China holidays

With bustling metropolises, time-forgotten villages and the world's most famous wall in store, prepare to pack your most comfortable shoes on holidays to China.

Asia in overdrive

Few countries can hold a candle to China when it comes to diverse landscapes, cuisine and architecture. This huge country’s a walking contradiction – bustling and tranquil, 21st-century and traditional, sweet and spicy. And you’ll want to follow both your eyes and nose – whether it’s sniffing out street food, or saluting the sea of life-sized statues that make up Xi’an’s Terracotta Army.

Big city life

China wears lots of medals on its sleeve, winning over foodies, history buffs and shopaholics alike. The capital does a good job of combining all its crowns. On holidays to Beijing, you can gawp at modern, mind-warping architecture, as well as centuries-old sites like the Forbidden City. Seafront Shanghai, meanwhile, is the country’s New York, just with more neon lights. Its skyscraper-studded skyline’s paired with Fifth Avenue-level shopping and Michelin-starred dining.

China explorer

With so much to see, the best way to fit it all in to your China trip is on a package tour. Bullet trains zip eager-to-explore tourists across the mammoth nation. And you’ll take your fair share of these on our Once in a Lifetime tour, which runs on 8th May, 5th June, 7th August, 18th September and 2nd October 2019. This small group tour lives up to its name – you’ll get to step foot on the Great Wall of China, see giant pandas and cruise down Asia’s longest river. Don't miss out, have a look at our China tours deals.

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Facts about China

Capital
Beijing
Currency
Chinese Renminbi
(CNY)
Population
1,415,045,928
Language
Standard Chinese
Time zone
GMT +8
Flight duration
9 hours 45 minutes from Heathrow

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