• Beijing: City tours (4 nights)
• The Great Wall & Forbidden City
• Bird's Nest Stadium
• Luoyang:city tour (2 nights)
• Shaolin Temple
• Xian: City tours (3 nights)
• Terracotta Warriors
• Overnight train to Tibet
• Lhasa: city tours (4 nights)
• Potala Palace

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Price & Departure dates

Day 1
Depart from Heathrow or your preferred airport for a scheduled flight to Beijing. Meals on board.

Day 2 Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, you are greeted at the airport by our English speaking guide and transferred to your hotel by private transport. The rest of the day is at your leisure to recover from jetlag and get ready for the adventure to come! (China is 8 hours ahead of UK)

Day 3 Beijing (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
A full day city tour to soak up the atmosphere of Beijing. This includes visiting historical sites such as Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and the magnificent Forbidden City.

Day 4 Beijing (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
The highlights of today's tour include a visit to The Great Wall, Mutianyu Section. After spending time walking on the wall we visit the Summer Palace before travelling back to Beijing.

Day 5 Beijing to Luoyang (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today we transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Luoyang. Upon arrival our guides will meet you and transfer you to your hotel. In the afternoon we visit the Longmen Caves.

Day 6 Luoyang - Shaolin Temple (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After breakfast we drive to Songshan (1 hour) and visit the famous Shaolin Temple. Our tour of the temple includes watching a spectacular Kung Fu Show. Drive back to Luoyang after Lunch and visit the White Horse Temple.

Day 7 Xian (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Drive to Xian the ancient capital of China for many dynasties (4hrs drive). We visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, built as a Buddhist Monastery during the Tang Dynasty, and the Ancient Ming City Wall, built in the early Ming Dynasty (about 600 years ago).

Day 8 Xian (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today, the tour highlights include seeing the Terracotta Warriors. We visit the luxury underground palace of Emperor Qinshihuang, the Archaeological Museum of 6,000 life-size Terracotta Warriors and their horses. The warriors were the after life protectors the first emperor who united China (221BC-206BC). Afterwards we will visit Shaanxi History Museum, one of the best museum in China.

Day 9 Xian (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
In the morning, we walk around Bell Tower and Drum Tower where you can have great views overlooking the entire city. Our guide will be happy to assisting in taking pictures for you. Then we will have a walk around the Old Muslim Quarter including Great Mosque. Finally we drive to Donghan Village (1hr) to visit a local family and experience paper cutting and see the village school.

Day 10 Xian - Xining - Lhasa (Breakfast, Lunch)
Transfer to airport in the morning and fly to Xining (1 hr). Drive to Huangzhong to visit Kumbum or Yellow Hat Monastery. Late afternoon we drive back to Xining railway station and board the overnight train from Xining to Lhasa (through Gurmu(Golmud)/Tuotuohe/Anduo/Naqu/Dangxio).

Day 11 Xining - Lhasa
Full day on the train - arriving Lhasa in the evening. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel.

Day 12 Lhasa (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today we visit Jokhang and Ani Tsangkung Nunnery in the morning. After lunch, we visit the Sera Monastery including the Main College Hall. (except in Aug/Sep).

Day 13 Lhasa (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
In the morning, we have a tour to the famous Potala Palace in Lhasa. Afternoon is free or we recommend an optional excursion to Drepung Monastery. (bus 6kms each way)

Day 14 Lhasa (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
The morning is free for your to explore the city. We also provide optional excursion to Ganden Gelugpa Monastery (bus 1.5hrs each way,visit 3.5hrs.) Late afternoon we visit Norblingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama.

Day 15 Lhasa - Beijing (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Transfer to airport for flight from Lhasa to Beijing. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

Day 16 - Beijing - Homeward (Breakfast)
Our Guide will meet you at the hotel and take you to the airport for your departure flight.

Hong Kong extension (£399 per person)

Day 15 Beijing to Hong Kong (Breakfast)
You are transferred to airport for flight to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel (superior/moderate deluxe standard). The rest of day is free at leisure.

Day 16 Hong Kong (Breakfast)
Half day morning tour to the Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, Aberdeen Fishing Village. Rest of the day is free.

Day 17 Hong Kong (Breakfast)
You are transferred to airport for flight home.

OR, for the same price, you may choose the option of 3 nights/4 days in Hong Kong incl a flight to Hong Kong. (flight & accommodation only)

Group Departure Dates & Prices from (£)

The price may be different around the bank holiday period in the UK, and the festival periods in China. Please contact us for confirmation. Single supplement is based on 3 people in 1 group.

We also arrange private tours or tailor made departures according to this itinerary, please contact us to discuss your requirement.

Price Includes (The prices shown above are 'per person' in Mainland China and are subject to confirmation and availability)

• All flights including airport tax. We can also arrange your local airport departure from £70. Please enquire at the time of your booking.
• All airport/hotel transfers.
• Sightseeing tours (including entrance fee) by professional English-speaking tour guide.
• Selections of deluxe hotel accommodation in well furnished rooms with private facilities.
• All meals except on train.

Price Does Not Include

• Visa fee (please go to Our Visa Service for details).
• Travel Insurance.

Our Accommodation: We take a great deal of time and effort to source our hotel selection in each city for our travellers enjoyment and our hotels in the main cities of China are good 4 star & 5 star rating. Understandable in some remote areas of China such as Tibet, the standard of hotels available can be lower, but we will provide you with one of the best available in the area. We also monitor our established hotel selection continually based upon each of our customers feedback received over the years. Please visit our Hotel page for full accommodation details.

Flights As agents of airline consolidators, we can obtain international and domestic flights in various class seats with many reputable airlines. We can also provide flights from many UK regional airports and depends on availability we will try to arrange direct flight when possible, however allocation can be limited. If you wish to be booked on a particular airline, please specify at the time of booking (supplement may apply). Alternatively, for the cheapest deal we recommend you book your international flights at time of booking, as this can save you £££s off your final holiday price.

Tour Itinerary Facts: Our tour is arranged on a small group basis, as we feel this gives our travellers more flexibility and enjoyment. By reducing the group size our experienced local guides are able to get to know you all individually and show you the true beauty of China.

Our itineraries are designed at a sensible pace with a combination of escorted sightseeing, special activities and some free time. We Believe this give you the best combination to experience the real China and meet local people.

This tour is Guaranteed departure from 4 people. In the unlikely situation where the number is less than 4, we will offer an alternative date which is as close to the original departure date as possible. Add on tours and city extension available, for details visit Optional tours page.

Your Meals We include all breakfasts (mixture of western & Chinese cuisine) at your hotel and most Chinese style lunches and dinners, which are all pre-booked as shown in your itinerary. Each lunch and dinner menu is selected to ensure you can try a wide variety of tasty traditional dishes whilst in China. We feel it is also an important part of your holiday experience to try buying a few meals by yourself whilst you're in China and for your convenience the hotels we select provide a good choices of Chinese cuisine with English menu. Alternatively there are plenty of restaurants to choose from around the main sightseeing area in most Chinese cities. A good meal (dinner) in a restaurant should cost about £5 per person.

The itinerary is designed according to the most updated information of flights available, although on rare occasions the sequence in which cities are visited, duration of time spent can change due to local conditions which are out of our control. The above itinerary highlights the main attractions that are to be visited each day. Further places of interest may be visited during your stay, which will provide unique ethnic and cultural handcraft shopping opportunities. We reserve the right to change, amend or alter the itinerary, although we will act in your best interests to handle any amendments. Please refer to the booking form for detailed terms & conditions.