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BEST VALUE VACATIONS
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Yangtze River Best Value Vacations Tour A (escorted)
Tour code: YBVA
14 days…Beijing, Xian, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruises, Yichang & Shanghai |
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Beijing, the Capital & 2008 Olympic city (4 nights)
Xian, the great terra cotta army (2 nights)
Yangtze River, the Three Gorges (3 nights)
Shanghai, the amazing city (3 nights) |
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| Tour Features |
- 12 nights hotel/cruises accommodation
- Meals: 9 breakfast (B), 11 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 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, and Summer Palace. |
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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 (Bird's Nest & 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 & Peking Opera. |
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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/Chongqing/Yangtze River Cruise – Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Chongqing. Afternoon sightseeing: 2nd World War & Stillwell Museum. Embark MV. Paradise before 8 p.m. and set sail at midnight.
MV PARADISE – CITS PRESIDENT CRUISES |
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| Day 9, Sat: Yangtze River Cruise – Meals (B,L,D) |
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Shore excursion: Shibaozhai. |
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| Day 10, Sun: Yangtze River Cruise – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Shore excursion: Offshore cruise to Shennong Steam. |
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| Day 11, Mon: Yangtze River Cruise / Shanghai – Meals (B,L) |
Shore excursion: the New Dam site. Afternoon fly to Shanghai.
HOTEL: GALAXY |
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| Day 12, Tue: Shanghai – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Children's Palace, Carpet Factory and Acrobatic show. |
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| Day 13, Wed: Shanghai – Meals (B,L) |
| Full-day sightseeing: excursion to Zhujiajiao, a water-town & the Shanghai Museum. |
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| Day 14, Thu: Depart Shanghai – Meals (B) |
| Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. |
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| Suggested PRE or POST-TOUR: 4 days Hong Kong or Tokyo (refer to Best value Modules) |
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