
Tour · 14 nights · with G Adventures
A small-group tour from Beijing to Shanghai, tracing China’s cultural landmarks and countryside charms with G Adventures. Walk the Great Wall, meet the Terracotta Warriors, raft the Li River karsts and visit a panda sanctuary along the way.
Highlights
Great Wall at MutianyuWith cable car and toboggan option
Terracotta Warriors museum in Xi’an
Visit to Leshan Giant Buddha
Bamboo raft ride on the Li River near Yangshuo
Panda sanctuary at Chengdu Research Base
This 14-night escorted tour with G Adventures threads through China’s well-known and less trodden corners, beginning in Beijing. Here, the Great Wall rises above the forested hills near Mutianyu, where you might try the toboggan back down, and the Forbidden City stretches vast behind Tiananmen Square. A night aboard an overnight train leads to Xi’an, whose Terracotta Warriors stand in quiet military formation, alongside ancient city walls and a mosque reflecting a long history of trade and culture.
Journeys
Heading further south, the tour visits the Leshan Giant Buddha carved into a cliff face, and the nearby Emei Shan monasteries perched on wooded slopes. Later, rice paddies and karst peaks border Yangshuo, where a bamboo raft drifts down the Li River, skimming past limestone towers. The tour rounds off in Shanghai, where the towering skyline contrasts with museum artefacts revealing China’s complex past.
Transport between destinations includes trains and flights where needed, with a CEO guiding the group through sizeable cities and rural landscapes alike. The days mix organised sightseeing with time to wander and soak up the surroundings, which can be as rewarding as the headline sights themselves.
Itinerary
Beijing
Xi'an
Leshan
Chengdu
Shanghai
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
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Need to know
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The operator
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These are the places the trip visits, in order. G Adventures publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.