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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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7 Days China tour
to Beijing
Destinations: Beijing,
Taiyuan,
Pingyao
Tour Code: BJT_11
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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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
02 |
Beijing
(BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
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.
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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| Day
03 |
Beijing
- Taiyuan (BL)
Visit the Forbidden
City, the Tiananmen Square and the Temple
of Heaven. Take the overnight
soft berth train to Taiyuan
which takes about 10 hours.
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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04 |
Taiyuan - Pingyao (BL)
Arrive in Taiyuan railway station in
the morning, the guide will meet you
and drive to Pingyao.
Visit Qiao Family's compound, the Shuanglin
Temple and the Pingyao Ancient City
Wall.
Qiao
Family's compound: Built in 1755,
this well-preserved and exquisite structure
used to be the residence of Qiao Zhiyong,
who was a famous businessman during
the Qing Dynasty.
Shuanglin
Temple: A Buddhist temple with a
long history. Inside the temple are
more than two-thousand painted sculptures
which arts are of precious value.
Pingyao
Ancient City Wall: First built about
2,700 years ago, the ancient city wall
was expanded in the Ming Dynasty. It
was the most well-preserved wall among
the ancient historical and cultural
cities in China. |
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05 |
Pingyao - Taiyuan - Beijing (BL)
Visit the Ming - Qing Street, the Ri
Sheng Chang Financial House, the Chenghuang
Temple and the Tongxinggong ancient
bank bodyguard establishment. Drive
back to Taiyuan, visit the Jinci Temple
on the way. Take the overnight soft
berth train back to Beijing.
Ming
- Qing Street: The street used to
be the commercial center of Pingyao
ancient city. The traditional and orderly-located
shops of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
are still well preserved.
Ri
Sheng Chang Financial House: Ri
Sheng Chang was established in the early
Qing Dynasty. It was China's forerunner
for organizing Chinese early finance
system, handling remittance, money exchange,
deposit, loan and other financial business.
Jinci
Temple: Jinci Temple is the most
famous of all the historical relics
in Taiyuan, with an artistic combination
of ancient garden and architecture.
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06 |
Beijing
(BL)
Arrive in Beijing, the guide will meet
you at the railway station. Visit the
Summer Palace and the Yonghegong Lama
Temple. Free in the afternoon.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
Yonghegong
Lama Temple: A
Yellow Hat Tibetan lamasary and one
of the city's finest and most celebrated
temples. Its 5 main halls and many galleries
are filled with exquisitely detailed
tanka paintings and beautifully carved
or cast Buddha images. |
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Exit
(B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service. |
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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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| Pingyao |
Deshengyuan
Hotel
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Deshengyuan
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$ 926 p.p. |
US$ 856 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
865 p.p. |
US$
837 p.p. |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
250 |
US$
190 |
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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| Pingyao |
Deshengyuan
Hotel
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Deshengyuan
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$ 837 p.p. |
US$ 757 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
776 p.p. |
US$
736 p.p. |
| single
room suppl. |
US$
240 |
US$
180 |
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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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