Culture Tour
Beijing - Xi’an - ChongQing - Cruise - WuHan
- ShangHai
(12
Days)
(B= Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
If a specific hotel listed here is unavailable,
you will stay at a comparable hotel
with the same level of service
 Day
01: Arrival in Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transported to your hotel.
After your overseas flight, you can relax during the remainder of the
afternoon and evening. For dinner, you may eat in the hotel or explore
local restaurants.
(4-star: Tianlun Dynasty Hotel ; 5-star: Beijing New Century Hotel)
Day 02: Beijing
 Your
first day of touring in our capital city will begin with strolling across
the Tiananmen Square - the largest
and most imposing public square in the world. Through the Meridian Gate
on the north side of the square, you will enter the fabled Forbidden
City to appreciate its majesty and magnificence. In the afternoon,
you will visit the Temple of Heaven
where the emperor, twice each year, would visit to thank the Gods for
a good harvest and pray for the new one. To complement a memorable start
to your tour, you will have Beijing Duck
Dinner at the famous century-old Quan Ju De restaurant followed
by a fascinating Peking Opera performance.
(B, L, D)
Day 03: Beijing
You will follow the Chinese saying "you are not a real human
being until you climb up on the great wall” at the Badaling
Great Wall of China, more than 2, 500 years old. The wall was constructed
to protect China from the savage Northern tribes. The wall construction
was initiated in 200 B.C. during the Qin Dynasty and was finished around
the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, which lasted for 10 dynasties.
After the Great Wall, you will visit Dingling, one of the Ming
Tombs – the burial site of royalty during the Ming Dynasty.
It took 10 years from Dingling's discovery develop the site.
Entrance to this sacred burial ground is via the Sacred
Way, an avenue where large animal statues stand guard. (B,
L, D)
Day 04: Beijing - Xi'an
This morning you will marvel at the treasures of the
Summer Palace, the largest imperial garden in the world. Then you
will be transported to the airport for your flight to Xi'an - the ancient
capital of China for 11 dynasties. After checking in at the hotel, you
will be accompanied to visit the ancient well-preserved City Wall. Tonight
you will feast at a special Chinese Dumpling Dinner Banquet.
(B, L, D) (4-star: Jianguo Hotel Xi’an; 5-star: Sheraton Xi’an
Hotel )
 Day 05: Xi'an
Today's highlight is a visit to the Terracotta Warriors Museum. The
museum is home to an entire army of life-sized clay soldiers buried
centuries ago to guard the underground tomb of China's first emperor
- Qin Shihuang. After this you will be transported back to the city
where you will visit the Forest of Stone Steles Museum and the Big Wild
Goose Pagoda. Your dinner served for this evening will be the Tang Dynasty
Dinner Show at the Tang Dynasty Palace. (B, L, D)
 Day 06: Xi'an - ChongQing
This morning's tour features the Provincial History Museum with a collection
of more than 113,000 historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi.
After lunch, you will be transported to the airport for your flight
to ChongQing. You will board a deluxe cruise ship.
(B, L, D)
Day 07: Cruise - Fengdu
You will visit the Ghost City of
Fengdu.
(B, L, D)
Day 08 :Xiling Gorge - YiChang
Take a small junk to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature in
the Shennong Stream. We will enter the Xiling Gorge and pass the five-step
ship lock at the Three Gorges Dam.
(B, L, D)
Day 09: YiChang - Wuhan
 You
will disembark the cruise ship at YiChang and end your cruise tour.
Afterwards, you will take a bus to Wuhan and be transported to your
hotel. You may eat in the hotel or explore local restaurants
(B, L). (4-star: Wuhan Asia Hotel; 5-star: Wuhan Oriental Grand Hotel)
Day 10: Wuhan-Shanghai
You will visit the Yellow Crane Tower. After having lunch, you will
take a flight to Shanghai and be transported to your hotel.
(B, L) (4-star: Shanghai Mansion; 5-star: Shanghai Hilton)
 Day 11: Shanghai
You will see the most modern city of China. At the
Shanghai Museum, you will see beauty firsthand. The museum's displays
show Chinese art from ceramics to jade to furniture. After experiencing
Shanghai's past, you will see Shanghai's future at the
TV Tower of Oriental Pearl - the world's third tallest TV tower.
The remaining time is set aside for you to enjoy the magnificent views
of the City's Old Bund, its European architecture and the
Yuyuan Garden. In the evening, you will be treated to a magnificent
Acrobatic Show. (B, L, D)
 Day
12: Departure from Shanghai
Having completed your memorable China tour, today you will be transported
to the airport for your flight home. (B)
Tour Package Cost
Per Person Rate
4-Star Hotels: $3017.08 Cdn+GST
5-Star Hotels: $3706.42 Cdn+GST
Per Person Rate (10-15 person group – contact us to book as a
group)
4-Star Hotels: $2327.75 Cdn+GST
5-Star Hotels: $3246.86 Cdn+GST
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