Grand Tour of China
Visa & Health Information
All British passport holders require a single-entry 30-day China tourist visa which costs £30 per person, plus a £66 service charge for personal applications or a £90 service charge for postal applications. Visas are processed via the China Visa Application Service Centres in London, Manchester or Edinburgh. Full details are available on www.visaforchina.org. Please ensure your passport is valid for at least 6 months from date of travel and has at least one blank page. Visa fees are subject to change without notice and non-refundable.
Whilst care has been taken to ensure that the information provided relating to visa requirements is true and correct at time of publication, changes in requirements after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of this information. Therefore, whilst we strive to provide the most up-to-date information, we strongly suggest that you re-confirm requirements with the relevant embassy prior to application.
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.