Cities in China Cultural Tour:
- Beijing, Chengde, & Tianjin
Tour Price Includes:
- Round trip airfare from San Francisco via Air China or United Airlines
- First/Deluxe Class hotel accommodation based on double occupancy.
- Meals as in the itinerary (B=Breakfast * L=Lunch * D=Dinner) & Guided sightseeing tours.
- Transportation and all China domestic airfares as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Guided sightseeing tours & Travel Tag/Bag.
Scheduled Itinerary for this Tour:
Day 1 – San Francisco to Beijing
Depart San Francisco for a pleasant flight via United Airlines or Air China.
Day 2 – Beijing
Arrive Beijing, you will be met and transfer to Chang An Grand Hotel or Beijing Maya Island Hotel for rest.
Day 3 – Beijing
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Heaven, an architecture masterpiece built between 1406 AD and 1420 AD to be used by the emperor from Ming and Qing dynasties for ceremonies honoring the god of harvests. After that, proceed to Hutong tour by the old fashioned trishaw, exploring the history and culture of old Beijing. Today’s lunch will be dumplings made by you together with local family. After lunch, go to visit the Shichahai Bar Street. It’s a famous scenic area, surrounding places of historic interest and scenic beauty, and remnants of old-style Beijing residences of Hutong – alleys formed by lines of siheyuan. During the tour, we will go to visit Pixiu Store and Tea store. After dinner, enjoy wonderful Chinese traditional Acrobatics. (B.L.D.)
Day 4 – Beijing
Morning: Explore the incredible Forbidden City with its best-preserved imperial palace complex, where 24 emperors lived and ruled for over 500 years. Then visit Tiananmen Square-the biggest of city central in the world. After that, go to Qianmen Street, the old shopping street of Qing Dynasty. Then Continue to the beautiful Summer Palace where you can discover the royal gardens, pavilions and halls in a tranquil lakeside setting. Later visit Pearl City. At night, enjoy the optional spectacular Kung Fu Show (B.L.D.)
Day 5 – Beijing
Morning: after visiting Bona Jade Store, you will explore the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall is one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. Afternoon: continue to visit outside of Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, which are Olympic stadiums of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Then transfer to visit the famous commercial street—Wangfujing Street. Wang Fu Jing Street is one of the Chinese capital’s most famous shopping streets with hundreds of long history and is called “Gold Street”. Wang Fu Jing Street with historical and modern culture of Beijing is the commercial centre beyond controversy in whole country. Then visit invigorant store (free foot massage). Dinner will be on your own. (B.L.)
Day 6 – Beijing / Chengde
After breakfast visit Jingshan Park which situates at the highest point of Beijing central axis. From here, you can take a panoramic view of the resplendent and magnificent Forbidden City. Then continue to the Xiushui Street. After that, transfer to Chengde by bus. Visit the famous Imperial Mountain Summer Resort-the world’s largest classical imperial garden which is twice as big as the Summer Palace of Beijing and eight times as big as the Beihai Park. In 1994, the special global cultural and natural value of the Summer Mountain Resort of Chengde and the temples around it was confirmed when the UNESCO listed the resort and the mountains around as world cultural heritage. Stay at the Wenguan Hotel, Chengde or similar hotel (B.L.D.)
Day 7 – Chengde – Beijing
After breakfast visit Putuozongcheng Temple which is an imitation of the Potala Palace in Tibet, and it is known as the small Potala Palace. Then come to visit the Xumifusi Temple-one of the three main buildings in Waiba Temple. After that, go back Beijing and enjoy one of the wonderful Golden Mask Dynasty Show. Today’s last stop is Silk Store where you can choose some presents for your family or friends. (B.L.D.)
Day 8 – Beijing/Tianjin/Beijing
Morning make an excursion by coach to Tianjin-one of the four municipalities in China. Its name means ‘the place where the emperor crossed the river’. Facing the Bohai Sea, also the one time imperial port, serves as Beijing’s vital gateway to the sea. upon arrival, you will visit the famous Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street with 600 years history. As the result of expanding Tian Hou Temple, renovating Yu Huang Ge building and renewing the Haihe street-the fine landscape and distinctive architectural style has been a flourish, cultural and tourist area. Then continue to visit the Tianjin Food Street where you can get a lot of local snacks and take home as gifts. After that, transfer back Beijing and visit the Jewelry Store. Then participate in the Night Tour of Chang’an Street by Coach. (B.L.D.)
Day 9 – Beijing – San Francisco
Wrap up your memories and bid farewell to the orient and return to the United States, re-crossing the International Date Line for the same day arrival (B.)
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