China Highlights

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From ancient capitals to cosmopolitan cities, China’s stunning diversity offers visitors the chance to explore both its modern allure and ancient past. Travel China at its best with our well-designed China tour packages. Visit the golden triangle cities of Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai. Enjoy the highest level of service with round trip airfare, luxury hotel ac...

Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • This China tour is the ideal introduction to China´ major cities: Beijing, Xian, Suzhou, and Shanghai
    • Visit Tiananmen Square, the world-famous and historic site
    • Visit Great Wall, which is one of the man-built architectures
    • The tour to witness the famous "Terra Cotta Warriors
    • Ride to the beautiful Suzhou, an ancient water village line with canals and nicknamed the "Venice of the Orient", and enjoy the scenic along the way.
    • Suzhou is located at the heart of Yangtze Delta in the south of the Jiangsu Province
    • Visit Shanghai Museum and view the exhibits of ancient Chinese art.

What's this trip about?

    From ancient capitals to cosmopolitan cities, China’s stunning diversity offers visitors the chance to explore both its modern allure and ancient past. Travel China at its best with our well-designed China tour packages. Visit the golden triangle cities of Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai. Enjoy the highest level of service with round trip airfare, luxury hotel accommodations, ground transfers, friendly English-speaking tour guides and sightseeing.  Option to extend your stay in Shanghai for a few more days and experience the pulsating city at your own pace or perhaps continue on to electrifying Hong Kong.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityBeijing
End CityShanghai

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • Transformative

Destinations

Attractions

  • Beijing
  • Chongqing
  • Great Wall of China
  • Shanghai
  • Suzhou
  • Terra Cotta Warriors
  • The Forbidden City
  • Xian
  • Yangtze Delta
  • Yangtze River

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • History
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Short Cruise
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Luxury hotel accommodations
    • Professional English-speaking guide
    • Daily hotel breakfast
    • Sightseeing places as indicated in the itinerary
    • Round-trip airfare from Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), New York (JFK), Houston (IAH), or Vancouver (YVR)
    • Fuel surcharge & tax
    • Land only package includes China domestic flights (Beijing -> Xian -> Shanghai); does not include international airfare and airport transfers in or out.

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Itinerary

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Day 1: USA - Beijing

Board an international flight bound for Beijing, eager to begin our China vacation. Spend the night aboard as our flight crosses the International Date Line.

Day 2: Arrival Beijing

Accommodation: Doubletree Hilton Beijing or Similar

We arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China. Greet our local guide in the arrivals hall and transfer to our luxury accommodations for a good night's rest.

Optional Tour : China Discovery Best Seller Value Pack  ( $139 )  Upgrade to an Executive Room (Beijing 3 nts) 2017  ( $89 )

Day 3  Beijing (ABF)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Doubletree Hilton Beijing or Similar

Today, we start our Beijing Capital tour with Qianmen Street. Qianmen Street was a commercial and entertainment hub due to its convenient location, connecting the Imperial Palace with o...

Day 4  Beijing (ABF)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Doubletree Hilton Beijing or Similar

Spend the day free or take the tour to visit the Great Wall, which is one of the man-built architectures that can be seen from the low orbit of the earth. The Great Wall is a massive de...

Day 5 : Beijing – Xian

Meals: Brewakfast

Accommodation: Grand Noble Xian

Today we continue our journey by flying to Xian, the capital of Shannxi Province, one of the oldest cities in China. Xian is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China with more than 3100 years of hi...

Day 6: Xian

Meals: Breakafst

Accommodation: Grand Noble Xian

Spend the day free or take the tour to witness the famous "Terra Cotta Warriors." The serendipitous discovery of the Terra Cotta Warriors in 1974 has drawn throngs of visitors to Xian each year and ranks a...

Day 7: Xian – Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Yingxing Shanghai or Similar

Board a flight to Shanghai, the largest metropolitan centre of China. She is a bright pearl at the mouth of the Yangtze River and China's largest economic centre.

Optional Tour : Upgrade to a Premier Club Room (Crowne Plaza Shanghai 3 nts)  ( $130 )

Day 8: Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Yingxing Shanghai or Similar

This morning, we visit the Shanghai Museum and view the exhibits of ancient Chinese art. Designed by a local Shanghai Architect, the current building was completed in 1993 and rese...

Day 9: Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Yingxing Shanghai or Similar

Spend the day free at leisure or take an optional excursion to the charming water village of Suzhou. Suzhou, often known as the “Venice of the Orient”, is a historic city located a...

Day 10: Shanghai - USA

Meals: Breakfast

All good things must come to an end. Board a return flight back home and bid farewell to China.

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Price From $1,399
Price per day$140
Single supplement (single occupancy)$450
Last Updated: 10/4/2019

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Cancellation policy

The following fee will be assessed per person accordingly when you cancel your reservation:

$100 120 or more days prior to departure

$200 60 - 119 days prior to departure

$300 30 - 59 days prior to departure

$500 15 - 29 days prior to departure

$1000 3 - 14 days prior to departure

100%  of Tour fare Within 48 hours prior to departure

Written notice of cancellation must be received by Affordable World either by mail, or email. Oral cancellation by phone will not be acceptable.

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Meals Included

 8 American Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Optional Activities

OPTIONAL TOURS:

Acrobatics Show with Dinner  $40

Great Wall & Sacred Way  $49

Terracotta Warriors, First Qin Emperor's Mausoleum & Big Wild Goose Pagoda  $55

Tang Dynasty Dinner Show  $59

Upgrade to Club Executive Room (Shanghai 2 nts)  $60

Lujiazui FTDZ & Huang Pu River Cruise  $25

Acrobatics Show with Dinner  $40

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