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16 Days China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Hongkong,
Guangzhou,
Guilin,
Xi'an,
Beijing,
Hangzhou,
Shanghai
Tour Code: GA_16
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Hongkong
Upon your arrival in Hongkong,
you will be met by
our guide and escorted to your hotel.
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| Day
02 |
Hong
kong (BL)
Visit the Victoria Peak, the Aberdeen,
the Stanley Market and Repulse Bay.
Free in the afternoon.
Victoria
Peak: The views
of the harbour and the Kowloon Peninsula
from this 373 metres vantage point
are simply breath-taking and should
not be missed.
Aberdeen: The
essence of a Hong Kong tour, a unique
opportunity to see the life style
of Hong Kong fishing folks.
Stanley
Market: Stanley
Market has become a Shoppers Paradise
for both locals and overseas visitors.
Abundant shops and stores sell a wide
range of souvenirs, clothing as well
as bargain price designer labels.
Repulse
Bay: located
south of Stanley, is famous for its
long, broad beach, its clean water,
fresh sand, calm tide and gentle waves,
and its popularity with locals and
visitors, especially in summer.
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| Day
03 |
Hong
Kong - Guangzhou
(B)
Free for your shopping in the morning.
Take express train to Guangzhou, upon
arrival transfer to the hotel. |
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| Day
04 |
Guangzhou
- Guilin (BL)
Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's Memorial
Hall, Chen Family's Temple and Temple
of the Six Banyan Trees. Transfer to
the airport for flight to Guilin.
Dr. Sun Yatsen's Memorial Hall:
Dr. Sun has been respected as Father
of Modern China since he fought unyieldingly
against the corrupt Qing government
(1616-1911) and led the 1911 revolution
to end feudal system and found Republic
of China (1912-1949), leading Chinese
people into a new era.
Chen Family's Temple: Built in the
1890s. Its windows, door frames, and
pavilions are lavishly decorated with
intricate carvings and sculptures. It
is now the largest and best preserved
and decorated ancient architecture existing
in Guangdong province.
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees:
A famous ancient Buddhist temple that
was built in 537 in the Liang dynasty
during the Southern dynasties (386-581). |
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| Day
05 |
Guilin
- Li River Cruise -Yangshuo - Guilin
(BL)
Cruise down the Li
River to Yangshuo
which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most
beautiful landscape in China, have lunch
on board. Disembark your ship when arriving
Yangshuo. Drive back to Guilin.
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| Day
06 |
Guilin
- Xi'an (BL)
Tour to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven
Star Park, the Fubo Hill and the Elephant
Trunk Hill. Transfer to the airport
for flight to Xi'an.
Reed
Flute Cave: The largest and most
impressive cave in Guilin, you will
see many beautiful stalactites &
stalagmites.
Seven
Star Park: A beautiful park which
covers 120 hectares and includes peaks,
rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Fubo
Hill: Half of the graceful peak
is in the river and the other half on
land. During flood season turbulent
currents lash the hill rocks. On top
of the hill one will see an exquisite
scenery like a traditional Chinese painting.
Elephant
Trunk Hill: Situated majestically
at the southeast of Guilin city and
west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk
Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin
landscape. |
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| Day
07 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terracotta
Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles
Museum. Enjoy
the local speciality Dumpling dinner
this evening.
Terracotta
Warriors Museum:
The most significant archeological excavations
of the 20th century. It is a sight not
to be missed by any visitor to China.
Big
Wild Goose Pagoda:
The Pagoda was first built in 652 in
the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent
Buddhist scholar of the time, planned
to have ahuge stone pagoda built to
house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures
he had brought back from India.
Forest
of Stone Steles Museum:
The Stele Forest stores voluminous artworks
which possess not only eximious value
of handwriting and art, but also rich
cultural connotation. The Stele Forest
began to be built in 1087.
Dumpling:
A traditional and popular
food with a long history in China. There
is a popular saying in China: "There
is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
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| Day
08 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the joint mausoleum of emperor
Gaozong and Wu Zetian. Empress Wu Zetian
(624 - 705) was the only female monarch
of China, and remains the most remarkable,
influential and mysterious woman in
Chinesehistory. Also visit Qianling
Museum, the Tomb of princess of Yongtai
and the Xianyang Terracotta Museum.
Enjoy the Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show
this evening.
Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show: A
performance of Chang'an music and dances
that was originated in the Tang dynasty
of Chinese history over a thousand years
ago. |
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| Day
09 |
Xi'an
- Beijing (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History
Museum, the Great Mosque and the Ancient
City Wall.
Transfer to the airport for flight to
Beijing.
Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum:
Covers an area of 70,000 square meters,
the museum houses a large collection
of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts
unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute
must for every visitor to the city.
Great
Mosque: Built in
742 A.D., the mosque was restored in
each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming
and Qing Dynasties. The distribution
of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms
in the mosque is compact and exquisite,
blending the traditional architectural
styles of Islam and Han.
Ancient
City Wall: The
wall is 15 meters wide and 11.9 kilometers
in perimeter, it is the best preserved,
oldest and largest ancient city defence
system in China. |
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| Day
10 |
Beijing
(BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
Forbidden
City: Also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: The biggest downtown Square of the world, it is located in the heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people.
Temple
of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: Beijing Roasted duck is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.
Peking
Opera: Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts.
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| Day
11 |
Beijing
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs.
Badaling
Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symble of China. The Great Wall extends to more than 5,000 kilometers.
Ming
Tombs: Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors.
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| Day
12 |
Beijing
- Hangzhou (BL)
Visit the Summer Palace. Transfer to
the airport for flight to Hangzhou.
Summer
Palace: The largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc.
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| Day
13 |
Hangzhou
(BL)
Visit the Lingyin Temple,
the West Lake, the National Silk Museum
of China and the Red Carp Pond.
Lingyin Temple:
Founded in 326 A.D, and reputed as the
No. 1 Temple in Southeast China. The
24.8-meter tall Buddha statue in its
main hall is the second largest indoor
one in China.
West Lake: One
of the most famed tourist attractions
in China. For centuries, the West Lake
has been well known both for its picturesque
landscape and for cultural heritage
surviving yet illustrating the past
dynasties.
National
Silk Museum of China:
The first state-level museum dedicated
to silk culture and the biggest silk
museum in the world. |
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| Day
14 |
Hangzhou
- Shanghai (BL)
Visit the Six Harmonies
Pagoda. Take the soft seat train to
Shanghai.
Six
Harmonies Pagoda: Perfect symbol
of brick-and-wood structure built in
the ancient China. It is first built
in 970 AD in the Northern Song dynasty
(960-1127), in a way to press down the
evil of the river tidal bore in Qiantang
River. |
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| Day
15 |
Shanghai
(BLD)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental
Pearl TV Tower, the Yu Yuan Garden and
the Bund. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic
Show in the evening.
Shanghai
Museum: The museum
boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection,
including bronze, ceramics, paintings,
calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese
coins, jade furniture, and western art.
Oriental
Pearl TV Tower:
With a height of 1,245 feet, it is one
of the tallest structures in Asia.
Yu
Yuan Garden: A
traditional Chinese park complete with
beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes,
bridges and rock formations.
The
Bund: With a length
of 1 km, the bund is dotted with various
grandiose solid buildings of western
style dating back to the early this
century in its west. Due to these imposing
buildings, the bund is also reputed
as "an international exhibition
of architecture". |
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16 |
Exit
(B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service.
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Quotation and Hotel
Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for
you exclusively. No other participants will
be in your group and you will not take part
into any tours of others on land services.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| City |
Hong Kong |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Marco
Polo Hotel
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| Guangzhou |
White
Swan Hotel
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Rosedale
Hotel
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| Guilin |
Royal Garden Hotel
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Park Hotel
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| Xi'an |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Bell
Tower Hotel
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| Beijing |
JiangXi
Grand Hotel
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People's
Palace Hotel
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| Hangzhou
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Zhejiang
Intercontinental Hotel
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Friendship
Hotel
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| Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
2976 p.p. |
US$
2627 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2873 p.p. |
US$
2558 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
915 |
US$
645 |
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High Seasons: April,
May, June, July, August, September,
October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January, Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is not valid during
the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th
October and during the first week of
Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place
in late January or early February. |
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 Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing
one twin or double standard room with
private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner
in local Chinese restaurant as specified
in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L -
Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private
Transport
Private transport between airport or
railway station and hotel and all the
sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the
domestic flight or soft berth/seat train
tickets between cities as specified
in the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights
mentioned.
6. Guiding
service
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that
you purchase full coverage travel insurance
from you country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel
Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application
fee if your tour covers Tibet.
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter
China.
2. Charge
of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air /
train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single
Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single
guest, supplement of the twin room will
be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based
on double occupancy. If the visitor
travels alone or the number of the travelers
is odd (such as 3,5, 7...), who stays
in one single room has to pay the single
room supplement. As the hotel is on
double occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as
laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call,
optional activities or sightseeing,
overweight baggage charges or meals
not indicated, ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not specified
in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to
guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour guide
per day, USD 8-10 to driver per day,
but depending on their service, it's
up to you, entirely voluntary.
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