
Tour · 15 nights · with G Adventures
A 15-night small-group escorted tour with G Adventures through China from Beijing’s ancient sites to Shanghai’s cityscape, with pandas in Chengdu and limestone peaks around Yangshuo.
Highlights
Tai Chi lesson at Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Great Wall of China hike at Jinshanling
Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi’An
Giant Panda Conservation Centre, Chengdu
Li River bamboo raft and tea ceremony, Yangshuo
This 15-night escorted tour by G Adventures moves from the sprawling historic heart of Beijing to the futuristic skyline of Shanghai, with plenty of stops in between. In Beijing, a Tai Chi lesson at the Temple of Heaven and a walk around Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City lend more depth to the usual sights. The Great Wall hike at Jinshanling is paired with a chance to enjoy a drink and snack high on those ancient ramparts.
Journeys
After Beijing, the tour takes in Xi’An’s Terracotta Warriors and Muslim Quarter before Shanghai’s city lights and a Huangpu River night cruise. Zhangjiajie’s national parks are next, where a glass bridge and mountain cable car provide vertiginous views. Chengdu's panda research centre brings perhaps the trip’s gentlest moment, followed by fiery Sichuan hotpot dining. Finally, the karst scenery around Yangshuo includes a bamboo raft on the Li River and a traditional tea ceremony at a local plantation. Travel within China is varied, covering bullet trains, flights, and boats, all with a local guide to smooth over the inevitable challenges.
Itinerary
Beijing
Xi’An
Shanghai
Zhangjiajie
Chengdu
When to go
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Need to know
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The operator
Small-group tours around the world
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Yangshuo
These are the places the trip visits, in order. G Adventures publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.