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Get a great insight into its past, present and future in China on this 14-day visit to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Zhouzhuang, Suzhou, and Huangzhou. You will have chance to see the best of modern, historical, and scenic places in China. Visit the cities besides historical sites, cannels with attractive riverside scenery, temples, hills, gardens, museums and monuments. The major attractions are Great Wall, Forbidden City, Yu Yuan garden, Moon Hill Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Terracotta Warriors, Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buda Temple, Silk Research Institution, and west lake. Beijing’s Hutong, Peking duck dinner, acrobatic show, Tang Dynasty banquet dinner are other culture attractions of the tour.
[Tour Start Dates]
[Day-by-Day Schedule]
[Rate]
Tour Start Dates:
May 14,2005
July 16, 2005
Ocboer 15, 2005
| Day-by-Day Schedule
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Day 1: Beijing
Arrive at Beijing airport. A friendly English speaking staff will pick you up and transfer you to hotel. Relax yourself for the rest of the day. |
Day 2: Beijing
Morning visit Forbidden City, afternoon tour around Beijing’s Hutong, the "Old City" neighborhoods of narrow alleys and courtyard gardens hidden behind Beijing's modern facade. Evening enjoy Beijing Duck dinner. |
Day 3: Beijing
Morning visit Temple of Heaven and lush gardens of the Summer Palace. Afternoon shopping on Xiu Shui Street. Evening visit Lao She Tea House to experience local culture. |
Day 4: Beijing
Morning hiking on Great Wall, which snakes over the green hilly countryside outside of Beijing. Afternoon visit Ming Tombs and its underground vault. |
Day 5: Beijing - Xian
Morning fly to Xian, and be transferred to hotel. Afternoon visit the wild Goose Pagoda of the Tang Dynasty, the Bell Drum Tower of the Ming Dynasty and City Wall. |
Day 6: Xian
Today, you will see one of the most exciting archeological finds in recent years - the site of more than 6000 life-size terra-cotta warriors and horses. They are acclaimed as the "Eighth Wonder of the world". Also visit the Banpo Village Museum, site of a 6000 year-old Neolithic village and Huaqing Hot Spring. Tonight enjoy a Tang Dynasty banquet dinner show. |
Day 7: Xian - Shanghai
Visit the Provincial History Museum in the morning, and have a dumpling lunch at local families. Fly to Shanghai in the afternoon. |
Day 8: Shanghai
Full day visit Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buhhda Temple, Old Town, Nanjing Road. Evening watch an acrobatic show. |
Day 9: Shanghai - Zhouzhuang - Suzhou
Morning drive to Zhouzhuang, a water town of thousand years of history. Afternoon take a boat to Suzhou on Grand Cannel and enjoy beautiful riverside view. |
Day 10: Suzhou - Hangzhou
Morning visit Garden of Administration, Garden of Master of Net, Silk Institution. Afternoon drive to Hangzhou and be transferred to hotel. |
Day 11: Hangzhou
Visit the West Lake, the Red Carp Pond and the Mausoleum of General Yue Fei. |
Day 12: Hangzhou - Shanghai
Drive back to Shanghai, and enjoy the view. Relax yourself in the afternoon. |
Day 13: Shanghai
Experience of being a Shanghai people for one day. |
Day 14: Exit
We will transfer you to airport in Shanghai for your return flight. Your flight will bring you back home the same day. Or we will provide further assistances for your travel in China upon your request. |
Rate:
Adult: USD $2,790 per person
* Single room supplement: USD $700 per person
* Child (age 2-11): USD $1,953 per person
* Baby (under age 2): USD $558 per person
| Rate includes: |
- Standard 5-star hotel accommodation with daily breakfast included, based on double occupancy
- Domestic airline ticket between cities, and assoicated airport taxes
- Air-conditioned bus for transfers and sightseeing
- Daily Lunch and dinner at local restaurants
- Tours as specificed, and entry fee for the sightseeing spots
- Special evening activities as specified
- English speaking guide in each city
- China visa
- Pre departure package:
- China travel guide
- Chinese phrase book
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| Rate excludes: |
- International flight (You can contact us to include international flight in your package, or purchase your own international flight at Discount Airline Ticket. American travelers will fly over international dateline, so please remember to depart one day earlier than the tour start date in China.)
- Personal expenses (such as telephone bill, laundry, alcoholic beverages, drinks etc)
- Tips (Tipping is not popular in China. It is at your discretion for tipping.)
- Travel Insurance (For your protection, Global Institution highly recommends purchasing Trip Cancellation Insurance that can reimburse you all trip cost if you cancel your trip prior to departure. Compare and check travel insurance.)
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Remarks:
1. Recommended hotel: Great Wall Sheraton in Beijing, Sheraton in Xi’an, Jin Jiang Tower in Shanghai, Continental Hotel in Hangzhou, and Sheraton in Suzhou. All are rated as 5 stars. If above hotels are not available, similar standard hotels will be arranged instead.
2. Above rate is subject to change according to certain circumstances as hotel rates fluctuate.
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