Hong Kong small group trips

April to May and September to November, when Beijing and Xi'an are mild and the Li River is usually calm. Summer is hot and wet in the south, with high water that can stop rafting and typhoons in Hong Kong. We avoid Chinese New Year and the holiday weeks in early May and early October.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo

Moderate fitness is enough. Expect 3 to 5 hours a day on foot, often with steps. The Great Wall at Mutianyu is steep, but the cable car takes you up and down. The two bike rides, on the Xi'an wall and in the Yulong valley, are flat, and each has a no-cycling option.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo

Yes, and it is published up front: a room of your own is CAD 1,000 on top of the twin-share price, shown before you book rather than at checkout. Solo travellers join the same group, sit at the same tables and get the same time with the guide as everyone else.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, never more. That keeps everyone close to the guide in the Forbidden City and at the panda base, gets the group through train stations quickly, and means meals are at one or two tables in local restaurants rather than in a banquet hall.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo

Choose a date and send a request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, with the final timings, and no payment is taken until we have confirmed. We need your passport details at that point, because trains, the flight, the Forbidden City and the panda base are booked in your name.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo

Canadians can currently visit mainland China visa-free for up to 30 days under a policy set to run until 31 December 2026; we confirm the rule for 2027 dates. US citizens should get a single-entry Chinese tourist visa. Hong Kong has separate rules, and neither Canadian nor US passports need a visa for a short stay. We check your passport at booking.

Answer for China: Beijing to Hong Kong via Xi'an, Chengdu and Yangshuo