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Great Wall to Angkor

Angkor - Ta Promh

Angkor - Ta Promh

Great Wall

Great Wall

Monk at Angkor

Monk at Angkor

Market Phnom Penh

Market Phnom Penh

Terracotta Warriors

Terracotta Warriors

 

The Great Wall to Angkor

This superb journey begins in Imperial China, travels via the start of the Silk road, through the canal towns of Eastern China, rubs shoulders with the British on Shanghai's Bund, climbs the jungle clad steps of Angkor and ends in the open boulevards of lively Phnom Penh.

Begin in Beijing and see the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven before experiencing China's high speed rail network on the First Class train to Xian.

Xian, the traditional start of the Silk Road is home to the famous Terracotta Warriors.

Walk along the city walls, through the traditional Muslim Quarter and discover Xian's great monuments.

From Xian fly to Shanghai and discover a real city of contrasts, with the fog shrouded skyscrapers of Pudong gazing down on the colonial grandeur of the Bund.

China's great canal towns are within easy reach, and a day is included to visit Suzhou with it's charming canals and superb museum and gardens.

Fly directly to Siem Reap and discover the temples at Angkor, with time to explore the surrounding countryside and beautiful Tonle Sap Lake.

The journey ends (if you wish) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's lively and pleasant capital, a city on the up, but still with haunting reminders of its recent past.

As with all of our tours, this one can be ammended to suit you as you wish - so just let us know your preferences and let us tailor the perfect trip for you.

Inclusions

  • International flights from the UK
  • Domestic flights
  • Accommodation with breakfast
  • All airport transfers by private car
  • Private car, driver and guide on excursions
  • Entrance Fees

Accommodation

  • 3 nights Beijing
  • 1 night Xian
  • 2 nights Shanghai
  • 3 nights Siem Reap
  • 2 nights Phnom Penh

Excursions

  • Full day tour Beijing
  • Full day tour Great Wall
  • Half day tour Terracotta Warriors, Xian
  • Full day tour Shanghai
  • Full day tour Suzhou
  • Full day tour Angkor
  • Full day tour Tonle Sap
  • Half day tour of Phnom Penh
  • Half day tour to the Killing Fields

Day 1: Fly UK to Beijing

Overnight flight UK to Beijing.

Day 2: Beijing

On arrival you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel in Beijing.

An interesting way to spend the evening is to take a stroll down Wangfujing Street, one of the most famous shopping streets in China where international brand outlets stand close to traditional exotic street food stalls.

Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 3: Beijing

Enjoy a full day privately guided tour of Beijing.

Visit Tiananmen Square and prepare to be overwhelmed by the sheer size of one of the world’s largest public squares.

Pass several monuments, including Chairman Mao’s mausoleum on the way to the entrance the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City was completed in 1420, and was home to 24 emperors, the last of which left Beijing in 1924.

Stroll through what is arguably the best- preserved example of classical Chinese architecture in the world.

Enjoy an easy walk up Jingshan Hill, for  a birds-eye view of the Forbidden City.

Finally, recapture the feeling of Beijing’s past from the wooden seat of a traditional rickshaw, and visit a local family’s courtyard home along the way during a tour of Beijing's traditional Hutong district.

Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 4: Beijing

The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world.

Explore the much quieter Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, which was first begun in the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557) and finished in the 17th century.

The 2.5-kilometre stretch of the Wall allows you to walk along its storied length for over an hour and visit twenty-two watchtowers, should you so choose. Also enjoy a cable car ride to the top.

Once a complex that manufactured electronics, Factory Number 798 was divided, rented out, and converted into galleries, artist studios, design companies, restaurants and bars at the turn of the 20th century.

Pay a visit to this art district of Beijing where Maoist slogans still adorn the walls, to experience a different side of Beijing.

Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 5: Beijing - Xian

Enjoy the morning for some independent explorations of Beijing before transferring to the airport for your afternoon flight to Xian where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.

(Alternatively travel from Beijing to Xian by high-speed rail (4.5 - 6 hours).

Central Xian is fairly compact and we recommend a visit to the old Muslim Quarter in the centre of town.

Here you can enjoy a stroll around the busy streets, great for people watching, photography and for getting a taste of this great city at the start of the famous Silk Road.

Sample some of the many exotic dishes on offer in the various food stalls lining Huimin Street.

Overnight: Xian
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 6: Xian

One of the world’s greatest archaeological finds, the Terracotta Warriors were discovered by chance in 1974 by a group of peasants digging a well outside of Xian.

These sculptures of soldiers, chariots and horses were funerary statues made to accompany China’s first emperor to the afterlife over 2100 years ago.

Legend has it that it took 100,000 men 38 years to create the soldiers, which all
vary in rank, posture, height, uniform and facial features.

Spend the morning on a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and after lunch transfer back to Xian.

In the afternoon there will be the chance to explore Xian's City Walls which are easily done independently. A great way to experience the City Walls is to rent bicycles and cycle the circuit.

Transfer to the airport in the evening for your flight to Shanghai where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 7: Shanghai

Enjoy a full day tour of Shanghai, visiting some of the most important landmarks and locations in Shanghai, including the Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens, Shanghai Old Street, the French Concession and Xintiandi.

The Jade Buddha Temple is an active temple, with 70 resident monks, and the centerpiece is a sitting Buddha carved out of white jade and encrusted with jewels, measuring over two metres tall and rumored to weigh over 1000 kilograms.

From the Jade Buddha, head over to the Yu Yuan Gardens, a classic creation of the Ming Dynasty. Nearby is Shanghai Old Street which had its origins in the Qing Dynasty.

After a Shanghainese lunch at a local restaurant, visit the Bund, Shanghai's waterfront, known for its grand display of colonial-era architecture and the wonderful views of both sides of the Huangpu River.

Visit Xintiandi, a stylish nightlife district with many boutiques, pubs, and restaurants and on to Shanghai's Art District. Xintiandi is a good place to return to for dinner this evening.

Finally visit the Shikumen Open House Museum, a well-preserved Shikumen house from the 1920's that displays furniture and articles for daily use during that time.

Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 8: Shanghai - Suzhou - Siem Reap

Today enjoy a full day in Suzhou. You will be collected from your hotel by your driver and guide for a private excursion to Suzhou, one of China's famous water towns.

Visit the Garden of the Master of the Nets, the smallest of the Suzhou residential gardens, yet the most impressive because of its use of space and the feeling of tranquility and harmony that it instills on visitors.

After lunch, visit the  Suzhou Institute of Embroidery and see some of the most valuable pieces of embroidery ever made, including several priceless court gowns.

Finally visit the superb Suzhou Museum, itself an architectural masterpiece, containing over 15,000 ancient pieces in its collection, including paintings, ceramics & calligraphy.

Go directly to the airport for your early evening flight to Siem Reap where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.

Overnight: Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 9: Siem Reap

Today enjoy a full day tour of the temples at Angkor. Visit Angkor Wat, the crowning jewel of Khmer architecture and the largest, most well-preserved and most significant of the Angkor temples.

Visit the fortified city of Angkor Thom which covers an area of 10 sq. km and is enclosed by a wall and wide moats and is home to many of Angkor's most popular sights.

Continue to the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper Kings, former spaces for public ceremonies, both adorned with dramatic bas-reliefs.

Visit the ruined Baphuon, Royal Enclosure and Phimeanakas before continuing to the mysterious Bayon Temple, one of the most popular and compelling sights in Angkor.

See Banteay Kdei Temple, a massive Buddhist temple and finally, visit jungle-clad Ta Promh, one of the most popular attractions of Angkor.

At the end of the day,watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from an ancient Temple.

Overnight: Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast included

Day 10: Siem Reap - Tonle Sap

Enjoy a full day tour offering an authentic look at the lifestyles of the residents of Tonle Sap, Cambodia’s largest freshwater lake, just a short distance from Siem Reap and one of Cambodia's most beautiful sights.

Visit a remote village where few tourists venture and embark on a boat ride through the village of Kampong Phluck where the fisherman and their families live in stilted houses among the petrified mangrove forests and waterways.

Enjoy a lunch of local dishes in a family’s house and enjoy the fascinating scenery of Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.

Return to Siem Reap by boat and private vehicle in the afternoon.

NOTE: Due to low water levels during the dry season, the boat trip is only possible from June to March. However a visit to an alternative floating village at Chong Kneas can be arranged instead.

Overnight: Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 11: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Phnom Penh where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.

Enjoy an afternoon discovering the highlights and must-see landmarks of Phnom Penh on a half-day walking tour.

Begin with a visit to the Royal Palace, built in 1866 by King Norodom. See the different structures of this pagoda-style compound and stroll around its beautiful garden.

Visit the Silver Pagoda, so named because of the 5,000 silver tiles lining its floor.

Afterwards, visit the Champey Academy of Arts (CAA), a local non-profit school focused on training in the traditional Cambodian arts.

Continue to the nearby National Museum, an exceptional example of traditional architecture and exclusively devoted to preserving and exhibiting Khmer art and sculptures.

Overnight: Phnom Penh
Meals: Breakfast included.

Day 12: Phnom Penh

Just outside Phnom Penh, in a peaceful rural setting, the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek provide a stark reminder of the atrocities inflicted on Cambodia under the Pol Pot regime.

Thousands of people were killed here between the years of 1975 and 1978 and buried in mass graves.

Learn more about this chapter from Cambodia's recent past at Tuol Sleng (Museum of Genocide). Formerly a High School, in 1975, this became the interrogation and torture facility for the Khmer Rouge regime.

Although this half-day excursion seems quite a ‘morbid’ trip, it is for most visitors a quite moving experience and an important step in understanding modern day Cambodia where almost every family was in some way affected by the Pol Pot regime.

The afternoon is free for you to explore independently.

Overnight: Phnom Penh
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 13: Phnom Penh - UK

Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the UK.

Alternatively choose a beach extension to the Cambodian Riviera.

Day 14: UK

Arrive back in the UK.

Is this a Private Tour or a Group Tour?

All of our tours are private tailor made itineraries, customised for you - we can amend things to entirely suit you.

You will have your own private car, driver and guide on excursions.

What are the departure dates?

Let us know your preferred dates of travel and we will find the best and most suitable flights to fit your itinerary.

As this is a private tour, there are no set departure dates.

Which Airlines do you use?

We work with all the major airlines flying to this part of the world.

Typically for this China and Cambodia combination, British Airways, KLM or Air France would be airlines we would often use.

However, just let us know your preferred airline if you have one. We can organise flights from any regional destination in the UK.

Which Hotels do you use?

We're careful with our choice of hotels, but we're guided by our customers also. If you have some preferred hotels, just let us know.

We specialise in boutique hotels and so we will often suggest some of our favourite smaller hotels where we think these will be suitable.

We keep on top of hotel developments in Cambodia from our office in Vietnam and regularly inspect the hotels we use.

Do you cater for Solo Travellers?

Yes, we have many solo travellers and China and Cambodia are generally very safe destinations for those travelling alone.

River cruises on the Mekong in Cambodia are a popular option for solo travellers, especially with Pandaw Cruises who offer no Single Supplements on many departures.

How long have you been organising holidays to China & Cambodia?

We've been organising tailor made holidays to China & Cambodia for over 10 years.

Our team has a wealth of combined experience in the industry and our Director has been involved in organising holidays to Cambodia since the early 1990's - whilst Pol Pot was still living in the jungle close to Siem Reap.

Our partners on the ground in Cambodia have over 20 years experience in operating there.

They understand the country extremely well and have a strong infrastructure of staff, guides and vehicles within Cambodia. We've had the same partnership for over 10 years.

In China we work with an excellent local team with offices throughout China.

Do I need visas to visit China and Cambodia?

If you are travelling on a UK passport you will need a visa to visit both countries.

For China these need to be aplied for in advance before your departure. This can be done in person or by post and is a straightforward process.

For Cambodia, visas are available on arrival in Siem Reap or Phnom Penh at a cost (in 2019) of $30 per person.

Standard Hotel Suggestions Beijing:

Sihe Courtyard Hotel
Cote Cour Hotel
Shichahai Shadow Art Hotel
Kapok Hotel
Red Wall Garden Hotel

Standard Hotel Suggestions Xian:

Zuoyouke (Superior)

Standard Hotel Suggestions Shanghai:

Hengshan Moller Villa
Pentahotel
Modena Putuo Boutique Hotel

Standard Hotel Suggestions Siem Reap:

Siddharta Boutique Hotel
Pavilion d'Orient
FCC Angkor
Viroths Hotel
Sojourn Boutique Villas

Standard Hotel Suggestions Phnom Penh:

Teahouse Phnom Penh
252 Hotel
Kabiki
Blue Lime

11 nights Great Wall to Angkor - Standard:

  • Price from £2,895 pp

This is a guide price only, based on travel in low season.

Prices will vary according to choice of hotel and seasonal airfare and hotel surcharges. Please ask us for any current special offers.

Contact Us:

All of our China and Cambodia Tours are completely tailor made and we can put together any kind of itinerary to suit your interests and budget.

Call us now to speak to a China and Cambodia holiday expert about your Cambodia and China holiday or honeymoon to China and Cambodia.

Call us now on 0333 7000 747

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