Wonders of China & Giant Pandas 2026-27

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

Arrival in Beijing – transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – 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 traditional 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 of the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: 600 years of history, 720,000 square metres of buildings with more than 9,000 rooms, the treasures of the Imperial Palace) – lunch at a restaurant – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - morning visit of 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 (indicative times 14:00/18:10) - lunch at leisure – evening check-in at the hotel - dinner at a restaurant - after dinner, Xi’an by night: visit with the tour leader of the characteristic Muslim Quarter with 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 awe-inspiring 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 traditional restaurant specialising in Chinese dumplings – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning devoted to visiting Xi’an with a local guide (the Great Mosque, the Muslim Quarter) - lunch at a restaurant - departure for Chengdu by high-speed train (indicative times 14:06/17:47) – evening check-in at the hotel - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Leshan with a local guide (visit to the Giant Buddha by boat) - lunch at a restaurant - departure by coach for Emeishan - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader available - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Emeishan with a local guide (Mount Emei, Wannian Temple with return cable-car ride) - lunch at a restaurant - return to Chengdu (Kuanzhai Alley) - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader available - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Chengdu with a local guide (the Giant Panda Reserve, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Ancient Street) - lunch at a restaurant - departure on scheduled flights to Shanghai (indicative times 19:50/22:25) - dinner at leisure - 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 small shops, Yu Garden, the Jade Buddha Temple, 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 – morning visit of Shanghai with a local guide (stop along the Bund, the famous waterfront lined with numerous colonial buildings, Pudong with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower –exterior-, the Nanjing Road shopping street) – lunch at a restaurant – transfer to the airport - departure on scheduled Emirates/Etihad flights for the journey home – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.