Best of China:
Beijing &
Southern Garden Cities 8 Days
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International round trip air transfer via United or Northwest
Airlines.
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China
domestic air & land transfer.
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Five star
standard hotels based on double occupancy.
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Daily
American buffet breakfast, 7 lunches, & 7 dinners.
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3 gala
evening events including Quanjude Peking Roast Duck, Xi'an
Imperial Dumpling Banquet, & Tang Dynasty Dance Show.
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Services of
English Speaking tour guides.
"US TO A" $1 Million Consumer Protection
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Tour prices
are based on
Los Angeles
departure only.
East Coast departure airfare add on: $250
Central departure airfare add on: $250
Mountain departure airfare add on: $200
West Coast departure airfare add on: $150
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Children
discount (under 11 years old; with bed): -$100
$300 deposit
required to make reservation.
Day 1
Sat: USA/Beijing
Depart from U.S.A to China's Capital --Beijing. Cross the
International Date Line en route and lose one day.
Day 2
Sun: Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the dynamic capital of the People's Republic of
China. Once the imperial city of Mongol, Ming and Manchu emperors,
Beijing today is still extraordinarily rich in historical sites and
cultural relics. After clearing government formalities, meet your
local guide and transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: Millennium Hotel or same standard
Day 3
Mon: Beijing (B, L, D) This morning, walk in Tian'an men
Square,
the largest public square in the world and visit the imperial Palace
(Gugong), the once Forbidden City, with its over 9,000 elaborately
carved and colorfully painted rooms, gardens, theaters, temples and
exhibition galleries that was the home of China's emperors for
almost
500 years, a testament of imperial China's splendor and lavishness.
In
the afternoon, visit the scenic grounds of the Summer Palace
(Yiheyuan), whose apartments feature jewel-encrusted furniture and
precious objects. Enjoy one of China's three greatest gardens.
Tonight, enjoy the world renowned Peking Duck Feast.
Hotel: Same as above
Day 4
Tue: Beijing (B, L, D)
Today, visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the greatest
fortification on human history built to prevent invasion by foreign
barbarians-- the magnificent Great Wall. It is the only human
construction that astronauts could recognize with the naked eye.
Walk
on this wall of "10,000 Miles" which took 10 years and more than a
million laborers to build, and look out from the highest point, at
the
fort at Bada Hill, from where enemy attacks were signaled to the
capital by beacon fires. In the afternoon, visit the imperial tombs
of
the Ming Dynasty, where thirteen of the 16 Ming emperors are buried.
Then, visit the magnificent Temple of Heaven, where Ming and Qing
emperors prayed to heaven for a good harvest.
Hotel: Same as above
Day 5
Wed: Beijing/Shanghai/Hangzhou (B, L, D)
This morning, fly to China's premier business center, Shanghai. Upon
arrival, visit the 16th-century Garden of Joy (Yu Garden) with its
zigzagging bridges. Also, experience the old world ambiance of the
waterfront bund and the Xintiandi, an urban tourist attraction
imbued
with the city's history and culture. In the afternoon, we drive to
Hangzhou, admiringly called "heaven on Earth" by travelers.
Hotel: Continental Hotel or same standard
Day 6
Thu: Hangzhou/Wuxi (B, L, D)
This morning, we visit first the delicately beautiful West Lake,
well
known for its ten terrific scenic points. Then, we will drive to
Wuxi,
where the cultivation of mulberry trees and silk worms has existed
for
almost 1,500 years.
Hotel: Tai Hu Hotel or same standard
Day 7
Fri: Wuxi/Suzhou/Shanghai (B, L, D)
This morning, we will visit Lake Tai Hu, the third largest lake in
China and subject of many poems. Then, transfer to "Venice of
China"-Suzhou to visit the Monastery of the Cold Mountain (Hanshan
Si), Tiger Hill, and Garden of Master of Nets. Afterwards, we will
drive back to Shanghai.
Hotel: Huating Hotel & Towers or same standard
Day 8
Sat: Shanghai/USA (B)
Bidding China farewell, fly your selected airline home, where you
arrive the same day.
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