China has always been a country of superlatives; the most popular nations on earth is also the world's largest country - silk, tea, porcelain and gunpowder all originated here. Boasting a recorded history of over 6,000 years, effectively closed to foreigners for most of it, China developed its own unique character, language and society, devoid of outside influences.
Price includes:
Return flights from London Heathrow (connecting flights available at a supplement)
All internal transfers
Accommodation in 4* hotels
See the amazing Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace in Beijing
Tour Beijing's traditional quarters by cycle rickshaw and have lunch with a local family
Visit the extrairdinary Great Wall of China
See the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and the lesser-known 'Underground Museum'
Enjoy the bright lights and shopping of Shaghai and travel on the Maglev, the world's fastest train
Cruise the world famous Li River surrounded by thousands of limestone peaks
Stay in Yangshuo, one of the most charming small towns of China in Suzhou
Visit one of China's unspoilt water villages in the Yangtze River delta
Stay two nights in exhilarating Hong Kong
Nine lunches and four dinners including Peking Duck banquet
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