China Tours

These tour operators offer a variety of tours to China, this millenium's most exciting travel destination, full of eye-boggling sights, grand landscapes, sensational food and hordes of Chinese, so check what they've got to offer.

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Roam China:
An active 20 day tour from Beijing to Hong Kong that includes exploring the many faces of Beijing, hiking the Great Wall, visiting the Terracotta Warriors, biking between Yangshuo's magical limestone peaks, trekking through the rice terraces of Longji, experimenting with rural life in a village stay, and sampling delicacies in a Hong Kong food market.

Grand China:
A 21 day trip from Hong Kong to Beijing involving exploring Yangshuo, cruising the Yangzi River and the controversial Three Gorges Dam Project, visiting pandas in Chengdu and the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, enjoying the contrasts of Shanghai and the many attractions of Beijing, with a final stroll along the Great Wall.

Best of China:
This is a 14 day trip from Shanghai to Beijing that encompasses the greatest attractions in the area from high-rise Shanghai to Ming history in Nanjing, Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, life on the Yangzi River, walking the Great Wall and exploring ancient Beijing.

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Great Wall and Guilin [hiking and biking]:
15 days of historic, scenic action from walking old Beijing to a hike along the most stunning sections of the Great Wall at Jinshaling and Simatai to stay in a guesthouse just a stone's throw from the mighty Wall.
A flight to Guilin takes us to the bizarre yet beautiful limestone peaks which have fired the imaginations of poets and artists for centuries. Our route takes us through traditional fishing villages along the banks of the Li River with plenty of time to stop off for a boat trip, perhaps meeting cormorant fishermen. Near Chaoping we explore a network of caves loaded with stalactites and stalagmites.
The small and buzzing town of Yangshuo makes a good base from which to cycle deeper into the countryside, climb a peak or two or try out bamboo rafting on the Yulong River. In the tiny village of Hebaoshan we stay with a local family gaining a deeper insight into the lifestyle and traditions of rural China. We explore the little-known Stone Village, surrounded by high stone walls, accessible via four towering gates. The Ling Canal scenic area is our final destination as we circle back to Guilin

Along the Yangtse:
A 16 day tour including the cosmopolitan cities of Hong Kong and Shanghai, this trip also spends time exploring rural China. We visit the stunning limestone scenery of Yangshuo and terraced rice fields of the Longji area. We then board a Chinese riverboat to cruise the dramatic Yangtse River Gorges.

Crossroads of Asia:
19 days along China's southern Silk Road in Central Asia.
From Urumqi, capital of China's remote north-west, we drive to Kuqa, a staging post on the Silk Road, then into one of the greatest 'voids' on earth - the Taklamakan Desert, the resting place for many 19th Century European explorers. Eventually we emerge onto the southern silk road along which lie a belt of settlements, nestled between the desert and Pamir and Kunlun ranges.
Traders from the neighbouring countries of Central Asia still flock to Kashgar and we plan to absorb ourselves in this exotic ethnic mix at the fabled Sunday bazaar and livestock market. Although the city is modernising, it's still possible to take a stroll through the narrow passages of the old town past Uighur homes and workshops and witness the traditional life.
Then our route starts to climb as we head up into the snow-capped Tien Shan mountains that separate China from Kyrgyzstan. Crossing the border at the legendary Torugart Pass (3752m), the scenery starts to change, the dry and desolate landscape giving way to forested mountains and lush steppe.
Kyrgyzstan offers an unforgettable environment as well as a warm Central Asian welcome from these traditionally nomadic people. In a beautiful hidden valley at Tash Rabat, we stay in a yurt camp next to the brooding ruins of an old fortified caravanserai. We have another taste of the nomadic life staying in the alpine pastures at Lake Song Kul.

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