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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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12-Day China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Beijing,
Nanjing,
Wuxi,
Suzhou,
Hangzhou,
Shanghai
Tour Code: GA_10
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
you will be met by our guide and escorted
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
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs.
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.
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| Day
04 |
Beijing
- Nanjing (BL)
Visit the Summer
Palace. After lunch, transfer to airport
for flight to Nanjing.
Visit the Yangtze River Bridge.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
Yangtze
River Bridge: An
important symbol of Chinese self-reliance
and until the late 1970s, the story
of its construction was often told in
primary school textbooks. |
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| Day
05 |
Nanjing
- Wuxi (BL)
Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum
and the Nanjing Museum. Transfer to
the railway station and take the soft
seat train to Wuxi.
Dr.
Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum:
Sun has been respected as Father of
Modern China since he fought unyieldingly
against the corrupt Qing government
(1616-1911) and led the 1911 revolution
to end feudal system and found Republic
of China (1912-1949), leading Chinese
people into a new era.
Nanjing
Museum: The museum
has a collection of more than 420 thousand
pieces, including about 2,000 rare and
valued ones. |
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| Day
06 |
Wuxi
- Suzhou (BL)
Visit the Taihu Lake, the Liyuan Gardenand
the Turtle Head Islet. Transfer to the
railway station and take the soft seat
train to Suzhou.
Taihu
Lake: With an area
of 2250 square kilometres and an average
depth of 2 metres, Taihu Lake (or Lake
Tai) is the third largest freshwater
lake in China. Some 90 islets, large
or small, plus the presence of many
fleets of fishing junk boats add to
its landscape, making it a remarkable
spectacle.
Liyuan
Garden: One of
the famous gardens for lake scenery
in South China since the 40% of the
garden is covered with water.
Turtle
Head Islet: Wuxi's
most attractive park and the best place
to admire the beauty of Taihu Lake. |
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| Day
07 |
Suzhou
(BL)
Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden,
the Tiger Hill, the Garden of the Master
of the Nets and the Lingering Garden.
Humble
Administrator's Garden:
It covers 4 hectares in northeast Suzhou.
It is the largest garden of the city
and a typical example of the art of
horticulture south of the Changjiang
river.
Tiger
Hill: The most
famous sight of Suzhou, with old trees
and cultural relics everywhere.
Garden of the Master of the Nets:
Built in 1174 A.D. during the Song Dynasty,
is characteristic of the most exquisite
garden-houses in Suzhou.
Lingering
Garden: With an
area of 23,310 sqm, Garden for Lingering
In is the best garden in Suzhou as well
as one of the four most famous gardens
in China. |
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| Day
08 |
Suzhou
- Hangzhou (BL)
Take
the soft seat train to Hangzhou.
Visit the Six Harmonies Pagoda.
Six
Harmonies Pagoda:
A perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure
built in the ancient China. It is first
built in 970 AD in the Northern Song
dynasty (960-1127), in a way to press
down the evil of the river tidal bore
in Qiantang River. |
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09 |
Hangzhou
(BL)
Visit the Lingyin Temple, the West Lake,
the National Silk Museum of China and
the Red Carp Pond.
Lingyin Temple:
Founded in 326 A.D, and reputed as the
No. 1 Temple in Southeast China. The
24.8-meter tall Buddha statue in its
main hall is the second largest indoor
one in China.
West Lake: One
of the most famed tourist attractions
in China. For centuries, the West Lake
has been well known both for its picturesque
landscape and for cultural heritage
surviving yet illustrating the past
dynasties.
National
Silk Museum of China:
The first state-level museum dedicated
to silk culture and the biggest silk
museum in the world. |
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10 |
Hangzhou
- Shanghai (BL)
After breakfast, take the soft seat
train to Shanghai.
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Bund.
Shanghai
Museum: The museum
boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection,
including bronze, ceramics, paintings,
calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese
coins, jade furniture, and western art.
The
Bund: With a length
of 1 km, the bund is dotted with various
grandiose solid buildings of western
style dating back to the early this
century in its west. Due to these imposing
buildings, the bund is also reputed
as "an international exhibition
of architecture". |
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11 |
Shanghai
(BLD)
Visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the
Yu Yuan Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple.
Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic Show this
evening.
Oriental
Pearl TV Tower:
With a height of 1,245 feet, it is one
of the tallest structures in Asia.
Yu
Yuan Garden: A
traditional Chinese park complete with
beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes,
bridges and rock formations.
Jade
Buddha Temple:
Built in 1881, one of the famous Buddhist
temples in East China. Here many ancient
statues, paintings, a complete set of
Buddhist scriptures (printed in the
Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare
scriptures are kept. |
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12 |
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.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| City |
Beijing |
Hongkun
International Hotel
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Jianshe
Hotel
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| Nanjing
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Hilton
Hotel
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Ramada
Plaza Yihua
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| Wuxi
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Sheraton
Hotel
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Pan
Pacific Hotel
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| Suzhou |
Dongshan
Hotel
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Suzhou
Hotel
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| Hangzhou
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Zhejiang
Intercontinental Hotel
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Hangzhou
Wan Hotel
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| Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
1766 p.p. |
US$
1473 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
1691 p.p. |
US$
1442 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
722 |
US$
483 |
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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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