Panda & Yangtze River Escapade

Panda & Yangtze River Escapade - 15 Days Family Tour

Visiting Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Downstream Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai.

Giant Panda

Home of Panda - Sichuan Province, China

Visit the Panda Breeding Research Institute, follow the trails through the bamboo forest and observe pandas in their natural habitat.

from $3,588*

Tour includes:-

Round-trip trans-pacific air tickets
All intra-China air/land transportation
Escorted by a professional Tour Manager
10 nights in Five-Star and Deluxe hotels; 3 nights aboard Victoria Cruises’ ship in outside cabin with balcony
13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 10 dinners
Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
Northwest WorldPerks® members: earn frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each air/land package
$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by Pacific Delight Tours

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

BEIJING: 3 nights JW Marriott Hotel Beijing
Kite-making class followed by kite flying at Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum, jewelry sections and Clock Hall; Beijing Opera School; tree planting at the Great Wall; cruise through the lake in Beijing's ancient Hutong area; dinner with local family

XI'AN: 2 Nights Shangri-La Golden Flower Hotel
Visit to the Han Yang Ling including Restoration Room; Terra-Cotta Warriors, Circle Vision Movie, Bronze Chariot; lunch at the Terra-Cotta Museum with noodle-making demonstration; Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum with private tour of the museum's mural collection; buffet dinner at the Shangri-La Golden Flower

CHENGDU: 2 nights Shangri-La Chengdu
Bird & Flower Market; Qingyang Palace; Qintai Road; Sichuan Opera performance; Pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding including movie and museum plus the Sanxingdui Museum

CHONGQING: 1 night Harbour Plaza Chongqing
Stilwell Museum's collection of World War II-era Flying Tigers' memorabilia; E Ling Park; Ci Qi Kou Old Town

YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: 3 nights on Victoria Cruises' ship the Victoria Empress (outside cabin with balcony)
Victoria cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Daning River's Small Gorges with picturesque sampan ride through the mini-gorges of the Ma Du River or Shennong Stream; San Dou Ping (Three Gorges Dam); Yichang

SHANGHAI: 2 nights Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel Shanghai
Shanghai Museum; Old Quarter; Arts & Crafts Research Institute; Children's Palace; China's world-famous acrobatic show

Evening Entertainments
Yangtze River Cruise - Cultural show on board Victoria Empress

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

BOLD DATE INDICATES GUARANTEED DEPARTURE
WEDNESDAY DEPARTURE; WEDNESDAY RETURN ON NORTHWEST AIRLINES

Departure Dates	Return Dates	LAND ONLY**	AIR & LAND from Los Angeles	Single Supp.
2008:
Jun 18	Jul 2	$2,558	$3,588	$1,050
Jun 25	Jul 9	$2,558	$3,588	$1,050
Jul 9	Jul 23	$2,558	$3,788	$970
Jul 16	Jul 30	$2,558	$3,788	$970
2009:

EAST COAST CITIES AND OTHER GATEWAYS: For domestic Add-On air fares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, please refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.

**Land Only rate does not include transpacific air fare, or initial arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
**2009 tour fares are subject to change.

SUITE UPGRADES AVAILABLE Please contact us for rates and information
Northwest Airlines Add-On Air Fare Chart
ZONE 1: To Los Angeles: No Additional Charge
Portland, OR	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA
ZONE 2: Add $400 to Los Angeles
Honolulu, HI
ZONE 3: Add $50 to Los Angeles
Albuquerque, NM	Fresno, CA	Palm Springs, CA	Salt Lake City, UT
Anchorage, AK	Las Vegas, NV	Phoenix, AZ	San Diego, CA
Eugene, OR	Ontario, CA	Sacramento, CA	Spokane, WA
ZONE 4: Add $200.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Albany, NY	Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX	Louisville, KY	Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA	Dayton, OH	Manchester, NH	Pittsburgh, PA
Austin, TX	Denver, CO	Memphis, TN	Portland, ME
Baltimore, MD	Detroit, MI	Miami, FL	Providence, RI
Boston, MA	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Milwaukee, WI	Richmond, VA
Buffalo, NY	Fort Myers, FL	Minneapolis, MN	Rochester, NY
Charlotte, NC	Grand Rapids, MI	Nashville, TN	Sarasota, FL
Charleston, SC	Hartford, CT	New Orleans, LA	St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL	Houston, TX	New York, NY	Syracuse, NY
Cincinnati, OH	Indianapolis, IN	Newark, NJ	Tampa, FL
Cleveland, OH	Jacksonville, FL	Omaha, NE	Washington, D.C.
Columbus, OH	Kansas City, MO	Orlando, FL	W. Palm Beach, FL
ZONE 5: Add $160.00 to Los Angeles tour fare*
Akron-Canton, OH	Evansville, IN	Panama City, FL	Shreveport, LA
Appleton, WI	Huntsville, AL	Pensacola, FL	Tallahassee, FL
Burlington, VT	Lexington, KY	Peoria, IL	Toledo, OH
Erie, PA	Lincoln, NE	Savannah, GA	Tulsa, OK
If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information.
If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information. IMPORTANT NOTE: The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on Northwest Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009; Fares subject to change.

Tour Program Details

Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation

* Package prices are in US Dollars, per person, twin or double occupancy including airlines ticket from Los Angeles to Beijing and returning from Shanghai. 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.

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