Tour Code: PBXGS

Aside from the must-see cities of Beijing , Xi'an , and Shanghai , this tour's added attraction is Guilin - a city magical on its own. The Li River Cruise is the highlight of any trip in this beauteous part of the Guangxi Province .

Visits: Beijing , Xian, Guilin & Shanghai

Tour Itinerary:

 

Day 1 (Thursday) USA to Beijing

Fly to Beijing via our selected airline flights

 

Day 2 (Friday) Arrive in Beijing

Arrive Beijing , the capital of China . Upon arrival, our friendly guide will meet you and transfer you to Regent Wangfujiang Hotel (5 star deluxe)

 

Day 3 (Saturday) Beijing

Morning tour to the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City . Continue to visit the elegant Summer Palace with a boat cruise on the shimmering waters of Kunming Lake . Enjoy a Peking Duck Dinner tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Special Dinner

 

Day 4 (Sunday) Beijing

Morning tour to the exterior of the Bird Nest & the Water Cube for photography. Drive to the Great Wall Badaling and the Sacred Way to visit the Changling Exhibition of the Ming Tombs. If time permits, visit a Cloissone Factory. Enjoy a cultural show tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 5 (Monday) Beijing

This morning, visit another renowned imperial site ¨Cthe Temple of Heaven . Then visit the Beijing City Planning Museum and watch a 3D film which tells the glory, history and development of Beijing . In the a fternoon, take the old¨Cfashioned Pedicab to tour the historical Hutong area and visit people family at their traditional residence.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Day 6 (Tuesday) Beijing / Xian

T ake morning flight to Xian. Upon arrival, our friendly guide will meet you and transfer you to Xian Sofitel Hotel or similar class hotel. An afternoon city tour includes the Big Wild Goose Pagoda dating from the Tang Dynasty 1352 years ago. Also visit the Banpo Neolithic Museum. Enjoy a Dumpling Dinner at Defachang Restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Special Dinner

Day 7 (Wednesday) Xian
Full day sightseeing includes the Excavations of Terra-cotta Warriors & Bronze Chariots, one of the greatest archeological finds of the century. See all excavated Exhibitions 1, 2 ,3, 4 and watch the archaeologists work on further excavation. Watch the Circle Vision Movie of this historical story. Also visit the Ceramics & Pottery Center . Tonight enjoy Tang Dynasty Music Show.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Special Dinner

 

Day 8 (Thursday) Xian / Guilin

Fly to Guilin , the most scenic city in China . No scenery in the world could be ranked in parallel with Guilin for its magnificent natural landscape. After Lunch, visit the Reed Flute Cave & the Piled Silk Hill. Check into Grand Kijiang Waterfall Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 9 (Friday) Guilin

Embark on a gorgeous cruise on the Li River. Experience the magical beauty of limestone formations and farmland commonly seen in Chinese landscape paintings. At Yangshuo, browse at the free market, then drive back to Guilin through the picturesque countryside. If time available we walk along the Li River and Banyan Lake , Cedarn Lake in front of our hotel, they are surrounded by many historical sites, gardens and pavilions including the garden of Solitary Beauty Peak and Elephant Trunk Hill. Everywhere are the paintings. Please do not miss the world largest man-made waterfall at our Grand Lijiang River Hotel. The water pours down in a huge width from the top of the building with the neon sign for 15 minutes every night just like to experience another great picture in Las Vegas .

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Day 10 (Saturday) Guilin / Shanghai

Take a morning flight to Shanghai , the bustling cosmopolitan center of business and commerce in China . Check-into Shanghai Skyway Pullman Hotel or similar class hotel. Take an afternoon tour to the Bund - the window of Shanghai history and modern fast changes. Visit Xintiandi, a very well-known boutique area, where you will find fashion, tradition, fun & elegance.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Day 11 (Sunday) Shanghai

This morning we start visit Old Downtown and classical Yu Garden. Old Downtown has many narrow zigzag lanes, small squares, fish pond and pavilion linked by stone bridges. It collects many favorite local bars, restaurants, tea houses and souvenir shops. Yu Garden built 400 years ago, is a famous ancient private garden with architectures of Ming and Qing dynasties. Owing to its ingenious design, zigzag layout by pavilions, chambers and towers, opera stage, elegant rocks and bridges on the mirroring lakes and moats, all are in different style and unique features with 30 scenic spots within the garden. The courtyard are decorated with different shape of brick carving doors and windows with many huge brick dragons hemmed on the top of the surrounding walls and the vividly carved brick figures of warlords & warriors, unique animals on the roofs the ancient buildings. Those made it to a real museum of Chinese ancient architectures and elegant garden designs. Afternoon we visit the Jade Buddha Temple . Enjoy the acrobatic show at night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 12 (Monday) Shanghai

Today's highlight is a visit to the Shanghai World EXPO. It covers a large area of over 5.6 Square KM with 27 master halls. The theme is to show all new creational hopes, concepts, designs, technologies, and present to the world a full potential of urban life in the 21st century as a significant one for urban evolution with New Approaches of Human Habitat, Beautiful Lifestyle. (Shanghai EXPO is valid for May 01 ¨C Oct.31, but on Feb.01-Apr.29, Nov.01-Dec31 pre & post exhibition might also available ). If Shanghai EXPO is not available, visit the ancient water-town of Zhujiajiao

In the afternoon, visit Shanghai Museum , one of best museum in the world. It is a comprehensive of art with a collection of finest cultural relics of over 120,000 pieces. The most attraction on display is stone sculptures and carving, bronze-ware, porcelain, calligraphic works & Chinese paintings and ancient furniture. After the Museum visit, stroll out the North Gate to the People Square , the surroundings are the best collection of modern architecture.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 

Day 13 (Tuesday) Depart Shanghai

Transfer to airport for your homeward flight or your next destination.

Meals: Breakfast

Dates & Price for PBXGS 2010 -2011:

Departure Thursday	Return Tuesday	Land Only Per Person	Air/Land from LAX/SFO	Air/Land from NYC	Single Supplement
3/25/2010	4/6/2010	$1949	$2849	$3049	$780
4. 08	4. 20	$1949	$2849	$3049	$780
4. 22	5. 04	$1969	$2869	$3069	$780
5. 06	5. 18	$1969	$2869	$3069	$780
5. 13	5. 25	$1969	$2919	$3119	$780
5. 20	6. 01	$1969	$2919	$3119	$780
6. 10	6. 22	$1849	$2799	$2999	$660
6. 24	7. 06	$1849	$2849	$3049	$660
7. 15	7. 27	$1849	$2849	$3049	$660
7. 29	8. 10	$1849	$2849	$3049	$660
8. 19	8. 31	$1849	$2849	$3049	$660
9. 9	9. 21	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
9. 16	9. 28	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
9. 23	10. 05	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
10. 07	10. 19	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
10. 14	10. 26	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
10. 21	11. 02	$2029	$2979	$3179	$850
11. 11	11. 23	$1899	$2849	$3049	$720
11. 18	11. 30	$1899	$2849	$3049	$720
12. 02	12. 14	$1749	$2699	$2899	$540
1/13/2011	1/25/2011	$1749	$2699	$2899	$540
2. 17	3. 01	$1749	$2649	$2849	$540
3. 10	3. 22	$1869	$2769	$2969	$680
3. 17	3. 29	$1869	$2769	$2969	$680

*Fuel Surcharge and taxes apply and are additional.

 

Tour Features:

•  4 night accommodation with buffet breakfast at Beijing Regent Wangfujing Hotel or Inter-Continental Hotel Financial District (5 star deluxe)

•  2 night accommodation with buffet breakfast in Xian Sofitel Hotel (5 star deluxe)

•  2 night accommodation with buffet breakfast at Guilin Grand Lijiang Waterfall Hotel (5 star)

•  3 night accommodation with buffet breakfast in Shanghai Skyway Pullman Hotel (5 star deluxe)

•  full package tours (9 sites of UNESCO World Heritage) with daily lunches as listed above and 5 dinners including Peking Duck, Dumpling & Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, Beijing Cultural Show & Shanghai Acrobatics

•  Professional English speaking tour guide service

•  Round trip airport/hotel/airport transfers with baggage handling in each city

•  Domestic flights based on ¡°Y¡± class seats between Beijing/Xian/Guilin/Shanghai

 

Land Cost Excludes:

•  The domestic flights fuel surcharge and airport tax at additional charges

•  Personal expenses

•  Tips/gratuities to guide, driver & porters

•  China visa fee of $160 each

•  Travel insurance

 

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