Highlights
Selected departures from March to October 2018
Explore China's greatest cultural legacies, iconic monuments, astounding palaces and astonishing scenery.
- Visit the astonishing Great Wall of China, the only man-made monument visible from space
- See the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and the less visited underground museum
- Tour of the Panda Breeding & Research Centre with a local guide
- Guided tour of the Temple of Heaven and the imperial gardens at the Summer Palace in Beijing
- See the man-made wonder of the Longshen Rice Terraces
- Enjoy a full-board, five-star Yangtze River Cruise and travel through the world’s largest ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam
- City tour of Shanghai taking in Jade Buddha temple, Yuyuan Gardens and the old British Consulate
- Guided tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City - the world’s largest concentration of preserved ancient wooden buildings
- Travel from Shanghai to Beijing on one of China's new 186mph high speed trains
- City tour of old Beijing’s historic quarters by cycle rickshaw
- Cruise the world-famous Li River and visit the picturesque riverside town of Yangshuo
- Hand-picked accommodation rated four-stars, including all local taxes, with breakfast plus nine lunches and five dinners including a Peking Duck banquet
- Services of our experienced tour manager
- Return travel from the UK with transfers to and from the hotel included
Dates & Prices
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A truly memorable tour, superbly lead by Tihana, who excelled in all aspects. This was a “full on” tour and I think everybody was pretty tied by the end, but the early starts to avoid the crowds and four internal flights were a small price to pay for what we saw and came to understand about China and its people. Horror stories about having to live off ducks heads and chickens feet were completely dispelled with the choice and quality of food and drink excellent throughout. Our accommodation was excellent with staff extremely polite and helpful. The trip of a lifetime. Would highly recommend.
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Price Includes
The price of this holiday is per person, based on two people sharing a twin room with single rooms available at the relevant supplement. Price includes flights to and from Shanghai; 14 nights’ accommodation in four-star hotels including 3 nights on board a five-star Yangtze cruise ship; daily breakfast, 9 lunches & 5 dinners; all tours and entrance fees as described; all transfers; all touring as mentioned; all local accommodation taxes and airport/flight taxes; four domestic flights and two rail journeys; hotel porterage of one item of luggage per person and the services of a Riviera Travel tour manager.
Included excursions are: guided tours of Beijing, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, Xian, Guilin, Chengdu and Shanghai; visits to Panda Breeding & Research Centre, the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta Army and museum, the Longshen Rice Terraces; Li River cruise and visit to Yangshuo
Not included: Chinese visa - see visa and health information
Things to note:
- Itinerary may be subject to change depending on domestic flight timings and Yangtze & Li river water levels.
- All included lunches and dinners are Chinese meals and are set menus of several courses and dishes shared around tables of 6-10 persons, one local beer or soft drink is normally included as is unlimited Chinese tea. Breakfasts are buffet style with western food options.
- Hotel beds can be ‘firm’ in China and rooms are normally twin-bedded. Requests for double beds can be made but not guaranteed in advance.
