Visit Beijing, Xian & Eastern China Tour Code: BJXISH
Special arrangement to see the Olympics sites including "Bird's Nest" and "Water Cube" Depart on Thursday
$75 Early Bird Discount for tours depart after 12/10 (reservation must be booked by 6/15)  

Cathay Pacific
(CX)		 Departure Date SHA-HKG
Return from Hong Kong		 SHA-CAN
Return from Hong Kong
6/4 $1,639 $1,779
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13 $1,489 $1,629
8/20, 8/27 $1,289 $1,429
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 $1,199 $1,399
10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 $1,219 $1,419
11/19, 11/26 $1,169 $1,359
12/3 $1,329 $1,469
12/10, 12/17 $1,679 $1,819
12/24, 12/31 $1,329 $1,469
Note:

(1) Child price is $100 less than adult price.
(2) Taxes & fuel surcharges (approximate):
Return from Hong Kong (SHA-HKG) $180; Return from Hong Kong (SHA-CAN) $160.
(3) Return weekend surcharge (FRI/SAT/SUN): Add $25 per person each way.
(4) Ticket is valid 45 days, subject to $25 service charge for changing flight each time.

$75 Early Bird Discount for tours depart after 12/10 (reservation must be booked by 6/15)

Air China
(CA)		 Departure Date Return from Shanghai SHA-CAN
Return from Guangzhou
6/4 $1,129 $1,319
6/11, 6/18, 6/25 $1,279 $1,479
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17 $1,129 $1,319
10/8, 10/15 $1,139 $1,329
Note: (1) Child price is $100 less than adult price.
(2) Taxes & fuel surcharges (approximate):
Return from Shanghai $275; Return from Guangzhou (SHA-CAN) $285.
(3) No return weekend surcharge.
(4) Ticket is valid 60 days, subject to $25 service charge for changing flight each time.
Ticket must be issued before 6/15/09

Air China
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Cathay Pacific
(CX)		 Departure Date SHA-HKG
Return from Hong Kong		 SHA-CAN
Return from Hong Kong
6/4 $1,599 $1,599
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 $1,789 $1,779
7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 $1,619 $1,599
9/3, 9/10, 9/17 $1,519 $1,519
10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 $1,529 $1,529
11/19, 11/26 $1,479 $1,469
12/3 $1,649 $1,649
12/10, 12/17 $1,819 $1,819
12/24, 12/31 $1,539 $1,539
Note:

(1) Child price is $100 less than adult price.
(2) Taxes & fuel surcharges (approximate):
Return from Hong Kong (SHA-HKG) $230; Return from Hong Kong (SHA-CAN) $220.
(3) Return weekend surcharge (FRI/SAT/SUN): Add $25 per person each way.
(4) Ticket is valid 45 days, subject to $25 service charge for changing flight each time.

$75 Early Bird Discount for tours depart after 12/10 (reservation must be booked by 6/15)
Day 1 USABeijing
Fly from USA to Beijing.
Day 2 Beijing
Arrive at Beijing International Airport, you are met by your local guide and escorted to the hotel.
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton, Haidian / Holiday Inn Downtown / Novotel Xinqiao (or similar)
Day 3 Beijing (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Heaven where Ming and Qing monarchs prayed for good harvest. Then visit the newly renovated Qianmen (Front Gate) Street. After lunch, the highlight for today's excursion is to visit the Great Wall, a mammoth defense bulwark that serpentines its way across mountains and valleys. Then proceed to Deshengmen. Deshengmen is one of the few surviving city gates in Beijing. Enjoy the acrobatic show. After dinner visit Wangfujing Street, then head back to the hotel.
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton, Haidian / Holiday Inn Downtown / Novotel Xinqiao (or similar)
Day 4 Beijing (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, visit Beijing Tong Ren Tong, a famous Chinese pharmaceutical company that was established in 1669. Then visit the world's largest public square-Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. After lunch, continue your tour to Summer Palace which is the largest and best preserved imperial garden in China. Then proceed to the Olympic Village and enjoy a foot massage. You will be able to see the 2008 Olympic National Stadium (The Bird's nest) and the National Aquatics Center (The Water Cube) from the Olympic Village. Before returning to the hotel, visit "The Place Mall", the newest shopping street. A brilliant overhead LCD screen attracts many eyeballs at the Place. The 250-meter long and 30-meter wide LCD screen has become an attractive scenic spot here at summer nights.
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton, Haidian / Holiday Inn Downtown / Novotel Xinqiao (or similar)
Day 5 Beijing - Xian (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, visit Jingshan Park, Houhai Park and Hutong. Broad a night train to Xian. Overnight on train.
Day 6 Xian (AB, L, D)
Today you will start the day with visiting the Forest of Stele Museum. Established in 1090 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Stele Forest in Xian is well-known nationally for a fine and large collection of more than 1, 000 inscribed stones engraved during the period of the Han to the Qing Dynasties for over 2, 000 years. It is a place to get close to Chinese history and culture. Enjoy an afternoon city tour to the Ancient City Wall; the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which had become the emblem of Xian city , was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty. After lunch, visit life-size Terra-cotta warriors and horses which guarded the emperor's burial site for over 2,000 years. In the evening, enjoy an Imperial Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Dinner opera show, performing the original music and dancing of the Tang Dynasty.
Accommodation: Xian Grand New World Hotel (or similar)
Day 7 XianHangzhou (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and take the flight to Hangzhou. Then enjoy a boat-riding on the famed West Lake and visit the Flower Harbor Garden.
Accommodation: Hangzhou West Brook Hotel (or similar)
Day 8 Hangzhou - Wuzhen - Suzhou (AB, L, D)

After Breakfast, travel to Wuzhen to enjoy a boat-riding. After the tour, travel to Suzhou. Visit Hanshan Temple which was built in the Liang period (502-557), it originally named Miaolipumingta, the temple was later given its present name because Han Shan, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), had lived there. Then visit Suzhou Silk Factory.
Accommodation: Suzhou Jincheng Jin Jiang International Hotel (or similar)

Day 9 Suzhou - Shanghai (AB, L, D)

After breakfast, proceed to Shanghai. Visit Chenghuang Miao and Shanghai Old Street. Afterwards, visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Xintiandi. Then visit Nanjing Road.
Accommodation: Radisson Hotel Hong Quan / Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel (or similar)

Day 10 ShanghaiGuangzhou / Hong KongUSA (AB)
After breakfast, fly to Guangzhou or Hong Kong. You can stopover Guangzhou or Hong Kong. Please select your return date from Hong Kong to USA.
Notes
?Tour is narrated mainly in Cantonese.
?Deposit due: $300 per pserson within 3 days after reservation.
?Prices are based on departure from San Francisco. Please call for other gateway of add-on fare.
?Prices include international & China domestic airfares, sightseeting and meals as indicated in itinerary.
?Tour price is based on two adults sharing a twin room, double occupancy.
?Prices exclude airport taxes, government fees & fuel surchareges, China visa fee, and tips ($7.00/person/day).
?Child (2 to 11-year-old) share room with 2 adults without bed.
?Single Supplement: $340.
?If traveller request early departure, there will be service charge $50 per person, and additional charge depend on seat availability.
?Complimentary travel protection insurance if full payment is paid 45 days before departure.
?Ticket and document are non-refundable and cannot be changed after issued.
?Terms, conditions and restrictions applied.
?All rates and rules are subject to change without prior notice.