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 Broadway Mansion Hotel
Deluxe - Swissotel Grand Shanghai
Day 3 (Fri) Shanghai
(B,L,D)
This morning your private tour will begin with a visit to the the Bund, Shanghai's most
picturesque promenade, Yu Garden , Jade Buddha Temple and the renowned Shanghai Museum.
After dinner, Enjoy an exciting acrobatic show.
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. Here's your chance to purchase beautiful silk products from
scarves to jackets, quilts, comforters and embroidered art work. 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 delicious Peking Duck dinner this evening.
Premium - Renaissance Beijing Capital
Deluxe - The Peninsula Beijing; Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
Day 6 (Mon) Beijing (B,L)
After an early breakfast, you will have a chance to climb China's most famous relic, the
Great Wall that extends over 3000 miles of mountains and hills. Afterwards, off to the
mysterious Ming Tombs and stroll through the Sacred Path.
Day 7 (Tue) Beijing (B,L)
Your tour today includes the awe-inspiring 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. Later, you will be
taken on a tour of this city's massive city walls.
Premium - Grand New World Hotel
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. Other stop include the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and famous
Provincial History Museum. 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; Sheraton
Day 11 (Sat) Guilin (B,L)
This morning you will embark on a delightful riverboat cruise along the majestic Li River
surrounded by weather-carved limestone peaks and rich landscapes. 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
"Pedestrian Street" with many shops and restaurants. Then, in the afternoon
enjoy a tour of Reed Flute Cave before you are transferred to the airport for your flight
to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Metropark Kowloon; Park Hotel
Deluxe - Hyatt Regency Hong Kong
Day 13 (Mon) Hong Kong
(B)
Your morning Island tour of the "Pearl of the Orient" begins 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 |
