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15-Day Grand China Journey: Guilin, Pandas & Yangtze Cruise
9 Oct 2026 / Twin/double Share – Price Per Person
£3,489.00
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15-Day Grand China Journey: Guilin, Pandas & Yangtze Cruise
Product code：SG04
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This tour is guaranteed to operate with a minimum of 2 passengers and a maximum of 18 passengers.
Tour Overview
See an exceptional range of China in one carefully coordinated journey, from imperial landmarks and karst scenery to giant pandas, Sichuan culture and a Yangtze River cruise. Accommodation, transport and professional English-speaking guidance are arranged across the route, removing the complexity of planning seven destinations independently.
Key Highlights
- See China’s must-visit sights: the Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City and Terracotta Army.
- Cruise the Li River through Guilin’s dramatic karst scenery.
- Visit the home of China’s legendary giant pandas.
- Walk along the Bund and experience Shanghai’s historic waterfront and modern skyline.
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Tour Highlights
Follow the journey through these amazing destinations
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Beijing
Imperial landmarks, traditional hutongs and China’s modern capital
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Xi’an
Ancient walls, Silk Road heritage and the Terracotta Warriors
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Guilin
Karst peaks, river journeys and the landscapes of rural Guangxi
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Chengdu
Pandas, teahouses and the flavours of Sichuan
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Chongqing
River views, hillside neighbourhoods and bold Sichuan flavours
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Yangtze River
Gorge landscapes, historic towns and journeys through central China
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Shanghai
Historic neighbourhoods, riverfront landmarks and a bold modern skyline
Terracotta Warriors
High-speed train
A Majestic Voyage Through Three Gorges
Arrive in Beijing and meet your local guide at the airport.
You will be transferred to your hotel in the city center, giving you time to settle in and recover from your flight.
Meals: ✗
You will be transferred to your hotel in the city center, giving you time to settle in and recover from your flight.
Meals: ✗
Visit Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City (the Treasure Gallery included) this morning. Then enjoy your lunch at a good local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, and thereafter watch a wonderful Acrobatic Show. Tonight, we specially serve you a welcome a la carte dinner (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in tour price) at a popular restaurant, where you can have a taste of the most famous Peking Roast Duck and other authentic typical dishes. (
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, and thereafter watch a wonderful Acrobatic Show. Tonight, we specially serve you a welcome a la carte dinner (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in tour price) at a popular restaurant, where you can have a taste of the most famous Peking Roast Duck and other authentic typical dishes. (
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
Today's highlight is to visit Mutianyu Great Wall. A round-trip cable car ride is included. We will leave you enough time hiking on the wall and specially provide red wine for a group-toasting on the Wall. Enjoy a buffet lunch, then we will drive back downtown and have a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest). You will admire the splendid building from close by. Afterwards, take a rickshaw tour to explore the original Hutong alleys and have a chance to visit a local family courtyard house.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
In the morning, visit the imperial Summer Palace. After lunch, take a high-speed train to Xi'an. Our guide and driver in Xi'an will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
Today's highlight is to visit the Terracotta Army Museum, followed by a lunch at a good restaurant nearby. After lunch, you will take a family visit to home of the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan. Drive back Xi'an and visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. A splendid evening is in store when you will be entertained by the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show while partaking of the famous Dumpling Dinner.
Tip: Dumplings are a traditional local food in northern China and are made of wheat flour with various indigenous fillings. This has long been a favorite food of the local people, so we have arranged for you to have a taste of this specialty today. You will also have an opportunity to learn more about the diversified Chinese food culture.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
Tip: Dumplings are a traditional local food in northern China and are made of wheat flour with various indigenous fillings. This has long been a favorite food of the local people, so we have arranged for you to have a taste of this specialty today. You will also have an opportunity to learn more about the diversified Chinese food culture.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals and learn to practice Tai Chi from the master. Then continue to visit the ancient City Wall for an exciting experience. Around noon, explore the lively Muslim Quarter and enjoy an a la carte local food lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque and the Shaanxi History Museum.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
This morning, take a flight to Guilin. Our guide and driver in Guilin will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Visit the Reed Flute Cave and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
✓ Breakfast
✓ Breakfast
Appreciate the Li River scenery by cruising down from Guilin to Yangshuo. Disembark at Yangshuo in about 4.5 hours and walk through the famous West Street. After that, you will be driven to the countryside of Yangshuo to soak up the amazing rural views and pay a visit to a local villager's home. Finally, we will drive you back to Guilin.
Tip: The lunch served on the cruise today is simple Chinese box lunch. It might not be up to your taste, so we kindly suggest you have a hearty breakfast at the hotel this morning.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
Tip: The lunch served on the cruise today is simple Chinese box lunch. It might not be up to your taste, so we kindly suggest you have a hearty breakfast at the hotel this morning.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
We will transfer you to the train station for the morning high speed train to Chengdu. Our guide and driver in Chengdu will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. On the way to the hotel, explore a lively night food market to taste local snacks and experience local life.
✓ Breakfast
✓ Breakfast
An exciting day comes as you visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. You will have enough time there to observe the cute creatures. Then explore the Broad and Narrow Alleys, where you may have your own lunch to taste the yummy Sichuan food. In the afternoon, board a high-speed train to Chongqing. Upon arrival, our guide in Chongqing will meet and take you to check in at the 5-star Yangtze cruise ship. Have a buffet dinner on board. And you will be invited to attend the Welcome Party hosted by the captain.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Dinner
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Dinner
After breakfast, disembark for an excursion to the Fengdu Ghost City. Afternoon is free time for you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River on deck. Attend some cultural programs onboard if you like. In the evening, you will appreciate a large-scale live performance The Warring of Three Kingdoms onshore.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
The most essential part of your Yangtze River cruise tour comes today as the ship sails through the Three Gorges: Qutang, Wu and Xiling gorges. Experience an exciting onshore excursion to the Goddess Stream.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch | ✓ Dinner
Disembark for an excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Before that, please pack your luggage and complete check-out procedures. After the excursion, the cruise company will drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in Yichang. Our local guide and driver will meet you there and escort you to the railway station for a high-speed train to Shanghai. Since time is not enough for you to sit in the restaurant to enjoy lunch today, the guide will take you to KFC or McDonald's to buy some take-away food on the way to the station. Also, we will prepare some fruits and drinks for you. It will be an around 6.5-hour journey. Upon your arrival, our guide and driver in Shanghai will greet you and escort you to the hotel.
Tip: There are two flights each day from Yichang to Shanghai: one in the morning and another one very late in the evening. If catching morning flight, you will miss the Three Gorges Dam; if catching late evening flight, you arrive at the hotel in Shanghai around 1:30am, which will influence your Shanghai tour the next day. Train is a long journey, but seems a better choice.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
Tip: There are two flights each day from Yichang to Shanghai: one in the morning and another one very late in the evening. If catching morning flight, you will miss the Three Gorges Dam; if catching late evening flight, you arrive at the hotel in Shanghai around 1:30am, which will influence your Shanghai tour the next day. Train is a long journey, but seems a better choice.
✓ Breakfast | ✓ Lunch
This morning, visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden and explore its nearby traditional bazaar. Lunch is on your own choice and expense. After that, stroll along the thriving Bund area and then take a one-hour cruise tour on the Huangpu River. Upon returning to the hotel our guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage.
✓ Breakfast
✓ Breakfast
Today you will travel to the airport for your departing flight. Due to different flight schedules, the hotel-airport transfer service is not included. But we are glad to assist if you need. Taxi is a very convenient way and at a good price in China. We wish you a nice journey home and memories to last a lifetime.
✓ Breakfast
✓ Breakfast
Hotel Information
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5-star hotel
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5 star hotel
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4-star hotel
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5 star river cruise
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4 star hotel
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【hotel introduction】
- 4-5 star hotels and 5 star river cruise
- Prime location, easy access to city center
- Two persons in one room
