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11 Days China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Shanghai,
Suzhou,
Wuxi,
Zhenjiang,
Yangzhou,
Nanjing,
Beijing
Tour Code: GA_09
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Shanghai
Upon your arrival in Shanghai,
you will be met by our guide and escorted
to your hotel. |
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| Day
02 |
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
03 |
Shanghai
- Suzhou (BL)
Take the soft seat train to Suzhou.
Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden,
the Tiger Hill, and the Garden of the
Master of the Nets.
Humble
Administrator's Garden:
It covers 4 hectares in northeast Suzhou.
It is the largest garden of the city
and a typical example of the art of
horticulture south of the Changjiang
river.
Tiger
Hill: The most
famous sight of Suzhou, with old trees
and cultural relics everywhere.
Garden of the Master of the Nets:
Built in 1174 A.D. during the Song Dynasty,
is characteristic of the most exquisite
garden-houses in Suzhou. |
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| Day
04 |
Suzhou
- Wuxi (BL)
Take soft seat train to Wuxi.
Visit the Taihu Lake, the Liyuan Garden
and the Turtle Head Islet.
Taihu
Lake: With an area
of 2250 square kilometres and an average
depth of 2 metres, Taihu Lake (or Lake
Tai) is the third largest freshwater
lake in China. Some 90 islets, large
or small, plus the presence of many
fleets of fishing junk boats add to
its landscape, making it a remarkable
spectacle.
Liyuan
Garden: One of
the famous gardens for lake scenery
in South China since the 40% of the
garden is covered with water.
Turtle
Head Islet: Wuxi's
most attractive park and the best place
to admire the beauty of Taihu Lake.
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| Day
05 |
Wuxi - Zhenjiang (BL)
Drive to Zhenjiang.
Visit the Jiao
Hill and the Jin
Hill. |
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| Day
06 |
Zhenjiang
- Yangzhou (BL)
Drive to Yangzhou.
Visit the Slender West Lake, the Geyuan
Garden and the Daming Temple.
Slender
West Lake: The
lake which boasts many famous scenic
spots, such as the White Pagoda, the
Five Pavilion Bridge, and Xiaojin Hill.
Geyuan
Garden: Geyuan
Garden was built during the reigns of
Emperor Jiaqing (1796 - 1820) and Daoguang
(1821 - 1850) of the Qing Dynasty (1644
- 1911), famous for rockeries which
are piled up with Mount Huang and Lake
Tai stones.
Daming
Temple: An ancient
monastery with a long history of more
than 1500 years. |
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| Day
07 |
Yangzhou
- Nanjing (BL)
Drive to Nanjing
in the morning. Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's
Mausoleum and the Nanjing Museum.
Dr.
Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum:
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.
Nanjing Museum:
The museum has a collection of more
than 420 thousand pieces, including
about 2,000 rare and valued ones.
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| Day
08 |
Nanjing
- Beijing (BL)
After breakfast, visit the Yangtze River
Bridge. Transfer to the airport for
flight to Beijing.
Visit the Summer Palace.
Yangtze River Bridge:
An important symbol of Chinese self-reliance
and until the late 1970s, the story
of its construction was often told in
primary school textbooks.
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
09 |
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
10 |
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
11 |
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 |
Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Suzhou |
Dongshan
Hotel
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Suzhou
Hotel
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Wuxi
|
Sheraton
Hotel
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Pan
Pacific Hotel
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| Zhenjiang
|
Jingkou
Hotel
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Jingkou
Hotel
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| Yangzhou |
Garden
International Hotel
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Garden
International Hotel
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Nanjing
|
Hilton
Hotel
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Ramada
Plaza Yihua
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| Beijing |
JiangXi
Grand Hotel
|
People's
Palace Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
1641 p.p. |
US$
1422 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
1584 p.p. |
US$
1383 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
598 |
US$
407 |
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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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