Set off on your tour by exploring Beijing. Discover Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Cruise the Yangtze River downstream for three nights on this 18 day small group tour of China and Tibet. Marvel at the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian. Experience Chinese cuisine during a market tour and cooking class. Travel aboard the “Sky Train” as it ascends through spectacular scenery to Lhasa, Tibet, the rooftop of the world. Visit the iconic Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tour the Giant Panda Breeding Sanctuary. Walk along a portion of the Great Wall of China. Enjoy a rickshaw tour of the capital and have lunch with a family at their Hutong home.

• Visit the Three Gorges Dam which, when completed, will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.
• Board an overnight train to Tibet and the highest train in the world.
• A guided tour of the Giant Panda Breeding Sanctuary brings you up close to these national treasures.