Top China Outdoor Activities

Lantau Enlightenment Afternoon Tour

• 19 Reviews
• See the Tian Tan Buddha statue (Big Buddha) on a visit to Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island — a popular destination almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. This sightseeing tour includes a ticket for the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car and a boat ride around Tai O, a quaint fishing village where the houses stand on stilts. You have the option to upgrade to a glass-bottom crystal cabin at booking.
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Hong Kong Horse Racing Tour

• 3 Reviews
• Experience the excitement of Hong Kong’s action-packed horse racing competitions thanks this horse track tour. Choose between the Happy Valley course or the Sha Tin track as you root for your favorite horses from the comfort of the air-conditioned Members’ Enclosure. An included guide to assist with betting, free HK$30 betting voucher, and unlimited house wine, beer, and soft drinks add to the experience.
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Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan

• 18 Reviews
• Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private 5-hour hiking tour on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. Cable car, chair lift, and toboggan ride included, as well as round-trip private transportation from your hotel in Beijing. Choose between morning and afternoon departure to fit your schedule.
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Private Day Trip to Dujiangyan Panda Center with Panda Holding Option

• 28 Reviews
• Chengdu’s most famous residents aren’t human, they’re pandas. With this private tour, enjoy a customized day interacting with these black and white bears at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Design your own experience with options to help a panda keeper in their daily tasks, snap a photo while holding a baby panda, or simply observe red and giant pandas in their enclosures.
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Private Tour: Be a Panda Volunteer for One Day at Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center

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• While visiting Chengdu, head out to the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center with a private guide for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to work with pandas up close. Help the keepers to feed and care for the endangered animals and learn all about the rare bears as you spend time in their company. Enjoy a morning and afternoon session with the pandas with a break in-between for lunch and a film about pandas. Wrap up your full-day private tour with a panda photo op and commemorative certificate.
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Private Transit Tour: Beijing PEK Airport to Mutianyu Great Wall

• 3 Reviews
• Skip the boredom of a long airport layover and take a round-trip visit to the Mutianyu Great Wall. After your arrival in Beijing, meet up with your private driver at the airport. Relax in comfortable private transportation to the wall, where you enjoy complimentary entrance. There’s no need to pack an extra coat for the excursion, as extras are available upon request.
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Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Baby Panda Holding

• 140 Reviews
• Spend a morning with some of China’s most majestic mammals during a 3-hour tour of either the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center or the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center from Chengdu. Accompanied by a professional panda keeper, stroll through the baby and adult panda areas and gain fascinating insight into the behavior, mating habits and physiology of the creatures. Upgrade available to have your photo taken while holding a baby panda if conditions are favorable. Round-trip transportation from your Chengdu included.
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Group Great Wall Hiking Tour from Jinshanling to Simatai West

• 17 Reviews
• Soak in the scenery and history of the Great Wall of China at Jinshanling during a day hike with a professional guide. Get away from the crowds as you walk along this 3.7-mile (6-km) section of the Great Wall, passing 22 guard towers while crossing from Jinshanling to Simatai West. Observe the natural beauty of the landscape and the architectural marvels of the Ming Dynasty-era wall during your hike, which takes approximately four hours to complete. Includes round-trip transportation from Beijing, guide and entrance fees.
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All-Inclusive Private Day Tour of World Heritage Sites: Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan

• 7 Reviews
• Visit two UNESCO-listed Sichuan sights on a full-day private trip from Chengdu. Hike and ride a cable car up forested Mount Qingcheng, the birthplace of China’s Taoist religion. View the Shangqing Palace, temples, and lake, and learn how Qingcheng starred in the movie 'Kung Fu Panda 3.' Plus, visit the Dujiangyan project, the world’s oldest non-dam irrigation facility to see its ingenious 3rd-century BC design. Includes private transport, lunch, and central hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Mini Group: Beijing Forbidden City Tour with Great Wall Hiking at Mutianyu

• 87 Reviews
• See three of Beijing’s most famous landmarks on a full-day tour that starts in the city and travels to the Great Wall of China. Start with a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Forbidden City, and walk by the monuments of Tiananmen Square, including Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum. Then depart for the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, riding in a cable car up to the ramparts then walking around for great vantage points. Learn about the sights from your informative guide throughout a memorable tour.
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Panda Rescue Center Volunteer for a Day

• 39 Reviews
• Get up close to giant pandas during a private tour of the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center from Chengdu. Volunteer alongside dedicated animal keepers to record behavior, clean enclosures and prepare food for the adorable mammals. Ensure the endangered species continue to prosper in the wild and in enclosures with your valued support and gain fascinating insight into the behavior and physiology of the animals. Capture photgraphs with the pandas to immortalize you memories (own expense) and enjoy a traditional Chinese lunch and convenient round-trip transportation on this tour.
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Li River Cruise and Yangshuo Group Day Tour from Guilin

• 3 Reviews
• Enjoy a full-day tour that includes a 4-hour Li River sightseeing cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. Take in the dramatic landscape along the Li River while listening to informative onboard commentary about the region. Enjoy a Chinese buffet lunch served on board your vessel, then disembark in Yangshuo and have free time to explore independently. Either remain in Yangshuo on your own, or meet the provided car transfer service at the designated time to return to Guilin where your tour ends.
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Guilin 2-Day Tour from Guangzhou

• This 2-day tour of Guilin from Guangzhou includes transport by high-speed rail, so you can concentrate more on enjoying your time than planning out the details. You can also opt to have a hotel provided for you for the overnight stay in Guilin, or you can choose to find your own arrangements. Go on a cruise on the Li River, and stop in Yangshuo to explore West Street. Plus see Elephant Trunk Hill and Red Flute Cave along your journey.
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Private Tour to Tianzi Mountain and Yuanjiajie Scenic Area in Wulingyuan with Picnic Break from Zhangjiajie

• 4 Reviews
• Get the chance to see some of the most beautiful areas of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park during this private tour to Tianzi Mountain and Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. First take a cable car up to Tianzi Mountain, and then head to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area for a picnic lunch and the chance to see the area that inspired the movie Avatar. End your tour with a ride on the glass Bailong Elevator, which is built into the side of a cliff.
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Private Tour of Zhangjiajie National Park with Lunch

• Known for its dramatic scenery and made famous by the 2009 Avatar movie, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is the top attraction near Zhangjiajie. Explore the park with just your guide and your private group on this tour, which includes a ticket for a cable-car ride down Tianzi Mountain, a ticket to the Bailong Elevator to Yuanjiajie, and lunch.
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All Inclusive Group Hiking Tour from Jinshangling to Simata Great Wall West

• 5 Reviews
• The Great Wall of China stretches across the country north of Beijing, but it can be difficult to choose a section to visit. Avoid the crowds and commercialisation of the more popular sections of the wall on this day-long trek along the Jinshangling Wall. Hike along the wall to Simatai in the south-east, visiting the section’s 67 watchtowers and taking photos of the astonishing views along the way.
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Private Day Tour: Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteering from Chengdu

• 4 Reviews
• Get an insider look at taking care of Giant Pandas during this full-day tour to the Dujiangyan Panda Base. As a volunteer, you help the panda keepers clean the enclosures and feed the animals. Then learn more about China’s conservation efforts and the biology of these gentle giants with a panda movie. Enjoy a delicious lunch and take many memorable photos of these endangered animals to enjoy for many years.
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Fengjing Ancient Water Town Private Tour with Eco Farm Visit from Shanghai

• Enjoy a relaxing day excursion to oldest ancient water town Fengjing which still keep its intact architecture and ancient stone bridges and canals, appreciate the picturesque “oriental Venice” township scenery, take a peaceful gondola boat ride in the ancient water way in the town and learn the flavorful local culture and life from your knowledgeable guide. Pay a visit to the local Eco farm and enjoy a fun fruit or vegetable picking experience and have a delightful and healthy lunch on the organic farm.
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Harbin Group Day Tour: Ice and Snow World, Sun Island Snow Festival, Siberia Tiger Park

• Experience why Harbin has a reputation as a winter wonderland on this seasonal full day tour around some of its winter-time highlights. Unlike other group tours which force you to stay with the group, spend your time at each attraction – the Sun Island Snow Festival, Harbin Ice and Snow World and Harbin Siberian Tiger Park – on your own terms, exploring what’s on offer without having to stay close to your tour guide.
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Volunteer at Dujiangyan Panda Base with Panda Feeding Including Buffet Lunch

• 9 Reviews
• Get the special opportunity to volunteer at one of China's top panda rehabilitation programs, Dujianyan Panda Base, on this 10-hour experience from Chengdu. Under the supervision of the center's staff, make panda food, clean the enclosures, and feed the pandas snacks. Buffet lunch and round-trip transportation from your Chengdu hotel are included.
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Early Bird Departure Great Wall Tour to Mutianyu with Chairlift Up and Toboggan Down

• 6 Reviews
• Beat the crowds and visit one of the quietest sections of the Great Wall of China on a private 7-hour day trip from Beijing. With a private guide, you’ll rise early and take a scenic chairlift ride to the section of Great Wall at Mutianyu, where you’ll hike for 1-3 hours. Take an exciting toboggan ride downhill and then enjoy a Chinese lunch overlooking one of the New7Wonders of the World. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
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Mutianyu Great Wall Private Day Tour with Transfer in Beijing

• Check out the Great Wall of China's Mutianyu section on this 6-hour independent tour from Beijing. With transportation and entrance fee included, you don't have to worry about how to get to the wall but will be able to walk it on your own, without a guide. The hike can be challenging at times while you climb from the floor of the valley to the top rampart, but you're rewarded with views of the wall running for miles across the tree-covered landscape. (The cable car, shuttle bus, or toboggan to go up and down, if you wish, are at your own expense.)
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Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Private Day Trip with Lunch

• 7 Reviews
• Venture out of Beijing to see the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu and visit the Summer Palace on this comprehensive full-day tour. Walk around the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China for an awe-inspiring time at this renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site. After lunch, take in the lush environs of the Summer Palace with a stroll through the imperial gardens. Snap photos of the lake, temples and marble boat as you learn about this important site from your guide.
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Private Day Tour of Mt. Huashan With Round-Trip Cable Car From Xi'an

• 3 Reviews
• Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private tour of Mt. Huashan. Complete with private round-trip transportation from Xi'an, this tour, led by a dedicated guide, will show you and your private party the highlights of the region, including the scenic vistas and ancient temples. Take the cable car up the mountain while your guide explains the religious, historic, and cultural significance of the mountain.
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