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Essential China and Silk Road

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From Shanghai to Beijing
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  • In-depth Cultural
  • Family
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  • Fully Guided
  • Sightseeing
  • Historical
  • Christmas & New Year
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Group Tour
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 72
Age range 3 to 85
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Highlights

  • Explore the bustling streets and ancient sites of Shanghai
  • Ride a camel across the Singing Sand Dunes in Dunhuang
  • Discover the Terracotta Army in Xi'an
  • Visit the Mogao Caves and attend a vibrant local show
  • Tour Beijing's Forbidden City and the Great Wall

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Shanghai
  2. Day 2 Shanghai
  3. Day 3 Shanghai, Luoyang
  4. Day 4 Luoyang, Longmen, Sanmexia, Xian
  5. Day 5 Xian
  6. Day 6 Xian, Dunhuang
  7. Day 7 Dunhuang, Turpan
  8. Day 8 Turpan
  9. Day 9 Turpan, Urumqi
  10. Day 10 Urumqi
  11. Day 11 Urumqi, Beijing
  12. Day 12 Beijing
  13. Day 13 Beijing
  14. Day 14 Beijing
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Flights
  • Guide
  • Insurance
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

  • Novotel Shanghai Atlantis

    Hotel
    Days 1, 2

  • Mercure Luoyang

    Hotel
    day 3

  • Ramada By Wyndham Downtown

    Hotel
    day 3

  • Novotel Xian Scpg

    Hotel
    Days 4, 5

  • Delta By Marriott Xian

    Hotel
    Days 4, 5

  • Mercure Beijing Downtown

    Hotel
    Days 11, 12, 13

  • Grand Concordia

    Hotel
    Days 11, 12, 13

  • Grand Mercure Beijing Central

    Hotel
    Days 11, 12, 13

Operated by

Europamundo

4.0
(4,270 reviews)
This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

Number of tours

1,119

Age Range

3 to 85 years old

Response time

12 hours

Response rate

96%

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Customer Reviews

  • Ai
    · March 29th, 2025
    Even though it is a short tour, we were able to cover the necessary POIs. Our English speaking tour guide did a good job explaining the various locations, providing historical information. Tour mates very co-operative and never once we had to wait for latecomers, everyone was punctual.
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  • Lina
    · March 29th, 2025
    Fantastic! Highly recommended. Rei (Ken) is a fantastic tour guide, very knowledgeable, highly experienced and a pleasure to spend time in his tour.
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  • Georgina
    · March 29th, 2025
    It was a great tour. We went different places, hotels, food tours guides were excellent.
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14 days
Essential China and Silk Road
From Shanghai to Beijing

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