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15 Days China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Beijing,
Xi'an,
Guilin,
Yangshuo,
Zhangjiajie,
Shanghai
Tour Code: GA_15
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
you will be met by our guide and escorted
to your hotel. |
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| Day
02 |
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
03 |
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
04 |
Beijing
- Xi'an (BLD)
Visit the Summer Palace. Transfer to
the airport for flight to Xi'an.
Upon arrival transfer to hotel, then
visit the Ancient City Wall. Enjoy the
Tang Dynasty Dinner Show this evening.
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.
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.
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
05 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum,
the Forest of Stone Steles Museum and
the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 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.
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.
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.
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
06 |
Xi'an
- Guilin (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History
Museum and the Great Mosque. Transfer
to the airport for flight to Guilin.
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.
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| Day
07 |
Guilin
- Li River Cruise -Yangshuo
(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. Have
a stroll through the West street of
Yangshuo. |
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| Day
08 |
Yangshuo
(B)
Bicking tour from Yangshuo
to Yulong River and the nearby countryside,
visit a local peasant's home, explore
the breathtaking scenery in Yangshuo.
Or today is free for you. |
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| Day
09 |
Yangshuo
- Guilin - Zhangjiajie (BL)
Drive back to Guilin. Tour to the Reed
Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park, the
Fubo Hill and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Take the overnight soft berth train
to Zhangjiajie.
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
10 |
Zhangjiajie
(D)
Arrive in Zhangjiajie in the afternoon,
our guide will pick you up at the rail
way station. Visit the village of Tujia
Ethnic Minority. Lying on the northwest
of Hunan, Zhajiajie is recognized as
"a rarely charming belle in the
boudoir" by the famous Chinese
painter Wu Guanzhong. |
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| Day
11 |
Zhangjiajie
(BL)
Visit the Zhangjiajie Forest Park, the
Yellow Lion Village and Gold Whip stream.
Zhajiajie is the first National Forest
Park in China featured by its unique
hills, queer ridges and peaks, tranquil
valleys, thrilling streams and abundant
plant and animal resources. |
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| Day
12 |
Zhangjiajie
(BL)
Visit the Tianzi Mount Scenery Area,
the ten miles gallery, the Xihaifenlin
and Helong Park. |
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| Day
13 |
Zhangjiajie
- Shanghai (BL)
Visit the Yellow Dragon Cave and the
Baofeng Lake. Transfer to the airport
for flight to Shanghai.
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| Day
14 |
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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| Day
15 |
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 |
Beijing |
JiangXi
Grand Hotel
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People's
Palace Hotel
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| Xi'an |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Bell
Tower Hotel
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| Guilin |
Royal
Garden Hotel
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Park
Hotel
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| Yangshuo |
New
West Street Hotel
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New
West Street Hotel
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| Zhangjiajie
city |
International
Hotel
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International
Hotel
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| Zhangjiajie |
Baizhang
Gorge Hotel
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Baizhang
Gorge Hotel
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| Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
2343 p.p. |
US$
2155 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2283 p.p. |
US$
2108 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
595 |
US$
415 |
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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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