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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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16 Days China Highlight
Tours
Destinations: Hongkong,
Guangzhou,
Guilin,
Xi'an,
Beijing,
Hangzhou,
Shanghai
Tour Code: GA_16
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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| Day
01 |
Entry
Hongkong
Upon your arrival in Hongkong,
you will be met by
our guide and escorted to your hotel.
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| Day
02 |
Hong
kong (BL)
Visit the Victoria Peak, the Aberdeen,
the Stanley Market and Repulse Bay.
Free in the afternoon.
Victoria
Peak: The views
of the harbour and the Kowloon Peninsula
from this 373 metres vantage point
are simply breath-taking and should
not be missed.
Aberdeen: The
essence of a Hong Kong tour, a unique
opportunity to see the life style
of Hong Kong fishing folks.
Stanley
Market: Stanley
Market has become a Shoppers Paradise
for both locals and overseas visitors.
Abundant shops and stores sell a wide
range of souvenirs, clothing as well
as bargain price designer labels.
Repulse
Bay: located
south of Stanley, is famous for its
long, broad beach, its clean water,
fresh sand, calm tide and gentle waves,
and its popularity with locals and
visitors, especially in summer.
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| Day
03 |
Hong
Kong - Guangzhou
(B)
Free for your shopping in the morning.
Take express train to Guangzhou, upon
arrival transfer to the hotel. |
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| Day
04 |
Guangzhou
- Guilin (BL)
Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's Memorial
Hall, Chen Family's Temple and Temple
of the Six Banyan Trees. Transfer to
the airport for flight to Guilin.
Dr. Sun Yatsen's Memorial Hall:
Dr. 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.
Chen Family's Temple: Built in the
1890s. Its windows, door frames, and
pavilions are lavishly decorated with
intricate carvings and sculptures. It
is now the largest and best preserved
and decorated ancient architecture existing
in Guangdong province.
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees:
A famous ancient Buddhist temple that
was built in 537 in the Liang dynasty
during the Southern dynasties (386-581). |
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| Day
05 |
Guilin
- Li River Cruise -Yangshuo - Guilin
(BL)
Cruise down the Li
River to Yangshuo
which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most
beautiful landscape in China, have lunch
on board. Disembark your ship when arriving
Yangshuo. Drive back to Guilin.
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| Day
06 |
Guilin
- Xi'an (BL)
Tour to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven
Star Park, the Fubo Hill and the Elephant
Trunk Hill. Transfer to the airport
for flight to Xi'an.
Reed
Flute Cave: The largest and most
impressive cave in Guilin, you will
see many beautiful stalactites &
stalagmites.
Seven
Star Park: A beautiful park which
covers 120 hectares and includes peaks,
rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Fubo
Hill: Half of the graceful peak
is in the river and the other half on
land. During flood season turbulent
currents lash the hill rocks. On top
of the hill one will see an exquisite
scenery like a traditional Chinese painting.
Elephant
Trunk Hill: Situated majestically
at the southeast of Guilin city and
west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk
Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin
landscape. |
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| Day
07 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terracotta
Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles
Museum. Enjoy
the local speciality Dumpling dinner
this evening.
Terracotta
Warriors Museum:
The most significant archeological excavations
of the 20th century. It is a sight not
to be missed by any visitor to China.
Big
Wild Goose Pagoda:
The Pagoda was first built in 652 in
the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent
Buddhist scholar of the time, planned
to have ahuge stone pagoda built to
house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures
he had brought back from India.
Forest
of Stone Steles Museum:
The Stele Forest stores voluminous artworks
which possess not only eximious value
of handwriting and art, but also rich
cultural connotation. The Stele Forest
began to be built in 1087.
Dumpling:
A traditional and popular
food with a long history in China. There
is a popular saying in China: "There
is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
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| Day
08 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the joint mausoleum of emperor
Gaozong and Wu Zetian. Empress Wu Zetian
(624 - 705) was the only female monarch
of China, and remains the most remarkable,
influential and mysterious woman in
Chinesehistory. Also visit Qianling
Museum, the Tomb of princess of Yongtai
and the Xianyang Terracotta Museum.
Enjoy the Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show
this evening.
Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show: A
performance of Chang'an music and dances
that was originated in the Tang dynasty
of Chinese history over a thousand years
ago. |
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09 |
Xi'an
- Beijing (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History
Museum, the Great Mosque and the Ancient
City Wall.
Transfer to the airport for flight to
Beijing.
Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum:
Covers an area of 70,000 square meters,
the museum houses a large collection
of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts
unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute
must for every visitor to the city.
Great
Mosque: Built in
742 A.D., the mosque was restored in
each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming
and Qing Dynasties. The distribution
of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms
in the mosque is compact and exquisite,
blending the traditional architectural
styles of Islam and Han.
Ancient
City Wall: The
wall is 15 meters wide and 11.9 kilometers
in perimeter, it is the best preserved,
oldest and largest ancient city defence
system in China. |
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| Day
10 |
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
11 |
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
12 |
Beijing
- Hangzhou (BL)
Visit the Summer Palace. Transfer to
the airport for flight to Hangzhou.
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors.
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13 |
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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| Day
14 |
Hangzhou
- Shanghai (BL)
Visit the Six Harmonies
Pagoda. Take the soft seat train to
Shanghai.
Six
Harmonies Pagoda: 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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15 |
Shanghai
(BLD)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental
Pearl TV Tower, the Yu Yuan Garden and
the Bund. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic
Show in the evening.
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.
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.
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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16 |
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 |
Hong Kong |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Marco
Polo Hotel
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| Guangzhou |
White
Swan Hotel
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Rosedale
Hotel
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| Guilin |
Royal Garden Hotel
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Park Hotel
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| Xi'an |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Bell
Tower Hotel
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| Beijing |
Hongkun
International Hotel
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Jianshe
Hotel
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| Hangzhou
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Zhejiang
Intercontinental Hotel
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Friendship
Hotel
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| Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
2976 p.p. |
US$
2627 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2873 p.p. |
US$
2558 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
915 |
US$
645 |
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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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