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01 USA - Beijing by International Airlines.
Begin your exciting China trip, leaving USA, aboard an international
flight to Beijing - the capital of China, an ancient country
with its unique natural beauty, rich culture and historical
charm.
Day 02. Arriving in Beijing (D)
You will be met and warmly greeted by our English speaking
tour guide at Beijing Capital International Airport, transported
to hotel, have dinner and enjoy your first night in China.
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Day 03. Beijing (B,L,F.)
Today you are going to have a full day sightseeing program.
You will go to the city center to visit the Tian An Men Square
- the largest square in the world, and take pictures of the
Gate of Heavenly Peace. You will tour the Palace Museum (known
as the Forbidden City) in the morning. You will tour the Imperial
Summer Palace in the afternoon. You are going to enjoy a delicious
Beijing flavor dinner tonight. .
Day 04. Beijing (B,L,D.)
You are going to have a full day sightseeing to the world
famous Great Wall. It is more than 3,700 miles long and truly
one of the most spectacular wonders of the world. After lunch,
you will visit the lavishly decorated Emperors??tombs of Ming
Dynasty. You will enjoy a beautiful cultural show after dinner.
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Day. 05 Beijing-Chengdu by Air (B,L,D.)
After breakfast, you are scheduled to tour the Temple of Heaven,
the place where ancient Chinese emperors worshiped heaven
and prayed for good harvests. You will then take aflight to
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. Sichuan is known
for its rich natural resources and colorful culture. Therefore,
Sichuan is also know as The Storehouse of Heaven. It is the
home town of the world famous giant pandas. Chengdu has many
places of beautiful scenery and historic relics. American
tourists love Sichuan's traditional customs of Southwestern
China, and enjoy the spicy Sichuan cuisine. In today's program,
you are going to tour the Dujiangyan Dam, an irrigation project
built in ancient times. It is praised in China's history for
its ingenious engineering work. .
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06. Chengdu - Lhasa by Air (B,L,D.)
Today, you should be excitied to board China's Southwest Airlines
flight to Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region and also
known as the roof of the world. Your party will be met by
your tour guide and transported from Gongga Airport to the
Buddhist Holy city Lhasa. After lunch, you will check into
hotel and take a half day rest so as to adjust your body to
the high altitude (approximately 12,000 feet above sea level).
Day 07. Lhasa (B,L,D.)
You are going to tour the Potala Palace today. The Potala
is the highest palace in the world. There are over 1,000 rooms
in this palace, housing 10,000 altars and 200,000 Buddhist
Statues. It was the residence of the Dalai Lama. You will
have a chance to walk through the long halls, painted rooms,
and sacred chapels of this architectural wonder on pavement
stones worn smooth by the feet of thousand monks over hundreds
of years. You will also have a chance to tour the holiest
shrine, Johkang monastary and go shopping along the Barkor
street. You will see for yourselves the different handcrafts
from different localities. .
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8 Lhasa (B,L,D.)
Today you will enjoy a full day sightseeing in Lhasa. You
are going to tour the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, the
Norbulingka, home to a precious stone garden built in the
second-half of the 18th century. You will have the opportunity
to tour the wonder of Yan Ba Jian Geothermal. In the evening,
you will be happy to watch a Tibetan dancing performence,
a very relaxing and pleasing experience for your tour.
Day. 09. Lhasa - Chengdu by Air (B,L,D.)
You will leave Lhasa for Chengdu today, back to your habitual
ground level. But you must rest in the hotel for the rest
of the day to adapt yourselves to the sudden altitude change.
Day 10. Chengdu (B,L,D.)
Your tour in Chengdu today will bring you to the Wuhou Temple,
which was built in memory of the Prime Minister of kingdom
Shu during the Three Kingdoms period (265AD-316AD). You are
also going to tour the Thatched Cottage of Du Pu, a famous
Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Tomb of Wang
Jian, located at Sandong Bridge in the western suburbs of
Chengdu. The tomb was built for King Wang Jian, who ruled
in the Five Dynasties period (907- 960). After dinner, you
are scheduled to enjoy a beautiful cultural performence. .
Day 11 Chengdu ¨CShanghai by Air (B,L,D.)
Today, you will take a fight to Shanghai. Shanghai is the
largest city in Asia. It is situated in the fertile Yangtze
River Valley, and home to 20 million people. You are going
to enjoy the cultural richness of the Museum of Shanghai,
known for its jade and ivory collections, and historical paintings.
After dinner, you will tour the bund and go shopping along
Shanghai's Nanjing Road, the equivelant of going shopping
on Fifth Avenue of Manhattan in New York. .
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12. Shanghai (B,L,D.)
Your sightseeing program in Shanghai covers tours to resorts
such as the Jade Buddha Temple. The Temple is well-known for
its two big Jade Buddhas, each carved out of a single piece
of Jade. You are also going to tour the Yu Garden and the
Children?¯s Palace. You will be able to enjoy a delightful
culture show tonight, leaving you with unforgetable memories
of Chinese culture and modern art. .
Day 13. Shanghai ¨CUSA by Air. (B.L.D.)
After breakfast, you are transported to the Airport. Your
China trip ends here today as you board your flight bound
for home USA. You will have time on board looking at your
pictures of this trip and thinking about the next trip again.
You are welcome to come back!
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Price $1950/pp, Single Supp. $389. Minimum group: 10 people.
Price subject to changes in certain travel terms
and market seasons.
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