengde. Included sightseeing.
Take an early morning train through fascinating landscapes to Chengde, your home for the next two nights. This mountain resort with its temples and palaces has made Chengde a famous historical and cultural city, and one of China's leading scenic spots. This imperial resort was listed in the directory of the world's cultural heritages in 1994. In the afternoon, visit Summer Resort, once a retreat of the 18th-century Qing dynasty, surrounded by romantic and serene Chinese gardens.
Note: Only one overnight bag is allowed on the train, your main luggage will be taken to Beijing airport in time for your flight to Xian on Day 7.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 6: Chengde. Included sightseeing.
Visit the three outer temples: Pule, with its Buddha of Happiness, the serene Lesser Potala Palace and the combined Han/Tibetan style Puning Temple, the only active Lama temple in Chengde.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 7: Chengde - Great Wall - Xian.
We drive to Jinshanling, set amid the fantastic mountainous Luanping County of Hebei province, to visit the legendary Great Wall. After lunch, drive to Beijing to catch your flight to Xian.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 8: Xian. Terracotta Warriors.
Visit the imperial funeral vault containing the astonishing 8000 handcarved Terracotta Warriors and Horses. You will also visit Xian's ancient city walls and the Banpo Neolithic Village.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 9: Xian. Included Wild Goose Pagoda and Yangling Tomb. Beijing.
Visit Xian Yangling Tomb, the wonderfully preserved burial place of Emperor Liu Qi and his Empress, excavated to reveal 40,000 burial objects, including cavalrymen, pottery figurines, chariots and weapons. Also visit the Wild Goose Pagoda before your afternoon flight to Beijing.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 10: Beijing - UK.
Transfer to Beijing Airport for your flight to the UK.
(B)
Hotels On Tour
Beijing: Plaza Hotel (4*); Chengde: Mountain Villa (3*); Xian: Garden (4*).
Note: Tour hotels will be as specified or alternatives of a similar standard.
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