China: Shanghai, Guilin, Chengdu, Xian, Beijing
Includes airfare
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Trip Experience Leader, however due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
Day 16 | $120 per person
Day 16 | $120 per person
Experience the culinary and cultural delights of ancient Xian this evening with an optional Tang Dynasty show and dinner. The beautiful costumes, enchanting dances, and ancient music of the Tang Dynasty—a period of peace and exceptional creativity from AD 618 to 907—have been carefully re-created for your enjoyment. This type of performance has been treasured as a national art that reflects the glory and richness of the Tang Dynasty. Dinner is served before the show.
Day 11 | $80 per person
Day 11 | $80 per person
Venture to one of Chengdu’s premier opera houses for a performance of Chuanju. Characterized by lively music and song, acrobatic feats, and polished acting Sichuan opera is an indelible part of Chinese culture. Its most famous for its “face-changing” stunts, wherein performers swap out their colorful masks in a snap to convey different emotions.