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Laurus Travel is a China tour operator with A+ rating by the BBB. We have been recommended in every edition of Frommer's China guidebooks (Frommer's China, Frommer's Beijing, Frommer's Shanghai). Our competitively priced all inclusive China tours feature small group size (10-20), personalized service and upscale accommodations.

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Our China tours departing from Canada and USA feature small group size (10-20), luxury accommodations and the finest English-speaking tour guides. We also have many customers from the UK, Australia, Mexico, Israel, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Germany arriving in China directly from where they reside to join our China land tours.

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9-day Spring Special (March 11-19, 2010)
Shanghai - Suzhou - Beijing
Highlights include the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Grand Canal, classic Chinese gardens.

16-day Southwest China Special (April 29-May 14, 2010)
Beijing - Chengdu - Lijiang - Shangri-la - Kunming - Shanghai

7-day Luxury Beijing Tour
all-inclusive Beijing tour package available year-round
Tour highlights include the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, hutong, Peking duck dinner at a top restaurant catering to locals, not tourist groups. If you are among the first 5 couples/families signing up in your group, you'll also be provided with a local cell phone free of rental fee and security deposit charge. Unlike other China tours operators we won't parade you through tourist traps.

This deluxe Beijing travel package excludes international flights. But we do guarantee unbeatable airfares on United Airlines and Air Canada from any major Canadian or American city. We can also get you an extremely competitive fare quote with any other carrier of your choice. We use mostly Air Canada and United Airlines, which means you can fly to Beijing directly from Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC. Convenient air add-ons from other cities such as New York, Boston, Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa can be arranged at very low cost.

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9-day Golden Triangle China Tour Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Shanghai

The well paced China tour takes in China's three must-see cities for first-time visitors. Walk on the spectacular Great Wall of China, marvel at the extravagant Forbidden City, admire the grandiose Terra Cotta Army, immerse in the modernity of Shanghai's new Pudong district ... this China trip has it all.

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12-day China Tour with Great Wall Hiking
Beijing (Great Wall at Mutianyu, Jinshanling & Simatai) - Xi'an - Shanghai
This China tour is intended for casual hikers who are itchy to experience China's Great Wall more than the average tourist does. The tour spends 2 days hiking three different sections of the Great Wall covering 15 kilometers in total. Escorted by a senior Laurus Travel guide, tour members will start with Mutianyu section outside Beijing and then move on to the real deal - a 10km hike from Hebei Province's Jinshanling to Beijing's Simatai section of the Wall. This arduous and yet extremely rewarding hike takes about 5 to 6 hours to complete.
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12-day Yangtze Expedition Deluxe China Tour Package
Beijing - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai
Rising in the Tanggula Mountains in west-central China, the Yangtze at 6,300 km is a cradle of the Chinese civilization and the world’s third longest river after the Nile and Amazon. A cruise on the Yangtze River is more than just about natural beauty. It's a cultural immersion, a journey of discovery in a relaxed manner. Shore excursions during the three-day Yangtze cruise take place daily taking passengers to historic sites and the newly completed Three Gorges Dam. Highlights of the China tour also include the Great Wall and Forbidden City.
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13-day Yunnan Explorer China Tour Package
Beijing - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming - Shanghai
The West began to pay attention to the stunningly beautiful landscape and intriguing tribal cultures of the Chinese province when about a century ago National Geographic reported on the area. It is believed by some that those articles and photographs in the National Geographic inspired James Hilton to write his famous novel Lost Horizon.

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14-day China Experience Tour
Shanghai - Xi'an - Tai'an - Qufu - Jinan - Beijing
This China travel package is packed with UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites. Among the highlights are sacred Mt. Tai or Taishan and Qufu - Confucius hometown.

"We have just returned from our "15 day China Experience" tour. Words can not express the experience. It was the most fantastic trip we have taken, and we have travelled a great deal. It exceeded our expectations..." --- Chantal & Lorne, Milton, Ontario

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14-day Best of China Tour Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Shanghai
One of our most popular China vacation packages, this China tour is a perfect choice for the time-pressed looking for a well-rounded introduction to both the old and modern China. The leisurely paced small-group China tour includes all the highlights the four cities are most famous for and still leaves you time to explore on your own.
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15-day China Discovery Travel Package
Shanghai - Yangtze Cruise - Chongqing - Guilin - Xi'an - Beijing

This China Discovery Tour package is similar to the 14-day Best of China tour except that it is in reverse order and includes a 3-day cruise on the Yangtze River. Like all other China travel packages we offer, this China tour departs from Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and Chicago, aboard Air Canada and United Airlines. Low cost add-on fares are available for customers from other Canadian and U.S. cities such as Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and Victoria. Land tour without international airfare is also available. Please see the tour itinerary for full details.
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15-day Tibet by Train China Tour Package
Beijing - Xining - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Shanghai
This is an in-depth exploration of Tibet, the Roof of the World, featuring overnight train journey from Xining to Lhasa. To many, a visit to Tibet can be a profound, life-altering spiritual experience and we certainly hope that will your experience too.
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16-day China Golden Route Travel Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Shanghai - Hong Kong
This luxury trip to China featuring China's most popular cities presents a sharp contrast between the old and new, from the awe-inspiring historic sites in Beijing and Xi'an to the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. For this China tour we use Air Canada (Vancouver, Toronto) and United Airlines (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC) for the comfort and convenience of our Canadian and American customers.

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16-day Silk Road Adventure Tour Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Dunhuang - Turpan - Kashgar - Karakul Lake - Urumqi - Shanghai
On this truly exotic journey we follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo to rediscover the glorious Silk Road era, from the eastern terminus of the ancient trade route to the westernmost tip of China. Please note this is a physically demanding soft adventure tour; accommodations in some locales may be basic.
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17-day Classic China Tour Package with Yangtze Cruise
Shanghai - Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou - Yichang - Yangtze Cruise - Chongqing - Xi'an - Beijing
Incorporating three (Hangzhou, Xi'an, Beijing) of China's Eight Ancient Capitals, this classic China tour package also brings you to Venice of the Orient (Suzhou) and 13-century-old Wuzhen, a water town intersected with original canals and elegant bridges.
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18-day China Odyssey Package Tour
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Chongqing - Yangtze Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai

Explore ancient sites in Beijing and Xi'an, marvel at the natural beauty of Guilin and Li River, sail through the magnificent Three Gorges of the Yangtze River - this relaxing China Odyssey tour allows you to do all that and much more! For years, this has been one of our top sellers because it includes some unique features our competitors cannot match. You will be positively surprised if you take this in-depth China tour that has won us so many accolades. Other China tour companies may offer something that looks similar to our China Odyssey tour but don't be fooled. Call us to find out why we are better.
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18-day Treasures of China Tour
Shanghai - Zhengzhou - Shaoling Temple - Luoyang - Xi'an - Taiyuan - Pingyao - Beijing
Centering on the Central Plain, the unique China tour reveals the essence of the Chinese culture and history. The Central Plain refers to the area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River and is considered the cradle of the Chinese civilization.
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20-day Silk Road & Southwest China Tour Package
Beijing - Dunhuang - Turpan - Kashgar - Karakul Lake - Urumqi - Chengdu - Lijiang - Shangri-la (Zhongdian) - Kunming - Shanghai

A grand adventure combining exotic Silk Road region with Southwest China, this tour is ideal for repeat visitors looking for a more unique experience.

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21-day Best of China plus Tibet Tour Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Chengdu - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Shanghai

Created for the active and adventurous, the tour combines China's four most popular tourist cities with mystic Tibet. The tour requires the participant to be in perfect health with no medical condition that may be complicated due to high altitudes. The highest point during the tour is 4,800 metres or 15,744 feet above sea level.
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21-day Southwest China Tour
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Chengdu - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming - Shanghai
In addition to China's must-see cities, the trip introduces the visitor to exotic Yunnan Province (Kunming, Dali & Lijiang). Biologically diverse Yunnan is where 24 of China's 55 ethnic minorities call home. The West did not notice the stunningly beautiful landscape and intriguing tribal cultures of the Chinese province until nearly a century ago when National Geographic reported on the area. It is believed those articles and photographs inspired James Hilton to write his famous novel Lost Horizon.
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21-day Highlights of China Tour
Hong Kong - Guilin - Shanghai - Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou - Yichang - Yangtze Cruise - Chongqing - Xi'an - Beijing
This China highlight trip takes in China's most popular cities plus a first-class cruise on the mighty Yangtze. From the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong to the world-class historic sites in Beijing, the sensual overload is simply overwhelming.
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22-day China in Depth Tour
Shanghai - Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou - Yichang - Yangtze Cruise - Chongqing - Xi'an - Tai'an - Qufu - Jinan - Beijing

One of our top sellers this first-class tour introduces you to China's largest metropolises of Shanghai and Beijing as well as off-the-beaten-path towns of Qufu and Tai'an. The tour features a luxury Yangtze cruise, traditional Chinese gardens, Terracotta Army, birthplace of Confucius, Sacred Mt. Tai, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China.
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23-day Tibet & Silk Road Tour Package
Beijing - Chengdu - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Xi'an - Dunhuang - Turpan - Kashgar - Karakul Lake - Urumqi - Shanghai
This soft adventure tour dives deep into the hinterlands of China's ethnic regions, offering tour members a rare opportunity to closely examine the life of Tibetans, Uigurs and Kazaks. The physically demanding tour requires participants to be in perfect health with absolutely no mobility difficulty or any medical condition that may be complicated due to high altitudes. The highest point during the tour is 4,800 metres or 15,744 feet above sea level.

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25-day China Panorama Tour
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Chengdu - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming - Chongqing - Yangtze Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai
Combining China's most popular tourist cities with exotic Yunnan Province (Lijiang, Dali & Kunming) and a luxury Yangtze cruise, the meticulously designed and well tested itinerary gives you as complete an introduction to China as possible in 25 days. 

"Of all the international trips we have taken our trip to China [China Panorama, October 10 - 31, 2004] was the most interesting and has left us with marvelous images of a beautiful country in the throes of tremendous transition. We have never enjoyed a voyage more". --- Barney & Iris G, Bellevue, Washington

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25-day Imperial China, Tibet & Yangtze Travel Package
Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Chengdu - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Chongqing - Yangtze Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai
This tour spends 5 days in Tibet and 3 days on the Yangtze. Highlights also include the fabled Great Wall, the legendary Terracotta Army, enigmatic Sanxingdui civilization, the Giant Panda 70eeding Center, and a day cruise on picturesque Li River. Please note the tour is suitable only for those who are perfectly fit without any medical condition that may be complicated due to high altitudes. The highest point during the tour is 4,800 metres or 15,744 feet above sea level.
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26-day Splendid China Tour
Hong Kong - Guilin - Shanghai - Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou - Yangtze Cruise - Chongqing - Xi'an - Tai'an - Qufu - Jinan - Beijing
The leisurely paced grand China tour introduces the traveller to China's three largest metropolises as well as off-the-beaten-path towns stringing together a collection of spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Highlights of the tour include a cruise on the mighty Yangtze, Terracotta Warriors, traditional Chinese gardens, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.
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for China tours from Canada via Vancouver or Toronto on Air Canada or Air China
From Price in CAD From Price in CAD From Price in CAD
Calgary, Alberta 250 Montreal, Quebec 450 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 400
Edmonton, Alberta 250 Nanaimo, BC 150 Toronto, Ontario 450
Halifax, Nova Scotia 600 Ottawa, Ontario 450 Victoria, BC 150
Kelowna, BC 250 Regina, Saskatchewan 400 Winnipeg, Manitoba 400
for China tours from USA via San Francisco/Los Angeles/Chicago/Washington on United Airlines or Air China
From Price in USD From Price in USD From Price in USD
Atlanta, Georgia 150 Las Vegas, Nevada 150 Salt Lake City, Utah 150
Boston, Massachusetts 150 Los Angeles, California 80 San Diego, California 100
Chicago, Illinois 100 Miami, Florida 180 San Francisco, California 0
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 230 New York, New York 150 Seattle, Washington 100
Denver, Colorado 170 Orlando, Florida 180 Tampa, Florida 180
Detroit, Michigan 100 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 150 Washington, DC 150
Honolulu, Hawaii contact us Phoenix, Arizona 180
Houston, Texas 180 Portland, Oregon 150
 Low cost add-on fares from other US and Canadian cities available on request. 
  • Prices will be confirmed at the time of your China tour booking
  • Taxes and jet fuel surcharges are extra
  • Stop-over if permitted is subject to extra cost
  • Please contact us if your city is not on the list.
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