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BEST VALUE VACATIONS
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Yangtze River Best Value Vacations Tour C (escorted)
Tour code: YBVC
18 days
Beijing, Xian, Yichang, Yangtze River Cruise, Chongqing, Dazu, Guilin & Shanghai |
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Beijing, the Capital & 2008 Olympic city (4 nights)
Xian, the great terra cotta army (2 nights)
Yangtze River, the Three Gorges (4 nights)
Chongqing, the stone cave valley Dazu (1 night)
Guilin, the Li River (2 nights)
Shanghai, the amazing city (3 nights)
City modules to complement your vacation
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| All Inclusive Tour Features |
- 16 nights hotel/cruise accommodation
- Meals: 16 breakfast (B), 14 lunches (L), 12 dinners
- Comprehensive sightseeing of each citys highlights
- Professional English speaking tour guide service in each city
- Domestic airfare within China
- Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers in each city
- Hotel & airport taxes and service fees
- Optional - Choice of airlines with lowest airfare
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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| Day 1, Fri: Depart Hometown |
| Depart hometown via selected carrier. |
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| Day 2, Sat: Arrive Beijing |
Arrive Beijing. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
HOTEL: PLAZA ROYALE HOTEL or similar |
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| Day 3, Sun: Beijing Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (UNESCO), Summer Palace (UNESCO) including cruise on the Kunming Lake and the Pandas Garden/Panda Sanctuaries for being the UNESCO site. |
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| Day 4, Mon: Beijing Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Badaling Great Wall (UNESCO), Changling of Ming Tombs (UNESCO) with Sacred Way and the Olympic Site (the Birds Nest & the Water Cube). |
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| Day 5, Tue: Beijing Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tai Chi and morning exercises, Temple of Heaven, Museum of China Ancient Architecture & History of Beijing (UNESCO) and Hutong Tour by Pedicab.
Evening Peking duck dinner. |
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| Day 6, Wed: Beijing/Xian Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Xian. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing: Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial History Museum.
HOTEL: AURUM INTERNATIONAL or similar |
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| Day 7, Thu: Xian Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Terra-cotta Museum (UNESCO) and the Ceramics & Pottery Center, popular Dumpling Dinner & Tang Dynasty Show. |
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| Day 8, Fri: Xian/Yichang/Yangtze River Cruise Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Yichang. Sightseeing: A unique mountain village of the Peoples Commune, where it takes you back in time 40 years ago. Cruise check-in and overnight on board.
MV PRESIDENTIAL NO. 1 CITSS PRESIDENTIAL CRUISE |
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| Day 9, Sat: Yangtze River Cruise - Meals (B,L,D) |
| Set sail at 8 a.m. Excursion to visit the New Dam construction site. |
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| Day 10, Sun: Yangtze River Cruise (B,L,D) |
| Shore excursion: Offshore cruise to Shennong Stream. |
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| Day 11, Mon: Yangtze River Cruise Meals (B,L,D) |
| Shore excursion: Shibaozhai. |
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| Day 12, Tue: Chongqing/Dazu/Chongqing Meals (B,L,D) |
Arrive Chongqing at 9 a.m. & disembark. Enjoy a full day excursion to Dazu home of the most fascinating rock carvings in China.
HOTEL: HARBOR PLAZA or similar |
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| Day 13, Wed: Chongqing/Guilin Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Guilin. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing: the Elephant Truck Hill & Piled Silk Hill.
HOTEL: GUILIN PARK or similar |
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| Day 14, Thu: Guilin Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day cruise on the Li River and city of Yang Shuo. |
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| Day 15, Fri: Guilin/Shanghai Meals (B,L) |
Fly to Shanghai. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon free at leisure.
HOTEL: GALAXY or similar |
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| Day 16, Sat: Shanghai Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: The Old Town, classical Yu Garden (UNESCO), the Shanghai Museum, Carpet factory & evening Acrobatic show. |
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| Day 17, Sun: Shanghai Meals (B,L) ***WORLD EXPO (from May 01 October 31) |
| You will visit the WORLD EXPO (from May 01 October 31). On other dates, you will visit Zhujiajiao, a river-town near Shanghai, and the Jade Buddha Temple. (Lunch provided only on World Expo days) |
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| Day 18, Mon: Depart Shanghai/Hometown Meals (B) |
| Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. |
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| Suggested PRE or POST-TOUR: 4 days Hong Kong or Tokyo (refer to Best value Modules) |
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| Pricing |
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- Special US domestic add-on fare available from your home city (from $100 to $300).
- Weekend (Fri,Sat,Sun) surcharge $50 each way (applicable to Trans-Pacific flight only).
- Above SAMPLE AIRFARES are for your reference only and are based on all major Transpacific carriers. It is inclusive of Transpacific airfare. The exact airfare will be quoted at the time of booking. US departure taxes, foreign airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges of $250 to $400 are not included.
- Land prices are inclusive of all domestic airfares within China, airport taxes, hotel taxes and service fees which are subject to change.
- Transfers are not included if arrive or depart on different dates. Additional transfer cost as follows:
Beijing - $50 per person (minimum two person)
Shanghai - $60 per person (minimum two person)
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