China, Hong Kong and Macau - from Varna
📍 Beijing, Xi'an, Luoyang, Dengfeng, Shanghai, Macau, Hong Kong, China
Duration
13 days
Level
Easy
Languages
BG, EN
Departure
Varna
Flight from Varna to Beijing with a connection.
Photo stop at the Olympic complex. Transfer and check-in at the hotel. Dinner, overnight stay in Beijing.
Excursion to the Great Wall of China - one of the seven wonders of the world. A visit to a jade factory and the Summer Palace. Peking duck dinner. Overnight stay in Beijing.
Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City with the Imperial Palace (UNESCO) and the Temple of Heaven. A visit to a pearl factory. Dinner with a local family. Overnight stay in Beijing.
A rickshaw tour of the traditional “hutong” lanes and the Lama Temple. In the afternoon - a high-speed train to Xi'an. Dinner, overnight stay in Xi'an.
A visit to the tomb with the Terracotta Army - over 8000 clay figures more than 2000 years old. The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. Dumpling dinner and the “Tang Dynasty” show. Overnight stay in Xi'an.
Train to Luoyang and a visit to the Longmen temple complex (Buddhist art). Transfer to Dengfeng. Optionally - the “Shaolin Zen Ritual” show. Overnight stay in Dengfeng.
A visit to the Shaolin Monastery (over 1500 years of history) and a martial arts demonstration. Flight to Shanghai. Check-in, dinner, overnight stay in Shanghai.
A tour of the authentic town of Zhujiajiao - the Kezhi Garden, the Yuanjin Buddhist Monastery, the Fangsheng Bridge and a boat ride along the canals. A visit to a silk factory. Optionally - an evening cruise on the Huangpu River. Overnight stay in Shanghai.
The Yu Yuan Garden, the Bund waterfront and Nanjing Road. Optionally - the Oriental Pearl Tower or an acrobatics show. Dinner, overnight stay in Shanghai.
Flight to Zhuhai or Macau. Half-day tour of Macau - the ruins of St Paul's Cathedral (UNESCO) and the Giant Panda Pavilion. Ferry to Hong Kong. Check-in, dinner, overnight stay in Hong Kong.
A funicular ride up to Victoria Peak, a boat trip in Victoria Harbour and the Avenue of Stars. Dinner. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Varna.
Arrival in Varna.
The price includes
- Flight tickets Varna-Beijing and Hong Kong-Varna, including checked baggage up to 30 kg and hand luggage up to 8 kg
- Airport taxes
- Domestic flights Zhengzhou-Shanghai and Shanghai-Zhuhai or Macau, including checked baggage up to 20 kg and hand luggage up to 5 kg
- Train tickets on the route Beijing-Xi'an and Xi'an-Luoyang
- Ferry ticket Macau-Hong Kong
- 10 nights with breakfast in 4* hotels
- 1 lunch
- 11 dinners
- All transfers along the route
- Guide services
- Entrance fees for the sights in the programme
- Tour leader
The price does not include
- Evening boat trip on the Huangpu River in Shanghai
- Going up the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai
- Visit to an acrobatics show
- Metro and other public transport tickets, museum fees not mentioned in the programme
- Tips for the local guide and driver - €6 per traveller per day
- Medical insurance with cover of €15 000: €1.25-5.00 per day depending on age
- Travel cancellation insurance
- Fuel and/or inflation surcharge, if one has to be introduced
- Personal expenses
Discounts
- Prices per person in €, in 4* hotels, valid until 31.12.2026:
- Price per adult in a double room: €2799
- Price per person in a single room: €3149
- Price for a third adult in the room: €2749
- Price for a child up to 11 in a room with 2 adults: €2724
- Price for a child up to 11 in a room with 1 adult: €2749
After 31.12.2026 prices increase by €150.
Optional excursions
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower: €38 per adult.
- Evening boat trip on the Huangpu River in Shanghai: €48 per adult.
- Acrobatics show: €56 per adult.
- The music show “Shaolin Zen Ritual”: €58 per adult (outdoors in a picturesque gorge, with a martial arts demonstration by 600 Shaolin monks).
- All optional, with a minimum of 10 booked, requested and paid in advance in Bulgaria.
Required documents
From 01.01.2025 Bulgarian citizens no longer need a tourist visa for China. An passport valid for at least 6 months after the date of return is required.
Other programme terms
Minimum number booked for the tour to run: 30 travellers. The order of activities may change; seven days before departure travellers receive a detailed written programme with exact times and meeting points.
Additional information
Hotels in the programme (or similar):
- Beijing - Metropark Lido Hotel Beijing 4*
- Xi'an - Tian Central Park Hotel 4*
- Dengfeng - Shaolin International Hotel 4*
- Shanghai - Holiday Inn Shanghai Jing'an 4*
- Hong Kong - Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees 4*
Local currency: the Chinese yuan.
📌 Medical insurance is an extra (€1.25-5.00 per day depending on age, cover of €15 000). Payment terms: a deposit of 30% on booking, the balance no later than 45 days before departure.
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