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The Orient

China

Best time to be there

While there are differences in the climate according to the region in China, it is best to travel in Spring and Autumn when the weather is not too hot nor freezing cold. But we also pay attention to festival periods and special occasions.

Fly to

Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong (British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin)

flying time

11 hours 20 minutes non-stop

time difference

GMT +7 hours

Visas

Visa required for UK passport holders

Health Requirements

Yellow Fever certificate if arriving from an endemic area




Family


Travel Destinations


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Please find below a selection of our favourite properties in China that we believe are perfect for families. For more information about China and the full collection of properties see the China Holidays 2012, 2013 section of our site.

For centuries the most advanced civilisation - bequeathing to the world the dictionary, gunpowder, printing and the compass - China is on the march again and determined to see herself restored as the Middle Kingdom.

China Family Holidays with Abercrombie & Kent gets you close to the contrasts of geography, people, language and the disparity between ancient and modern that give China its breath-taking variety.


Suggested Family accommodation offers

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Mandarin Oriental Sanya

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya is a private beach resort, located on the southern tip of China's only tropical island. Set against a backdrop of the lush green slopes with swaying palm trees, and...

Yangzi 

Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer

The Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer is one of only two five star vessels operating in the astonishing Three Gorges region of China. Elegant and stylish, it is perfect for relaxed cruising through spectacular and...