China Best Tour

Cities to Visit:  Beijing,  Xi'an,  Hangzhou,  Shanghai
Quotation:  US $1,988/p.p.
Single Supplement: US $280/p.p.
Departure time: March. April. May. June. Sept. Oct. Nov. /2002.  10 days
Tour Description: The 10 days will present you a panorama view of China, including the modern capital of Beijing to see the well-known Great Wall & Forbidden City, the ancient capital of Xi'an known for its Terra-cotta warriors and horses, Hangzhou, a ancient capital of China decorated with the picturesque West Lake, and Shanghai, the most popular Chinese cosmopolitan featured with modern and western-style architectures. From this tour, you will get to know ancient China from Xi'an, modern China from Beijing, beautiful China from Hangzhou, and the future of China from Shanghai. So the 10 days tour will bring you the history over 20 hundred years of China.
Itinerary
Day 01 Arrive in Beijing by International Airline at afternoon (Beijing Time), meet your guide and transfer to CVIK Hotel (4*). Welcome dinner. Day 02 American buffet breakfast between 07:00-08:30, then take bus to Temple of Heaven and Pearl House in the morning to begin a full but relaxed day tour. Back to Hotel after lunch for a break. 14:00 to visit Tian'anmen Square Forbidden City, break, and then dinner show in Dai Nationality Style Restaurant. Back to hotel. (BLD) Day 03 Leave at 8:30 in the morning after a good sleep and breakfast, on the way to Great Wall (one-hour drive) to drop in Cloisonne Factory, one of the most famous Chinese crafts. Deling tomb, one of the well-known Ming Tombs, and a local village. Lunch at Siwei Restaurant, then to Great Wall. Back to hotel about 17:00, have a break, leave again at 18:30 for Peking Duck Banquet. Back to Hotel, pack your luggage, then enjoy your last night in Beijing. (BLD) Day 04 Leave your checked-out luggage out of your room at 07:30, finish your breakfast and check out of hotel before 08:30, bus to Summer Palace, the most beautiful lake in China. After lunch, visit Beijing Hutong (Lanes). Flight to Xi'an, and check in Bell Tower Hotel (4*), which located at center of Xi'an, free. (BL) Day 05 Breakfast between 07:00-8:30, then go to Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. After Lunch, Visit a local village village to see the country of northern China and peasants' life and Ancient Chinese Furniture Manufacturing Center. Back to Hotel around 17:00. Break, and Tang Dynasty Show after dumpling banquet. Pack your luggage before go to bed. (BLD) Day 06 Leave your luggage out of your room before 07:00, finish your breakfast and check out of the hotel before 09:00. Bus to Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Tang Dynasty Museum. Lunch at airport hotel, then fly to Hangzhou, check in Huajia Resort hotel. Free. (BL) Day 07 After a good sleep and breakfast, begin a relaxed day. First we will wandering along the Baidi dam, the Xiling Garden by the side of the West Lake, then cruising on the West Lake. China Tea Museum (Longjing Tea Plant) to see how Chinese tea is processed. Back to hotel at 17:30, break for half a hour, and then enjoy your dinner. (BLD) Day 08 Put your suitcase out of your room before 07:00, finish your breakfast and check out of the hotel before 08:30. Morning Bus  Xitang, the ancient town in south China. Easy walk inside Xitang township lined with waterways.After lunch in Xitang, Bus takes about two hours to Shanghai's Grand You You Hotel (4*). Leave the hotel at 17:30 for dinner, and then night Cruise of Huangpu River (BLD) Day 09 Leave the hotel at 09:00, visit Children's Palace, Wandering along the Bund, Lunch at Shanghai Jade Factory to try Mongolia-style barbeque. Free after lunch. (BL) Day 10 Enjoy a free morning when you could venture to the local ferry not far from your hotel and join in the hustle and bustle of the local people. Ready with luggage and carry-on before 12:00 at noon and head for lunch. Enjoy the last minute excitement along the Bundside Avenue and set off to the international airport for home. (BL)