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14 Days China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Shanghai,
Beijing,
Xi'an,
Guilin,
Hongkong
Tour Code: GA_12
Departure: Daily
Photo
album of Guilin and Yangshuo
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
- Beijing (BL)
Visit the Jade Buddha Temple. After
lunch, transfer to the airport for flight
to Beijing.
Visit the Summer Palace.
Jade
Buddha Temple:
Built in 1881, one of the famous Buddhist
temples in East China. Here many ancient
statues, paintings, a complete set of
Buddhist scriptures (printed in the
Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare
scriptures are kept.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
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| Day
04 |
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: Used to
be the imperial palace of the Ming
(1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911)
dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: Tian'anmen
was the front gate of the Imperial
Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In front of the gate is the world's
largest open ground in the city -
the Tian'anmen Square.
Temple
of Heaven: An
outstanding representative of Chinese
traditional architecture for its clever
design and harmoneous colors. During
the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor
came to pray and thank gods for the
harvests every year.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: The most delicious
food Beijing has to offer.
Peking
Opera: The most influential and
representaive of all operas in China
and has a history of about 200 years.
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| Day
05 |
Beijing
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs.
Badaling
Great Wall: The
best preserved part of the Ming dynasty
(1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming
Tombs: The mausoleums
of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
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| Day
06 |
Beijing
- Xi'an (BL)
Visit the Yonghegong Lama Temple. Transfer
to the airport for flight to Xi'an.
Visit the Ancient City Wall.
Yonghegong Lama Temple:
A Yellow Hat Tibetan lamasary and one
of the city's finest and most celebrated
temples. Its 5 main halls and many galleries
are filled with exquisitely detailed
tanka paintings and beautifully carved
or cast Buddha images.
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
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 a huge 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 Chinese history. Also visit
Qianling Museum, the Tomb of princess
of Yongtai and the Xianyang Terracotta
Museum. Enjoy the local speciality
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
- 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
10 |
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, an ancient small town which
famous for beautiful scenery and vast
collections of China products. Drive
back to Guilin.
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| Day
11 |
Guilin
- Hongkong (BL)
Tour to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven
Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Transfer to the airport for flight to
Hongkong.
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
12 |
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
13 |
Hong
kong (B)
Free day for your exploration of Hongkong
and shopping. |
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| Day
14 |
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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| 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 |
Sheraton
Hotel
|
Park
Hotel
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| Hong
Kong |
Sheraton
Hotel
|
Marco
Polo Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
2903 p.p. |
US$
2550 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2762 p.p. |
US$
2513 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
882 |
US$
668 |
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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
Excellent tour Guiding. 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.
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: USD12 to tour guide
per day, USD 8 to driver per day, but
depending on their service, it's up
to you. |
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