Day 1
(Wed) Depart USA
Your exciting journey to China begins as you depart the USA aboard your flight to China.
Cross the International Dateline.Day 2 (Thu) Shanghai
Welcome to Shanghai, China's bustling commercial center. Transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Shanghai Salvo; Yuehai Hotel
Deluxe - JC Mandarin; Radisson Xing Guo
Day 3 (Fri) Shanghai (B,L,D)
Morning tour of the Bund, Yu Garden , the Jade Buddha Temple and a visit to the renowned
Shanghai Museum. After dinner, enjoy an exciting acrobatic show tonight.
Day 4 (Sat) Shanghai/Suzhou/Shanghai (B,L)
Today embark on a full day excursion to beautiful Suzhou, also known as "Venice of
the East". Tour the famous classical gardens and the silk factory and workshop of
Embroidery Research Institute. Return to Shanghai in the late afternoon.
Day 5 (Sun)
Shanghai/Beijing (B,L, D)
Fly to Beijing, the capital of China. Transfer to your hotel followed by tour of Temple of
Heaven. Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner tonight.
Premium - Beijing Renaissance; Capital
Deluxe - China World; Kerry Centre
Day 6 (Mon) Beijing (B,L)
After an early breakfast, you will be going to the Great Wall that extends over 3000
miles, and the mysterious Ming Tombs.
Day 7 (Tue) Beijing (B,L)
Your tour today includes the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and the famous Tiananmen
Square.
Day 8 (Wed) Beijing/Xian (B,L)
Fly to Xian, the ancient capital city of China. Check in at your hotel. Afternoon tour of
the city visiting the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall.
Premium - Sheraton
Deluxe - Golden Flower Shangri-La
Day 9 (Thu) Xian (B,L,D)
Today's highlight is the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, guarded by thousands of
terra-cotta warriors and horses. Tonight, enjoy a Tang Dynasty dinner and dance
performance.
Day 10 (Fri)
Xian/Guilin (B,L,WD)
Fly to Guilin and check in at your hotel. Enjoy a Western dinner at the hotel tonight.
Premium - Bravo
Deluxe - Lijiang Waterfall
Day 11 (Sat) Guilin (B,L)
This morning you will board a riverboat for your cruise along the Li River surrounded by
majestic limestone peaks and beautiful landscape. At the end of the cruise, browse around
the beautiful little town of Yangshuo before return transfer to your hotel in the late
afternoon.
Day 12 (Sun) Guilin/Hong Kong (B,L)
Morning is free for you to explore the city on your own. Take a stroll along the
"Walking Street" with many shops and restaurants. Afternoon tour of Reed Flute
Cave then transfer to the airport for your flight to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to
your hotel.
Premium - Regal Kowloon; Miramar
Deluxe - Hotel Nikko; Langham
Day 13 (Mon) Hong Kong (B)
Your morning Island tour of the "Pearl of the Orient" starts with a visit to
Victoria Peak for a spectacular view of the harbor. Then, onto the beautiful Repulse Bay
and Aberdeen.
Day 14 (Tue) Hong Kong (B)
Today is free for you to explore this dynamic city on your own.
Day 15 (Wed) Hong Kong/USA (B)
Departure transfer for your flight home |