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11 Days China
Tour To Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang,
Wuxi, Suzhou And Shanghai
Destinations:
Beijing,
Nanjing,
Yangzhou,
Zhenjiang,
Wuxi,
Suzhou,
Shanghai
Tour Code: CNT_11
Departure: Daily
1. Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Arrival
in Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our English-speaking tour guide
will meet you at the airport or railway station.
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: Tian'anmen
Square, the largest square in
the world, encompasses 440,000
square metres, about the size
of 60 soccer fields, 880 metres
from north to south and 500 metres
from east to west, big enough
to hold half a million people.
Forbidden
City: The
Forbidden City China is a symbol
of oriental culture, Established
on the basis of the Imperial PaLace
of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
One cannot be counted as having
visited China if he or she has
never visited the Forbidden City
of China.
Summer
Palace: The
Summer Palace is a monument to
classical Chinese architecture,
in terms of both garden design
and construction. Incorporating
scenes from surrounding landscapes,
it radiates not only the grandeur
of an imperial garden but also
the beauty of nature shown by
Chinese architectural style.
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: Some
50 kilometers northwest of the
downtown Beijing, the Ming Tombs
are generally combined with a
visit to the Great Wall. Otherwise
known as the "13 Tombs", this
is the burial site of 13 out of
17 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
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| Day
04 |
Beijing
- Nanjing (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Tour to the Temple
of Heaven. After lunch, transfer
to airport for flight to
Nanjing.
Visit the Yangtze River Bridge.
Temple
of Heaven: Situadet
in the South-Eastern part of Beijing,
the Temple of Heaven is the largest
still existing sacrificial temple
in China. It was used as the site
for imperial sacrifices during
the Ming and Qing dynasties. It
was here that the emperor conducted
the elaborate and most exalted
sacrifices addressed to "the Supreme
Ruler of the Universe" to ask
for the heavens blessings and
good harvest.
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.
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| Day
05 |
Nanjing
- Yangzhou (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum
and the Nanjing Museum. Drive
to Yangzhou
in the afternoon.
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
06 |
Yangzhou - Zhenjiang (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the Slender West Lake, the
Geyuan Garden and the Daming Temple.
Drive to Zhenjiang.
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 |
Zhenjiang
- Wuxi (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the
Jiao
Hill and
the Jin
Hill.
Drive to
Wuxi
in the afternoon. |
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| Day
08 |
Wuxi
- Suzhou (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the Taihu Lake, the Liyuan
Garden and the Turtle Head Islet.
Drive to Suzhou.
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
09 |
Suzhou
- Shanghai (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Visit the Humble
Administrator's Garden, the Tiger
Hill, and the Garden of the Master
of the Nets. Drive to Shanghai.
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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10 |
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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Departure
(Breakfast)
Transfer to the
airport for your departure, end
of service. |
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2. Hotel Accommodation
| Destination |
Luxury |
Standard |
Comfortable |
| Shanghai |
Renaissance
Yuyuan
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Galaxy
Hotel
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Holiday
Inn Express
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| Suzhou |
Dongshan
Hotel
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Bamboo
Grove Hotel
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Hengdeli
Hotel
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Wuxi
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Sheraton
Hotel

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Pan
Pacific Hotel
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CTS
Grand Hotel
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| Zhenjiang
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Zhenjiang
Hotel
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Zhenjiang
Hotel
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Jingkou
Hotel
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| Yangzhou |
Garden Int. Hotel

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Garden
Int. Hotel
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Skyrun
Hotel
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Nanjing
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Hilton
Hotel

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Ramada
Plaza Yihua
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Jiangsu
Hotel
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| Beijing |
Crowne
PLaza Hotel
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Sunworld
Hotel
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King
Parkview Hotel
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3. Tour Price
Please send us an email
and provide the information below, we
will quote LATEST
FAVORABLE PRICE
for the above tour.
1. Your name and nationality;
2. The number of persons in your party,
if there are childre, please let us know
their age;
3. Your travel date;
4. The code of the tour that you are interested
in (each tour has a code like: CNT_18,
you can find the code of a tour at the
top of the page where the tour is);
5. Please let us know would you like 5-star
luxury hotels or standard 4-star hotels
or comfortable 3-star hotels for your
tour;
6. If you would like us to tailor make
a new tour for you that is different from
above tour, please let us know your requests.
4. 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.
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.
5. 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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