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14-Day Ancient Capitals of China Super Value
Tour Code: 7CS14IC
ESCORTED
Beijing
• Xi'an • Nanjing • Yangzhou • Suzhou • Hangzhou • Shanghai
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DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: |
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Day 1 • Depart San Francisco for Beijing
Fly transpacific aboard United Airlines. |
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CHINA |
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Day 2 • Arrive Beijing
Upon arrival, you are met and escorted to the hotel.
Jinglun Hotel |
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Day 3 • Beijing |
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Today's tour introduces Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City's
Imperial Palace, with admission to the living quarters, museum and
jewelry sections. After lunch, sightseeing at the Summer Palace
with a cruise on Lake Kunming (weather permitting).
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 4 • Beijing |
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A
highlight of your visit to China today: the awesome Great Wall.
After lunch, watch skilled artisans at work at a cloisonné factory.
Then walk along the Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs and Chang Ling
Exhibition Hall.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 5 • Beijing/Xi'an |
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Morning at leisure in Beijing. Then fly to historic Xi'an, ancient
capital of China.
Grand New World Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast |
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Day 6 • Xi'an |
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View the extraordinary life-sized terra-cotta army, no two alike,
buried for over 2200 years; Circle Vision Movie; Bronze Chariot and
the collections at Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 7 • Xi'an/Nanjing |
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This morning, fly to Nanjing. Then a sightseeing tour shows Dr. Sun
Yat-sen's Mausoleum, the Former Presidential Palace and Yue Jiang
Lou Tower.
Jinling Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 8 • Nanjing/Yangzhou/Nanjing |
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A
scenic drive takes you to lovely Yangzhou. Tour beautiful Slender
West Lake, Ge Garden, He Garden and the Marco Polo Museum before
returning to Nanjing to overnight.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 9 • Nanjing/Suzhou* |
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Today, motor coach to Suzhou, noted for its ancient gardens.
Sightseeing includes North Temple Pagoda, Pan Men City Gate and the
Embroidery Research Institute.
Bamboo Grove Hotel.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*Travel to Suzhou by train if group is less than 6 tour members.
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Day 10 • Suzhou/Hangzhou* |
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This morning, visit Suzhou's most famous garden, The Master of
Fishing Nets Garden, 5400 square meters of beauty. Later drive to
Hangzhou.
Zhejiang International Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*Travel to Hangzhou by train if group is less than 6 tour members.
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Day 11 • Hangzhou |
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Sightseeing in scenic Hangzhou includes a boat ride on lovely West
Lake and Inner West Lake, Hua Gang Park, Huqingyu Pharmacy which
dates back to the Qing Dynasty and was founded by the Hu Family,
Ling Yin Monastery and a visit to the Tea Production Brigade.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 12 • Hangzhou/Shanghai* |
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Today travel from Hangzhou to Shanghai, China's center of commerce.
Then visit Huai Hai or Nanjing Road's emporiums and the
European-style Bund.
Hua Ting Hotel & Towers
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*Travel to Shanghai by train if group is less than 6 tour members.
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Day 13 • Shanghai |
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Today's sightseeing tour shows the glories of ancient China at the
Shanghai Museum and the Jade Buddha Temple. Later, see a carpet
factory and enjoy a performance at the Children's Palace.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 14 • Depart Shanghai for San Francisco |
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MEALS: American Breakfast |
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BEIJING: 3 Nights
Jinglun Hotel
Tiananmen Square • Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with admission
to living quarters, museum and jewelry sections • Summer Palace
with Lake Kunming Cruise • Great Wall • Cloisonné Factory • Sacred
Way to Ming Tombs Chang Ling Exhibition Hall
XI'AN: 2 Nights
Grand New World Hotel
Terra-Cotta Warriors • Circle Vision Movie • Bronze Chariot •
Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum
NANJING: 2 Nights
Jinling Hotel
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum • Former Presidential Palace • Yue
Jiang Lou Tower
YANGZHOU: Sightseeing
Slender West Lake • Ge Garden • He Garden • Marco Polo Museum
SUZHOU: 1 Night
Bamboo Grove Hotel
North Temple Pagoda • Pan Men City Gate • Embroidery Research
Institute • The Master of Fishing Nets Garden
HANGZHOU: 2 Nights
Zhejiang International Hotel
West Lake and Inner West Lake Boat Ride • Hua Gang Park • Huqingyu
Pharmacy • Ling Yin Monastery • Tea Production Brigade
SHANGHAI: 2
Nights
Hua Ting Hotel & Towers
Shanghai Museum • Jade Buddha Temple • The Bund • Nanjing or Huai
Hai Road Shops • Carpet Factory • Children's Palace performance |
ALL INCLUSIVE
FEATURES:
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Round-trip transpacific air transportation
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United
Mileage Plus®
members earn: frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each
air/land tour package
• All intra-China air/land transportation
• Escorted by a professional Tour Manager
• 12 nights in deluxe and superior first class hotels
• 12 breakfasts, 10 lunches
• Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage
handling, hotel taxes and service charges
• Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
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$100,000
Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by PDTours
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USTOA $1
Million Travelers Assistance Program |
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WEDNESDAY
DEPARTURES; TUESDAY ARRIVALS ON UNITED AIRLINES: |
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Tour Cost (Per Person)† |
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Departure Date |
Return
Date |
LAND ONLY |
AIR & LAND
from
San Francisco |
AIR & LAND
from
New York |
Single
Supp. |
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2007: |
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Apr
11 |
Apr 24 |
$1,458 |
$1,998 |
$2,158 |
$530 |
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May
9 |
May 22 |
$1,458 |
$1,998 |
$2,158 |
$530 |
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Jun
13 |
Jun 26 |
$1,458 |
$2,158 |
$2,318 |
$530 |
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Jul
11 |
Jul 24 |
$1,338 |
$2,138 |
$2,298 |
$470 |
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Aug
8 |
Aug 21 |
$1,338 |
$2,138 |
$2,298 |
$470 |
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Sep
5 |
Sep 18 |
$1,508 |
$2,208 |
$2,368 |
$580 |
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Oct
10 |
Oct 23 |
$1,508 |
$2,208 |
$2,368 |
$580 |
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Nov
7 |
Nov 20 |
$1,458 |
$1,998 |
$2,158 |
$530 |
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Dec
5 |
Dec 18 |
$1,278 |
$1,898 |
$2,058 |
$400 |
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2008: |
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Jan
2 |
Jan 15 |
$1,278 |
$1,898 |
$2,058 |
$400 |
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Feb
27 |
Mar 12 |
$1,278 |
$1,818 |
$1,978 |
$430 |
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Mac
5 |
Mar 18 |
$1,428 |
$1,968 |
$2,128 |
$500 |
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*EarlyBird
Savings are valid only on departure dates indicated in RED and are
applicable to final payment.
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Special Notes:
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Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares from interior U.S.
cities to San Francisco, refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.
• Air taxes and fuel surcharges are additional and subject to
change.
• Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial
arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
• Tour fares are subject to change. |
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BUSINESS CLASS AIR UPGRADE AVAILABLE |
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UNITED AIRLINES ADD-ON AIRFARE CHART |
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ZONE 1: Not Applicable |
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Honolulu, HI |
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ZONE 2: No Additional Charges |
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Los Angeles, CA |
Portland, OR |
Seattle, WA |
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ZONE 3: Add $40.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Eugene, OR |
Las Vegas, NV |
Phoenix, AZ |
Sacramento, CA |
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Fresno, CA |
Palm Springs, CA |
Reno, NV |
Spokane, WA |
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ZONE 4: Add $100.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Albuquerque, NM |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
Houston, TX |
San Antonio, TX |
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Austin, TX |
Denver, CO |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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ZONE 5: Add $120.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Anchorage, AK |
Kansas City, MO |
Omaha, NE |
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Detroit, MI |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
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ZONE 6: Add $140.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Chicago, IL |
Columbus, OH |
Memphis, TN |
St. Louis, MO |
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Cincinnati, OH |
Green Bay, WI |
Milwaukee, WI |
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Cleveland, OH |
Indianapolis, IN |
Nashville, TN |
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ZONE 7: Add $160.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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New York, NY |
Newark, NJ |
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ZONE 8: Add $240.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Baltimore, MD |
Hartford, CT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Syracuse, NY |
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Boston, MA |
Manchester, NH |
Richmond, VA |
Washington, DC |
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Buffalo, NY |
Philadelphia, PA |
Rochester, NY |
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ZONE 9: Add $320.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Atlanta, GA |
Greensboro, NC |
Orlando, FL |
West Palm Beach, FL |
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Charlotte, NC |
Jacksonville, FL |
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Miami, FL |
Tampa, FL |
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If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for
information. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on
United Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008. Fares
subject to change. |
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For
payment, trip cancellation, please refer to the Terms &
Conditions |
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feel free to contact us at 1-800-865-6221 or email to
us at info@chinacustomtours.com
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