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S008
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Days of China Historical Tour with Yangtze Cruise (Down stream)
Discovery |
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| Destinations: |
Beijing, Xi'an,Chongqing,Three Gorges,Wuhan,Shanghai,Guilin,Guangzhou,
Hong
Kong |
| Trip Overview: |
This special tour covers the China of yesterday, today and
tomorrow. We will take you to the most important historical and
modern cities in China. You will visit the major tour sites, such as
the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Terra-cotta Warriors. You will
enjoy the great Yangtze Cruise then have chance to visit the
picturesque city-Guilin and the "city of active" -Hong
Kong.
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Itinerary:
 Day 1 (
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Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: International flight- On your own
arrangement
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel.
Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 (B, L, )
Beijing
Full day trip to the
Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the
Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- : The largest city square in the world.
- : The largest imperial palace in China
during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600
years.
- The place where
the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole
nation.
Day 3 (B, L, D )
Beijing
Full day trip
to the Great Wall,Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck
Banquet for dinner.
- : One
of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- : The only underground tomb of the thirteen
tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
- : The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by
which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the
ancestors.
Day 4 (B, L, )
Beijing
Visit the
Hutongs by rickshaw and Xiushui Street.
-: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the
Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell
Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House,the lake, House of Gong Infant and
local people's houses among them.
- : A market near the embassy area where you can find a number
of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes,
caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding
a real treasure if you are lucky enough.
Day 5 (B, L, )
beijing/ Xi'an
Transfer
via: AM flight
Take morning flight to Xi'an
Flight to Xi'an, ancient
capital for 11 centuries,and the ancient gateway to the Silk Road full of
Chinese legendary. In the afternoon, you are arranged to visit the
Provincial Museum and the City Wall. In the evening, go to visit the Tang
Dynasty Show.
Day 6 (B, L, )
Xi'an
Xi'an's rich
history comes alive on a visit to the greatest archaeological finding of
the century: the army of terra cotta warriors and the bronze chariots
entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb. Other monuments
on your tour include Banpo Neolithic Village Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
and Bell Tower.
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Day |
Deluxe |
Comfortable |
Budget |
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Day
7
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(B, L,
)
Xi'an / Chongqing
Transfer via: AM flight
Be transferred
to the airport for your flight to Chongqing.
Arrive at
Chongqing.Be met at the airport & transferred to take a half day
city tour:
Visit Erling Park,Chongqing Zoo & Ciqikou old
street.
-.Take a bird's
eye view of the whole city of Chongqing in Erling Park.
--,the Giant pandas & Lesser pandas
& Golden hair monkeys & South China Tigers can be
seen.
-- is an old town with
traditional Chongqing style buildings,tea houses,and Sichuan Opera
houses.
Then get pre-boarded on Regal China in the
evening.
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(B, L,
)
Xi'an / Chongqing
Transfer via: AM flight
Be transferred
to the airport for your flight to Chongqing.
Arrive at
Chongqing.Be met at the airport & transferred to take a half day
city tour:
Visit Erling Park,Chongqing Zoo & Ciqikou old
street.
--.Take a bird's
eye view of the whole city of Chongqing in Erling Park.
--the Giant pandas & Lesser pandas
& Golden hair monkeys & South China Tigers can be
seen.
-- is an old town with
traditional Chongqing style buildings,tea houses,and Sichuan Opera
houses. |
(B, L,
)
Xi'an / Chongqing
Transfer via: AM flight
Be transferred
to the airport for your flight to Chongqing.
Arrive at
Chongqing.Be met at the airport & transferred to take a half day
city tour:
Visit Erling Park,Chongqing Zoo & Ciqikou old
street.
--.Take a bird's
eye view of the whole city of Chongqing in Erling Park.
--,the Giant pandas & Lesser pandas
& Golden hair monkeys & South China Tigers can be
seen.
--is an old town with
traditional Chongqing style buildings,tea houses,and Sichuan Opera
houses.
Then get pre-boarded on Isabella in the
evening.
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Day
8 |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
Depart Chongqing 8:00am. Shore excursion at
Fengdu |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
09:00 Embark the cruise ship and set
sail.
15:00-18:00 Shore excursion to Fengdu.
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(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
09:00 Depart Chongqing
15:00-18:00
Excursion to Fengdu (Ghost City) |
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Day
9 |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
Pass through the magnificent Qutang Gorge and
beautiful Wu Gorge. Transfer to a small sampan to cruise the
Shennong Stream. |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
06:30-07:00 Sail through Qutang
Gorge.
08:30-10:30 Sail through Wu Gorge.
10:30-14:30 Drifting
along Shennong Stream
21:00 Pass through dam ship
locks.
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(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
Excursion to Baidicheng
Qutang Gorge -
passing
Wu Gorge - Passing
Drifting in the Shennong
Stream
Dam Ship lock - passing |
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Day
10 |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
Visit the Three Gorges Dam. Sail through
Xiling Gorge and pass Gezhouba Dam Ship lock. |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise
09:00-10:00 Sail through the eastern part of
Xiling Gorge.
10:00-12:00 Pass through the ship lock of Gezhouba
Dam.
18:00-21:00 Shore excursion to Jingzhou City.
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(B, L,
)
Yangtze Cruise / Yichang/Wuhan
Transfer via: Bus
Passing
Xiling Gorge.End at Yichang at 09:00am. Take bus to Wuhan from
Yichang.Be met & transferred to your hotel in
Wuhan. |
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Day
11 |
(B, L, D
)
Yangtze Cruise / wuhan/Shanghai
Transfer via: PM
flight
Morning continue to sail along the Yangtze River. Arrive
Wuhan 13:00PM. Once arrived In Wuhan, be met and transferred for
Half day tour to Guiyuan Buddhist Temple & Yellow Crane Tower
and take PM flight to Shanghai. Be met & transferred to your
hotel in Shanghai. |
(B, L,
)
Yangtze Cruise / wuhan/Shanghai
Transfer via: PM
flight
11:30 Arrive in Wuhan. Once arrived In Wuhan, be met and
transferred for Half day tour to Guiyuan Buddhist Temple &
Yellow Crane Tower.Take PM flight to Shanghai.
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(B, L,
)
Wuhan / Shanghai
Transfer via: PM flight
Take a half day
tour to Guiyuan Buddhist Temple & Yellow Crane Tower in
Wuhan.Take PM flight to Shanghai.Be met & transferred to your
hotel in Shanghai. |
Day 12 (B, L, )
Shanghai
Tour to the
Bund, Nanjing Road, Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden & Yu
Market.
-: the former foreign
settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial
period.
-: the busiest shopping
street in Shanghai.
-: It is
one of the main tourist highlights in Shanghai and it's also one of the
most active temples in China. If you're lucky, you can watch the monks
serving a ceremony in a side room.
-:
It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and it
used to be a private garden with 400 years' history. In front of the
garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
Day 13 (B, L, )
Shanghai
Tour to
Shanghai Museum, Children's Palace & Oriental Pearl TV
Tower.
-: The biggest museum
in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art &
cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of
bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
-: Standing by the Huangpu River
with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in
Asia.
-: The Shanghai
Children's Palace provides after school education for gifted children.
Children participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities such as
music, dance, art, model making, science, technology and computer science.
The palace hosts many art performances and science and technology contests
which attracts thousands of youngsters.
Day 14(B, L, )
Shanghai /
Guilin
Transfer via: AM flight
Take AM flight to Guilin. Upon
Arriving at Guilin, be met & transferred to your hotel with private
vehicle & tour guide. Then have private city tours to the Reed Flute
Cave & the Elephant Trunk Hill.
-l: Located at the conjunction of the Li River & the
Peach Blossom River, the whole hill looks very much like a giant elephant
with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.
-: Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts"
where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites,learn how they
are formed.
Day 15 (B, L, )
Guilin
Full day Li
River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard and return to Guilin late in
the afternoon.
-: Depart
from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about
1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the
picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with
water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank.
Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon.
Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to
Guilin city.
 Day 16 (B,
L, )
Guilin / guangzhou/Hong Kong
Transfer via: AM flight
(guilin/Guangzhou)
PM train (guangzhou/Hong Kong)
Be transferred for
Guilin airport for the flight to Guangzhou.Be met & transferred to
take a half day trip to Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Zhenghai Tower,
Chen Family Temple. Then take afternoon train to Hong Kong. Enjoy free
time at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 17 (B, )
Hong Kong
HONG KONG ISLAND
HALF DAY TOUR to Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Repulse Bay. Enjoy your free
time at leisure for the rest time of the day.
-: The Peak is Hong kong's number one
tourist destination. It features the city's of oldest mode transport, the
112-year old Peak Tram and Hong Kong's most unusual building and icon, The
Peak Tower. It combine shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
-: Aberdeen Harbor is home of hundreds of people
living on fishing junks. Take sampan ride to get a close-up look at this
unusual way of life.
-Primarily an
exclusive residential area, Repulse Bay has a relaxed, resort-like
atmosphere. The wide beach is popular with residents and great for sandy
strolls. It features statues of Kwun Yum and Tin Hau, both protectors of
fishermen.
Day 18 (B, )
Hong Kong / Departure
Transfer via:
International flight- On your own arrangement
Be picked up to the air
port for the flight to your next destination
Service Ends.
Tariff (Unit: US$ per person, based on
Double Occupancy) |
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Group Size/pax |
Deluxe tours with 5 star
hotel |
Comfortable tours with 4
star hotel |
Budget tours with 3 star
hotel |
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1 |
$5,277
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$4,441
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$3,840 |
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2-5 |
$3,888
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$3588
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$3180 |
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6-9 |
$3,342
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$2,668
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$2,418
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Single Supplement |
$859 |
$622 |
$386 |
Note: seasonal price difference upon request
This trip price
includes:
- Hotel accommodations with
breakfast as specified (but hotels are subject to change to the same
category before finally confirmed).
- All meals as specified in
the itinerary.
- Transfers among airports
& hotels as specified in the itinerary by private car or coach with
driver & English-speaking guide.
- Entrance fees for
sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking
guide.
- Domestic flights, trains or
buses as specified in the itinerary.
- Domestic airports departure
taxes have been charged with the flight tickets.
- Travel insurance in
mainland China during the above travel period.
- Arrangements for the
planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
The trip price does not
include:
- Any meals which are not
included in the "The trip price includes."
- Single Room Supplements (as
the above quotation for accommodation is based on twin sharing
room).
- International air and train
tickets for coming to & leaving mainland China. Air tickets or train
tickets not specified in the itinerary on the first arrival day and last
departure day.
- Excess Baggage
Charges.
- Personal expenses: Items of
a purely personal nature such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or
drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges, or sightseeing or meals
which are not included in the day-to-day itinerary.
- Insurance coverage of
personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
- Gratuities, Tips to Guides
and Drivers.
- Visa fees
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