Day 01Beijing
Arrival in Beijing
Easy walkingDinner
Tonight: Beijing Pudi Hotel or similar
China
Beijing and Shanghai
4.6 on Google, 123 reviewsIslamabad office since 2018
Next group to China
October 2026
Exact dates being confirmed. 7 days, 6 nights.
$2,300 per person, two sharing a room
PKR 646,300. $500 holds your place once dates are confirmed.
October 2026, exact dates being confirmed
Beijing and Shanghai
Booking open
$2,300 · PKR 646,300
December 2026, exact dates being confirmed
Beijing and Shanghai, New Year group
Booking open
$2,300 · PKR 646,300
Why you’ll love China
Beijing and Shanghai in a week, with the bullet train between the two cities instead of a second airport. We also run a ten day Zhangjiajie, Furong Town and Chongqing trip; ask us on WhatsApp when the next one leaves.
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China is two different trips with us, and which one you want depends on whether you have come for the cities or for the landscape.
The first is the cities. Beijing and Shanghai in a week, with the bullet train between them instead of a second airport. Beijing carries Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and a full day on the Great Wall. Shanghai carries The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, the observation deck and the river cruise.
The other trip is the landscape. Zhangjiajie is the sandstone pillar country in Hunan, thousands of columns standing out of the forest, crossed on glass walkways and a cable car rather than on a long climb. Furong Town is the old waterfall town below it. Chongqing at the end is the opposite again, a mountain city stacked on its own hillsides with the river running through it. Ten days, and the distances inside China are covered for you. Tell us if it is the one you want and we will give you the dates for the next one.
A local guide travels with the group on both. That matters more here than on most routes, because almost nothing is signposted in a language a Pakistani traveller reads, and the difference between a guided day and an unguided one is the whole day.
Typical route, day by day
Your group’s confirmed plan, hotels and flights come in writing with your booking.
Day 1 of 6
Our group · The gatehouse at Tian'anmen SquareDay 02Beijing
Explore Beijing City
Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Jingshan Park.
Demanding walkingBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Tonight: Beijing Pudi Hotel or similar
Our group · On the Great WallDay 03Beijing
Great Wall of China Visit
Full day tour of the Great Wall of China, Summer Palace, Drive past the Olympic Park.
Demanding walkingBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Tonight: Beijing Pudi Hotel or similar
Day 04Shanghai
Beijing to Shanghai
Nanjing Road, Acrobatic Show.
Moderate walkingBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Tonight: Mercure Hingqiao Centre or similar
Day 05Shanghai
Explore Shanghai City
Shanghai World Financial Tower, Yuyuan Garden, The Bund, Huangpu River Cruise.
Moderate walkingBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Tonight: Mercure Hingqiao Centre or similar
Day 06Shanghai
Shanghai, Departure
Easy walkingBreakfast
The full China itinerary
Every day in detail. We send the current itinerary on WhatsApp, to read at home or forward to your family.
What your price includes
Included
- Return flight included, on Air China. Two internal legs are covered by the bullet train rather than a domestic flight.
- China visa included, and apostille is included.
- Accommodation included. Beijing Pudi Hotel 4 star or similar in Beijing, Mercure Hingqiao Centre 4 star or similar in Shanghai.
- Meals as listed day by day in the route above
- Executive transportation included, plus the Beijing to Shanghai bullet train in second class.
- Local guide included.
- Entry tickets to the sites mentioned are included, and tours are included.
Anything not listed is not in the price. Ask us on WhatsApp and we confirm it in writing before you pay.
Price and paying
- $2,300 per person
- Two sharing a room. PKR 646,300. Checked 9 September 2026.
- To hold your seat
- $500 per person. The balance follows in two instalments, and nothing is charged before we confirm your seat.
- Children
- Under 2 years, 75 per cent off the adult price. From 2 to 8 years, 25 per cent off the adult price. Over 8 years, the full adult price. Tell us the ages when you enquire and the discount is shown on your quote before you pay anything.
- Travelling alone
- The price is per person, two sharing a room. On your own you get a single room and a supplement applies. Ask us for the single room supplement and we will put it in writing.
We apply for your visa
We do the applying
The China visa is part of the package and the apostille is handled with it. We apply on your behalf. You do not deal with the embassy yourself and you do not pay the visa separately.
What we need from you
We send you the list of documents for your passport and check them before anything is filed. If an appointment, biometrics or extra papers are needed for your passport, we tell you what and when.
If it is refused
Visa, embassy and visa service fees are not refunded, whatever the outcome. Anything else not yet spent is refunded, and we give you the figure in writing before you pay.
Ask for the visa checklistOur groups in China
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Great experience of travelling with ibex. Had few issues with my documents initially but later on they were sorted. The trip was amazing and very well curated.
Questions families ask
The visa
If my China visa is refused, how much money do I lose to the authorities?
You lose the visa centre's service fee and nothing else, because China charges Pakistani ordinary passport holders no visa fee at all. The Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Islamabad charges an application service fee of PKR 13,200 including GST for its regular service, PKR 19,800 for its express service, and states in writing that application service fees are charged by the centre and are non-refundable.
Is it true that Pakistanis pay no Chinese visa fee?
Yes. The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad states that holders of diplomatic and official passports from every country except the United States, as well as ordinary passports from Pakistan, are exempt from paying all types of visa fees.
What is the Gerry's charge, and is it the same thing as the visa fee?
It is a separate charge and it is not a government fee. The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad states that it entrusted Gerry's Visa Application Service Center with collecting visa application documents on its behalf from May 2019, that Gerry's charges a service fee as a service provider, and that this fee is not associated with the Chinese Embassy.
Where does a Pakistani actually apply for a Chinese visa?
At the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Islamabad, not at the Embassy counter. The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad states that it entrusted Gerry's Visa Application Service Center with the collection of visa application documents on its behalf, and that Gerry's is responsible for consultation, answering enquiries, collecting documents and related services.
The trip
When does the group leave?
October 2026. We confirm the exact dates before you book your leave.
What is included in the price?
Return flights, the visa, hotel, 14 meals, transport, a tour leader and entry tickets are in the price. You pay hotel city taxes, deposits and anything personal on the ground yourself.
How do I book my seat?
$500 per person holds your seat, on WhatsApp. The balance follows in two instalments, and nothing is charged before we confirm your seat.
Do children pay less?
Under 2 years, 75 per cent off the adult price. From 2 to 8 years, 25 per cent off the adult price. Over 8 years, the full adult price. Tell us the ages when you enquire and the discount is shown on your quote before you pay anything.
Before you book, people ask us this
We wrote the long answers down so you can read them without asking anyone.
Plan your China trip with us
Talk to a real person in our Islamabad office. $500 holds your place once dates are confirmed.
PKR 646,300 per person