China Sightseeing & Day Trips
** Prices are per person based on 2 passengers travelling on private basis.
BEIJING
Full Day Great Wall & Ming Tombs (L)
From $215 per person
A day tour to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, the burial ground of 13 of the 16 Emperors and the Sacred Way, an avenue flanked by real & mythical animals, that guard the tombs.
The world renowned Great Wall, a symbol of ancient Chinese civilizations, has stood for more than 2000 years. The wall originally a series of feudal defences built in the 5th Century BC and were linked up during the reign of the Emperor Qin, first Emperor of a United China, to form this 5000 km man-made barrier. The section of the wall that you will visit is at Badaling, 80kms from Beijing and was restored in 1957.
The Ming Tombs are the burial ground of 13 of the 16 Emperors (1368 – 1644 AD). Wander along the Sacred Way, a broad avenue flanked by twelve sets of animals, real & mythical, that guard the entrance to the tombs. The tomb of the 14th Emperor, Ding Ling, is the only one that has been excavated and you can tour the underground passages and caverns.
Full Day Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple & Summer Palace (L)
From $185 per person
Today a full day City tour visits Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Located at the centre of Beijing City is Tiananmen Square, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. The Square was the front door of the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City, so called because it was off limits to commoners for 500 years, was the Imperial residence of the Ming and Qing Emperors. Now known as the Palace Museum it is the largest and best preserved cluster of ancient buildings in all China.
Also visit the Summer Palace, this was where the Imperial court would come to escape the heat of Beijing’s summer, and today it is a popular recreation spot.
Full Day Summer Palace & Lama Temple (L)
From $145 per person
Morning departure to the beautiful imperial garden Summer Palace including the lake cruise (not available in winter). The tour concludes with the Lama Temple, the biggest of its kind in China out of Tibet made for the Dalai Lama in 1744.
Half Day Hutong Tour with Home Lunch
From $110 per person
Proceed by rickshaw to see Hutongs, the old living quarters of Beijing. Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with a Kindergarten, a Bell Tower, a Drum Tower, a Tea House, and a lake, House of Gong Infant and local people’s houses scattered among them. Visit includes guided walk in the old alleys and lunch with a local family.
Peking Duck Dinner
From $125 per person
Enjoy the orthodox Peking Roast Duck with other dishes. It’s the most famous specialty in Beijing.
Acrobatic Show
From $87 per peron
You will enjoy the acrobatic show performed by a troupe from other parts of the country. The show time is 7.30-9.00pm and an additional show will be on 5.15-6.45pm in busy season.
Kung Fu Show
From $87 per person
It’s the most exciting Kungfu Show in China, 7.30-9.00pm daily in Beijing. Over 40 Kungfu actors present invincible Chinese Kungfu and Qigong in a modern theatre with breathless audio effect.
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong & Silk Market
From $177 per perperson
Walk through the grand Tiananmen Square and visit the Forbidden City, the best preserved ancient construction complex for 24 emperors. You will see the old living quarters Hutong of Beijing by rickshaw. Your tour includes guided walking in the old alleys, and a visit to a family. Visit the Silk Market to end the tour.
SHANGHAI
Full Day Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Temple & Bund (L)
From $158 per person
Visit Old Downtown, classical Yu Garden and the Bund. Old Downtown has many narrow zigzag lanes, small squares, fish pond and pavilion linked by stone bridges. It collects many favourite local bars, restaurants, tea houses and souvenir shops. The Yu Garden (UNESCO Site) built 400 years ago, is a famous ancient private garden with architectures of Ming and Qing dynasties. It became a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture. The vividly brick-carving figures of warlords & warriors, unique animals standing on the roofs of ancient buildings and the huge dragons decorated on the range of walls, all features of this unique garden. Afternoon we visit Shanghai Museum. The attractions include enormous finest stone sculptures, bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works, Chinese paintings and ancient furniture. Visit Xintiandi and Pudong New Development Zone
Half Day Yu Garden, Nanjing Road & Bund (L)
From $105 per person
Visit the Old Town with its winding alleyways lined with shops, tea houses and restaurants, and to the elegant and tranquil Yu Garden, the best ancient garden in Shanghai built in 1559. Stroll the Bund promenade along the Huangpu River, where the old meets the modern in Shanghai. Walk in the Nanjing Road with most shops in Shanghai. With old style and modern buildings.
Day trip to Suzhou by train (L)
From $230 per person
Enjoy a full day train excursion to the water town of Suzhou. Visit Garden of Master of Nets, Silk Spinning Factory, enjoy a cruise on the Grand Canal and visit Pingjiang Road, Old Town Area before returning to Shanghai.
GUILIN
Full Day Li River cruise (L)
From $255 per person
Cruise on the deluxe upper deck of an air-conditioned boat along the Li River for 60 miles, revealing the haunting beauty of the mist-wrapped peaks and ethnic villages. Enjoy lunch on-board and an afternoon free to explore Yangshuo before returning to Guilin.
Half Day Flute Cave, Fubo Hill & Trunk Hill (L)
From $158 per person
You will visit the Reed Flute Caves with beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations, Fubo Hill with Buddhist grottoes, and the Elephant Trunk Hill by the Li River
Full Day Longsheng Tour (L)
From $248 per person
The over 2-hour transfer to Longsheng will let you see more countryside inhabited by many ethnic groups such as Miao and Yao people. Their residences, dresses and way of life are different from the majority Han people. See the local farmers work in terraced paddy fields along hillsides and the housed made of timber and bamboo. It’s hard though to take hundreds of steps up to the hill for the amazing view of the terraced rice fields.
XIAN
Full Day Terra-cotta, Qin Tomb & Banpo (L)
From $192 per person
A full day tour to the 2000 year old Army of Terracotta Warriors which remains stunningly well preserved: a vigilant force standing guard over an ancient imperial burial site. The 6000 life-sized terracotta warriors and warhorses were discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well! There is speculation that the sculptors used fellow workers as models, each of the figures differs in facial features and expressions. On the way back, view the Qin Tomb from a distance and visit the neolithic Banpo Village.
Half Day Provincial Museum, City Wall & Mosque
From $105 per person
Enjoy half day tour including the Provincial Museum with the finest collections of archaeological treasures in China, the ancient City Wall built in 15th century, and the Grand Mosque, first built in the 8th century, the biggest of its kind in China, in the ancient muslin quarters.
Half Day Provincial Museum, Pagoda & Muslin Street
From $98 per person
The Big Wide Goose Pagoda Temple was regarded the landmark of Xian. When the dynasties expanded its territories enormously to the west with many Buddhism Scriptures, Monks and the envoys came to China, the temple was built and a larger team of scholars was organized here for translation of the Buddhism Scriptures into Chinese and it became a holy place for pilgrimages. Behind the pagoda is the courtyard, which tells great Buddhism envoys story. The provincial Museum shows us Chinese archaeology’s excavation at Xian Areas from very beginning of Chinese primogenitors of Neolithic Age 20000-8000 years ago to the glorious dynasties 980AD. It has numerous collections and treasures on display
Tang Dynasty Dumpling Dinner & Show
From $110 per person
A magnificent singing and dancing performance in Tang dynasty costume and music will be one of the highlights of your tour in Xian. Before the show at the same seat enjoy the wonderful dumpling dinner (20 kinds!). Dinner and show lasts for 2.5 hours.
Prices quoted are valid till 30 September 2023. Cost above is indicative, based on Low Season in NZ Dollars and subject to change due to fluctuation in exchange rates. Please read T&C before booking. Call 09 410 5060 or 0508 EXOTIC (0508 396 842) or email info@exoticholidays.co.nz for more information.