B--Breakfast        L--Lunch

D--Dinner

Tour Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. (B+L+D)

Day 04: Beijing - Nanjing
Visit the Summer Palace and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo. Take a flight to Nanjing and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 05: Nanjing
Visit the Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum,the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and the Confucius Temple Area. (B+L)

Day 06: Nanjing - Suzhou
Take a soft seat train to Suzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Tiger Hill, the Garden of the Master of the Nets and the Humble Administrator's Garden. (B+L)

Day 07: Suzhou - Zhouzhuang - Suzhou
Drive to Zhouzhuang, the No. 1 Water County of China. Visit the Hall of Shen's residence. Transfer back to Suzhou. (B+L)

Day 08: Suzhou - Hangzhou
Morning is free and lunch is on your side. Take an afternoon soft seat train to Hangzhou and transfer to the hotel.  (B)

Day 09: Hangzhou
Visit the West Lake,  the Six Harmonies Pagoda, the Lingyin Temple (Temple of Inspired Seclusion) and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum. (B+L)

Day 10: Hangzhou - Shanghai
Take a soft seat train to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the Bund and a local family. The Farewell Dinner is served at Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of around 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 11: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)

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 Tour Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)

2008 Tour Prices  (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009) Group size 
 

Tour Inclusions

1.Internal flights & taxes and train tickets;

2.Hotels with daily western breakfasts;

3.Daily lunches or dinners at China's finest restaurants;

4.Excellent individual guide & driver;

5.Private air-conditioned car or van;

6.Entrance fees to all tourist sites;

7.Two bottles of mineral water per day;

8.Government taxes.

Notes
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.