2010 - 2012 China Highlight Tour

1520USD ( over 10 pax,16th FOC) Single Room: 360USD
1610USD (6-9 pax) Single Room: 398USD
1889 USD(2-5) Single Room:398USD
what included are national guide,local guide,admissions,domestic,hotel,meals,ground transportation.
What not inclcuded are tips for bellboy,guides and drivers.


Day by Day Itinerary
Sept.17---Sept.28
September 17 Depart
Sunday Philadelphia
Meet your traveling companions at Philadelphia International Airport. Our remarkable journey begins with Air China CA #986 departing Philadelphia at 2:20 PM. Cross the International Date Line enroute. (Meals enroute)

September 18 Arrive in
Monday Beijing
Arrive in Beijing at 5:15 PM
Beijing Millennium Hotel

September 19 Beijing
Tuesday
Leave for the Mutianyu Great Wall – less touristy and more spectacular than other more-visited sections. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch – prepared by the hotel – while on the Great Wall. We’ll return to Beijing to visit the Temple of Heave, a magnificent architectural feat, where the imperial families performed their yearly tribute to heaven. We’ll see a sunset scene at sprawling Tian An Men Square. A Peking duck banquet at a Quanjude restaurant tops off a won-derful day! Gain a panoramic view of majestic Beijing by night as we return
to the hotel by coach. (B-L-D)

Beijing Millennium Hotel
September 20 Beijing -Guilin
Wednesday
This morning, we visit the Summer Palace. After lunch and a rest at the hotel, we’ll visit Wangfujing Avenue, known as the Manhattan Street of China. Late afternoon flight for Guilin.
****Park Hotel

September 21 Guilin
Thursday
We’ll have a full day in Guilin to take a relaxing tour, exploring the magnificent caves and strange hills of the city. We’ll stroll along the Li River to observe the lives of the local people. Visit the world’s famous reed flute caves. Our local guide, Mr. Frank Li, is an expert on geology and China’s history. Lastly, we’ll view Guilin from the top of Fubo Hill. (B-L-D)
****Park Hotel

September 22 Li River Cruise
Friday Guilin-Yangshuo
Today will be one of the highlights of our tour. We’ll cruise the magical Li River, where limestone peaks rise from green banks and bamboo forests. The meandering Li River is hugged by zigzag verdant hills, dotted by fishermen’s boats and water buffalo roaming along the river or bathing.

Enjoy a delicious lunch on the boat. We arrive at Yangshuo, as lovely an old town as you might imagine. It does, however, have a touch of western influence – Internet café bars! Our luggage will arrive from Guilin and we can settle into our hotel. Then, we have free time to explore this charming little town on our own. Enjoy an a la carte dinner in a local restaurant, then there’s more free time to explore the town. Breath the intoxicating fresh air and feel the tranquility of this very old Chinese atmosphere. (B-L-D)
***Li River Hotel

September 23 Guilin ——Xi’an
Saturday
After breakfast, enjoy a morning stroll in old town. We’ll have lunch then visit the countryside en route to the airport. We’ll pass terraced fields and mountain villages. Our short flight takes us to Xi’an, China’s first true capital. After check in at the deluxe hotel, we’ll have dinner at a fine local Chinese restaurant. Our castle hotel is in a wonderful location, just a 10-minute walk to the ancient city wall. The hotel’s character is a mansion style from China’s ancient Tang dynasty. (B-L-D)
****Garden Hotel

September 24 Xi’an
Sunday
Located on the legendary Silk Route, Xi’an is known today for its archeological treasures. We’ll see the famous 2,000 year-old Terra Cotta Warriors of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi and the more recent finds. Return to Xi’an in the afternoon. Reservations are made for us at the Shaanxi Grand Imperial Theater for a banquet and performance featuring a live enactment of Tang Dynasty Imperial Court music and dance. (B-L-D)
****Garden Hotel

September 25 Xi’an-Shanghai
Monday
Today, we will visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, one of the largest and best museums of ancient Chinese culture. We’ll also see the Muslim mosque of Confucius style. Late in the afternoon, we’ll take a two hour-long flight to Shanghai, the window of modern China today. Transfer to Jin An Hotel, a deluxe hotel renovated from a Spanish Casino Hotel built in 1930s(B-L-D)
****Jin An Hotel




September 26 Shanghai
Tuesday This morning is free to relax and recover from jet lag. Our group will meet for lunch at a popular local restaurant. The afternoon is free for exploration from our hotel that is right in the center of everything! We recommend a visit to the Shanghai Museum, one of the finest museums in the world. (B-L)
Jin An Hotel
September 27 Shanghai
Wednesday
After breakfast we’ll have a city tour of Shanghai, visiting the Jade Buddha Temple, Huangpu Bund and Yu Garden and back to hotel after lunch for one hour rest and then transfer to Shanghai Museum of ancient Chinese Art. This museum is said to be the best museum featuring ancient Chinese Art Jin An Hotel

September 28 Shanghai Philadelphia
Thursday
Morning is free for you either do the final packing or final shopping.
11:30 a.m. Check-in luggage out by your room door for hotel bellboy’s collection
12:00 Check out hotel and leave for farewell lunch to China
12:30 Arrival at deluxe Chinese food restaurant
13:30 leave for Pudong air-port
14:30 Arrival at the airport and begin airport check-in and
16:30 CA#985 depart for  Philadelphia. You’ll arrive at 12:15 PM
(just after noon) on the same day – gaining back the day you
lost en route. Welcome home!