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China & Yangtze River - 13 Days Jewish Heritage Tour

Visiting Beijing, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Chingqing, Yangtze River Cruise (3 nights), Shanghai.


Beijing Opera
A MIRACLE OF JEWISH DIASPORA IS CHINA!

It began in 998 AD when a group of Jews wandering the Silk Road came to Kaifeng, then capital of China. Emperor Zhenzong welcomed them and encouraged them to keep their own customs and rites. They settled down and from then on developed their business and cultural contacts all over China. Later, in the 19th century, Sephardic Jewish merchants appeared in Shanghai followed in the early 1900s by large numbers of Russian Jews. And, during World War II, Shanghai became "The Port of Last Resort" for thousands of Jews escaping Nazi tyranny. Your Jewish Heritage Tour will be filled with the exhilaration of discovery and an enriching wealth of new experiences, including the grandeur of deluxe Yangtze River cruising!
from $3,199* land only


Package includes:-

 

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

  • BEIJING: 3 nights New World Hotel Beijing
    Special Shabbat Dinner and Services; Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry sections; Hutong tour; Great Wall;     Beijing Duck dinner party
  • ZHENGZHOU: 1 Night Sofitel Hotel
    KAIFENG Jewish Heritage Day Tour: Visit sites and attend lectures relevant to Kaifeng Diaspora; Dragon Palace; Jewish Quarter
  • XI'AN: 2 Nights Grand New World Hotel Xi'an
    Terra Cotta Warriors; Circle Vision Movie; Bronze Chariot; Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum; Tang Dynasty Theatre Dinner Show
  • CHONGQING: Sightseeing Tour
    Stilwell Museum
  • YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: 3 nights on Victoria Cruises' ship, the Victoria Anna
    Victoria Cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Small Gorges of Daning River or Shennong Stream; Three Gorges Dam; Yichang
  • SHANGHAI: 3 nights Hua Ting Hotel & Towers
    Shabbat dinner with members of the local Jewish community; visit sites and enjoy lectures in this "Port of Last Resort" for European Jews including Ohel Moishe Synagogue and Old Jewish Shanghai; Children's Palace; Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shops; Shanghai Museum; Yu Garden; The Bund; Acrobatic Show

Evening Entertainments
Yangtze River Cruise - Cultural show on board Viking Anna

 

City
Average High Temperature (°F)
Jan
Apr
Jul
Oct
Beijing
24
68
89
69
Chongqing
46
66
83
67
Shanghai
46
66
90
74

 

Departs Tuesday

SATURDAY DEPARTURES FROM SHANGHAI

Dates & Prices
Departure Dates
LAND ONLY* Single
Supp.
2010:
Mar 17 $3,199 $749
     
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29    
Jun 5, 12, 19, 26    
Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31    
Aug 7, 14, 21, 28    
Sep 4, 11, 18, 25    
Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30    
Nov 6, 13, 20, 27    
2011:
Mar 19, 26    

 

Transpacific Air & Round-Trip Transfers
Departure Cities
Mar - Apr May, Sep, Oct Jun - Aug Nov - Mar 2011
Los Angeles, San Francisco $899** $999** $1,299** $899**

Add-on for other US cities available on request. Initila arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through us.

 

Tour Program Details

Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation
 

* Package prices are in US Dollars, per person, twin or double occupancy not including transpacific airfare. All rates are subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Customs & departure tax additional to be paid locally. Accomodations may be substituted with hotels of equivalent categories without prior notice.
**Government imposed taxes and fees up to $120 are additional. Other USA cities available at additional charges.

 

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