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Northern China Tours

Each of our Northern China travel tours last a few days and take you to some of China's most incredible highlights. Go for a walk along the Great Wall, enjoy eerie atmosphere of the Terracotta Warriors, and meet a number of fascinating cultures - there's so much to do during these China travel tours. We'll arrange the transport between your selected China travel tours and we can even extend your stops in places that you want to explore for longer.

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Prices below are valid until 31st December 2012 and are based on two people travelling and exclude international flights. Prices for departures beyond this date and for international flights are available on request. For departures during peak seasons (e.g. summer holidays, Christmas and Golden Weeks) supplements may apply.

China travel tours - Beijing Easy Going in Beijing

Duration:	4 days, 3 nights
Price:	From £248 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Beijing

Beijing is the most important city in China and most China travel tours start from here. The morning after your arrival, China Travel Plan will arrange for you to be taken on a morning drive with an English speaking guide to Beijing highlights such as the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The following day we’ll arrange for you to visit the Great Wall of China, the main highlight of every tour in China. During this China travel tour, you'll go on a 10km walk over the wall and through the surrounding mountains.

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China travel tours - Xi'an Terracotta Army and Drum Towers

Duration:	3 days, 2 nights (1 night is also possible)
Price:	£145 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Xi'an

Xi'an is world famous for its Terracotta Army made up of 8000 soldiers, 520 horses and 130 chariots made of clay and discovered by farmers in 1974. This unique display of eastern craft is actually a collection of royal tomb funerary statues created for a 14 year old Qin dynasty emperor. During the Tang dynasty, Xi'an was the capital of China. It has a small, compact city centre surrounded by city walls; this makes for quick and easy navigation during your China holiday. The Muslim district is known for its culinary delicacies and Xi’an’s city wall is so broad that you can go on bike rides on it.

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China travel tours - Chengdu Teddy Bears and Tea Houses

Duration:	3 days, 2 nights
Price:	From £95 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Chengdu

Chengdu is home to the Panda Breeding Centre, a research facility for giant panda’s and the highlight of many China holidays. This is one of the few areas in the world where you can get up close and personal with these amazing animals. Chengdu is also home to tea houses, temples and hot ‘n spicy Sichuan cuisine so why not try a 'hotpot' during our China travel tours in Chengdu. During the cold winters in northern China, you can catch a direct flight to Chengdu in southern China to warm up.

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China travel tours - Pingyao Raise the Red Lantern

Duration:	4 days, 3 nights
Price:	£145 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Beijing - Pingyao - Xi'an (or vice versa)

Between Beijing and Xi'an lies Pingyao; one of China's best kept secrets dating back to the Ming dynasty. This is China as you may have seen it in movies such as 'Raise the red lantern'. The picturesque centre is small, compact and surrounded by the original city walls. During this trip in China, you can spend hours roaming around the city. There are no planned excursions planned, so you can explore China at your own pace. You’ll stay in a small, charming and stylish courtyard hotel with a patio. In the evening the red lanterns will be lit, they’re sure to cast a magical glow on your stay here.

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China travel tours - Xiahe, from Xi'an Monks on the Grassy Plains

Duration:	3 days, 2 nights
Price:	£288 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Lanzhou - Xiahe - Ganjia Grasslands - Lanzhou

Like many of our other off the beaten track trips in China, this China travel package is a breath of fresh air during a China holiday packed with visits to the northern cities. During this trip in China, you'll visit Xiahe at an altitude of 3000m where many Tibetans, not only monks, live close to the nearby Labrang Monastery. Buddhist traditions are completely ingrained in this city and the entire city feels like one large monastery. Don't miss a walk along Labrang’s pilgrim route (1174 prayer mills) during this China tour. You'll also explore the highlands by jeep and meet the nomads that live in this harsh environment. You'll feel very ‘Zen’ after experiencing this very unique China tour.

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China travel tours - Xiahe - Chengdu Yak Herders and Nomadic Villages

Duration:	4 days, 3 nights
Price:	£428 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Xiahe - Langmusi - Songpan - Chengdu

This four day off the beaten track trip in China will take you straight through the Sichuan province countryside. This China adventure begins in the remote town of Xiahe as many travellers choose to book the ‘Tibetan monks and monasteries' tour (above) prior to this one. During this trip in China, you'll travel with a guide to Langmusi, known for the macabre 'sky burials'; a tradition in which the deceased is ‘given’ to the birds. Grassy plains, mountains and nomadic villages are abundant in this area. You'll say goodbye to your driver and guide in Songpan and spend two nights in this quiet Chinese village where there are more sheep, yaks and horses than people. Finally, a bus will take you from Songpan to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan at the end of this China trip.

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China travel tours - Jiuzhaigou National Park Crystal Lakes of Jiuzhaigou

Duration:	3 days, 2 nights
Price:	£318 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Departure:	Daily
Route:	Songpan - Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou

High in the mountains of northern Sichuan province you’ll find rainbow-coloured valleys and ethereally blue lakes, real highlights of any China holiday. Jiuzhaigou National Park is very popular among the Chinese, but is still largely unknown to foreign visitors. Lace up your hiking boots and follow one of the many trails through this magical landscape during this unique China tour. You’ll go hiking along multi-coloured terraced pools and deep blue lakes among lush green forests. You’ll stay on the edge of the park, so you’ll be close to the hiking trails. This off the beaten track China tour can easily be combined with our other trips in China from Chengdu.

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