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9 Days
China
Classic
Beijing, Xian,
Shanghai,
Call for Group Rates - limited
availability
Day
01
Sun Arrival in
Beijing
Arrival
at Beijing, you will be met and
transferred
by
our professional English speaking guide to your
hotel.
Enjoy the the rest of the day at your
leisure.
Day
02
Mon Beijing
(B/L)
Buffet
breakfast at hotel. Full day city tour
to
Tiananmen
Square (the largest square in the World)
Forbidden City (Imperial Palace of Ming and
Qing
Dynasty), and Temple of Heaven (where
ancient
Emperors prayed for good harvest). Site of the 2008
Beijing
Olympics.

Temple of Heaven
Day
03 Tue Beijing
(B,L,D)
Buffet
breakfast at the Hotel, followed by full day
trip
to the Great Wall at Badaling, the Ming
Tombs
(consisting
of mausoleums of 13 Ming Emperors, is
one
of the largest necropolises in China) and the Sacred
Way
with
lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. Enjoy a
special
scrumptious
Peking Roast duck dinner tonight.

Ming Tombs
top
Day
04 Wed Beijing/Xian
(B,L,D)
Buffet
breakfast at the Hotel, then explore old
town
Beijing (visit Hutong by rickshaw). Lunch at
the
Hutong Family restaurant followed by transfer to
the
airport
for flight to Xian. Xian is the ancient
capital
of China. Upon arrival meet and transfer to the
hotel.
Special
12 course dumplng dinner with
dumpling
making
demonstration.
Day
05 Thu Xian (B,L)
Following
breakfast at the Hotel, a full day
excursion
to the world famous Terra-cotta Warriors and
Horses.
This is the most significant archeological
excavations
of
the 20th Century - the army of terra-cotta
warriors
and bronze chariots entombed in vast
underground
vaults
at Emperor Qin's tomb. Following this,
you
will
visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (one of the
city's
most distinctive and outstanding landmarks,
possibly
the
most beautiful building left in Xian today) and
the
Grand
Mosque (one of the oldest, largest and
best
preserved Islamic Mosques in China).
Big Goose Pagoda -
Xian
top
Day
06
Fri Xian/
Shanghai
(B,L)
Following
breakfast at the Hotel, visit Shaanxi
Historical Museum (one of the best Museums in
China
and where you can learn a lot about the 5000
year
history
of China) and visit the Ancient City Wall
(this
wall was constructed in the early Ming Dynasty
on
the
basis of the Imperial City of Chang an
"Everlasting
Peace"
of the Tang Dynasty.) After lunch transfer
to
the airport for the flight to Shanghai. Meet
and
transfer
to your hotel.
Day 07 Sat Shanghai
(B,L)
After breakfast at the Hotel, full day city tour
with
visit
to the Yu Garden (a place of peace and comfort
in
the
heart of bustling Shanghai, dates back to
the
fabled
Ming Dynasty), the "Bund", Nanjing Road,
(the
longest
commercial street in China, lined with
big
department
and specialty stores, upscale
boutiques,
and
a variety of fine restaurants, enjoying
the
reputation
of "China's No. 1 Street"), with lunch at a
local
Chinese restaurant. Consider visiting an
Acrobatic
show this evening.

Shanghai
Acrobatic Show - You must not
miss
top
Day 08 Sun Shanghai
(B)
After breakfast at the Hotel, free day for last
minute
shopping or consider an optional tour to visit
Suzhou,
2 hours away from Shanghai.
Optional
Suzhou tour
Full day trip by coach and train to Suzhou where
you
will visit Garden of the Master of the Nets,
Lingering
Garden and Silk Factory. After lunch, take a boat
trip
on the ancient canal in Suzhou and return back
to
Shanghai in the evening.
Day 09 Mon Shanghai (B)
Buffet breakfast at the Hotel and free until
your
departure to the airport for flight to your
next
destination
.
2008 Prices (per person in
US$)
|
Tour-Code
|
Arrival
Date
in
Beijing
|
Departure
Date
from
Shanghai
|
Price
|
Single
Room
Supplement
|
Availability
|
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V01-080412
|
Apr
11
|
Apr
20
|
$1010
|
$347
|
Closed
|
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V01-080517
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May
17
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May 25
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$1165
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$398
|
Closed
|
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V01-080712
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Jul
12
|
Jul
20
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$1095
|
$345
|
Open
|
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V01-081004
|
Oct
04
|
Oct
12
|
$1175
|
$398
|
Open
|
Services included
A. Hotels (twin share basis) as listed in the itinerary or
similar, subject to final
confirmation.
Hotels
4*
Beijing : BW Premier
Beijing or similar
Xian : Diamond
International Hotel or similar
Shanghai : Heng Sheng Peninsula or similar
B. Sightseeing as per itinerary in air-conditioned coach with
English speaking
guide in each
city.
C. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=Breakfast; L=Lunch;
D=Dinner.
D. Domestic flights or trains as listed in the itinerary.
F. Service Charge & Government Taxes at all
hotels
G. Luggage Transfers between airports and
hotels
Services not included:
A. International air ticket in & out of
China.
Please check with us for lowest
airfare.
B. China visa fees.
C. Gratuities : Tips to guides or
drivers.
D. Single Room Supplement.
E. Personal Expenses
F. Meals : Any meals not specified with "B", "L"
or "D"
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