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Day 1 West Coast - Beijing
Board your transpacific flight to Beijing.
Day 2 Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, China's capital, you
will be greeted and escorted to the Capital
Hotel (or similar).
 Day 3 Beijing (AB,L,SD)
After breakfast, visit Tiananmen Square and
the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City,
home of Chinese emperors for more than
500 years. After lunch, visit the Summer
Palace, taking a leisure stroll while admiring
the thousands of ancient murals along the
Long Corridor and a boat ride on Kunming
Lake (weather permitting).
Enjoy a fabulous welcome
banquet featuring the
famous Beijing Duck
in the evening.
 Day 4 Beijing
(AB,L)
The highlight today is an
excursion to the Great Wall. Enjoy the dramatic vistas and marvel
at the Wall as it climbs and descends steep
ridges and narrow valleys. Continue on to
visit a cloisonné factory on the way to lunch.
After lunch, visit the Ming Tombs starting
with a stroll along the Sacred Way, which
is guarded by stone statues. Then tour the
Chang Ling Exhibition Museum.
Day 5 Beijing - Xi'an (AB)
This morning, visit Beijing Sport University,
where over 50 graduates have won world
championship titles, and more than 60 have
won Asian championship titles. Visit the
university's museum, Garden of Champions,
indoor training gyms, outdoor sports fields
and courts, etc. En route to the airport, drive
around the intriguing architecture of the
main Olympic venues: the National Stadium,
nicknamed the “Bird's Nest,” because of its
unique design, and the National Aquatics
Center, known as the “Water Cube” (H2O3).
Take an afternoon flight to Xi'an. Upon
arrival, you will start your tour of the ancient
City Wall, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and
the Bell Tower. Overnight at the Grand
New World Hotel (or similar).
 Day 6 Xi'an (AB,L,SD)
Today's highlight is a visit to the Terra-Cotta
Warriors and Horses Museum, home to an
army of more than 6,000 life-size statues
excavated from the tomb of the first emperor
of the Qin Dynasty. After lunch, visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, renowned for
its collection of Han- and Tang-dynasty
antiquities. In the evening, enjoy a special
dumpling dinner and cultural show at the
Tang Dynasty Theatre recreating the music,
costumes and dances of that era
 Day 7 Xi'an - Shanghai (AB,L)
Transfer to the airport for your flight
to Shanghai, the “Paris of the Orient.”
Afternoon sightseeing features the bustling
shopping street, Nanjing Road, and the
Bund, the famous promenade along the
Huangpu River. Check in to the Central
Hotel Shanghai (or similar).
 Day 8 Shanghai (AB,L,D)
This morning, you will visit the Shanghai
Museum, China's most up-to-date museum
showcasing the country's ancient glory. In
the afternoon, pay a visit to the Jade Buddha
Temple, renowned for its huge statue of the
Buddha carved from a single piece of white
jade; and the Yu Garden, famous for its rock
gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds, and Old
Shanghai Bazaar, with shops filled with all
manner of interesting curios.
Day 9 Shanghai (AB)
Spend today at leisure to explore this vibrant
city on your own. Perhaps take an optional
tour to one of the nearby picturesque water
towns, known for their winding canals,
arched-stone bridges and well-preserved
architecture from Ming and Qing dynasties.
Day 10 Shanghai - West Coast (AB)
Farewell to Shanghai. Transfer to the airport
for your flight back to the USA. |
