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Explore China (8 destinations)

12 days
From Shanghai to Beijing
4.9
9 traveler reviews
Explore China (8 destinations) - Intrepid Travel
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Plan your adventure:
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Active
  • Family
  • Group
  • Fully Guided
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Max Group Size 12
Age range 15 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Shanghai's iconic skyscrapers
  • Stroll through historical Shanghai and Yu Garden
  • Visit Hangzhou's tea farms and Lingyin Temple
  • See the Terracotta Warriors and Shaolin Temple
  • Walk the Great Wall and visit the Forbidden City

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Shanghai
  2. Day 2 Shanghai
  3. Day 3 Shanghai to Hangzhou
  4. Day 4 Hangzhou
  5. Day 5 Hangzhou to Luoyang
  6. Day 6 Luoyang
  7. Day 7 Luoyang to Xi'an
  8. Day 8 Xi'an
  9. Day 9 Xi'an to Beijing
  10. Day 10 Beijing
  11. Day 11 Beijing
  12. Day 12 Beijing
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • 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

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Operated by

Intrepid Travel

Number of tours

1,453

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

8 hours

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Itinerary
    Good
    4.0
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.6
  • Food
    Excellent
    5.0
  • 4.6
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  • Explore China (8 destinations) reviewer 1
    · October 30th, 2024
    Had a fantastic time in China with Intrepid! A...
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    Intrepid Travel commented on this review
    Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Thomas. We are delighted to read and see that you had a wonderful time exploring China. What fantastic pictures! Thank you for your constructive comments and suggestions, we always appreciate feedback... Show more
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    Trip date: October 2024
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Small group size, everyone had similar interests and expectations, lots of downtime to relax or do our own thing.
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Organised, planned well, everything was as described in the trip notes
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Overall excellent trip that covered key attractions in China that we wanted to see. Our tour leader was superb and made the trip throughougly enjoyable and encouraged good interaction among the group
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Interesting stops. Always things to do. Informative and friendly leader
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    THE WHOLE TRIP WAS FANTASTIC IN EVERY WAY
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Our toor Gide was pirfectcaring and accomodating for everyone's needs
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    An amazing experience out leader, Francis, was extremely knowledgeable and gave 11% this tour showed all the major sites of which my favourite was up in the mountains - thank you and thank you Francis
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    Trip date: April 2019
  • A
    · September 18th, 2019
    Francis the tour leader of our group planned many additional activities, I didn’t have any problems at all during the trip and I’m sure if there was something wrong our tour leader would try his best to help.
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    Trip date: April 2019

Dates & Availability

12 days
Explore China (8 destinations)
From Shanghai to Beijing

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 81976

  • Currency
    ¥
    Yuan Renminbi
    China
  • 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. 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. 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. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for China. Ideally 6 months before travel.
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    • 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.
    • Here is an indication for which countries you might need a visa. Please contact the local embassy for help applying for visas to these places.
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