China Journey
Cultural Tour of China Beijing - Xi´an – Hangzhou – Suzhou -Shanghai (11 days)
The Itinerary is:
DAY 1 Beijing
Arrive Beijing. A guide will be awaiting you in the arrivals area with a sign.Individual transfer to you’re the Presidential Hotel 5* where you will checked into your deluxe room. Check in with guide assistance. A welcome pack with local information will be given to you. Please note that due to the early arrival time of your flight, it may not be possible to check into your rooms immediately. The remainder of the day is at leisure. In the evening your guide will pick up and you have dinner in a local hotel. D
DAY 2 Beijing
With a glorious history and rich sightseeing resources, Beijing has a great number of tourist attractions such as palaces, museums and parks. Today we will be exploring the heart of Beijing. The routine starts with Tiananmen Square, The Temple of Heaven, built 142 built in 142. during the Ming- and Qin-time the emperors prayed for a good reaps. Further The Forbidden City, which after recent restoration work is once more splendid as it as was during the time when it was the Imperial Residence. Lunch in a local restaurant and buffet dinner in hotel. B, L, D
DAY 3 Beijing
Begin the day with the visit of the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty. One of greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of them now are ruins. Further you will visit The Ming Tombs. The Ming Tombs lies 50 Kilometers far away from Beijing City, the general name given to the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Lunch in a local restaurant. After returning to there is time for a rest before dinner in the city´s oldest and most famous Peking Duck Restaurant. B, L, D
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DAY 4 Beijing
This morning you will visit the Summer Palace. The Summer Palce is a fairyland of ornate palaces and pagodas set in the hill alongside Kunming Lake in the hills west of Beijing. After that you will have a rickshaw tour through local narrow lanes, the old Beijing (Hu Tong Tour). A hutong is an ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where huntongs run into the several thousand. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan (1206-1341) Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties. B, L, D
DAY 5 Beijing/ Xi´an
This morning you leave Beijing and fly to Xian.Your guide pick up you at the airport. You visit the Wild Goose Pagode and the City Wall of Xian. The Wild Goose Pagode, originally built in 653 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is a a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xi´an City, about 4 km from the downtown of Xi´an. Further you will see a part of the Old City Wall. The construction of the City Wall of Xi´an was initiated by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was in regime between 1370-1378 of the Ming Dynasty. Lunch in a local restaurant. You stay overnight in Hyatt Regency Hotel in Xian 5*. B, L, D
DAY 6 Xi´an
Begin the day with a visit of the Terra Cotta Museum 40 km from Xi´an City. The Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses are the greatest archaeological findings in the century, which are still wathing the unopened grave of Qin Shihuang. Enjoy your Lunch in a local restaurant and buffet dinner in hotel. B, L, D
Day 7 Xi´an/ Hangzhou
This morning you leave Xi´an and fly to Hangzhou. After arrival your guide pick up you at the airport and transferred you to the Ramada Plaza Hotel 4* or similar. Hangzhou is the capitol of Zhejiang province and its political, economic and cultural center. With its famous natural beauty and cultural heritages, Hangzhou is one of China´s most important tourist venues. Enjoy a Cruise on the West Lake and visit the Yuefei Temple. The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of the Hangzhou, noted for the scenic beauty that blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites. The Mausoleum of General Yue Fei is located at the southern foot of Qixia hill, on West Lake bank. It was listed as one of the statelevel cultural relic protection sites in 1961.
General Yue Fei is the well-known national hero in the war against Jin invaders during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279. B, L, D
Day 8 Hangzhou/ Suzhou
After breakfast you drive to Suzhou. Suzhou is located in the center of the Yangtze Delta, in the south of Jiangsu Province one and a half hour from Shanghai, built water canals to chessboard its streets in the 6th century so that they might balance more firmly upon the unstable fingers of the Yangtze´s arm in its long reach toward sea. Suzhou is the Little Italy of China. Enjoy a Cruise on Grand Canal, visit the Administrators Garden and further a Silk Factory. Suzhou is most famous for its elegant classical gardens.The Administrator Garden was originally built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. You stay overnight in Holiday Inn Riverside Wuhan 4*. B, L, D
Day 9 Suzhou/ Shanghai
Today you drive to Shanghai, China´s largest city with a population of 17 million people. You stay in The Bund Riverside Hotel 4. You will visit the Pudong Development Zone and take a lift to the top of Oriental Pearl Tower to have a bird´s eye view of Shanghai. Lunch in a local restaurant and Buffet dinner in hotel. The Bund. It is an elevated, landscaped, grand promenade. The busy waterways of Shanghai harbor are on the seaward side. Well, actually the water is a river that empties into the sea (and across the river is a space-age television tower and many large buildings). On the landward side, the street is lined with elegant commercial buildings, foreign consulates, banks, and other magnificent structures.
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Day 10 Shanghai
Today you visit the Yu Garden in old Shanghai, the Nanjing Road (Main Shopping Street) and the Shanghai Museum.The Yu Yuan Garden is a Mandarin construction in emphasizing balance and harmony. It dates to some 400 years ago. Nowadays, it is a peaceful enclave in an otherwise very busy setting of small shops that even the Shanghai locals refer to as "Chinatown" because the surrounding area is such a caricature of all that is Chinese in sales and merchandisin. The Nanjing Road is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, which streches from the bund to Yanan Xilu. It is a good place to learn the history and culture of Shanghai. About 18 billion yuan or 2.17 US dollars of Shanghai investment will be fed into the ambitious progect to build the century old Nanjing Road into a first-class commercial destination in the next ten years. It will be built into a leading world-famous commercial destination, like the Champs Elyees in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York.
After that you visit the Shanghai Museum, located in the center of Shanghai in People´s Square, Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. B, L, D
Day 11 Shanghai
After check out transfer to the airport Shanghai for your return flight.
Tour cost for 10 persons
2007 Dec 1st— 2008 Feb 28th : € 1169,00 per person, single supp: € 287,00 per person
Mar 1st— Aug 31th: € 1278,00 per person, single supp: € 331,00 per person
Sep 1st— Nov 30th : € 1310,00 per person, single supp: € 415,00 per person
For 2 persons price on request
Included: 5 nights deluxe hotel accommodations in 5* hotels, 1 hotel accommodation in 3* hotel, 3 nights deluxe hotel accomodations in 4* hotels, daily breakfast, 10 xdinners and 9 x lunches as per itinery, private transportation in air conditioned deluxe cars, buses, private airport transfers, 2 domestic flights, all entrance fees for included sightseeing, the services of City Guide Berlin and Joe Zhou, our host in Beijing.
Not included: International fares, visa processing fees, trip cancellation insurance, additonal drinks and foods, alcoholic drinks with meals and any item not specifically mentioned in this itinerary.
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