APT’s newest product offerings are escorted China vacations, each featuring a four-day cruise on the luxury 124-passenger vessel, the Sanctuary MS Yangzi Explorer. This boutique-sized ship offers 62 suites with private balconies and an exceptionally high level of service with a crew of 130.

The 13-day Imperial China package (from $5,095 pp person twin share) includes icon sites The Forbidden City in Beijing, one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu section, four-day Yangtze cruise, and the Terracotta Warriors at Xi’an, Suzhou and Shanghai. This tour offers an extension to Guilin and Hong Kong with a farewell dinner atop Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak.

The Wonders of China package from Beijing to Shanghai (12 days, from $4,895) offers a Hong Kong extension making it a 14-day trip: The Wonders of China With Hong Kong. These three new trips qualify for savings of up to $1,000 per couple ($800 per couple plus a $200 per couple discount for APT Past Travelers).

The Guilin and Hong Kong extension added to Imperial China becomes a 17-day trip (from $7,395) with a five-day cruise. This qualifies for savings up to $1,200 per couple ($1,000 per couple plus the $200 per couple Past Traveler discount).

These offers are valid for new bookings received for travel to June 30, 2012 (Savings must be asked for at time of booking.). No other discounts apply; offer is subject to availability.

APT (Australian Pacific Touring), 800-290-8687, reservations@aptouring.com, www.aptouring.com