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Ten days linking Beijing’s imperial sights, Xi’an’s Terracotta Army and Guilin’s karst landscapes, from the Buni rice terraces to the Li River.
The trip opens in Beijing with Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Juyongguan Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, the Yongle Palace Banquet & Show and a Peking duck lunch. A high-speed train takes you to Xi’an for the Terracotta Army, the City Wall, a dumpling feast and the “Dream of Chang’an” Tang welcoming show.
In Guilin you travel by coach to the Buni Terraces at Longsheng (with a cable car), a Red Yao village and Yangshuo for Impression Sanjie Liu, then cruise the Li River’s Xingping section and finish with Guilin’s city parks and the Shanshui show. Hotels are 5-star in Beijing, the Jinling Purple Mountain in Xi’an, and the Green Lotus in Yangshuo.
Group tour. You travel with other guests on a fixed departure — departures every Friday in 2027. Prefer your own dates and a guide just for your party? The private version of this tour runs every day.
How the price works: CAD $2,300 per person sharing a twin or double room (land only — flights to Beijing and home from Guilin are not included). Gratuities for your guide and driver, CAD $200 per person (CAD $20 a day), are added at checkout; the estimate on this page already includes them. The single supplement is CAD $650.
You are met on arrival at Beijing airport or high-speed railway station and transferred to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is free to rest and adjust to the time difference.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
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283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosAfter breakfast you visit Tiananmen Square, then take an in-depth tour of the Palace Museum (Forbidden City), the UNESCO-listed imperial palace of the Ming and Qing emperors.
In the evening you stroll along Wangfujing Street, then enjoy the Yongle Palace Banquet & Show, a dinner of Chinese cuisine with traditional performances, with priority seating in rows 3–4.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosAfter breakfast you head to the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall and climb the wall for views over the layered mountains.
After a Peking duck lunch you visit Changling, the best-preserved tomb of the Ming Tombs, and learn about the architecture and history of the Ming Dynasty.
Optional at extra cost: a rickshaw hutong tour, a visit to the Panda Garden and an acrobatic show.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
See the hotel › 10 photosAfter breakfast you take the high-speed train to Xi’an. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
After breakfast you visit the Museum of the Terracotta Army (with one-way shuttle bus and audio guide) and the Bronze Chariot Exhibition Hall (with shuttle bus). Lunch is a dumpling feast.
In the afternoon you tour the Xi’an City Wall and Yongxingfang Food Street. After dinner you watch “Dream of Chang’an – Grand Tang Dynasty Welcoming Ceremony” (April to October, no show on Mondays); outside the season a Tang Dynasty song and dance show is arranged instead.
You travel from Xi’an to Guilin. On arrival at Guilin airport your guide meets you and transfers you to your hotel to check in and settle in.
By coach you head north to Longsheng County for the Buni Terraces, rice fields stepping down the mountain slopes. A cable car takes you up the mountainside for panoramic terrace views, followed by Wujia Waterfall in the subtropical forest. You then visit Baimian Red Yao Village to see the customs and way of life of the Red Yao people.
In the evening you watch Impression Sanjie Liu, an open-air show staged on the Li River with the karst peaks as backdrop, then walk along Yangshuo West Street with its shops, snack stalls and bars.
By coach you visit Fuli Bridge, an old stone bridge set among karst hills, and Moon Hill, a limestone peak with a natural crescent-shaped arch.
You then take a sightseeing cruise on the Li River’s Xingping section, through the karst scenery of Chinese painting, and stroll the historic streets of Xingping Ancient Town before returning to Guilin.
You watch Shanshui, a Guilin song and dance show about the region’s landscapes and ethnic culture, then visit Elephant Trunk Hill Park, viewed from Zizhou Park, and Fubo Hill Park with its rock formations and old stone carvings.
Afterwards you walk through East-West Alley, a historic quarter with shops, stop at Xiaoyao Tower and finish at Wanda Food Plaza to try Guilin specialties.
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport at the scheduled time for your flight.
5 hand-picked hotels over 12 nights of this itinerary. Open any property for photos, video, a full introduction and what's on site.
406-room hot-spring resort hotel opened in 2015 in Beijing's outer Shunyi District, about 24 km from Beijing Capital Airport and well outside the city centre, near the Chaobai River and the Hanshiqiao wetland reserve. Chinese- and European-styled interiors, outdoor hot springs, a spa, heated indoor pool and gym, two restaurants plus a café and bar, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi and free parking; graded 5-star on Chinese booking platforms (4-star on Western ones).
See the hotel › 9 photos283-room Courtyard opened on 17 October 2023 in a glass tower at the north edge of Beijing's Future Science City in Changping District, beside the Beijing–Chengde expressway and Wenyu River Park, about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and a 10–20 km drive from Beijing Capital Airport. One restaurant, a bar and lobby bar, an executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, business centre and meeting space, free parking and paid airport transfers; no pool.
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A new hotel opened in 2025 just outside Xi'an's west city wall, about 240 m from the wall and a 6-minute walk from Yuxiangmen metro station.
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New (2024) smart hotel with 240 rooms on the west bank of the Li River in north Guilin, 680 m from Diecai Wanda Plaza, about 3 km (a 6-minute drive) from Guilin North high-speed station and 10 minutes from the Jingjiang Princes' City / Solitary Beauty Peak; the airport is about 35 km away. Rooms have voice-controlled smart devices and in-room washing machines; there is a rooftop pool, gym, three restaurants, meeting rooms for up to 460 people and free parking.
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5-star garden-style hotel on the bank of the Li River at the foot of Bilian (Green Lotus) Peak, about 400 m from Yangshuo's West Street and 67 km from Guilin airport. Opened in 2008 and refurbished in 2021, it has 333 rooms in low buildings styled after Guangxi minority houses, a seasonal outdoor pool, gym, spa, Garden Western Restaurant with buffet breakfast, and free parking.
See the hotel › 9 photosWhere a day says “or similar”, a comparable property of the same standard may be used on some departures. Room photos are representative; the room category is set by your booked package.
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How the price is built. Per person in Canadian dollars, two travellers sharing a twin or double room. Children pay the adult price and have their own bed. Gratuities of CAD $200 per person are added at checkout. The single supplement is CAD $650; a room cannot be shared with a stranger, so a solo traveller pays it.
Group tour. Departs every Friday. You join other travellers; group size varies with the date. Group departures are not guaranteed with two travellers: a date runs once enough travellers have booked it. If your date does not run, we tell you in advance and you choose another date or get a full refund.
Open-jaw trip. The tour starts in Beijing and ends in Guilin, with a flight home from Guilin.
Day 6. You travel from Xi’an to Guilin and are met at Guilin airport; no meals or sightseeing are included that day.
Seasonal show. “Dream of Chang’an” runs April to October and not on Mondays; at other times a Tang Dynasty song and dance show replaces it.
Shopping streets. Yangshuo West Street (Day 7), East-West Alley and Wanda Food Plaza (Day 9) are lined with shops and food stalls; there is no obligation to buy.
Dates and validity. Prices apply to departures in 2027. Dates over China’s public holidays (Spring Festival, May Day and National Day week) and major conferences are not sold at these prices — ask us for a quote. The hotels named are the usual ones; another hotel of the same standard may be used, and the order of visits can change for weather, train times or local conditions.
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Land package · plus Gratuities $200 (mandatory, per person)
Per person · double occupancy · departures 1 Jan–31 Dec 2027
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Prices shown are the land package. Gratuities $200 per person is mandatory and is added at checkout.
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Howard Johnson Junhe Hot Springs Resort Beijing, listed on Chinese sites as Howard Johnson Junhe Hotel Beijing, is a large resort-style hotel in the countryside of Shunyi District in north-east Beijing: roughly 24 km from Beijing Capital International Airport, about 8 km from Fengbo metro station and a long coach ride from Tiananmen Square, so the tour's sightseeing days start early. The hotel opened in 2015 with 406 non-smoking rooms furnished with a flat-screen TV, mini-fridge, minibar, kettle, safe, robes and slippers.
Wellness is the draw: outdoor hot-spring pools, a spa, a heated indoor pool and a gym, plus a children's play area, billiards and table tennis and a VR hall. Two restaurants, a café and a bar serve meals (breakfast is included in most rates), and there is a business centre, laundry, EV charging and free parking. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out by 12:00; airport transfers are available at a charge.
Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Changping is a new-build business hotel in the Future Science City technology park in north-east Changping, adjacent to the Beijing–Chengde Expressway and Wenyu River Park; Marriott puts it about 800 m from Future Science City North station on Metro Line 17 and 10 km from Beijing Capital Airport (Trip.com measures about 20 km), while central Beijing is a 40–60-minute coach ride. It opened in October 2023 with 283 rooms and suites across standard, executive and suite categories, all smoke-free, with executive rooms giving access to the club lounge.
The Wanhui Xuan restaurant serves international and Chinese food including the breakfast buffet, and there is a bar and a lobby bar. The fitness centre is open 24 hours, and the business centre and meeting rooms serve corporate guests; on-site laundry, service robots and free parking are available, and airport pick-up can be booked for a fee. There is no swimming pool. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00.
Jinling Purple Mountain Hotel Xi'an opened in 2025 on Huancheng West Road, just south of Yuxiangmen gate and facing the old city wall. It is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. It is a practical base for the walled old city.
Many rooms are named for their city-wall views, from deluxe queen and twin rooms up to a suite. There are also family rooms and themed children's rooms.
The Chinese restaurant serves Chinese and local dishes for lunch and dinner (11:00–21:00). There is also a café, a bar and room service from 07:00 to 20:30. Halal meals can be provided.
The city wall is about 240 m away and Yuxiangmen metro station 360 m, about 6 minutes on foot. The Bell Tower in the centre of the old city is 3 km.
The gym is free and open 07:00–22:30. Wi-Fi in public areas, the guest laundry room and ironing are free. Staff speak English and Mandarin.
The hotel stands on Fanghua Road in Diecai District, north of the city centre, with the Li River embankment on its east side and Diecai Wanda Plaza's shops and restaurants a 5-minute walk away; Guilin North Railway Station is under 6 minutes by car, the Two Rivers and Four Lakes area about 3.7 km and Elephant Trunk Hill 8 km. Guilin Liangjiang Airport is roughly 35 km (45 minutes) away, with paid transfers available.
Opened in 2024 as a 'smart' boutique-style hotel, its 240 rooms have voice-controlled lighting and curtains, rain showers and, in many rooms, a washing machine; a Chinese and Western buffet breakfast is served. Facilities include a rooftop outdoor pool with views, gym, spa and massage rooms, three restaurants plus a café and tea room, an executive lounge, kids' club and playground, and three meeting rooms seating up to 460 theatre-style. Parking is free and check-in is available from 11:30 with check-out by 12:00.
The Green Lotus Hotel sits right on the Li River below Bilian Peak, a short walk from West Street, Yangshuo's pedestrian bar-and-shopping strip, and from the plaza where the Impression Sanjie Liu light show is staged. Guilin's Liangjiang airport is about 67 km away. Opened in 2008 and renovated in 2021, the low-rise buildings are set in gardens and modelled on the traditional dwellings of Guangxi's minority peoples; the 333 rooms have air conditioning, minibar and safe, and many face the river or the karst hills.
The Garden Western Restaurant serves a Chinese and Western buffet breakfast from 07:00 to 10:00 and lunch and dinner until 22:30; there is also a lobby bar and café. Guests can use the seasonal outdoor pool, children's pool, gym and, for a fee, the spa. Free private parking, EV charging, a kids' club and a tour desk are on site. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 12:00.