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Japan & China: 17 Days Highlights Small Group Tour

17 days
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From Tokyo to Shanghai
4.6
9 traveler reviews
Japan & China: 17 Days Highlights Small Group Tour - Top China Travel
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Family
  • Group
  • Fully Guided
  • Personalized
Operator
Top China Travel
Group Tour
Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 6 - 18
Age range 3 to 80

Places You’ll See

  • Tokyo
    Tokyo
  • Hakone
    Hakone
  • Kyoto
    Kyoto
  • Nara
    Nara
  • Osaka
    Osaka
  • Guilin
    Guilin
  • Yangshuo
    Yangshuo
  • Shanghai
    Shanghai
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Highlights

  • Explore Tokyo with a local guide
  • Enjoy a boat ride on the Sumida River
  • Visit Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi
  • Discover Kyoto's ancient temples
  • Cruise down the Li River in Guilin

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival Tokyo: Met by local representative, Transfer to hotel
  2. Day 2 Tokyo: Tokyo Tower, Meiji Shrine, Imperial Palace East Garden, Hama-rikyu Garden, enjoy a boat ride on the Sumida River, Asakusa Kannon Temple
  3. Day 3 Tokyo-Mt. Fuji-Hamanako
  4. Day 4 Hamanako-Kyoto: Driver to Kyoto, Nijo-jo Castle , Kinkaku-Ji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace
  5. Day 5 Kyoto-Nara-Osaka: Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine , Sanjusangen-do Temple, Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Move to Nara, Nara Garden, Kasuga Tasha Shrine
  6. Day 6 Osaka: Leisure free time
  7. Day 7 Osaka-Beijing: Transfer service to Kansai airport on sharing basis, Fly to Beijing
  8. Day 8 Beijing: Temple of Heaven, Hutong, Peking opera facial mask painting, Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City
  9. Day 9 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall with round way cable car, the exterior of Bird Nest and Water Cube
  10. Day 10 Beijing-Xi'an: Summer Palace, High speed train to Xi'an
  11. Day 11 Xi'an: Ancient City Wall, Terracotta Warriors, Pottery workshop, Bell Tower Square, Muslim Quarter
  12. Day 12 Xi'an-Guilin: Gao's Courtyard, Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Plaza, Fly to Guilin
  13. Day 13 Guilin: Longji Rice Terraces, Ping'an Zhuang Village
  14. Day 14 Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin: Li River Cruise, West Street
  15. Day 15 Guilin-Shanghai: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Fly to Shanghai
  16. Day 16 Shanghai: Shikumen, Yuyuan Garden, Chenghuangmiao Old Street, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, City History Museum, the Bund
  17. Day 17 Departure Shanghai: Transfer to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Flights
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
    TourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.

What's Not Included

  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change
  • Twin Bedroom

    Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro or similar

    Hotel
    Days 1, 2
    Upgrade Available
  • Twin Bedroom

    Hotel The Hamanako or similar

    Hotel
    day 3
  • Twin Bedroom

    Hotel Vischio Kyoto by Granvia or similar

    Hotel
    day 4
  • Twin Bedroom

    Art Hotel Osaka Bay Tower or similar

    Hotel
    Days 5, 6
  • Twin Bedroom

    Sunworld Hotel Beijing or similar

    Hotel
    Days 7, 8, 9
  • Twin Bedroom

    Somerset Aparthotel Xindicheng Xi'an or similar

    Hotel
    Days 10, 11
  • Twin Bedroom

    Holiday Inn Express Guilin City Center or similar

    Hotel
    Days 12, 13, 14
  • Twin Bedroom

    Sunrise on the Bund Hotel or similar

    Hotel
    Days 15, 16

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    What to expect
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    • Carefully planned itineraries
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    • Travel with your own group of min. 6 travelers
    • Choose your preferred dates and duration
    • Upgrade your accommodation
    • Customize the itineraries
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Operated by

Top China Travel

4.6
(9 reviews)

Number of tours

33

Age Range

2 to 70 years old

Response time

5 hours

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • Juergen
    · June 2nd, 2025
    Andy is a great tour guide.
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  • Cindy
    · May 20th, 2025
    Jennifer of Top China Travel has been incredibly helpful and supportive right from the beginning to the end of our tour. Both Sisi (Beijing) and Sally (Xian) are amazing tour guides and they looked after all the travellers with their utmost respect and care - Awesome hospitality at both cities with lots of great memories on the places that we have visited. Top China Travel is indeed a great and reliable tour company and we will definitely recommend our friends.
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  • Randy
    · May 13th, 2025
    The tour was great tour but highly recommend you go in a group no great than 10. My was 19 and the Beijing part was a rush unpleasant experience that I would describe as painful and rushed.
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17 days
Japan & China: 17 Days Highlights Small Group Tour
From Tokyo to Shanghai

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Tour ID: 299986

  • Currencies
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    Yuan Renminbi
    China
    ¥
    Yen
    Japan
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from New Zealand you will need an adaptor for type G.

    Type G
    China
    Type I
    China
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for China. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for China and Japan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Cholera - Recommended for China. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for China. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for China and Japan. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for China. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for China. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for China and Japan. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for China. Ideally 6 months before travel.
  • Visa
    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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