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Tour :
| 15 Day China Wonder Tour |
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| Tour Cost :
| AUD$2,860.00 per person twin share. This price includes airport taxes and levies of $280.00. |
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| Tour Departs:
| 20 March 2010 |
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| What's Included: |
This tour is wonderful value because all the following are included:
Air fares from Sydney and Melbourne into Shanghai and out of Beijing plus three flights within China with China Eastern Airlines.A 14 day tour of China including touring in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and the spectacularly beautiful Guilin.Good accommodation, mainly four star.Nearly all meals.All entrance fees.All transfers and transport.Services of Chinese tour guides, and if there are 14 or more participants there will be an Australian tour leader.
If you don't have a travel partner but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will our best to match you up with someone in the same position, but this is not guaranteed. For a single room there is an additional cost of $490.
For passengers from Brisbane and the Gold Coast, there will be connecting flights to Sydney for $145 per person return, plus airport taxes. |
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| Tour Itinerary: |
Note: Included meals are indicated as B = Breakfast, L =Lunch, D = Dinner.
20.03.10
Sydney & Melbourne - Shanghai
Depart Sydney at 11.20am on MU 562, arriving in Shanghai at 6.30pm.
Depart Melbourne on MU 738 at 11.20am, arriving in Shanghai at 7.00pm.
Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your 4 star hotel.
21.03.10 (B/L/D) Shanghai
After breakfast, there is the chance to stoll on the Bund overlooking Huangpu River with its backdrop of early 20th century buildings, to visit the former concession areas and narrow streets of the Old Town - Shikumen. Also visit Zhou Enlai Residence. After going up the Oriental Pearl Tower observation floor, you will attend a fabulous Acrobatic Show in the evening.
22.03.10 (B/D)Shanghai
After breakfast, you will be free to explore this fast moving and ever evolving city. You will have your buffet dinner in your hotel.
23.03.10 (B/L/D) Shanghai - Wuzhen - Hangzhou
You will board the bus to Hangzhou in the morning, on the way, stop over at Wuzhen Watertown, which is located in Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province with a history of over 1,000 years. Of the ancient residential houses, workshops, and stores still standing on the banks of the rivers, 169,600 square metres accounting for 81.54% of the town's total floor area, have remained unchanged, leading an atmosphere of antiquity. Upon arrival in Hangzhou, you will have a city tour and also visit Dragon Well Green Tea Village, where you will be able to purchase some of the best green tea in China. Then trasnfer to your hotel. In the evening, you can stroll around at Wushan Road where you will find fantastic souvenirs and silk products at a good price.
24.03.10 (B/L/D) Hangzhou - Guilin
Relax on a powerful cruise on China's most famous lake, West Lake. See the famous Three Pools reflecting the Moon and Huagang Park. Admire ancient Liu Ho Pagoda. Fly to Guilin in the evening, a city hailed by many as the most beautiful place in China. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to the hotel.
25.03.10 (B/L/D) Guilin - Yangshuo
Guilin is one of the must-see destinations for most foreign tourists. Its shapely limestone towers and crystal clear waters are often portrayed in Chinese artworks. Adding to its natural beauty are many fascinating caves. Take a boat cruise trip from Guilin along the Lijiang River for one of the finest excurstions on your tour of China. The journey downstream to Yangshuo offers 30 miles of breathtaking scenery. Stroll around at Yangshuo West street. After dinner, you will attend the large scale live performance on the Li River - The Impression Sanjie Liu directed by film director Zhang Yimou, who directed the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
26.03.10 (B/L/D) Yangshuo - Guilin
Yangshuo borders the Li River on one side, and is situated on a small plain between numbers of karst peaks. Two main roads run away from the water and form the central part of the town, Chinese street and West street. Then drive back to Guilin, with sightseeing at the Elephant Trunk Hill and Reed Flute Cave. The limestone karst formation in this area is extensively eroded underground and Reed Flute Cave is on of the finest examples of these caves. After dinner you will be transferred to airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
27.03.10 (B/L/D) Guilin - Xian
After breakfast, visit the well-preserved city walls, Grand Mosque and Muslim Street. You will also visit the Shanxi Provincial Museum, one of the best history museums in the nation and majestic Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Stay overnight in Xian.
28.03.10 (B/L/D) Xian
In the morning, you will enjoy a full day excursion to the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang guarded by the famous Terracotta Army, 7000 life size clay statues each individually crafted, complete with chariots and horses. You will also visit Banpo Neolithic Villages. In the evening, you will attend a dinner performance of Tang era music and dance at the grand Tang Theatre.
29.03.10 (B/L/D) Xian - Beijing
In the morning you are transferred to the airport for the flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon admire the beauty of the Temple of Heaven. Stay overnight in Beijing.
30.03.10 (B/L/D) Beijing
Full day tour will begin at the magnificent Forbidden City, home to emperors for over 500 years. Stroll through Tiananmen Square. After that return to hotel for a rest before dinner followed by a spectacular Kungfu (Martial Art) performance in the evening.
31.03.10
(B/L/D) Beijing
In the morning you will leave for your Beijing Alleys Tour. Ride in three wheel rickshaws through Beijing's quaint alleys, experiencing life as a Beijing local. Enjoy lunch with a Beijing family in a traditional four walled home. Witness the splendor of the Summer Palace and the holy Lama Temple once a mission home for a prince and according to tradition converted to a temple after he left. This evening, there will be a Peking Duck banquet.
01.04.10 (B/L/D) Beijing
A full day tour will take you in the grandeur of the Eight Wonder of the World, the Juyongguan Great Wall and also the Ming Tombs. On the way back to the capital, stop to visit the Olympic Stadium (visit inside if it is open to the public by then). Enjoy a farewell buffet banquet in the evening.
02.04.10 (B) Beijing
After breakfast, you are transferred to the airport to fly to Shanghai. Upon arrival, you are met and if time permits, do some last minute shopping in Shanghai. In the afternoon, you are transferred to Shanghai International airport for your flight homeward to Australia.
Melbourne passengers depart on MU 737 from Shanghai at 8.05pm, arriving into Melbourne the next morning at 9.40am 03.04.10.
Sydney passengers depart on MU 561 from Shanghai at 8.05pm, arriving into Sydney at 9.00am the next morning 03.04.10. |
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