11 days / 9 nights
Visiting Beijing, Xian, Hangzhou, Suzhou & Shanghai

from $3,599 Cdn

per person, twin share Taxes and China visa fee are additional 30 days advance booking required Maximum stay 60 days

Itinerary: Day 1 Fly Vancouver to Beijing via Hong Kong on award-winning Cathay Pacific Airways. Day 2 Arrive Hong Kong and connect onto Dragon Air flight to Beijing, the capital of China. Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven Hotel. Day 3 Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, trishaw ride to the ancient alleys of Hutongs, traditional Chinese sculled cruise on Houhai Lake with local musician playing classical Chinese music. Buffet dinner will be served at the hotel. (B/L/SD) Day 4 Full day tour to the Great Wall & the Summer Palace. Evening Beijing Duck dinner and the amazing Beijing Acrobatic Show. (B/L/SD) Day 5 Visit the Temple of Heaven before we fly you to Xian, the most historic city in China and the capital of ancient China for 11 dynasties. Gloria Plaza Hotel. (B/D) Day 6 Full day Terra-cotta & Warriors with lunch. Dumpling banquet and a spectacular stage show at the Tang Dynasty Theatre. (B/L/SD) Day 7 Morning flight to Hangzhou. Visit Lingyin Temple, a scenic boat cruise on West Lake and a tea plantation. Best Western Hotel. (B/L/D) Day 8 Morning visit to Wuzhen Water-town before we coach you to Suzhou, the Venice of the East. Glamour Hotel. (B/L/D) Day 9 Visit Tiger Hill and the remarkable leaning Pagoda, Humble Administrator's Garden & the Silk Factory. After lunch, coach to China's largest city, Shanghai. Shanghai Hotel. (B/L/D) Day 10 Full day visiting Yu Gardens, Shanghai Museum, window shopping in bustling Nanjing Road, and a stroll along the Bund. Western dinner will be served this evening. (B/L/WD) Day 11 Transfer to airport for your return flight to Vancouver via Hong Kong. (B)

Package price includes: (guaranteed departure with minimum 2 participants) Round-trip economy class airfare from Vancouver via Cathay Pacific Airways Domestric airfares Beijing/Xian/Hangzhou Meet & assist service; transfers between airports & hotels 4-star hotels as specified on itinerary and based on 2-person sharing a room Daily breakfast and meals, sightseeing tours, entrance fees as specified Local English speaking guide for touring 2012-13 DEPARTURE DATES TOUR PRICE per person SINGLE SUPPLEMENT JAN/FEB 2012, JAN/FEB 2013 $3599 $939 MAR, JUN-AUG, NOV 2012 $3799 $1049 APR/MAY/SEP/OCT/NOV 2012 $4199 $1199 High Season Airfare Surcharge (per person): 25 MAY - 21 JUN; 02 JUL - 14 AUG; 01-10 DEC 2012 $360 22 JUN - 01 JUL; 11-23 DEC 2012 $750 Add-on fares to Vancouver/Toronto (taxes extra): Victoria $100 Kelowna/Kamloops $140 Calgary/Edmonton $190 Winnipeg/Saskatoon/Regina $300 Toronto (via Toronto gateway) $240 Ottawa/Montreal (via Toronto) $330 Thunder Bay/Quebec City (via Toronto) $470 Halifax/St. John's (via Toronto) $560

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