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China
Travel Service offers China tours, China tour
packages, Yangtze cruises, tours to Beijing, Shanghai,
Xi'an, Guilin, Tibet and Hongkong
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6 Days China travel
of Beijing and Datong
Destinations: Beijing,
Datong
Tour Code: BJT_07
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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01 |
Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our tour guide will pick you up at the
airport and transfer to your hotel.
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| Day
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Beijing
- Datong (BL)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Take the overnight
soft berth train to Datong.
Forbidden
City: Used to be
the imperial palace of the Ming (1368
- 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: Tian'anmen
was the front gate of the Imperial Palace
during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In front of the gate is the world's
largest open ground in the city - the
Tian'anmen Square.
Temple
of Heaven: An outstanding
representative of Chinese traditional
architecture for its clever design and
harmoneous colors. During the Ming and
Qing dynasties, the emperor came to
pray and thank gods for the harvests
every year. |
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03 |
Datong
(BL)
Arrive Datong in the morning, our guide
will meet you at the railway station.
Tour to the Yungang Grottoes, the Huayan
Monastery, the Nine Dragon Screen and
Shanhua Monastery.
Yungang Grottoes:
China's largest grottoes and world-famous
treasure-house of arts and culture with
53 caves, with 51,000 carved statues
and bas-reliefs.
Huayan Monastery:
These splendid ancient buildings were
constructed of wood during the Liao
Dynast more than nine hundred years
ago.
Nine
Dragon Screen:
This glazed-brick structure has nine
dragons sculptured in relief in five
colors, the screen is 45.5 meters long,
8 meters high, and 2 meters thick. It
was built more than six hundred years
ago.
Shanhua
Monastery: The
monastery was first built in A.D. 713-741
during the Tang Dynasty, the entire
monastery is a well-proportioned, well-preserved
complex. It contains more than thirty
Buddhist statues sculptured during the
Liao and Kin dynasties, the most noteworthy
being covered in gold leaf.
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| Day
04 |
Datong
- Beijing (BL)
Visit the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda at
Fuoguang Temple. Take the overnight
soft berth train back to Beijing.
Yingxian
Wooden Pagoda:
This is the oldest and tallest wooden
pagoda in China. Built in A.D. 1056,
it is a sixty-seven-high-high octagon
with a diameter of thirty meters at
the base. |
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05 |
Beijing
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
Badaling
Great Wall: The
best preserved part of the Ming dynasty
(1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming
Tombs: The mausoleums
of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: The most delicious
food Beijing has to offer.
Peking
Opera: The most influential and
representaive of all operas in China
and has a history of about 200 years.
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06 |
Beijing
- Exit (B)
Visit the Summer Palace.
Transfer to the airport for your departure,
end of service.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
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Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for you
exclusively. No other participants will be
in your group and you will not take part into
any tours of others on land services.
2008
Tour Prices
(Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th,
2009)
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jiangxi Grand Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Datong |
Datong
Hotel
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Datong
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
728 p.p. |
US$
698 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
696 p.p. |
US$
686 p.p. |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
180 |
US$
150 |
2007
Tour Prices
(Valid from Nov. 1st, 2007 to Feb. 29th,
2008)
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Jiangxi Grand Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Datong |
Datong
Hotel
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Datong
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
676 p.p. |
US$
635 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
637 p.p. |
US$
617 p.p. |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
170 |
US$
140 |
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High Seasons:
April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January,
Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is
not valid during the public holidays:
1-7th May, 1-7th October and during
the first week of Chinese Lunar New
Year which takes place in late January
or early February. |
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 Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based
on two persons sharing one twin or double
standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese
breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch
and dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast,
L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between
airport or railway station and hotel
and all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class
air tickets of the domestic flight or
soft berth/seat train tickets between
cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets
for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding.
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist
Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly
recommend that you purchase full coverage
travel insurance from you country of
origin.
8. Tibet Travel Permit
application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit
application fee if your tour covers
Tibet. |
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining
your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival
and departure
The international or
domestic air / train charge of arrival
and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room
is needed by a single guest, supplement
of the twin room will be charged.
What
is single supplement? -
The hotel is based on double occupancy.
If the visitor travels alone or the
number of the travelers is odd (such
as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single
room has to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal
nature such as laundry, drinks, fax,
telephone call, optional activities
or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges
or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which
are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides
and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14
to tour guide per day, USD 8-12 to driver
per day, but depending on their service,
it's up to you. |
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