Greater China 2026-27

Departure on scheduled Emirates flights to Beijing - meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Beijing – transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to visiting the surroundings of Beijing with a local guide (the Ming Tombs, the Sacred Way, a pearl factory, the Great Wall at Juyongguan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at a typical restaurant specialising in Peking duck – after dinner, Beijing by night: a stroll with the tour leader along lively Qianmen Street (the historic Dazhalan district) – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to visiting Beijing with a local guide (the Lama Temple, a tea house, Tiananmen Square with the Great Hall of the People -exterior-, Mao's Mausoleum -exterior-, the Monument to the People's Heroes, interior visit to the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: 600 years of history, 720,000 square metres of buildings with over 9,000 rooms, the treasures of the Imperial Palace) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning, visit to Beijing with a local guide (the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) - transfer to the station - departure for Xi'an by high-speed train (approximate times 14.00/18.10) - lunch at leisure – check-in at the hotel in the evening - dinner at a restaurant - after dinner, Xi'an by night: visit with the tour leader to the characteristic Muslim Quarter and its night market – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to visiting Xi'an with a local guide (the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, the thrilling Terracotta Army, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ming-era city walls, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, visit to a jade factory) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at a typical restaurant specialising in Chinese dumplings – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport - departure on a scheduled flight to Hong Kong (approximate times 10.35/13.35) – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – lunch at leisure – afternoon free to relax - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to visiting Hong Kong with a local guide – tour of the island (the fishing village at Aberdeen, Repulse Bay, Victoria Peak) and of Kowloon (Chi Lin Nunnery, Nan Lian Garden and the Bird and Flower Markets) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Hong Kong by night: panoramic tour by private coach with a guide – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion to Macau with a local guide – transfer to the port and departure by fast catamaran for Macau (about 1 hour) – during the crossing you can admire the brand-new bridge, the longest in the world (55 km) - meeting with the local guide and tour of the city (Senado Square, Penha Hill, the A-Ma Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul's and the Casino) - lunch at a restaurant - return to Hong Kong by catamaran – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - transfer to the airport - departure on scheduled flights to Shanghai (approximate times 12.05/14.40) - on arrival, transfer to the hotel – lunch at leisure – afternoon free to relax and/or shop - tour leader on hand - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to visiting Shanghai with a local guide (People's Square, the heart of the Old City with its thousands of little shops, the Yu Garden, the Jade Buddha Temple, and the Shanghai Museum East or the Shanghai History Museum) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Shanghai by night: a stroll along the Bund with the tour leader, travelling by metro – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit to Shanghai with a local guide (stop along the Bund, the famous waterfront avenue lined with colonial buildings, Pudong with the Television Tower –exterior-, and Nanjing Road, the shopping street) – lunch at a restaurant – transfer to the airport - departure on scheduled Emirates flights for the journey home – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.