Beijing Urban Exploration Tours

Explore Beijing's imperial landmarks and historic neighborhoods on this 6-day tour. Walk the Great Wall at Mutianyu, tour the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven, and bike through the old hutongs. Learn to cook Chinese dishes with a local chef, dine on Peking duck, and browse the galleries of the 798 Art Zone.

This 10-day tour of China is the perfect introduction into Chinese culture and history, with stops in the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong Province and Great Wall in Beijing. View the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, stroll through the rice terraces in Longji and end with a river float in Yangshuo.

Explore China on foot on this active 13-day tour. Hike the unrestored Jinshanling section of the Great Wall, see the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, and watch giant pandas in Chengdu. Stand beneath the Leshan Giant Buddha, trek between Zhuang and Yao villages in the Longsheng rice terraces, and hike a quiet stretch of the Li River to Xingping.

Experience China's landmark history and active adventure on a 25-day trip from Beijing to Hong Kong. Walk the Great Wall, see the Terracotta Warriors and Chengdu's pandas, and cruise the Yangtze River. Hike among Zhangjiajie's sandstone pillars and Longsheng's rice terraces, bike and raft along the Yulong River, and explore Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Explore China through its regional cuisine on this 12-day culinary tour. Savor Peking Duck in Beijing and a dumpling feast in Xi’an, the old Chinese capital. In Sichuan Province, sit down to Chengdu’s famous hot pot and spend a day volunteering at a panda base. Close in Shanghai with a family-run cooking class and an evening on the Bund.