Tour Code:
CCL |
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Departure
Thursday
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Land &
Air |
Single
Supp. |
| SFO/LAX |
JFK |
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2008:
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|
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Mar
13, 27
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
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Apr 10, 24
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
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May
8, 22
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
|
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Jun
12, 26
|
$3,073 |
$3,216 |
$999 |
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Jul 10, 24
|
$3,073 |
$3,216 |
$999 |
|
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Aug 31
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
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|
Sep
11, 25
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
|
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Oct 9, 23
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
|
|
Oct 30
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
|
|
Nov 6, 27
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
|
|
Dec 4, 25
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
|
|
Dec 11
|
$3,073 |
$3,216 |
$999 |
| |
2009: |
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 8
|
$2,844 |
$3,087 |
$999 |
|
|
Jan 22
|
$3,073 |
$3,216 |
$999 |
|
|
Feb 12
|
$3,073 |
$3,216 |
$999 |
|
|
Feb 26
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
|
|
Mar 12, 26
|
$2,683 |
$2,897 |
$999 |
| |
Airport taxes and fuel surcharges $381
included. |
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China
Classic 8 Days
Beijing - Hangzhou - Suzhou - Shanghai
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| Day
1 |
West
Coast – Beijing
Depart from the West Coast to Beijing.
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| Day
2 |
Arrival in Beijing (D)
Arrive in Beijing, capital of China. After arrival,
you will be met by our Asia Journeys’ local guide and transferred to The Sofitel Wanda Beijing 5*
or similar.
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| Day
3 |
Beijing (AB, L, SD)
Featured Excursions: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Lama Temple HuTong Pedi cab Tour
After breakfast, start your visit to China with a visit to the world’s largest public square, Tiananmen Square. Next you will walk to The Forbidden City, the palace home of the Ming and Qing Dynasty Emperors for over 500 years. After lunch, visit the Lama Temple. The Yonghe Lamasery is the largest and best preserved lamasery outside of Tibet. Then take the HuTong tour, a Pedi cab tour through the ancient streets and courtyards of Beijing. This evening enjoy a welcome banquet featuring a traditional Beijing Roast Duck dinner.
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| Day
4 |
Beijing (AB, L, D)
Featured Excursions: The Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Olympic Site
Today’s highlight is an
excursion to the Great Wall, an astonishing feat of
engineering and one of World Heritages listed by UNESCO.
This afternoon pass by the Olympic Site and visit The
Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved imperial
garden in China. The initial construction of the Summer
Palace was started in 1750, commissioned by Emperor
Qinglong as a gift for his mother’s birthday. Tonight
after dinner, enjoy your Acrobatics Show or the amazing
show, “Legend of Kung Fu”.
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| Day
5 |
Beijing – Hangzhou (AB, L, D)
Featured Excursions: Temple of Heaven, Boat ride on the West Lake, and Dragon Well Tea Plantation.
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors came to pray for a good harvest. Then transfer to the airport and take a flight to Hangzhou, a famous scenic, historical and cultural city. Enjoy a boat ride on the beautiful West Lake and visit the Dragon Well Tea Plantation. Accommodations at the Sofitel West Lake Hangzhou 5* or similar
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| Day
6 |
Hangzhou – Suzhou – Shanghai (AB, L, D)
Featured Excursions: The Garden of the Master of the Nets, Hanshan Temple, and Embroidery Institute
After breakfast, travel to Suzhou, famous for its classical Chinese gardens. Visit the Garden of the Master of the Nets, Hanshan Temple and the Embroidery Institute. You will then drive to Shanghai, the amazing multi-cultural metropolis where East and the West cultures meet. Accommodations at the Sofitel Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong Shanghai 5* or similar.
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| Day
7 |
Shanghai (AB, L)
Featured Excursions: Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden and Old Shanghai Bazaar
Enjoy a city tour to the Shanghai Museum, which houses 120,000 cultural artifacts. The highlights of this exhibit include bronze ware, pottery, porcelain ware, paintings and invaluable calligraphy works. Continue this afternoon to Shanghai’s most famous and attractive sights the Jade Buddha Temple built in 1882, and famed for its with rare cultural relics, and porcelain artworks carved with whole white jade. You will also visit The Bund, Yu Garden, the best classical Chinese garden in the city, and the always exciting Old Shanghai Bazaar. Dinner on your own tonight.
Note: Extensions all over China are possible. We will be happy to suggest some.
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| Day
8 |
Shanghai – West Coast
Transfer to the airport for your flight to USA. Arrive the same day.
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