8-Day Highlights of China
$1795 December-March / $1895 April-November
3 Nights Beijing - 2 Nights Xi'an - 2 Nights Shanghai
Inclusions:
Private Guide and Driver for 8 Hours Each Sightseeing Day
4 Star Hotels
Peking Opera with Dinner in Beijing
Peking Duck Dinner
Acrobat Show with Dinner in Shanghai
Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner in Xi'an
Breakfast and Lunch Each Day
All Flights and Transfers Within China
China Life Tourist Accident / Casualty Insurance
Cell Phone While Traveling*
Private Guide and Driver for 8 Hours Each Sightseeing Day
4 Star Hotels
Peking Opera with Dinner in Beijing
Peking Duck Dinner
Acrobat Show with Dinner in Shanghai
Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner in Xi'an
Breakfast and Lunch Each Day
All Flights and Transfers Within China
China Life Tourist Accident / Casualty Insurance
Cell Phone While Traveling*
 Beijing Highlights
The Forbidden City Tiananmen Square Hutong Tour Treasure Houses Peking Opera Temple of Heaven The Mutianyu Great Wall Summer Palace & Garden of Virtue & Harmony Olympic Green |
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Itinerary: (Printable Version Below)
Day 1 – Arrive Beijing
Arrive into Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). Meet your guide and driver outside of customs holding a sign with your name. The guide will provide you with a cell phone and dialing instructions. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will discuss dinner options and when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 2 – Beijing
Highlights: The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, Treasure Houses, Opera (casual dress)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 3 – Beijing
Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, optional visit to the Shahe Cloisonne Factory and Peking Duck Dinner at the famous Fangzhuang Quanjude Restaurant
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Peking Duck Dinner / Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 4 – Beijing / Xi’an
Highlights: Summer Palace with Boat Cruise and the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, Beijing Olympic Green (outside tour of Bird’s Nest and Water Cube)
Your driver will pick you up at the hotel and provide a transfer to the airport. Fly from Beijing to Xi’an where your new guide and driver will await your arrival with a sign that has your name. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will advise on when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch / Overnight: Xi’an – Grand Noble Hotel
Day 5 – Xi’an
Highlights: Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Xian – Grand Noble Hotel
Day 6 – Xi’an / Shanghai
Highlights: Shaanxi History Museum, Muslim Street, Xi’an City Wall with club car
After sightseeing in Xi’an, transfer to the airport. Fly from Xi’an to Shanghai where your new guide and driver will await your arrival with a sign that has your name. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will advise on when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch / Overnight: Yangtze River cruise ship
Day 7 – Shanghai
Highlights: The Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Old Street, Acrobat Show with Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Shanghai – Anting Villa Hotel
Day 8 – Shanghai / Departure
Highlights: Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Market
If your International flight is in the afternoon, take a tour of Yuyuan Garden and Market before your airport transfer. Fly out of Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG).
Meals: Breakfast (Meals on Flight)
Arrive into Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). Meet your guide and driver outside of customs holding a sign with your name. The guide will provide you with a cell phone and dialing instructions. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will discuss dinner options and when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 2 – Beijing
Highlights: The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Hutong Tour in Xicheng District, Treasure Houses, Opera (casual dress)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 3 – Beijing
Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, optional visit to the Shahe Cloisonne Factory and Peking Duck Dinner at the famous Fangzhuang Quanjude Restaurant
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Peking Duck Dinner / Overnight: Beijing – Sunworld Hotel
Day 4 – Beijing / Xi’an
Highlights: Summer Palace with Boat Cruise and the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, Beijing Olympic Green (outside tour of Bird’s Nest and Water Cube)
Your driver will pick you up at the hotel and provide a transfer to the airport. Fly from Beijing to Xi’an where your new guide and driver will await your arrival with a sign that has your name. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will advise on when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch / Overnight: Xi’an – Grand Noble Hotel
Day 5 – Xi’an
Highlights: Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Xian – Grand Noble Hotel
Day 6 – Xi’an / Shanghai
Highlights: Shaanxi History Museum, Muslim Street, Xi’an City Wall with club car
After sightseeing in Xi’an, transfer to the airport. Fly from Xi’an to Shanghai where your new guide and driver will await your arrival with a sign that has your name. Transfer to the hotel. Your guide will advise on when to meet in the lobby the next day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch / Overnight: Yangtze River cruise ship
Day 7 – Shanghai
Highlights: The Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Old Street, Acrobat Show with Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner / Overnight: Shanghai – Anting Villa Hotel
Day 8 – Shanghai / Departure
Highlights: Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Market
If your International flight is in the afternoon, take a tour of Yuyuan Garden and Market before your airport transfer. Fly out of Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG).
Meals: Breakfast (Meals on Flight)
All ground package prices are per person and based on availability. Rates for single occupancy and triple occupancy are available upon request. Some dates may be more expensive due to holidays in China.
*Cell phone includes 60 minutes of calling time to USA. Ask your guide for assistance to add minutes at .29 cents per minute to call domestic, .59 cents per minute to call USA and .29 cents per minute for International outgoing text messages.
