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Beijing Xian Hangzhou Suzhou Shanghai 12-Day Tour

Overview
Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Xian: Shaanxi Museum, Bell Tower, City Wall, terra-cotta Army, Banpo Museum, Tang Dynasty Show
Hangzhou: Boating on West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Leifeng Pagoda, Longjing Tea Plantation, Qinghefang Pedestrian Street
Suzhou: Net Master Garden, the Ancient City Gate and Grand Canal, water town of Zhouzhuang
Shanghai: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, Nanjing Road, Huang Pu River, the Bund, Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower, acrobatics show
Way of Travel: Private transfer + Private city tours + hotels + air-conditioned vehicle + private tour guides + Entrance fees + Meals as listed + inter-city transportation
Departure Date: Choose your own departure date and time

Tour Code: CPT-013
Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing

Arrival in Beijing, met and transferred to your hotel ( booked by us ) in Beijing. Free for the rest of the day.

Day 02: Beijing( B L )

Starting the day with a visit to Tiananmen Square, the world largest square of this kind. Then move on to the imperial palace, also known as the "Forbidden City" that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. After Chinese lunch, continue to visit Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Back to your hotel.

Day 03: Beijing ( B L D )

After breakfast, have an excursion to the Badaling Great Wall, symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch, go on with the visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. Peking Duck dinner and Peking Opera Show in the evening.

Day 04: Beijing - Xian by air ( B L D )

After breakfast, take morning flight for Xian. Met by our English speaking tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Xian. After lunch, your city tour begins with a visit to The Shaanxi Museum - a large modern museum of the national level. Then move on to Big Goose Pagoda. Originally Big Goose Pagoda consisted of a brick structure of five storeys and was about 60 meters high. Originally built in 589A.D. Continue to visit the Great Mosque, the biggest and most preserved complete Chinese existent mosque. It was first built at the Tianbao first year (742 years) during Tang Dynasty. After having the local flavor - dumpling dinner, enjoy Tang Dynasty Show in the evening. Transferred back to your hotel.

Day 05: Xian ( B L )

After breakfast at hotel, have an excursion to the Terra-cotta Army - a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China' First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. After lunch, drive back to the city center and visit the Xian City Wall, a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian. Back to your hotel.

Day 06: Xian - Hangzhou by air ( B L )

Take a morning flight to Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province. After lunch, first head to Lingyin Temple. Lingyin Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect nestled in the Flying Peak north-west of Hangzhou. Then continue to visit the Qinghefang Pedestrian Street. It is the best-preserved histotical street in Hangzhou. A great number of time-honored shops with over a hundred year are located here. Return to your midtown hotel ( booked by us ) in Hangzhou.

Day 07: Hangzhou ( B L )

Pick up from your midtown hotel in Hangzhou and head to a wharf at West Lake. There are many lakes named "West Lake" worldwide, but the "West Lake" here in Hangzhou is usually considered the most beautiful among all. Finish your cruise at the Huagang Park Wharf. Move on to Huagang Park ( Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond Park ). It is a peninsula projecting into the lake. Viewing red fish at the Red Carp Pond is the highlight of the park tour.


Continue to visit Leifeng Pagoda. Ascending to the top of the pagoda and looking down, one has a panoramic view of West Lake and the whole city of Hangzhou. Leifeng Pagoda is the most vibible landmark on West Lake. It is a five story tall tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake. After local Chinese lunch, you are taken to Longjing Tea Plantation to experience the traditional method of making Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea as well drinking, picking, smelling or buying. Return to your hotel in Hangzhou.

Day 08: Hangzhou - Suzhou by car ( B L )

After breakfast, transferred to Suzhou. Arrival at Suzhou, private transfer to your hotel in Suzhou ( booked by us ).
Suzhou is a well-known historical and cultural city, as well as a key scenic tourist one. The city is often referred to as "The Venice of the Earth." Its famous private gardens are listed as World Culture Heritage. First visit Net Master Garden,the best and most celebrated as a model Ming Dynasty Garden in all of Suzhou. Then move on to the Ancient City Gate and Grand Canal. Then have a short tour of a silk spinning factory to see how Chinese silk has been produced since the 14th century. Stay overnight at your hotel in Suzhou.

Day 09: Suzhou - Shanghai by car ( B L )

After breakfast, visit the water town of Zhouzhuang. You will board a Chinese style gondala to cruise the waterways of the city. After the tour in Suzhou and Zhouzhuang, transferred back to your midtown hotel in Shanghai. Stay overnight in Shanghai.

Day 10: Shanghai ( B L )

First visit Shanghai Museum, the selection of over 112,000 Chinese cultural relics from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Then proceed to visit The Bund, one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. After that, move on to the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Road, a walking bustling street that is always packed with people waching other people.


After lunch, go to Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and visit Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Finally take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River.

Day 11: Shanghai ( B L D )

After breakfast, visit Yuyuan Garden, a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. Just next to Yuyuan Garden is the Old City God's Temple Bazaar from the Song Dyansty.  Then move on to Jade Buddha Temple - the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was built during the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1875-1909 ) and boasts of priceless collection of jade statutes from Burma.


After lunch, first visit Shanghai Urban Planning Center. The Exhibition Hall is a six story building, with two basement levels, which displays Shanghai's urban planning and development. Move on to the former French Concession, characterized by beautiful, tree-lined streets and weathered European architecture. Finally head to Xi Tian Di - something like Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong and Clarke Quay in Singapore. The brick buildings on these tow-square blocks have been preserved and tranformed into trendy clubs, restaurants and boutiques. Back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Day 12: Shanghai Exit

Transfer to airport for departure or free on your own. ( B )

B--Breakfast      L--Lunch      D--Dinner

Price Details for this tour:

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Cost: in US$ per person
Travelling Party	Super Deluxe Class	Standard Class	Tourist Class
2 persons	$2080	$1610	$1530
3-5 persons	$2020	$1570	$1490
6-9 persons	$1770	$1320	$1250
10 persons up	$1630	$1190	$1100
Single supplement	$775	$363	$287
Remark: The prices above are based on two persons sharing one standard room. If you prefer a single room on your own, please contact your trip advisoe for new quotations.

Featured Hotels for this tour:
City	Super Deluxe Hotel	Standard Hotel	Tourist Hotel
Beijing	Crowne Plaza Beijing	Sunworld Hotel Beijing	Holiday Inn Express Temple of Heaven
Xian	Sheraton Xian	Tangcheng Hotel	Xian Melody Hotel
Hangzhou	Sofitel West Lake	Hangzhou Wuyang Hotel	Hangzhou Wuyang Hotel
Suzhou	Grand Metropark Hotel Suzhou	Holiday Inn Express Changjiang Suzhou	Holiday Inn Express Changjiang Suzhou
Shanghai	Crowne Plaza Hotel Shanghai	Golden River View Hotel Shanghai	Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai

Inclusions:
1.All transfers and city transportation for your own use
2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned
3.Private car or van with English speaking guide
4.Hotels with breakfast at Beijing, Xian Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai
5.Beijing-Xian-Hangzhou airfare and Hangzhou - Suzhou - Shanghai road transfer
6.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:
Tips to your tour guide and driver
Available:
Daily

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Tour Code: CPT-013

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