About this trip
Ten days moving through China's big historical set-pieces, from Beijing's imperial core to Xi'an's buried army and Chengdu's pandas. It's a proper sightseeing itinerary — dense, varied, and covers a lot of ground by high-speed train.
You start in Beijing with Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and a hike along the Great Wall, then head to Luoyang for the Longmen Caves before the fast train to Xi'an for the Terracotta Army. It ends in Chengdu, with hotpot and time with the pandas.
What you'll do
- Walk Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in Beijing
- Hike a section of the Great Wall
- See the carved Buddhist grottoes at the Longmen Caves in Luoyang
- Ride the high-speed train to Xi'an and visit the Terracotta Army
- Try Chengdu hotpot
- Visit pandas at the Chengdu Panda Research Center
- Covers five cities in ten days, so expect regular travel days including a high-speed train leg
- Mixes big historical sites with wildlife, so suits families and first-time visitors to China wanting an overview rather than deep focus on one region
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Departing in May is cheapest — from £1,565, about 14% below the priciest month (Aug).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Beijing · 7 May – 8 May
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