Two provinces that sound the same and are not. Shaanxi on the Loess Plateau, Shanxi across the Yellow River, and a route that runs the length of both.
The Jingbian Wave Valley is the draw: a Danxia sandstone slot canyon of layered red waves, the closest thing China has to Antelope Canyon, and you go in with the lift and the glass bridge included. Then the Hukou Waterfall, where the entire Yellow River funnels through a fifty metre gap and turns the colour of wet clay. Then Yunqiu Mountain and its ice cave cluster, where the ice sits year round.
The last two days are Shanxi proper: the Feihong Pagoda at Guangsheng Temple, which they filmed Black Myth Wukong at, Shuanglin Temple with its painted clay figures, and Pingyao, the Ming walled city that the twentieth century simply passed by, where you can put on Shanxi merchant dress and walk Ming-Qing Street.
No shopping stops, breakfast plus eleven meals, and two bottles of water a day. Eight departures from March to July 2027, from ₱57,720 per person, which is USD 888.
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Airfare – This package does not include your flights. Book your own, then tell us your arrival and departure times so we can set your transfers and your tour around them.
Hotel – Rooms are twin sharing. Standard check-in is 2PM and check out is 12NN unless the itinerary says otherwise. Early check-in and late check-out are subject to availability and fees. Children are arranged in the same room as their parents. If an extra room is needed, or for special requests, additional costs will apply.
Dates – The rate holds until 31 December 2026 and is not available over Christmas, New Year or public holidays. Rates are subject to change and all rooms are subject to availability.
16 May, 28 May, 11 June and 25 June 2027 are ₱57,720 per person, which is USD 888. 7 May and 4 June 2027 are ₱70,720, or USD 1,088. 18 April 2027 is ₱83,720, or USD 1,288. 24 March 2027 is ₱90,220, or USD 1,388. Choose your dates in the booking box and the price follows.
Jingbian Wave Valley, a Danxia sandstone slot canyon in northern Shaanxi where water has cut the red rock into layered waves. It is the closest thing China has to Antelope Canyon in Arizona and it was barely known until drone photography found it. Your ticket includes the elevator and the glass bridge.
Not tall, about twenty metres, but the whole Yellow River goes through a gap of fifty. In spring melt it throws spray a hundred metres into the air and the noise carries for kilometres. It is the second largest waterfall in China by volume and the colour is pure Loess Plateau, the mud the river is named for.
No. There are no compulsory stores anywhere in the seven days and no surcharge for not buying. The costume makeover in Pingyao is an included experience, not a sales stop.
Yes, and we handle it. You travel on a China group visa, which costs USD 40 per person, about ₱2,600, collected with your tour fee. It is a group document, so you enter and leave China together with the group.
Breakfast every morning plus eleven meals, at a USD 8 per person standard. They are regional: Pingyao snacks, Shanxi noodles, farm style meals, the Yunqiu health meals and Yulin dishes. Shanxi is the noodle province of China, so this is one of the better fed itineraries in the range.
A child with their own bed pays the adult rate. A child from 2 to 12 without a bed starts at USD 788, about ₱51,220. Tell us the ages and the sleeping arrangement when you book.
Yes, for a single supplement of ₱9,750, which is USD 150. Without it you are in a twin room with another traveller.
A lot. This route crosses two provinces from Yulin in the far north of Shaanxi down to Taiyuan in central Shanxi, and every day has a transfer in it. The Loess Plateau is the point, but go in knowing you will see a great deal of it through a window.
