Helen Wong’s Tours is celebrating China – Australia Tourism Year 2017 by offering a special nine-day China tour which will coincide with the tourism year’s major celebrations in ancient Xian – at a discounted price.

The leading China specialist, which this year is also celebrating its 30th anniversary in Australia, has slashed $500 off the original price, offering this exclusive tour from $1999 per person twin share.

Limited seats are available.

Departing Australia on Saturday 9 September, the tour group will visit Beijing before reaching Xian, home of the Terracotta Army, to be special guests at a ceremony marking China – Australia Tourism Year 2017.

This colourful event will take place within Xian’s 14th-century Old City Walls.

The morning after the official ceremony, the group will travel to scenic Hangzhou, where they will enjoy a cruise on West Lake, before returning to Australia on Sunday 17 September.

The one-off guided tour includes return China Eastern airfares as well as domestic China airfares, seven nights’ accommodation with daily breakfast, most lunches, evening cultural show and one dinner, transfers, sightseeing, entrance fees to attractions, tipping for guide and driver and a Helen Wong’s Tours travel kit and backpack.