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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)
City modules to complement your vacation
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| All Inclusive Tour Features |
- 12 nights hotel/cruise accommodation
- Meals: 9 breakfast (B), 10-11 lunches (L), 9 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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Deluxe hotel and cruise ship upgrade program: (depart US on Thursday)
Meals: 11 breakfast (B), 10-11 lunches (L), 9 dinners
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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: CHANGAN GRAND or similar
Deluxe hotel upgrade program:
HOTEL: THE REGENT |
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| Day 3, Sun: Beijing – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (UNESCO), Summer Palace (UNESCO) including cruise on the Kunming Lake and the Pandas Garden/Panda Sanctuaries for being the UNESCO site. |
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| Day 4, Mon: Beijing – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Badaling Great Wall (UNESCO), Changling of Ming Tombs (UNESCO) with Sacred Way and the Olympic Site (the 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 (UNESCO) and Hutong Tour by pedicab. Evening Peking duck dinner. |
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| Day 6, Wed: Beijing/Xian – Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Xian. Transfer to hotel.
Afternoon sightseeing: Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial History Museum.
HOTEL: AURUM INTERNATIONAL or similar
Deluxe hotel upgrade program:
HOTEL: SOFITEL |
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| Day 7, Thu: Xian – Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Terra-cotta Museum (UNESCO) and the Ceramics & Pottery Center, 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: World War II site & Stillwell Museum. Embark MV. Paradise before 8 p.m. and set sail at midnight.
MV PARADISE – CITS PRESIDENT CRUISES
Deluxe cruise ship upgrade program:
HOTEL: YANGTZE EXPLORER (the most luxurious cruise ship) |
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| Day 9, Sat: Yangtze River Cruise – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Shore excursion: Shibaozhai. |
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| Day 10, Sun: Yangtze River Cruise – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Shore excursion: Offshore cruise to Shennong Stream. |
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| Day 11, Mon: Yangtze River Cruise / Shanghai – Meals (B,L) |
Shore excursion: the New Dam site. In the afternoon, fly to Shanghai.
HOTEL: GALAXY
Deluxe hotel upgrade program:
HOTEL: SKYWAY PULLMAN |
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| Day 12, Tue: Shanghai – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: The Old Town, classical Yu Garden (UNESCO), the Shanghai Museum, Carpet factory & evening Acrobatic show. |
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| Day 13, Wed: Shanghai – Meals (B,L) ***WORLD EXPO (from May 01 – October 31) |
| You will visit the WORLD EXPO (from May 01 – October 31). On other dates, you will visit Zhujiajiao, a river-town near Shanghai, and the Jade Buddha Temple. (Lunch provided only on World Expo days) |
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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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| 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.
- Transfers are not included if arrive or depart on different dates. Additional transfer cost as follows:
Beijing - $50 per person (minimum two person)
Shanghai - $60 per person (minimum two person)
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