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13 Days / 12
Nights China Tours To Beijing, Xian, Guilin,
Yangshuo, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise,
Yichang, Shanghai
Destinations:
Beijing,
Xi'an,
Guilin,
Yangshuo,
Chongqing,
Yangtze
River, Yichang,
Shanghai
Tour Code: YRC_03
Departure: Depending
on the downstream cruise date of Cruises
1. Tour Itinerary
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01 |
Arrival
in Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our English-speaking tour guide will
meet you at the airport. After claiming
your luggage, you will easily find our
guide holding a welcome sign with your
name on it. Transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon at leisure to overcome jetlag.
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| Day
02 |
Beijing
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Visit Tiananmen Square,
the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace)
and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
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.
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.
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.
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
(Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Take an excursion to
the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. See
the appearance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic
National Stadium) at a distance.
Great
Wall Of China: 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 (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Tour to the Temple
of Heaven. Transfer to the airport for
flight to Xi'an.
Visit Ancient City Wall. Enjoy the local
speciality Dumpling dinner this evening.
Temple
of Heaven: The
place where the ancient emperors
used to pray for the God's bless
of the whole nation.
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.
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
05 |
Xi'an
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Visit the Terra Cotta
Warriors Museum, the Forest of Stone
Steles Museum and the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda. Enjoy Tang Dynasty Show this
evening.
Terra
Cotta 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.
Tang
Dynasty 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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06 |
Xi'an
- Guilin (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
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
(Breakfast
+ Lunch)
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. Transfer
to the hotel in Yangshuo. Tour to the
countryside, visit Yulong River and
Yulong village. |
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| Day
08 |
Yangshuo
- Guilin - Chongqing (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Drive back to Guilin.
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star
Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Transfer
to the airport for flight to
Chongqing.
Our guide will pick you up from the
airport. Visit the Chongqing Zoo and
Ciqikou old street. After dinner, board
the Cruises for a memorable voyage down
the mighty Yangtze River.
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.
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
09 |
Shibaozhai
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
07:30-09:30, disembark for an excursion
to Shibaozhai.
Shibaozhai was first built in Qing Dynasty
in 1750, the mountain looks like a rectangular
rock with sheer cliffs, and the wooden
architecture that is built by catch
upon the cliff with a height of 56 meters
and 12 stories, standing on the riverside.
Back to the ship and continue the cruise.
The Captain's Welcome Party will be
held in the evening. |
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| Day
10 |
Three
Gorges - Sandouping (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
07:00-07:30, sail through the
Qutang
Gorge, its towering
rock formations have names which reflect
their bizarre shapes such as Hanging
Monk Rock or Rhinoceros Looking at the
Moon.
08:00-09:00, pass the second gorge -
Wu
Gorge, celebrated
for its lofty Twelve Peaks which almost
blot out the sky. The guides will talk
about legend of historic sites: Ancient
Plank Road, Mengliang Stairway and the
suspended coffins on the sheer cliffs.
10:00-13:30, disembark at Badong and
take a sampan tour to the picturesque
Shennong Stream. The Shennong Stream
is a tributary carrying clear, cooler
water into the Yangtse. The "stream"
runs through steep gorges, in which
the ancient asian Bahu people used to
live, thousands of years ago. Back to
the ship and continue the cruise.
16:00-17:00, pass the Xiling
Gorge. About 66
km long, it is the longest of the Three
Gorges and is entirely within Hubei
Province. This gorge is full of shoals
and rapid currents.
20:00, pass the 5-stage shiplock. Dock
overnight at Sandouping. |
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| Day
11 |
Sandouping
- Yichang - Shanghai (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
08:00-10:00, shore
excursion to visit the Three
Gorges Dam, it
is planned to be by far the largest
hydroelectric project in the world.
Back to the ship and continue the cruise.
Disembarkation in Yichang
at about 13:00, Our
local guides will get on board to meet
you. Transfer to the airport for flight
to Shanghai.
Upon arrival transfer to your hotel.
Have an evening cruise over Huangpu
River.
Huang
Pu River: A tributary
of the Yangtze and there is plenty of
traffic on it to prove its importance.
You'll see the magnificent building
skylines on both the historic west side
(the Bund), and the modern east side
(Pudong) as well as the working area
of coal boats filling barges and sending
them downriver. It's fun to see such
lively river life as well as Shanghai's
amazing skyline. |
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12 |
Shanghai
(Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Visit the Shanghai
Museum, the Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai
Old Street and former French Concession.
Have a stroll over 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.
Yu
Yuan Garden: A
traditional Chinese park complete with
beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes,
bridges and rock formations.
Former
French Concession: The
French Concession is the area of Shanghai
once designated for the French. Today,
the area's central Huaihai Rd is a busy
shopping street, but the tree-lined
avenues and their many Tudor mansions
still retain an air of the "Paris
of the East".
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 13 |
Departure
(Breakfast)
Transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service.
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2. Quotation And Hotel
Accommodation
For the quotation below,
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 |
Comfort |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jing
Guang Hotel
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Sunworld Hotel
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Yuexiu Hotel
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| Xi'an |
Sheraton Hotel
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Tangcheng Hotel
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City
Hotel
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| Guilin |
Royal
Garden Hotel
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Bravo
Hotel
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City
Garden Hotel
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| Yangtze
Cruise |
President No.1
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Three Kingdoms
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Three Kingdoms
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| Shanghai |
Courtyard
Xujiahui
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Galaxy
Hotel
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Holiday
Inn Express
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| 1
person |
high
season |
US$ 4141
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US$ 3734 |
US$ 3469 |
| low
season |
US$ 3762 |
US$ 3527 |
US$ 3291 |
| 2-5
persons |
high
season |
US$ 2599 p.p. |
US$ 2395 p.p. |
US$ 2152 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2409 p.p. |
US$
2292 p.p. |
US$
2174 p.p. |
| single room suppl. |
US$
1082 |
US$
882 |
US$
739 |
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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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3. Quotation Inclusions For The Above Tour:
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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4. Quotation Exclusions For The Above Tour:
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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5. How To Book The Above Tour?
Please email us
and let us know the information
below:
1. The number of persons in
your party.
2. Your full names as shown
on passports.
3. Your passport numbers and
nationality.
4. The code of the tour that
you are interested in (each
tour has a code like: CNT_08).
5. Your arrival and departure
date and flight numbers.
6. Would you like luxury or
standard or Comfortable hotels
for your tour.
7. If you want us to tailor
made a new tour for you that
is different from above tour,
please let us know your special
requests.
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