The Very Best of China 15 Days - (Beijing-Yangtze River Cruise-Xian-Shanghai)
From $5399/Person Twin Share ( Adult 18+)
This cultural tour takes you to many ancient cities throughout China with experience of ancient temples, streets, exquisite classical gardens and magnificent imperial gardens and Palaces, museums, Giant Panda as well as working canals and beautiful fresh water lakes. Your luxury Yangtze river cruise trip is an Perfect option to understand the civilizations of Yangtze while enjoying the scenic view of Three Gorges.
Day 00 : Australia Departure ( Monday )
Departure from Australia to Beijing. ----------------------- Customers departure from BNE will stop over night in Guangzhou. ( After arrival Guangzhou, go to No.20 gate on the first floor, catch free shuttle bus from airport to the hotel. ) Hotel:New Century Hotel or similar ★★★★ (B) Day 01: Arrival Beijing ( Tuesday ) Hotel:Ritan International Hotel or similar ★★★★☆ Welcome to Beijing! Once you retrieve your luggage and go through the customs at Beijing Capital Airport, you will easily spot our guide warmly greeting you. A comfortable transfer will take you to the reserved hotel. After checking in, we suggest you have a good rest for the remainder of the day. Free airport pick-up: 10AM-11PM. Transfer request for pick-up out of this period would incur extra $49/p (min.2pax). ------------------------ Customers departure from SYD/MEL will layover in Guangzhou Airport. Customers departure from BNE : hotel check-out and catch free shuttle bus from hotel to airport. Flight from Guangzhou to Beijing. Day 02: Beijing ( Breakfast+Lunch ) Hotel:Ritan International Hotel or similar ★★★★☆ Your first stop will be to the grandest public plazas in the world – Tiananmen Square. You will then continue on to the Forbidden City, one of the greatest palaces in the world. Afterwards you will enjoy a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. Afterwards, you will visit Beijing Zoo and the adorable giant panda. Optional Program: Then you may choose to join the optional tour of Hutong Rickshaw, and visit Siheyuan Folk House. In the evening, you may choose to take Hot Pot as your optional dinner, or you may arrange the dinner on your own. Day 03: Beijing ( Breakfast+Lunch ) Hotel:Ritan International Hotel or similar ★★★★☆ After enjoying your breakfast, you will head north of the city 70km to conquer the Great Wall of Juyong Pass and to behold the beautiful rugged mountain landscapes that surround this impressive structure. You will then continue on to the largest Jade Carving Workshop in Beijing, Afterwards, You will then continue on to take photos with the exteriors of the 2008 Olympic Games sites including the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Afterwards you will experience an Orient Foot Massage and learn about traditional Chinese medicine. And visit the famous Silk Street Market to have a shopping. The dinner will be arranged on your own. Optional Program: In the evening, you may choose to join the optional evening performance – the Kung Fu Legend. Day 04: Beijing ( Breakfast+Lunch ) Hotel:Ritan International Hotel or similar ★★★★☆ After enjoying your breakfast, you will visit the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors used to worship to the universe, and prayed for the harvest. Then, we will learn about silk in silk factory. And enjoy the shining of the pearls in pearl shop. Optional Programs: You may choose to join the optional tour to Summer Palace, renowned for its beautiful gardens once enjoy by the Emperors and their families. Then you will enjoy the optional evening performance – the acrobatic show. And enjoy Peking Roast Duck for dinner as optional cuisine. Day 05: Beijing -> Yichang ( Breakfast+Dinner ) Hotel:MV Victoria Cruise or similar ★★★★★ Free at your own leisure till the driver picks the group up in hotel and drive to train station. Board the fast train from Beijing to Yichang. Meet your local guide upon arrival and get driven to board the cruise after dinner. High-Speed Train #G555 (ETD12:51 - ETA20:05) (tentative) Day 06: On Board Yangtze River Cruise ( Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner ) Hotel:MV Victoria Cruise or similar ★★★★★ 06:30-07:00 Early Bird Coffee and Tea 06:30-07:00 Practice Tai Chi 07:00-08:30 Breakfast (Buffet) 8:15 Take a boat through the ship lock with a ship lift Shore excursion---Three Gorges Dam Site 12:30-13:30 Lunch (Buffet) 13:30-17:00 Optional Shore Excursion - Tribe of The Three Gorges or the Hometown of Quyuan(295 RMB p.p) 13:30-17:00 Activities 17:15(Est.) Scenic Cruising——Xiling Gorge 18:15-19:00 Captain's Welcome Reception 19:00-20:30 Dinner (Buffet) 21:00 Minorities and Dynasty Costumes Show Day 07: On Board Yangtze River Cruise ( Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner ) Hotel:MV Victoria Cruise or similar ★★★★★ 06:30-07:00 Early Bird Coffee and Tea 06:30-07:00 Practice Tai Chi 07:30-08:45 Breakfast (Buffet) 07:00 (Est.) Scenic cruising - Wu Gorge 08:45-12:45 Shore excursion--- Shennong Stream 12:45-14:00 Lunch (Buffet) 14:45 (Est.) Scenic cruising---Qutang Gorge 15:30-18:00 Optional Shore excursion---White Emperor City(295 RMB p.p) 19:00-20:30 Dinner (Buffet) 21:00 Cabaret show Day 08: On Board Yangtze River Cruise ( Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner ) Hotel:MV Victoria Cruise or similar ★★★★★ 6:30-07:00 Early Bird Coffee and Tea 06:30-07:00 Practice Tai Chi 07:00-08:15 Breakfast (Buffet) 08:00-10:00 Shore excursion---Shibaozhai 08:30 - 12:00 Activities 12:00-13:15 Lunch (Buffet) 14:00-16:30 Optional Shore excursion---Fengdu(295 RMB p.p) 19:00-20:15 Captain's Farewell Banquet 18:30-23:00 Settle accounts Day 09: Chongqing -> Xian( Breakfast) Hotel:Qujiang Yinzuo Hotel or similar ★★★★ The cruise would arrive at Chongqing at 09:00am (estimated). Disembark, meet an English-speaking escort and get driven to Chongqing airport. Board your flight to Xian. Meet your Xian guide upon arrival and get his/her assistance to check in hotel. This evening, you would be guided to Muslim Street. In early days of Tang Dynasty(618-907), many Arabian merchants traveled along Silk Road and stopped to settle down in Xian, the by-then capital city. Xian's Muslim community got to expand much since then. Muslim Street is now the hub of Muslim community in Xian and also an ideal place for visitors in search of local mouth-watering food and characteristic souvenirs. Dinner would be on your own exploration of cuisine in the street. Day 10: Xian ( Breakfast+Lunch) Hotel:Qujiang Yinzuo Hotel or similar ★★★★ For a span of more than 1,000 years Xi'an served as the capital city for 13 dynasties. Its history endows Xi'an with a great number of precious relics and historical sites. The Terracotta Army is deemed the eighth wonder of the world. Discovered accidentally in 1974, this incredible army of over 7000 soldiers, archers, horses and chariots in full battle array has guarded Emperor Qin's tomb since 210BC. Each figure is unique, and the painstaking repair and excavation continues in 3 pits which are protected inside huge hangars. 1.5 hours from Xian, there is also an excellent museum and film about the history of the vaults. Photos (no flash) are allowed. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Also this morning you will visit a terracotta sculpture factory to learn about the crafts. Then get driven back to the city and visit Xian City Wall, the world’s most well-preserved city wall and and also one of the most magnificent ancient military defense systems. Its grandeur and excellent design impress every visitor there. The wall now stands with height of 12 meters, width of 15m at the top and 18 meters at the bottom. Tonight you could join the optional program: Xian Dumpling Banquet + Tang Dynasty Singing & Dancing Show. Day 11: Xian ( Breakfast) Hotel:Qujiang Yinzuo Hotel or similar ★★★★ Free day at your own leisure. Optional tour ( AU$85 pp) : in-depth tour of Xian (half day) If you want to have in-depth kowlege of this ancient city, you may consider taking this half-day tour. The tour guide and the driver will pick you up this morning at hotel. You will visit Shaanxi History Museum, a state-level museum. Thousands of historic articles are exhibited in the museum, telling Xian’s long history (around 1100 years in total). We will reserve FAST PASS tickets for you so you won’t have to wait in long queue. Also you will get the pass to the special exhibition besides regular exhibition. Also this morning, you will visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda: It was originally built in 652 to house Buddhist scriptures taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.After several renovations, now it has seven stories at height of 64m. Looking outside, it looks like a giant stone cone. Being a part of Da Ci'en Temple (Great Maternal Grace), Big Wild Goose Pagoda is widely reckoned as the symbol of Xian city. Get driven back to hotel after the half-day tour. Day 12: Xian -> Shanghai ( Breakfast+Dinner ) Hotel:Jinfeng Regal Hotel or similar ★★★★ Travel from Xian to Shanghai (by flight or high-speed train). Meet your Shanghai tour guide upon arrival. This afternoon, you will visit City God Temple bazaar, used to be central shrine for Taoist worship, but now more as tourist spot with kinds of yummy snack food as well as featured handcrafts.Also you may take a walk along the famous Bund, renowned as Gallery of World Architecture. Along this 1500-meter waterfront, there are 52 buildings of various architectural styles such as Romanesque, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Beaux-Arts, Gothic and Renaissance. Then proceed to Nanjing Road, famed as China No.1 Pedestrian Street and also one of the most prosperous streets in the world. There are brand new shopping malls like New World and Brilliant Shimao Plaza, as well as time-honored shops with featured stuff, attracting millions of visitors every year. Dinner is on your own. You could find various food in Nanjing Road. This evening you may choose to join the optional program - AU$45/p for cruise on Huangpu River. During the cruise you will take into the enchanting sight of night view of Pudong New District, a symbolic site of Shanghai's modernity. Day 13: Shanghai ( Breakfast ) Hotel:Jinfeng Regal Hotel or similar ★★★★ Free day at your own leisure. Optional program: AU$110/p for a half-day trip to Zhujiajiao water town(including a lunch of local flavor) Zhujiajiao, a beautiful water town not far from Shanghai downtown. The township formed some 1700 years ago. And archaeologists found here some relics could be dated back 5000 years ago. Rivers crisscross the town. 9 long streets and thousand of ancient buildings line along the rivers. Day 14: Shanghai -> Guangzhou ( Breakfast ) Hotel check-out. Free airport transfer is available at 9AM departing from hotel. Fly to Guangzhou. Transfer request for other departing time would incur extra $49/p (min.2pax). --------------------- Customers back to SYD/MEL : After arrival Guangzhou, go to No.20 gate on the first floor, catch free shuttle bus from airport to the hotel. Hotel:New Century Hotel or similar ★★★★ (B) Customers back to BNE : will layover in Guangzhou Airport. Day 15: Arrive Australia Arrive home city with happy memories of lifetime ---------------------- Customers back to SYD/MEL : hotel check-out and catch free shuttle bus from hotel to airport. Flight from Guangzhou to Australia. |
2018 Tour Date : ( Arrival Beijing on Tuesday )
Apr: 24* May: 22 / 29 Jun: 19* / 26* Jul: 3* Aug: 14 / 21 Prices are in AU Dollars unless specified; Date with * High Season surcharge $200 Price Guide: From $5399/person Twin share (Adult 18+) departure from SYD/MEL/BNE From $5599/person Twin share (Adult 18+) departure from CNS/TSV From $715/person Single supplement Hotel Extra Night $180 Room/Night Inclusion
Kind Reminder : 1.Single room supplement from $715: The adult price is based on the assumption that two adult travelers will share a double room (with two single beds or one double bed as per request). Any traveler requiring a single room will need to pay single supplement. 2.Group Schedule: The group has agreed itinerary and schedule. Every member should follow the group during the tour. Any traveler who leaves the group before the tour ends, we bear no responsibility for any loss or safety issues in such cases. His/her prepaid amount won't be refunded and moreover the tourist has to pay extra cost caused by his/her flight changes and other fees applied. 3. In China, hotels stipulate that check-in should be after 2PM and check-out before 12:00 noon time. Early check-in or late check-out will incur extra charge. Optional programs (NOT included in the package price): During this tour, we prepare some optional programs to enrich your cultural and recreational experience in China. Optional Programs in Beijing 1. Trishaw ride along Beijing Hutongs and a local family visit (AU$56/P) 2. Acrobatic show (AU$49 /P) 3. Kung Fu Show (AU$56 /P) 4. Summer Palace (AU$49/P) 5. Peking Roast Duck (AU$21/p) 6. Hot pot dinner(AU$35/p) Optional Programs in Xian 1. Xian Dumpling Banquet + Tang Dynasty Singing & Dancing Show. (AU$65/p) 2. Half-day tour of Xian (History Museum + Big Wild Goose Pagoda). (AU$85/p) Optional Program in Shanghai 1. Huangpu River Cruise (AU$45/p). 2. Half-day trip to Zhujiajiao water town (AU$110/P) Please be noted that: People who don’t join the optional programs, will be free on their own activities when others do the optional programs. |