Henan is where China kept its capital for a very long time, and this route takes in four of its old cities in five days. USD 599 per person plus a mandatory USD 120 extra, with round trip airfare, 4 star hotels and an English speaking guide.
Day 3 is the reason to come. The Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang are tens of thousands of Buddhist figures carved into limestone cliffs over four centuries, and the electric cart and headphones are included. Then the road to Dengfeng and the Shaolin Temple, with the kung fu performance and the Pagoda Forest, where generations of abbots are buried under brick towers.
Day 2 has the Hanfu experience: full makeup, period costume and the Empress Wu feast dinner at Kaifeng. That is the USD 120 mandatory item, and it is charged on top of the headline price rather than inside it. We have set it out plainly below rather than letting you find it at the payment stage.
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Booking Information – Upon booking, please expect an email from us with your voucher, your reminders and what happens next.
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.
Depart Manila around midday, connect at Guangzhou, arrive Zhengzhou in the evening
Meet your English speaking guide
Drive to Kaifeng and check in
Flight times are reference only. If your flight lands in the afternoon the order of some sightseeing is adjusted.
Meals: None
Hotel: 4 star in Kaifeng
Breakfast and check out
Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden
Kaifeng Prefecture
Makeup and Hanfu costume experience, then the Empress Wu feast dinner. This is the mandatory USD 120 item
Drive to Luoyang
Luoyi Ancient City and Lijing Gate
Yingtian Gate, exterior view
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, the Empress Wu feast dinner
Hotel: 4 star in Luoyang
Breakfast and check out
The Longmen Grottoes, with the round trip electric cart and headphones included
Drive to Dengfeng
The Shaolin Temple, with the one way electric cart, the kung fu performance, headphones and the Pagoda Forest
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: 4 star in Dengfeng
Breakfast and check out
Qinwei Water City
The Mixue ice cream flagship store
The Pop Mart flagship store
On to Zhengzhou and check in
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: 4 star in Zhengzhou
Packed breakfast and check out
Transfer to the airport
Zhengzhou to Guangzhou in the morning, then Guangzhou to Manila in the afternoon
Meals: Breakfast
The makeup, Hanfu costume experience and Empress Wu feast dinner at Kaifeng on Day 2. It is not optional and it is charged on top of the headline price, collected with your tour fee. So your true cost is USD 719 per person on a standard departure, or USD 819 on a peak one. We list it up front because a mandatory charge outside the advertised price is the kind of thing that ruins a booking when it turns up late.
Yes. Round trip Manila to Zhengzhou with China Southern, connecting at Guangzhou both ways. Flight numbers on the itinerary are reference only and the supplier may use different flights.
Yes, a China group visa at USD 40 per person, collected with your tour fee. The whole group travels on one visa, so you cannot arrive early or stay on afterwards.
The one way electric cart, the kung fu performance, the audio headphones and the Pagoda Forest, where the abbots are buried under brick pagodas. All of it is in your package price.
Oct 18 and Dec 11 are peak departures at USD 699 per person instead of USD 599. They are shown separately on the booking calendar. The mandatory USD 120 applies to both.
USD 569 for a child aged 2 to 12 without a bed on a standard departure, or USD 669 on a peak one. The mandatory USD 120 applies to children too.
The rate is per person on twin sharing. A room to yourself carries a single supplement of USD 120.


