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9 Days China travel
to Beijing, Xi'an
Destinations: Beijing,
Xi'an
Tour Code: GT_09
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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01 |
Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our tour guide will pick you up at the
airport and transfer 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: 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
03 |
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
04 |
Beijing
(BL)
Tour to the Summer Palace, the Yonghegong
Lama Temple and the Beihai Park.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
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.
Beihai
Park: A famous
beautiful Park which used to be the
former palace of the emperors in successive
dynasties, called the Winter Palace
by Westerners. |
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| Day
05 |
Beijing
- Xi'an (BL)
Have a Hutong
hour by rickshaw. Transfer to airport
for flight to Xi'an.
Hutong:
The old narrow
lanes where common people lived. All
the Hutongs crisscross with each other,
dotted with the Kingdergarten, the Bell
Tower, Drum Tower, Tea House, the lake,
House of Gong Infante and local people's
houses among them. |
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06 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terra
cotta Warriors Museum, the Banpo Neolithic
Village Remains and the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda. Enjoy
the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in the
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.
Banpo
Neolithic Village Remains:
Dating from about 5,000BC, the remains
are the most complete example of an
agricultural Neolithic settlement in
the world.
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 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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07 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the joint mausoleum of emperor
Gaozong and Wu Zetian. Enjoy the local
speciality Dumpling Dinner this evening.
Empress
Wu Zetian (624
- 705) was the only female monarch of
China, and remains the most remarkable,
influential and mysterious woman in
Chinesehistory. Also visit Qianling
Museum, the Tomb of princess of Yongtai,
and the Xianyang Terracotta Museum.
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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08 |
Xi'an
(BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History
Museum, the Forest of Stone Steles Museum,
the Great Mosque and the Ancient City
Wall.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
Please
email us if you are interested in this tour
package.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jiangxi Grand Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Xi'an |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Bell
Tower Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
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US$
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| low
season |
US$
p.p. |
US$
p.p. |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
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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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