Champion Holidays - China and Beyond Select Tours 2007

Summer Palace, Beijing

Featured Locations
Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Suzhou, Curise on the Grand Canal, Wuxi, Nanjing, Shanghai

Itinerary
AB: American Breakfast | L: Lunch | D: Dinner | SD: Special Dinner

Day 01 (Thurs) US / BEIJING
Take an international flight from the US to Beijing, China. Meals and snacks will be served on the plane. Movies will also be available during the flight.

Day 02 (Fri) BEIJING
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our tour guide.

Day 03 (Sat) BEIJING (AB, L, SD)
Today you will tour the delicately crafted Temple of Heaven, where the emperors used to pray for good harvest. After lunch, you will tour the Hutong (Chinese alleyways) by riding aboard a pedicab through the narrow lanes of the old residential quarters. You will have the opportunity to take a glimpse of the local residents’ daily life. Attend a welcome Peking Duck Dinner Party in the evening.

Forbidden City, Beijing

Day 04 (Sun) BEIJING (AB, L, D)
The highlight today is a trip to the astonishing Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After lunch, you will visit the Ming Tombs, burial sites for 13 of the Ming emperors.

Day 05 (Mon) BEIJING (AB, L, D)
The excursion today includes a visit to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the largest and most intact conglomeration of ancient structures of the imperial palace. This was the palace for 24 Ming and Qing Dynasty emperors who ruled China for over 500 years. Lunch is followed by a visit to the Summer Palace, the famous resort of Empress Dowager Ci Xi. Feast your eyes on the Long Corridor, Longevity Hill, and Kunming Lake. You may also have the opportunity to see pandas at the zoo in Beijing. In the evening you will attend an acrobatic show.

Day 06 (Tues) BEIJING / XIAN (AB, L, SD)
After breakfast, you will take a flight to Xian, the ancient capital city for 11 dynasties in Chinese history. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda upon arrival in Xian. Enjoy a dumpling dinner banquet, followed by an on-stage show of Tang Dynasty dance and music.

Terra-Cotta Warriors, Xian

Day 07 (Wed) XIAN (AB, L, D)
Today you will take an excursion to the Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and see the awesome Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, widely regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. You will also take a tour of the well-preserved city wall. Enjoy the rest of the day for leisure.

Day 08 (Thurs) XIAN / GUILIN (AB, L, D)
This morning you will visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of History before taking a flight to Guilin, famous for its picturesque limestone peaks and rivers.

Day 09 (Fri) GUILIN (AB, L, D)
Today you will take a relaxing cruise on the Li River to Yangshuo. Enjoy the haunting beauty of the mist-wrapped monolithic peaks along the riverbanks en route. Return to Guilin by bus. Take a tour of Elephant Trunk Hill, and enjoy a grand performance of folklore dance with a backdrop of limestone peaks and rivers accompanied by light and sound in the evening.

Day 10 (Sat) GUILIN / SUZHOU (via Shanghai) (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, you will take a tour of the Reed Flute Cave, a fairy land of limestone known as the “art gallery of nature”, before flying to Shanghai. Upon arrival at Shanghai airport, you will be met and transferred to the city of Suzhou, which is often referred to as the “Venice of the East”. On your way to Suzhou, you will take a tour of Zhouzhuang, a village of more than one thousand years history near Suzhou, where you will experience the serene country lifestyle of the local residents, and enjoy the “old world” architecture and the local customs that have been so well preserved.

Day 11 (Sun) SUZHOU / WUXI (AB, L, D)
Today you will cruise on the world famous ancient Grand Canal of more than 2400 years history to experience the unique cultures and glimpse the daily life of the local residents. You will also visit the silk embroidery factory, the Lingering Garden and the ancient Panmen Gate, the only existing water & land gate in China before taking a bus ride to the city of Wuxi, the “land of fish and rice”. Stay overnight in Wuxi.

Qinhuai River, Nanjing

Day 12 (Mon) WUXI / NANJING (AB, L, D)
The highlight today is a tour of the beautiful Tai Lake. Visit the Tea Pot Museum before taking a bus ride to Nanjing, one of the most important ancient capital cities in China, in the afternoon. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your five star deluxe hotel for check-in. Enjoy your free time tonight.

Day 13 (Tues) NANJING (AB, L, D)
The excursion today takes you to Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Mausoleum, and the Ming Tomb for the first Ming Emperor which has been designated as the World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations. After lunch you will have a tour of the city wall of more than 600 years and and the biggest city gate in the world-Zhonghua City Gate. In late afternoon, you will be taken to the Confucious Temple and Qinhuai River scenic belt for sightseeing. Enjoy the night view of Qinhuai River.

Shanghai Street Scene

Day 14 (Wed) NANJING / SHANGHAI (AB, L, SD)
After breakfast you will take a bus or train ride back to Shanghai. Shanghai, China’s largest city (home to 16 million people), is also China’s principal port on a deep estuary of the Yangtze River. Often regarded as “the Paris of the East,” Shanghai has retained the flavor of its past European influences. Upon arrival in Shanghai, you will take a tour of Yu Garden, the Bund and the bustling Nanjing Road. Attend a farewell dinner celebration of Shanghai cuisine in the evening, followed by a cruise on Huangpu River to enjoy a fascinating night view of Shanghai.

Day 15 (Thurs) SHANGHAI (AB, L)
Today’s excursion takes you to the Oriental Pearl Tower where you could have a bird’s-eye view of Shanghai. You will also visit the well-known Shanghai Museum of Art and History, which ranks among the great museums of the world. After lunch, enjoy your leisure time to explore Shanghai on your own.

Day 16 (Fri) SHANGHAI / US (AB)
After breakfast you will take a departure transfer to the airport for the flight back home.

Departure Dates & Fares

	Departing From LAX	Departing From NY (JFK)	Single Supplement
2007
3/15	$ 2,339	$ 2,499	$ 680
3/22 4/05 4/19 4/26 5/10 5/24	$ 2,599	$ 2,759	$ 785
5/31 6/14 6/28 7/05 7/19 8/02 8/23	$ 2,699	$ 2,849	$ 680
9/06 9/13 9/27 10/11 10/18 11/01	$ 2,679	$ 2,839	$ 785
11/15 12/06	$ 2,339	$ 2,499	$ 680
12/20 12/27	$ 2,699	$ 2,849	$ 680

International airport departure taxes and China's airport taxes are not included in the tour fares.

Tour Features

Roundtrip international air transportation
All domestic air and ground transportation
14 nights hotel accommodations at five-star deluxe hotels
Escorted tours and sightseeing with admission and English speaking tour guides in each city
39 meals: 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches, 12 dinners including Peking duck dinner, dumpling dinner banquet in Xian, and Shanghai cuisine farewell dinner party
Cultural entertainment: Acrobatic show in Beijing; Tang Dynasty dance and music in Xian and the grand performance of folk dance an music

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