China

Beijing is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. It literally means "northern capital". This ancient city was settled in the first century BC and has survived and thrived during many dynasties. But never has this city experienced the growth and development of recent years.

Yet this city proudly displays its ancient history in its many famous landmarks in and around Beijing; The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, The Great Wall,The Temple of Heaven, The Summer Palace, Ruins of the Old Summer Palace, Gulou - the Drum Tower, Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site) and much more. There is something for everyone. Come visit this year!

Beijing 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $385
Package Includes:
3 nights hotel accommodations with American breakfast daily.
2 lunches
Roundtrip airport or train station
transfers
Tours to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Summer Palace
• English-speaking tour guide
• Private car and driver except where indicated as SIC (seat-in-coach)
• Roundtrip airport or train station transfers
• Hotel accommodations based on double or single occupancy
• Sightseeing as listed, including admission fees

Prices are per person based on double occupancy Add'l nights are available

Shanghai
Expo 2010 Shanghai May 1 - Oct. 31, 2010
Shanghai is the international business capital of China. It has become a paradise for both shoppers and diners too. Don't miss the Xintiandi, the internationally famous shopping, eating and entertainment area in Shanghai. Walk the Bund and the Yuyuan Garden. Climb the Grand Skyscraper for fabulous City Views and tour the Old Shikumen and listen for the Longhua Bells in the evening. Take it all in, there is so much to see and do here. Especially this summer!

3 nights hotel accommodations with American breakfast daily.
2 lunches
Roundtrip airport or train station
transfers
Tours to The Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum
• English-speaking tour guide
• Private car and driver except where indicated as SIC (seat-in-coach)
• Roundtrip airport or train station transfers
• Hotel accommodations based on double or single occupancy
• Sightseeing as listed, including admission fees

Prices are per person based on double occupancy Add'l nights are available

Xian
Home of the Terra Cotta Warriors
As one of the birthplaces of the ancient Chinese civilization in the northwest China, it is foremost the home of the famous Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty (211-206 BC) . The most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, it is not a sight to be missed by any visitor to China.

2 nights hotel accommodations with American breakfast daily.
2 lunches
Roundtrip airport or train station transfers
Tours to Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Ancient City Walls, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Grand Mosque
• English-speaking tour guide
• Private car and driver except where indicated as SIC (seat-in-coach)
• Roundtrip airport or train station transfers
• Hotel accommodations based on double or single occupancy
• Sightseeing as listed, including admission fees

Prices are per person based on double occupancy Add'l nights are available

China Highlights 10 Days from $1,119* Land Only
Beijing ~ Xi'an ~ Shanghai

Day 1 West Coast - Beijing
Board your transpacific flight to Beijing.

Day 2 Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, China’s capital, you will be greeted and escorted to the Capital Hotel (or similar).

Day 3 Beijing (AB,L,SD)
After breakfast, visit Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City, home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. After lunch, visit the Summer Palace, taking a leisure stroll while admiring the thousands of ancient murals along the Long Corridor and a boat ride on Kunming Lake (weather permitting). Enjoy a fabulous welcome banquet featuring the famous Beijing Duck in the evening.

Day 4 Beijing (AB,L)
The highlight today is an excursion to the Great Wall. Enjoy the dramatic
vistas and marvel at the Wall as it climbs and descends steep ridges and narrow valleys. Continue on to visit a cloisonné factory on the way to lunch. After lunch, visit the Ming Tombs starting with a stroll along the Sacred Way, which is guarded by stone statues. Then tour the Chang Ling Exhibition Museum. En route back to the city, drive around the intriguing architecture of the main Olympic venues: the National Stadium, nicknamed the “Bird’s Nest”, because of its unique design and the National Aquatics Center, known as the “Water Cube”.

Day 5 Beijing - Xi’an (AB)
After breakfast, fly to the ancient capital city of Xi’an. This afternoon, you’ll enjoy a tour of the ancient City Wall, built during 1374-1378 A.D., one of
China’s most historical and the best preserved city wall remains from the later stage of the Middle Ages. Continue to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the symbol of Xi’an, it was once used for the safekeeping of scriptures and Buddha’s statues that were brought back from India by Monk Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty. Then visit to the Bell Tower which stands in the city center, engulfed in Xi’an’s most congested traffic center. Overnight at the Grand New World Hotel (or similar).

Day 6 Xi’an (AB,L,SD)
Today’s highlight is a visit to the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, home to an army of more than 6,000 life-size statues excavated from the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty. After lunch, visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, renowned for its collection of Han and Tang dynasty antiquities. In the evening, enjoy a special dumpling dinner and cultural show at the Tang Dynasty Theatre recreating the music, costumes and dances of that era

Day 7 Xi’an - Shanghai (AB,L)
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai, the “Paris of the Orient.” Afternoon sightseeing features the bustling shopping street, Nanjing Road, and the Bund, the famous promenade along the Huangpu River. Check in to the Central Hotel Shanghai (or similar).

Day 8 Shanghai (AB,L,D)
This morning, you will visit the Shanghai Museum, China’s most up-to-date museum showcasing the country’s ancient glory. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, renowned for its huge statue of the Buddha carved from a single piece of white jade; and the Yu Garden, famous for its rock gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds, and Old Shanghai Bazaar, with shops filled with all manner of interesting curios.

Day 9 Shanghai (AB)
Spend today at leisure to explore this vibrant city on your own. Perhaps take an optional tour to one of the nearby picturesque water towns, known for their winding canals, arched-stone bridges and well-preserved architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Oct. 5, 12, 26 from $1389, Nov. 9 from $1349*, Nov. 16 from $1249, Nov. 30 from $1199, Dec. 7, Jan. 18 from $1119, Feb. 15 from $1199, March 15, 22, 2011 from $1249

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