Sightseeing Tours in Beijing and China
Through specialist Chinese tour operator, Wendy Wu Tours, Sportsworld can offer a selection of escorted day trips and tours to help you experience first hand the wonders of China.
Choose your own tour dates to fit with your Olympic arrangements, so you can make the most of your time.
Join us on any of these specially tailored trips and enjoy an experience that will stay with you always.
Half and full day trips – Beijing
We are delighted to offer a range of half day and full day excursions visiting some of the best known sights.
You will have plenty of time to enjoy the tour and understand China's majestic past and exotic culture.
All trips include return private transfers from your hotel, driver, English speaking guide and entrance fees.
Full day trips include visits to more than one location and lunch.
Select from the following:
- Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square
- Summer Palace
- Great Wall of China
- Temple of Heaven
- Hutong rickshaw ride
- Peking duck banquet and Chinese acrobatic show
Travel a little further afield on this two day tour which includes a private vehicle, driver, English speaking guide, transfer and some meals.
Take in the breathtaking sights of rural China, passing the remote Great Wall to arrive in Chengde, the Summer Court of the Emperors. Visit the Tibetan Temple and Mongol Temple.
Our three day tours give you a broader understanding of China's heritage. Explore the many dimensions of China, from the sumptuous history of an ancient imperial city and areas of outstanding natural beauty, to vibrant cultural centres and conservation work.
All tours are private and accompanied by a driver and bilingual tour guide. Transfers and some meals are included. Domestic flights are not included and can be purchased subsequently.
Xian Experience-one of the oldest cities
in China, Xian contains some its most important artefacts. Visit the impressive life-size Terracotta Warriors and enjoy
a rickshaw ride along the ancient city walls. There is a mouth-watering dumpling banquet followed by a performance of the Tang Dynasty Dance.
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Chengdu Panda Reserve-visit one of the world’s most famous creatures at the Panda Reserve. See the pandas in their natural habitat and learn of the ongoing conservation work. Sample some of the Sichuan region’s food and the Changing Face performance at the Sichuan Opera. You will also see the imposing Giant Buddha and enjoy a river cruise.
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Shanghai Experience -take pleasure in visiting China’s largest and most cosmopolitan city. There is an abundance of beautiful old buildings combined with modern-day high rise developments, representing the China of the past and the China of the future. Your tour includes the famous Bund, Yu Garden, Old Town, Shanghai Museum and an evening cruise on the historic Huangpu River.
This tour includes return economy flights from Beijing, return private transfers to the airport and cruise vessel and some meals and tours.
The cruises provide plenty of opportunities to sit back and enjoy the stunning scenery along the Yangtze River. There may also be chances to make visits to temples and gorge paths along the way, including the spectacular Three Gorges Dam.
Extended tours
These are longer tours giving a comprehensive guide to China designed to fit around your Olympic Games programme.
Accommodation is of four star rating or equivalent.
Please call 0870 385 0808 for full itinerary details or e-mail beijing2008@sportsworld.co.uk.
Prices include:
- All meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Tours with private vehicle
- English speaking guides and entrances fee
- All cruises
- Evening entertainment as specified
- Airfare from Beijing to join the tour
- All domestic flights within tours
- Flight(s) at the end of the tour to Beijing or Shanghai to connect with international flights
If you are seeking a week-long cultural introduction to China, our China Experience tour is the perfect choice. It covers the essentials of China in one concise and memorable programme. It encompasses such icons as the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai and the Terracotta Warriors in Xian. We also have time to explore the charming, ancient canal town of Wuzhen.
This popular tour includes the best known sights of Xian and Shanghai and the most beautiful area
of Guilin. Experience a night of ‘real China’ in the picturesque surroundings of Yangshuo. Visit Mount Diecai to view the stunning karst landscape before flying to the ancient city of Xian, where you will enjoy a traditional Shui Jiao dinner. Take in
the life-size Terracotta Warriors and the ancient city wall, one of the few remaining in all of China. Enjoy a performance of Tang Dynasty Dancing.
Visit China's most cosmopolitan city, Shanghai. Marvel at its exquisite mix of ancient and modern architecture; dazzle your senses with the heady cocktail of aromas and exotic cuisine. Explore the mighty Yangtze River and its beautiful surroundings.
Combining all the best China has to offer, this great itinerary includes the most popular cities and attractions, such as the UNESCO listed Terracotta Warriors in Xian.
There is also the added benefit of a four night cruise on the Yangtze River and a visit to the rare Giant Pandas at the new Panda House in Chongqing Zoo. From here we travel to the incredible landscape of Guilin and Yangshuo to experience rural China and stunning scenery. Our journey culminates in Shanghai which has a dynamic blend of the old and the new. This well paced tour enables you to capture the true wonders of China.
The Qinghai-Tibet railway opened in July 2006 and, at 1956 kilometres in length, provides a unique opportunity to travel by train between Lhasa and Beijing. Our amazing journey starts in the scenic Sichuan Province where we will be able to visit the adorable Pandas in Chengdu before flying to Lhasa to discover the mystical lands of Tibet. We will explore temples, Gyangtse Kumbum, the largest shrine in Tibet and the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama. Our return journey is by the Tibetan Railway, crossing the starkly dramatic Qinghai Plateau where we stop to visit the sacred Qinghai Lake. Finally, we visit the Terracotta Warriors before reaching Beijing.
Further details and prices of our tours and additional flights are available to download.
Sightseeing in Hong Kong
We can arrange a wide variety of excursions in Hong Kong on your behalf. Below are a few highlighted examples – you can choose any of these popular group trips or ask for your own personal escorted tour.
Witness the diversity of Hong Kong lifestyles as you watch sampans zip around Aberdeen harbour, dwarfed by huge multi-million dollar yachts and fishing boats in the marina. Then it’s onto Stanley, past the lovely Repulse Bay, home to designer shops and award-winning restaurants.
Stop at Stanley Market for some bargains on designer goods and factory outlet clothing, brassware, porcelains, leather goods and souvenirs. To round off the trip, take a tram ride to Victoria Peak for a 360-degree view of the city, harbour and islands that have mesmerised visitors and inspired photographers since the tramway opened in 1888.
Hollywood Road is famous as the ‘antiques row’ of Hong Kong and is renowned for its collection of historic relics from different countries and Chinese sorrel wood antique furniture. Hollywood Road and upper Lascar Row, also known as ‘Cat Street’, are must-see stops on every visitor's itinerary. With all the Chinese arts and crafts on display, you can pick up plenty of souvenirs. You can also visit Man Mo Temple and be dropped off at Nam Pei Street for an excellent photo opportunity.
• Wong Tai Sin Taoist Temple: Wong Tai Sin is one of Kowloon's most colourful and popular temples. Wong Tai Sin is considered as a mystic god of good fortune. You can join with locals here to have your future foretold.
• Bird Garden: a fascinating local market for all types of pet birds, the Bird Garden sells everything from beautiful bamboo cages to bags of seeds, grasshoppers and worms. This market has grown out of the Chinese fascination with songbirds and speaking birds.
• Jade Market: this market is packed with dealers selling all manner of carved jade including bangles, earrings, and intricately detailed pendants. Buyer beware: not all of the jade is genuine!
• Lantau Island is Hong Kong's largest island boasting some of the finest scenery, including the world’s longest suspension bridge. We will visit Tai O, a beautiful small fishing village
with homes built on wooden stilts over the water, and Cheung Sha, one of the finest sweeps of long smooth sandy beach on Lantau.
• Po Lin Monastery is the island’s most famous attraction, the world’s largest outdoor bronze Buddha; at 72 feet high, the statue was completed in 1990.
• Wisdom Path is a 10 minute walk from the Giant Buddha, an outdoor wooden replica of the centuries-old Heart Sutra, one of the world's best known Buddhist sutras (or prayers).