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| Day 1 • Arrive Beijing |
Touch down in Beijing, China’s capital with over 3,000 years of history. After retrieving your luggage and clearing customs you will check into your Five-Star accommodations.
New World Hotel , Beijing |
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Day 2 • Beijing |
This morning, see vast Tiananmen Square and the extravagant Ming-era Imperial
Palace in the Forbidden City, including the jewelry section. After lunch, visit the elegant Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with the largest imperial garden in the world. The grounds include over 3,000 structures with a variety of pavilions, towers and arched bridges surrounding Lake Kunming with boat ride (weather permitting). This evening, enjoy your Beijing Duck Dinner.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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| Day 3 • Beijing |
Today experience a highlight of your trip today as you visit the renowned Great Wall. On the way, if traffic allows, stop to photograph the iconic “Bird’s Nest”– the Beijing National Stadium – host to many spectacular events of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Then arrive at the amazing Great Wall, and walk along its ramparts as emperors once did. After lunch, visit a Cloisonné Factory and observe the skilled artisans as they create intricate designs. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to shop and explore on your own, or enjoy an optional tour.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Day 4 • Beijing / Xi’an
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This morning free at leisure. Perhaps shop for local bargains. Then fly to historic Xi’an, former capital of China.
Grand New World Hotel, Xi'an
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 5 • Xi’an |
View the extraordinary life-sized Terra-Cotta army, no two alike, buried for over 2200 years; Circle Vision Movie; Bronze Chariot and the Xi’an City Wall.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Day 6 • Xi’an / Guilin |
Today’s flight takes you to Guilin, set amidst a valley of dramatic peaks that have inspired artists through the centuries. Afternoon tour takes you to intriguing Reed Flute Cave and Fu Bo Hill’s dramatic rock formations.
Bravo Hotel, Guilin
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner |
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Day 7 • Guilin |
Today’s cruise along the Li River, with lunch served aboard ship, reveals the haunting beauty of Guilin’s misty peaks surrounding the river en route to Yangshuo.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 8 • Guilin / Shanghai |
This morning is at leisure in Guilin. Later, fly to modern Shanghai, China’s center of commerce. The balance of the day is free.
New World Mayfair Hotel, Shanghai
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner |
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| Day 9 • Shanghai |
Sightsee Shanghai’s highlights: the Shanghai Museum, with an audio tour describing the special features of the museum’s permanent collections, Children’s Palace or Urban Planning Center, Yu Garden and the Old Town, the city’s colonial European past at The Bund, the modern Xintiandi, and a renowned Shanghai silk carpet factory.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Day 10 • Shanghai |
Free day to explore and enjoy Shanghai on your own or take one of our optional excursions.
MEALS: American Breakfast |
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Day 11 • Journey Home |
After breakfast, bid farewell to China.
MEALS: American Breakfast
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