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BEST VALUE VACATIONS
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China Best Value Vacations - Popular Cities Tour C (escorted)
Tour code: CBVC
13 days … Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou & Wuzhen |
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Beijing, the Capital & 2008 Olympic city (4 nights)
Xian, the great terra cotta army (2 nights)
Shanghai, the amazing city (3 nights)
Suzhou, the garden city (1 night)
Hangzhou, the West Lake (1 night)
City modules to complement your vacation
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| Tour Features |
- 11 nights hotel accommodation
- Meals: 11 breakfast (B), 9 lunches (L), 7 dinners
- Comprehensive sightseeing of each city’s highlights
- Professional English speaking tour guide service in each city
- Domestic airfare within China
- Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers in each city
- Hotel & airport taxes and service fees
- Optional-Choice of airlines with lowest airfare
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| Pricing |
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- Special US domestic add-on fare available from your home city (from $100 to $300).
- Weekend (Fri,Sat,Sun) surcharge $50 each way (applicable to Trans-Pacific flight only).
- Above SAMPLE AIRFARES are for your reference only and are based on all major Transpacific carriers. It is inclusive of Transpacific airfare. The exact airfare will be quoted at the time of booking. US departure taxes, foreign airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges of $250 to $400 are not included.
- Land prices are inclusive of all domestic airfares within China, including airport taxes and service fees.
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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| Day 1, Fri: Depart Hometown |
| Depart hometown via selected air carrier. |
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| Day 2, Sat: Arrive Beijing |
Arrive Beijing. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
HOTEL: REGAL COURT or similar |
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| Day 3, Sun: Beijing – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tian Anmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Peking Opera. |
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| Day 4, Mon: Beijing – Meals (B,L) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Badaling Great Wall and Changling of Ming Tombs with Sacred Way and the Olympic Sites (the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube). |
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| Day 5, Tue: Beijing – Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tai Chi and morning exercises, Temple of Heaven, Museum of China Ancient Architecture &History of Beijing and Hutong Tour. Evening Peking duck dinner. |
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| Day 6, Wed: Beijing/Xian – Meals (B,L) |
Fly to Xian. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing: Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial History Museum.
HOTEL: AURUM INTERNATIONAL or similar |
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| Day 7, Thu: Xian – Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Terra-cotta Museum, popular Dumpling Dinner & Tang Dynasty Show. |
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| Day 8, Fri: Xian/Shanghai – Meals (B) |
Fly to Shanghai. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon free at leisure.
HOTEL: GALAXY or similar |
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| Day 9, Sat: Shanghai – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: The Bund area, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Carpet factory & evening Acrobatic show. |
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| Day 10, Sun: Shanghai/Suzhou – Meals (B,L,D) |
Coach to Suzhou, known for its exquisite canals, silk products and gardens. Today you will visit the Master of Nets Garden, Humble administrator’s garden and cruise along the Grand Canal.
HOTEL: BAMBOO GROVE or similar |
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| Day 11, Mon: Suzhou/Hangzhou – Meals (B,L,D) |
Via coach or train. Afternoon sightseeing: West Lake cruise, Six Harmonies Pagoda and the region’s most famous village in the green Valley.
HOTEL: RAMADA HAIHUA or similar
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| Day 12, Tue: Hangzhou/Wuzhen/Shanghai – Meals (B,L) |
A present drive to Wuzhen (the ancient water-town and one of the best preserved). You will visit the traditional houses, a rice wine brewery and weaving workshop and the opera stage. Later today, arrive in Shanghai.
HOTEL: GALAXY or similar
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| Day 13, Wed: Depart Shanghai/Hometown – Meals (B) |
| Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. |
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| Suggested PRE or POST-TOUR: 4 days Hong Kong or Tokyo. Additional nights in Beijing or Shanghai (refer to Best Value Modules). |
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