China’s (Really) Got It Going On

See the Great Wall of China with Pacific Delight Tours.
See the Great Wall of China with Pacific Delight Tours.

In Recommend’s March issue, we gave you some happening news and notes about China, from new hotels to new tours. We’ve put together a few more tours that offer the very best in sightseeing through China.

To be entirely fair, this Adventures by Disney tour is not a new product for the company, but it’s probably one of the best if you have multi-gen clients who are looking for a family adventure in the Far East. Adventures by Disney did add two luxury accommodations to a list that already features The Ritz Carlton, Chengdu and The Shangri-La Guilin; families will now be staying at the Rosewood Beijing Hotel and The Peninsula in Hong Kong. Highlights on this China trip include a private tour of Tiananmen Square and a stroll along the Great Wall; a trip to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Warriors; a visit to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding; and, while in Hong Kong, families will visit the Stanley Market, ride down Victoria Peak, and ride the Star Ferry across the harbor. Prices for the June 28, 2015 departure are $8,289 for adults, and $7,879 for kids. For more information, visit adventuresbydisney.com.

Pacific Delight Tours made a few changes to its 13-day China Golden Route Gold Experience. Now guests will stay an extra night in Yangshuo to experience its West Street—a 1,400-year-old thoroughfare at the town’s historic center—and stay at the Green Lotus Hotel; stay an extra night in Xi’an to visit the Muslim quarter and the Terracotta Warriors; also, when in Shanghai, visitors will tour “M50”, or 50 Moganshan Road, a contemporary art district where artists’ studios are open to the public. The trip, with hotel stays in Ritz-Carlton and Shangri-La hotels, is priced at $4,799 pp dbl for the May 13, 2015 departure. For more information, visit pacificdelighttours.com.

To read our China feature in the March issue, click here.