Discover China with Sichuan Airlines: From Pandas to the Terracotta Warriors. Step aboard Sichuan Airlines’ non-stop flight from Auckland to Chengdu, your gateway to a journey unlike any other. In Chengdu, the heart of Sichuan, you’ll meet China’s most beloved residents—the giant pandas. Their gentle charm and playful spirit are a living treasure that will stay with you long after you return home. From there, experience the marvel of modern China as you glide at 350 km/h aboard a high-speed train, racing across the country with ease and comfort. Your destination: Xi’an, home of the legendary Terracotta Warriors—hailed as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Standing face to face with this ancient army is a moment that transcends time itself. Beyond cities and history, nature reveals its masterpiece in Jiuzhaigou. Often described as the true Shangri-La, its crystalline lakes shimmer in hues of turquoise, emerald, and sapphire. Forested valleys whisper in the breeze, and if fortune smiles, you may even glimpse a wild panda in its natural home. This journey is not just travel—it is a tapestry of culture, history, and breathtaking beauty. From adorable pandas to timeless warriors, from high-speed modernity to ethereal landscapes, China awaits your discovery.
Auckland - Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai in the evening.
Beijing
Upon arrival, meet your tour guide and be transferred to your hotel. Free time for rest of the day.
Hotel Accommodation: Beijing Wanda Moments or similar 4 star accommodation
Beijing
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Tour the Tian’anmen Square, the biggest public square in the world. You will also be able to have a photo stop at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described as the Egg. Afterwards, visit the Forbidden City, the vast complex of palaces, which was home to successive Emperors for more than 500 years. Continue to visit the Beihai Park, which is an imperial garden to the northwest of the Forbidden City. Stop at a silk factory before dinner. Tonight’s optional tour will be an acrobatic show.
Hotel Accommodation: Beijing Wanda Moments or similar 4 star accommodation
Beijing
Breakfast
Lunch
Morning tour to the Great Wall at Juyongguan section, stretching almost 4,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the sands of Central Asia and befittingly crowned one of the ten wonders of the world. Along the way, you will stop over at a jade carving factory where you can watch artisans at work. Return to the city, visit Peking to view the Olympic Park's Bird's Nest and Water Cube from the outside.
Hotel Accommodation: Beijing Wanda Moments or similar 4 star accommodation
Beijing
Breakfast
Lunch
Morning, we enjoy a pedi-cab tour of Hutong – the ‘old city’ neighbourhoods of narrow alleyways and courtyard gardens, experiencing local life on a family visit. After lunch, tour to the Summer Palace, the largest and best preserved of all imperial palace gardens, which boasts such delights as the famous Marble Boat and the ornately painted ’Long Corridor’.
Hotel Accommodation: Beijing Wanda Moments or similar 4 star accommodation
Beijing - Xi’an
Breakfast
Morning free of your own, then train G89 15:00-19:12 to Xi’an. Upon arrival, a local guide will meet you and then take you to the hotel to have a rest.
Hotel Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express or similar 4 star accommodation
Xi’an
Breakfast
Lunch
Morning tour to the greatest archaeological discovery of the century, more than 2,000-year-old Terracotta Warriors interred with the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Included are the Circle Vision Movie and Bronze Chariot. Then you will sample the Xi’an dumpling dinner. Tonight, an optional tour is Tang Palace Banquet Song and Dance Performance.
Hotel Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express or similar 4 star accommodation
Xi’an
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
In the morning, we will visit Old City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pagoda, as the earliest and largest existing square pavilion-style brick pagoda of the Tang Dynasty, is a typical example of the integration of the ancient Indian Buddhist temple architectural form of the stupa into Chinese culture following the introduction of Buddhism into the Central Plains.
Hotel Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express or similar 4 star accommodation
Xi’an - Beijing or Shanghai
Breakfast
Lunch
Morning, you can visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda Museum and Huimin Street. Then, take a flight to Beijing or Shanghai and connect to a flight to Auckland.
Return to New Zealand
Take your return flight and arrive back in Auckland.
| Twin Share | Single | |
|---|---|---|
| Per Person | 2499 | 395 |
*Itinerary and costs subject to change. Airline, fuel charges and currency fluctuations prior to final payment
Please note that special promotional fares are non-refundable and non-cancellable for personal reasons. NZD1000.00 per person is required at the time of booking and the balance to be paid 3 months prior to departure. Passport details must be provided immediately to secure your reservation.
