The Great Wall of China Tour

(Beijing – Xian – Guilin – Zhujiajiao –Shanghai)

Itinerary

May 19   - Honolulu – Beijing

Depart Honolulu for Beijing – The capital of the People’s Republic of China and an ancient city with great splendors.

May 20    - Beijing     

Arrive at Beijing International Airport, where you will be greeted by our agent/representative and transferred by bus to your hotel

• Accommodation: Park Hotel with breakfast each morning

May 21   - Beijing   -   (B-L-D)

• 9:00an departure from the hotel

·         Morning tour to the Forbidden City whose vast, exotic grandeur was brilliantly captured in the movie ‘The Last Emperor,’ which was filmed on location.

·        Continue to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world.

·         Break for lunch

·        Return to hotel for a leisure rest

• Dinner at local restaurant
• Kung-Fu Show

May 22  - Beijing   -   (B-L-D)

• This morning you have the chance to walk along a portion of this 3,700-mile magnificent Great Wall, the only man-made object that can be observed from space; and one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.
• Break for lunch
• After lunch, drive through the valley of the Ming Tombs, the last resting place of the 13 

Dynasty Emperors.

• Dinner at local restaurant

May 23   - Beijing   -   (B & L)

• Today, our visit includes, the Temple of Heaven, the country’s largest temple complex, where Ming and Qing monarchs pray for good harvest.
•  Break for Lunch (Pekin Duck)
• A once-in-a-lifetime experience on a rickshaw tour traveling through the narrow streets of ancient Beijing (the Hutongs). 
• Shopping at Silk Road Center
• Dinner at local restaurant

May 24   - Beijing – Xian   -   (B-L-D) 

Hotel check out & Bus transfer to the airport and fly to China’s interior and the city of Xian.

• Accommodation:  Sheraton Hotel with breakfast each morning

• A city tour to the Ancient City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the most famous temple in China.
• Lunch at local restaurant
• At leisure until dinner/Show
• Chinese dumpling dinner and a grand Tang Dynasty show – dinner & show
• Evening a stroll through the Muslim Market (if time permits)

May 25   - Xi’an   -   (B-L-D)

• Today we travel to the excavation site of the Terra-Cotta Warriors, an archeological discovery of eight thousand individually crafted figures (all of different facial expressions) and acclaimed as the Eighth Wonder of the World.
• Break for Lunch 
• Later, our visit to the Banpo Village
• Dinner at local restaurant

May 26   - Xian – Guilin   -   (B-D) 

After breakfast, morning flight brings you to the beautiful city of Guilin with its mystical landscape of limestone karsts pinnacles covered with lush vegetation.

• Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel with breakfast each morning
• An introduction of the city that includes Reed Flute Cave featuring wonderful underground scenery; visit Tea plantation
• Dinner before the show – at Sheraton (Buffet)
• Later tonight watch the minority cultural show – a short walk from Sheraton Hotel

May 27   - Guilin   -   (B-L)

Take pleasure in a boat cruise along the Li River. The 40-mile journey to Yangshuo glides through a landscape of the natural beauty of mist shrouded crags and bamboo groves, which have inspired painters and poets for many centuries.  Lunch on board

• Arrive at Yangshuo, free to walk along the Open ‘hello’ Market for souvenir shopping.
• Dinner on your own  - rest of the evening at leisure

May 28   - Guilin – Shanghai    -   (B-L-D) 

Early depart from Guilin to Shanghai, a bustling trade port and the economic heart of China, and the queen of the Orient.   Making our way to our hotel, a comprehensive narration by our guide will acquaint you of Shanghai. 

·         Later, our visit includes a tour of the Oriental Pearl TV Broadcasting Tower, and the Bund.  Along the waterfront you will see the European-style architecture of the buildings that once housed the institutions of the colonial powers in the 19^th century.

• Buffet lunch at the Oriental Pearl Tower.

May 29   - Shanghai   -   Zhujiajiao   -   (B-L-D)

• After breakfast, visit the Shanghai Museum
• After lunch, enjoy the rest of the day excursion to the water village of Zhujiajiao, an ancient city located on the banks of Dianshan Lake, & at the front of Dianshan Hill.  After more than one thousand years, Ming & Qing dynasty buildings still stand, and an ancient stone bridges cross the canal that runs through the center of town.  Places of historical interest and scenic beauty surround you.  Visit includes the museums, a boat ride on the canal, and shopping on BeiDa Street which is famous for its 1,000 shops! 

• Dinner before returning to Shanghai for a good night sleep.

May 30   - Shanghai   -   (B,L,D)

·         People’s Square, and Yu Yuan Gardens. 

·         Xiang Yang Road, the shopping haven for women.

·         Later this evening, we celebrate our last night with your fellow travelers as we dine together one last time in China.

May 31   - Shanghai – Honolulu   -   (B)

In the morning at leisure.   Group meet at the lobby for our departure to the airport.  Farewell to China and our guide in Shanghai.

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 REMARKS

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PACKAGE RATE BASED FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 PASSENGERS:    

Cost $3,095.00  per person based on double occupancy.

Single occupancy, child & family packages available upon request.

*Price is subject to change due to increase in airline, hotel or tax fees.

PAYMENT: 

$400.00 deposit is required upon sign-in and guarantees a space

 Full payment is due on 1 April 2009

NOTE

Cancellation fee applies. 

Please call us at 448-2295 for more information on

Travel protection/cancellation plan (highly recommended)

TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES 

International & Domestic airfare, hotel accommodations with daily breakfast (B); lunch & dinners (L-D) & tours as listed in the above itinerary.  Bus transportation, baggage handling & transfers, English-speaking Guides in each Cities and your ITT travel escort.  ITT provide bus service transfers to the airport and return

TOUR PACKAGE EXCLUDES:  optional tours, gratuity (local guide & bell-hops), excess baggage fees, travel insurance, personal services, China Visa, international airline & airport departure tax, and services not listed in the above itinerary.

ESCORT SERVICES:  All international tours are fully escorted, however, we must have

a minimum count of 15 passengers in order to send a tour escort.   Our tour escort is dedicated, friendly, and professional with many years of experience in escorting our clients to all parts of the world.

COME MEET THE GANG – Please plan to attend a group briefing.   Briefing date is Pending.   Please call for meeting date/time/place.   Come meet your traveling companions…. maps, itinerary, schedules, weather, currencies, China visas, final payment, optional tours etc. will be given/collected/discussed at this time.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS:  Passengers on tour must possess a passport of at least six months validity.  Information Tickets & Travel will process the Visas for China – Visa fee NOT included in package price.

HEALTH – IMMUNIZATIONS:  Not required, however, updating your health record is recommended.  

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 448-2295

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