The Best of China
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- Visit Beijing
- Visit intriguing Tang Art Museum
- Explore Shanghai
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- Round-trip airfare from San Francisco (+$149 for New York)
- Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
- All intra-China flights and ground transportation
- Accommodation at deluxe and first class hotels
- Sightseeing tours as described in itinerary
- English-speaking Tour Director and local guides
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Itinerary
Your magical journey with our Best of China tour package begins this afternoon as you depart on your wide-body jet flight bound for Beijing.
Accommodation: Beijing Capital Hotel
After crossing the International Date Line you arrive late this afternoon in Beijing, China’s lively capital and recent host to the Summer Olympics. You’ll be greeted at the airport and travel to your upscale hotel centrally...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today, visit the Forbidden City, the former seat of the emperors throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is a true architectural masterpiece and is home to the National Palace museum. After lunch, proceed to the Summer Pala...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
On today’s exhilarating excursion, venture outside the city to the legendary Great Wall, which extends nearly 4,000 miles. Time to view and mount the well-preserved ramparts of this ancient wonder before proceeding to the Ming Tombs, ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Golden Flower Hotel
Enjoy the morning at your leisure. You may join an optional excursion to Beijing’s ancient back alleys (Hutong) by rickshaw and witness the way the Chinese have lived for centuries, and then proceed to ...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
On a guided morning excursion visit one of the world’s most amazing archaeological discoveries: a life-size Terra Cotta Army of soldiers and horses guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi. It was unearthed in 1974 after being buried with...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tibet Hotel Chengdu
Today you’ll travel to the train station where you’ll take a high-speed train from Xian to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province and once the capital of the Shu Kingdom. Upon arrival in Chengdu, you’ll travel to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Start the day with a visit to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for a truly memorable experience. The research base has created a perfect ecological environment for the breeding of pandas and other precious and rare wi...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan Hotel
Today, fly to Shanghai, often described as “Paris of the East”. An intriguing, dynamic city, today’s Shanghai weaves the seaport legacy of its past with impressive new 21st century architecture.
Meals: Breakfast
Embark on a guided orientation drive and stroll down the Bund, the bustling and exciting waterfront along the Huangpu River. Next, enjoy a guided walk amidst the scenic ponds, colorful pavilions and walkways of the 16th century Yu Yuan Garden, ...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
A full day at your leisure to explore Shanghai as you wish. We recommend an exciting optional excursion to the charming, canal laced Suzhou, often called “Paradise on Earth”. Here you embark on a boat ride on the ancient “Grand Canal...
Meals: Breakfast
Today, transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA. Your memorable journey of your China Tours come to an end as you arrive back in the U.S. later today.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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- Up to 75 days before departure: $300
- 74-45 days before departure: $600
- 44-30 days before departure: $1000
- 29-10 days before departure: $1500
- 9 days or fewer before departure: No refund.
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