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15-Day Beijing & Shanghai and Its Surrounding Regions
   
         
 

Tour Package No.8: 15-Day Beijing & Shanghai and Its Surrounding Regions (from US$1862 per person)
Beijing/Chengde/Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou/Wuzhen/Shanghai 15 days / 14 nights
Tour Code: BCSHW

All inclusive;
5-hotel in Beijing and 4-star hotels in Chengde, Shanghai and Hangzhou and deluxe hotels in Suzhou and Wuzhen;
Complimentary Accidental Travel Insurance in China;

     
Great Wall
Terra-Cotta Army
Three Gorges
The BUND

Package Features:

This tour will take you to both Beijing and its surroundings with ancient civilization and the south of the Yangtze River where the scenery is uniquely beautiful with water. By taking this tour, you will see the world renowned Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, Summer Resort for Royal Families in Chengde, the fast development of the economy in Shanghai, gardens with charming natural beauty and harmonious construction in Suzhou, world renowned naturally beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou and the uniquely beautiful water town Wuzhen near Hangzhou. Besides, you will have the chance to taste the famous Peking Roast Duck and Shanghai-flavored cuisine and watch the fantastic Acrobatic Show and Kungfu Show.

HOTELS:

Beijing (4 nights): 5-star hotel
Oriental Bay International Hotel or similar

Chengde (2 nights): 4-star hotel
Yunshan Hotel or similar

Shanghai (3 nights): 4-star hotel
Galaxy Hotel or similar

Suzhou (2 nights): deluxe hotel
Gateway International Hotel or similar

Hangzhou (2 nights): 4-star hotel
Hangzhou Ramada Hotel or similar

Wuzhen (1 night): deluxe hotel
Wuzhen Waterside Tongji Hotel or similar

Guaranteed Departures and Pricing (all inclusive):

 
 
Guaranteed Departures
PackagePrice per person
Single Supplement
Extra Night Per Room in Beijing
Extra Night Per Room in Shanghai
12 & 19 Apr., 2008
US$1932
US$625
US$146
US$139
3, 10, 17 & 31 May, 2008
US$1932
US$625
US$146
US$139
14 & 28 Jun., 2008
US$1862
US$578
US$146
US$134
5 Jul., 2008
US$1862
US$578
US$146
US$134
13 & 27 Sep., 2008
US$1968
US$648
US$146
US$134
4, 11, 18 & 25, Oct., 2008
US$1968
US$648
US$157
US$139
1 Nov., 2008
US$1932
US$578
US$157
US$139
 
 

 

Land service includes:

-- 14 nights of hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast in hotel;
-- all transfers and transportation within the tour by luxury A/C coach;
-- all meals as listed in the itinerary (13 lunches and 11 dinners in local restaurant);
-- all entrance fee to the scenic spots indicated in the itinerary;
-- domestic airfare Beijing/Shanghai with tax;
-- quality English speaking tour guide service;

Land service does NOT include:

-- roundtrip International airfare with tax;
-- extra personal expenses;
-- tips to tour guide, driver & porters

Remarks:

--Date for F-1 Race in Shanghai is unknown yet, one or two departures would be cancelled when
the date for F-1 Race is confirmed. .
-- Please indicate Tour CODE ¡°BCSHW¡± or ¡°Tour Package No.8¡± at time of booking
--There is no FOC and further discount for children under 12.
-- Please provide passport names and passport numbers at time of booking.
-- The above prices are based on the exchange rate of 1:7 between Chinese Yuan and US Dollar. If any further devaluation of US Dollar at time of booking, we have to charge the balance.

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1 (Sat). to Beijing (No meals)
Arrive in Beijing Capital International Airport. You will be met by the local tour guide and transferred to your excellent 5-star hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Beijing

Day 2 (Sun) Beijing (B.L.D£©
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Tian¡¯anmen Square, the biggest square in the world, and Forbidden City, the complex of Imperial Palaces which were home to the Emperors for over 500 years.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Summer Palace, where the Emperors went to escape the heat of the city in Summer.
Dinner in local restaurant.
Overnight in Beijing

Day 3 (Mon) Beijing£¨B.L.D£©
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Great Wall at Badaling, the best preserved part of the Great Wall which is a magnificent construction project in ancient china and one of the great wonders in the history of human civilization (around 65km away from the city centre and about 1.5 hours¡¯ drive). Usually people climb up to the top of the Great Wall. Cable car fee is on your own if you need it.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Sacred Way, part of the Ming Tombs complex and guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors and Changling of Ming Tombs, the biggest wood-made and best preserved palace of the 13 Ming Tombs
Dinner in local restaurant.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 4 (Tue) Beijing£¨B.L.D£©
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Temple of Heaven, an exquisite example of Ming architecture served as an exclusive altar for Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. You will also see the local people doing Taiji and morning exercises in the Temple of Heaven.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Hutong, a labyrinth of old narrow streets lined with ancient courtyard houses giving us a glimpse into the traditional and colorful life of Beijing residents.
Farewell dinner --- Peking Roast Duck in local restaurant.
Acrobatic Show or Kungfu Show in the evening.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 5 (Wed) Beijing / Chengde (B. L. D )
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning transfer to Chengde by private coach, around 230km away.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to Little Potala Palac, which was built imitating the style of Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet
Dinner.
Overnight in Chengde.

Day 6 (Thu) Chengde (B. L. D )
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to the Summer Resort of Chengde, which was built for royal families spent hot summer months.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to Temple of Sumeru Happiness and longevity, which followed the model of Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse in Tibet, and Puning Temple, which was also known as ¡°Big Buddha Temple¡± for a big wooden Buddhist statue with a thousand eyes and a thousand arms housed there.
Dinner.
Overnight in Chengde

Day 7 (Fri) Chengde / Beijing / Shanghai ( B, L, )
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning transfer back to Beijing airport by private coach to connect flight for Shanghai.
Lunch.
Arriver in Shanghai, met and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 8 (Sat) Shanghai (B. L. D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to the Bund, which is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years and Yu Garden, a representative of the classical architectural style acknowledged as an architectural miracle in the region southeast of the Yangtze River.
Lunch.
Afternoon visit the Shanghai Museum, a large museum of ancient Chinese art.
Dinner.
Acrobatic Show in the evening.
Overnight in Shanghai

Day 9 (Sun) Shanghai / Suzhou (B, L, D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning Tour in Shanghai to French Concession, the area of Shanghai once designated for the French, and
Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the worlds¡¯ third tallest TV and Radio Tower, on top of which you may have a bird¡¯s-eye view of the city.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to Jade Buddha Temple, a venerable and famous Buddhist temple and shopping at Carpet Factory.
Late afternoon, you will be transferred to Suzhou by private coach, about 1.5 hours¡¯ ride.
Dinner.
Overnight in Suzhou.

Day 10 (Mon) Suzhou (B, L, D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to the surrounding of Golden Rooster Lakeside and the New Development Zone before you visit Garden of Master-of-Nets, the smallest of the Suzhou residential gardens, yet it is the most impressive because of its use of space which creates the illusion of an area that is much greater than its actual size, and Silk Embroidery Institute to learn the history of Silk Embroidery and how to make it.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to the Lion Grove Garden, one of the four most famous and representative gardens of ancients classic style in Suzhou, the Ancient Water City Gate across the Grand Canal and cruise along the picturesque ancient Grand Canal.
Dinner.
Overnight in Suzhou.

Day11 (Tue) Suzhou / Hangzhou (B, L, D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning transfer to Hangzhou by private coach. About 2.5 hours¡¯ ride.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to the beautiful West lake where you may tour by boat, and Garden of Guo Zhuang Villa, the best existing traditional private garden in Hangzhou, where you may have a tea break.
Dinner.
Overnight in Hangzhou.

Day12 (Wed) Hangzhou (B, L, D)
Morning tour to Ancient Ink & Calligraphy Society for viewing the lake again on Solitary Hill and Qinghefang Ancient Street.
Lunch.
Afternoon tour to a Chinese Herb Medicine Museum and Store and Hu Xueyan Mansion, an ancient rich mans¡¯ large garden house.
Dinner
Overnight in Hangzhou.

Day13 (Thu) Hangzhou / Wuzhen (B,L,D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning we drive deep into a green forest valley to Dragon Well Tea Plantation for a visit.
Then we drive along Fuchuan River to Pagoda of Six Harmony, one of the true masterpieces of ancient Chinese architectures.
After that we drive to Wuzhen Water Town, one of the best reserved water-towns by the ancient Grand Canal. We take a boat to our deluxe Wuzhen Waterside Hotel in the mid of water-town.
Lunch.
Free in the afternoon after lunch for own exploration.
Dinner.
Overnight in Wuzhen

Day14 (Fri) Wuzheng / Shanghai (B, L )
Breakfast in hotel.
Explore Wuzhen on own in the morning
Lunch.
Afternoon your will be transferred back to Shanghai by private coach, about 2 hours¡¯ ride.
Diner on own.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day15 (Sat) Shanghai/departure (B)
Breakfast in hotel.
Airport transfer for your flight home or extending your stay.

 

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