To truly understand China, you’ve got to get out and meet it on its own terms, which is exactly what this 12-day trip through the country’s northern reaches delivers. Up here, you’ll get to the big stuff (the Great Wall, Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, Beijing) and lesser-known treasures that only the hardiest of travellers ever get to see: village life in Inner Mongolia, the amazing Yungang Buddhist Caves and the nearly 3,000-year-old city of Pingyao, to name just a few. North China: No tourists allowed!
What’s Included
Great Wall excursion and entrance. Inner Mongolia city tour. Traditional Mongolian ger stay. Yungang Grottoes visit (Datong). Hanging Monastery visit. Local family visit with Chinese painting lesson (Pingyao). Terracotta Warriors excursion including local lunch with a farmer’s family (Xi’an). Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City tour (Beijing). All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
11 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner. (Allow USD200-260 for meals not included.)
Hotels (7 nts), traditional ger (1 nt, multi-share), sleeper train (3 nts)
Train, private van, public bus, walking
English-speaking Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, local guides.
Small group experience; Max 16, avg 12