China 5-star Special Offer
A special tariff in Beijing and Shanghai with options to add the Terracotta Warriors at Xian and pandas in Chengdu
In Brief
| Flight - 1 night. Beijing - 3 nights. Shanghai - 3 nights. |
Day 1 Fly overnight from London Heathrow to Beijing.
Day 2 Transfer to the 5-star International Hotel for three nights.
Day 3 Full-day tour to the Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square and Summer Palace. Peking Opera performance.
Day 4 Visit to the Temple of Heaven and Great Wall. Peking Duck dinner.
Day 5 Fly to Shanghai for three nights at the 5-star Broadway Mansions Hotel or similar. Visit the Bund and Nanjing Road. Enjoy a Huangpu River cruise (Oct 20 onwards).
Day 6 Visit the Yu Garden, old town area, Jade Buddha Temple and Shanghai Museum. Evening Acrobatic show.
Day 7 Free day. Optional day excursion by rail to Suzhou including lunch, the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets plus the Garden of Couples or Lingering Garden, a short canal cruise, a silk reeling factory and ancient Pingjiang Street - £49.
Day 8 Return flight via Beijing, reaching London Heathrow later the same day.
Extension - The Terracotta Warriors & Pandas
Add Xian to view the full array of the Terracotta Army and Chengdu to visit the home of 50 Giant Pandas (includes three lunches, two dinners).
Day 8 Fly to Xian. Visit the City Wall. Two nights at 5-star Hotel Grand Park (Grand Noble Hotel in 2012).
Day 9 Visit the Terracotta Warriors, Provincial Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda. Optional Tang Dynasty show (Mar-Nov, bookable locally).
Day 10 Fly to Chengdu for overnight at the 5-star Tibet Hotel.
Day 11 Morning visit to the Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu. Afternoon flight to Beijing for overnight at the 5-star International Hotel.
Day 12 Return flight, reaching London Heathrow later the same day.
Travel in China
Our 5-star hotels generally include a restaurant, bar/coffee shop and English speaking reception staff. Accommodation is in air-conditioned rooms with private facilities, hairdryer, telephone, mini-bar and satellite TV with tea making facilities and complimentary mineral water. Included meals in China are at the hotel or in local restaurants and generally offer a selection of Chinese dishes with a drink. When internal flights are during meal times, separate meals will not be provided pre/post flight. Transportation is in private air-conditioned vehicles with local guides accompanying all tours (except on flights).
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