China Highlights

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Days: 9
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Cost/day $145

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Michelle "Guide was great, very patient and knowledgeable about culture. He was respectful and knew a lot about Chinas culture and history. Main issue of the tour were other tour attendees which cant be controlled. I'd also reccomend intrepid nixing the water town day and spending the extra day either in shanghai/xian or beijing. I dont feel the water town added much value or interest to the trip. Overall e..."

Excellent: 10 reviews

Starts: Shanghai
Destinations: +3
Ends: Beijing

Highlights

Discover the spectacular skyline of buzzing Shanghai
Marvel at the Army of Terracotta Warriors in Xian
Enjoy home cooked meals in a family run guesthouse
Zoom past rural villages on a high-speed bullet train
Walk beside the immense Great Wall of China

Age range: 15 to 99 year olds
Accommodation: Hotel, Guesthouse, Sleeper Train
Max Group Size: 16
Transportation: Train & Rail, Local Transport, Private Vehicle
Travel style: Discovery, Historical, Christmas & New Year

Start in Shanghai and end in Beijing! With the discovery tour China Highlights, you have a 9 day tour package taking you from Shanghai to Beijing and through Shanghai, China and 3 other destinations in China. China Highlights includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.

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10 Reviews

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Good: 30%
Average: 10%
Rather Poor: 0%
Bad: 0%

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Edward
Written on April 30, 2019
4.0 - Good
Great trip. Well paced. Our tour guide went above and beyond to make sure we had a great trip. The accommodations and food could have been better in some cases, but that’s China. The Great Wall at Jinshanling was spectacular and definitely the highlight... Read more
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cheryl
Written on January 19, 2019
4.5 - Excellent
Jerry was a great guide, very personable, clearly loves his country and showing off it's fantastic history. I, personally, could have used a bit more fun in the tour, perhaps some bumper cars, gokarting, etc. or even just going down the crazy slide that I... Read more
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JonathanDeJong
Written on January 4, 2019
5.0 - Excellent
Excellent tour with an awesome guide in Alan. He was very kind, friendly and helpful as well as bringing the places we visited to life with his great knowledge.
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Kristel
Written on August 13, 2018
5.0 - Excellent
great trip, a lot of variation in this very compact overview of China. I will go back
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Alina
Written on August 5, 2018
3.0 - Average
In a nutshell we enjoyed the trip but I would have appreciated a better guide to make the walking tours useful as they felt like just a follow the leader exercise and I feel we missed out on a lot of history which could have been explained. This could be... Read more
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Jacques
Written on December 25, 2017
4.5 - Excellent
It was an excellent trip. Luckily as well the weather was on our side; always blue sky, even in Beijing (no smog at all). Our Tour Guide (Jing) was also excellent. Her english was very good, her attitude always positive and upbeat, and she was open to... Read more
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Jason
Written on July 24, 2017
3.5 - Good
Trip and guide were very well organized. Guide was excellent, went out of his way to ensure everyone on the trip was happy and got a chance too see everything. Had good knowledge of local cuisine and transport in the cities and sites.
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Michelle
Written on June 21, 2017
4.0 - Good
Guide was great, very patient and knowledgeable about culture. He was respectful and knew a lot about Chinas culture and history. Main issue of the tour were other tour attendees which cant be controlled. I'd also reccomend intrepid nixing the water town... Read more
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Felicity
Written on October 30, 2013
5.0 - Excellent
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Anonymous
Written on May 18, 2011
5.0 - Excellent
Owen was a great tour leader with excellent local knowledge. He made the trip very enjoyable. I have been on a few intrepid trips and Owen was definitely the best tour leader Iﾒve ever had!
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Introduction

Day 1: Shanghai
Day 2: Shanghai - Xitang
Day 3: Xitang - Overnight train
Day 4: Xi'an
Day 5: Xi'an
Day 6: Great Wall
Day 7: Great Wall - Beijing
Day 8: Beijing
Day 9: Beijing

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Accommodation
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Meals
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Transport
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Additional Services

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Questions & Answers

Here we have collected and answered the most frequently asked questions about this tour.

How do I arrange a Chinese tourist visa?
As a tour booking website, TourRadar cannot be an effective and accurate visa authority as this information is regularly being updated and varies for the nationality of one traveller to the next. However, Intrepid will be able to offer guidance on Chinese tourist visas for their China trips as soon as you have a booking request however if you have any additional questions in the meantime please contact your local consulate or embassy.
Where and when does the tour end?
The tour will finish in Beijing on Day 9 at the King Parkview Hotel. There are no planned activities for this day so you're free to depart at any time after breakfast, or enjoy an extended stay in China's capital and tick off some of our suggested optional activities. Please be aware that the departure point is subject to change until your final documents are released.
Where and when does the tour start?
Day 1 of this tour starts in Shanghai with your 6pm important Welcome Meeting, which will take place at the Greenland Jiu Long Hotel. You can get the details of this from your hotel reception upon arrival. For the rest of the time you're free to explore the bright lights of China's most sprawling city!

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