A rare new addition to the ranks of great railway journeys, our China's Ultimate Adventure tour between Hong Kong and Tibet’s capital of Lhasa takes in an extraordinary sweep of natural wonders and culture. Enjoy everything from Lhasa - Tibet’s holiest city but until now virtually inaccessible in its remote Himalayan location - to China’s spectacular sights including the Three Gorges, Li River, the Terracotta Warriors, the world’s highest railway and the stunning international city of Hong Kong.

A visit to Xi'an not only includes the 6,000 Terracotta Warriors (among the most important archaeological finds of the 20th Century) but also the city’s remarkable old walls and pagodas, as well as its drum and bell towers. Journey onwards to the extraordinary Yunnan Stone forest, known in China as the ‘First wonder of the world’, and visit the Giant Panda Research Institute in Chengdu.

Your home for most of the tour will be the Shangri-La Express private train, although you will also ride on the purpose-built high altitude regular service train to Lhasa and a modern fast express train from Hong Kong.

Relax on board a luxury river cruiser for four nights during an unhurried journey through the world-famous Three Gorges. This gives you plenty of time to absorb the sensational sight of the peaks soaring (in places) more than 4,000 ft around you, but also some of the remarkable things created here by man. Fengdu’s unique ‘Ghost City’ is a man made vision of Hades, telling the story of those forced to live out their personal hell for eternity. Equally remarkable is the world’s largest dam.

In contrast to all of this is Hong Kong, one of the world’s great modern cities, situated in its stunning position on Victoria Harbor. With so much packed into this remarkable journey of a lifetime, why not treat yourself?