Day
1 (Wed) Arrive Shanghai.
Meet & transfer to the hotel
HOTEL: GALEXY HOTEL SHANGHAI or similar (superior)
Day 2 (Thu) in Shanghai (B.L.D)
This morning we start visit Old Downtown and classical Yu
Garden. Old Downtown has many narrow zigzag lanes, small
squares, fish pond and pavilions and it collects many favorite
local bars, restaurants, tea houses and souvenir shops.
The Yu Garden (UNESCO Site) built 400 years ago, is a famous
ancient private garden with architectures of Ming and Qing
dynasties. Owing to its ingenious design, zigzag layout
by pavilions, chambers and towers, opera stage, elegant
rocks and bridges on the mirroring lakes and moats. It became
a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture. The vividly
brick-carving figures of warlords & warriors, unique
animals standing on the roofs of ancient buildings and the
huge dragons decorated on the range of walls, feature the
garden to a unique. Afternoon we visit Shanghai Museum.
The attractions include enormous finest stone sculptures,
bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works, Chinese paintings
and ancient furniture. After the Museum we stroll to the
People Square. The surroundings are the best collection
of modern architecture. If time available we visit the Carpet
Factory. Tonight we enjoy the famous Shanghai Acrobatic
Show.
Day 3 (Fri) in Shanghai (B. L)
Today a highlight is to visit Shanghai EXPO. The Exhibition
covers a large area of over 5.6 Square KM with 27 master
halls. The theme is to show all new creational hopes, concepts,
designs, technologies, and present to the world a full potential
of urban life in the 21st century as a significant one for
urban evolution, a New Approaches of Human Habitat, Beautiful
Lifestyle. Many Countries invested huge money for build
up their pavilions and for green and energy saving, even
it has visitors of 70 million in 2010, Shanghai EXPO will
continue its post exhibition for visitors
If Shanghai EXPO unavailable, we take tour excursion to
a well-preserved historical site, the ancient water-town
of Zhujiajiao to see another unchanged face of Shanghai
where EPEC leaders visited while they were in Shanghai.
Then we return back the city and visit Jade Buddha Temple.
Day 4 (Sat) Shanghai / Beijing
by air (B)
Transfer for your flight to Beijing or the railway station
for most fast express train by soft seats (Express speed
is at 340KM / hour and within 4-5 hours from Shanghai to
Beijing). .
meet & transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Free at leisure
Hotel: CHANG AN GRAND HOTEL BEIJING or Beijing Shangri-La
Traders Hotel in similar (superior)
Day 5 (Sun) in Beijing (B.L.D)
This morning we start tours to Tiananmen Square and the
Extravagant the largest Imperial Palace in the world -the
Forbidden City of Supreme Harmony and Dignity (UNESCO),
then we approach to the largest Imperial Garden in the world,
the elegant Summer Palace (UNESCO) including cruise on the
shimmering waters of Kunming Lake. After that we visit the
Pandas Garden in Beijing Zoo. The garden has been breeding
the largest numbers of pandas as an institution outside
thhe original habitat areas and it constitutes with other
Panda Sanctuaries for being the UNESCO site.
Tonight we enjoy Beijing Opera or cultural show.
Day 6 (Mon) in Beijing (B.L)
This morning we start tours first to iconic ¡±Beijing 2008
Olympic Center¡± -the Bird¡¯s Nest & Water Cube ¨Cwhere
hosts to many spectacular events. We stroll around the outside
for photography, and then we continue to the Great Wall
Badaling (UNESCO) and walking along its ramparts for breathtaking
view of the largest man power project in ancient. After
that we approach to the mountain valley of the best geomancy
site -the Ming Dynasty¡¯s Imperial Tomb (UNESCO) including
visit the Sacred Stature Road. If time available we visit
a Jade Carving Factory and observe the skilled artisans
at work as they create intricate designs.
Day 7 (Tue) in Beijing (B.L.SD)
This morning we visit another renowned imperial site ¨Cthe
Temple of Heaven (UNESCO) including visit the Imperial Hall
of Pray Harvest, the Imperial Vault of Celestial Beings
and the Imperial Sacrificial Altar, and see the echo wall
and stones in the vault and on the altar where the emperors
whispered with the god of heaven by the special features
of the phenomenon utilizes the theory of sound wave. We
will see local people doing Taiji and morning exercises
there. Then we visit Beijing City Planning Exhibition and
watch a 3D film which tells the glory history and fast changes
of Beijing, many visiting presidents paid a visit while
they had a limited time in Beijing. Afternoon we take the
old¨Cfashioned Pedi cab to the historical sites behind main
street to narrow alleys by Hutong Tour and visit people
family at their traditional residence.
Tonight we enjoy Peking Duck Dinner.
Day 8 (Wed) Exit Beijing £¨B£©
Free at leisure and departure transfer to airport for homeward
flight. End of tour.
Tour package includes:
-- 3 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast at Galaxy
Hotel Shanghai or similar
-- 4 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast at Grand
Chang An Hotel Beijing or similar Beijing Shangri-La Traders
Hotel
-- Sightseeing with lunch and dinner as listed in above
itinerary, including Peking Duck Dinner & Peking Opera
or Cultural Shows in Beijing & Acrobatic Show in Shanghai
-- Professional English speaking tour guide service
-- Land transfers, River Cruises & domestic flight air
tickets with the airport tax or Fast Express Train Soft
Seat Tickets.
Cost excludes:
-- International flights & airport tax.
-- The domestic flights fuel surcharges at additional charges
-- Personal expenses & gratuities to guide, driver &
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