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Tour Code: L-702

21 Days Luxury of Beijing - Shanghai - Xian - Kunming - Lijiang - Kunming - Lunan - Xingyi - Huangguoshu Waterfall - Guiyang - Kaili - Guiyang - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Hongkong
Starting from $3079 per person
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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Saturday


Lijiang old town

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.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


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)

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


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)

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


Day 04: Beijing - Shanghai
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. Visit Nanjing Road and the Bund. A special 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)

Accommodation:  Ramada Plaza Shanghai 



Long-horn Miao minority girls' traditional costumes

Day 05: Shanghai - Xian

Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


Day 06: Xian

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian) (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


Day 07: Xian
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B+L)

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


Day 08: Xian - Kunming
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, take a flight to Kunming and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: Grand Park Hotel


Day 09: Kunming - Lijiang
Take a morning flight to Lijiang and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Baisha Village and a local Naxi family, the Baisha Murals, the Rock Joseph's Former Residence in Yuhu Village and the Square Street of the Lijiang Old Town. Enjoy the Naxi Ancient Music and Dance Performance at Dongba Palace in the evening. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Jian Nan Chun Hotel


Day 10: Lijiang
Full day is free. You can enjoy the ancient town and pay a short visit to a Local Family of Naxi Minority by yourselves. (B)

Accommodation: Jian Nan Chun Hotel



A free market in Kaili

Day 11: Lijiang - Kunming - Lunan
Take a morning flight back to Kunming. Transfer you to visit the Stone Forest at Lunan and stay overnight there. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Stone Forest Hotel


Day 12: Lunan - Shizong - Xingyi
Drive to Xingyi via Shizong. Xingyi is the southwest gate of entering Guizhou province. En route, visit the Local Tobacco Farm and a Local Country Market if time is proper. Upon arrival in Xingyi, visit the Local Folk Museum of the Wedding Rituals. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Panjiang Hotel


Day 13: Xingyi
Visit the Forest of Thousands of Mountain Peaks, the Maling Gorge and the Heaven-star Gallery which takes 2 hours' hiking. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Panjiang Hotel


Day 14: Xingyi - Huangguoshu Waterfall
Drive to Huangguoshu. En route, explore Zuoqi Black Miao Village to discover women's traditional costume with big earring, black turban and black cotton jacket. Visit the Buyi People Village to see their traditional way of spinning and weaving. Stay overnight at Huangguoshu. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Huangguoshu Hotel


Day 15: Huangguoshu Waterfall - Guiyang
Visit the largest waterfall in Asia - Huangguoshu Waterfall. Upon arrival in Guiyang, visit the Jiaxiu Pavilion and the Qingyan Old Town. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Guiyang Hotel



A free market in Kaili

Day 16: Guiyang - Kaili
Drive to Kaili and check in at the hotel. Visit a Long-skirt Miao Village. You will experience the Miao people's daily life by visiting the Local Families. Meanwhile, you can appreciate the Miao people's typical architecture - Wooden Stilt House. (B+L)

Accommodation: Grand Dragon Hotel


Day 17: Kaili - Guiyang - Guilin
Visit the traditional way of paper-making and a Long-skirt Miao Village. Transfer back to Guiyang and take a flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel


Day 18: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles. Transfer back to Guilin. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.) (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel


Day 19: Guilin - Hongkong
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Hongkong. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves.(B+L)

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong


Day 20: Hongkong
The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. Peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, visit the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley Market on your own. (B)

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong


Day 21: Departure from Hongkong
You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves.(B)

More Ethnic GuizhouB-- BreakfastL-- LunchD-- Dinner

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

Prices  (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009)
Group size
Season
2-5 travelers 6-9 travelers 10 travelers & above
High season Double Occupancy $4709 $3949 $3429
Sole Occupancy $6049 $5289 $4649
Low season Double Occupancy $4449 $3689 $3079
Sole Occupancy $5519 $4759 $3949
Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; F1 Grand Prix and Dec 01 to Dec 15 staying in Shanghai; Oct 01 to Oct 07 and Jan 25 to Feb 01, 2009 staying in Lijiang;May 01 to May 07 and Oct 01 to Oct 07 staying in Xingyi and Kaili; Mar 27 to Mar 30 (Rugby 7 period), Apr 11 to Apr 30, Oct 09 to Nov 15, Dec 01 to Dec 15, Jan 04 to Jan 18, 2009 staying in Hongkong.

Inclusions
  1. Internal flights & taxes;
  2. Hotels with daily western breakfasts;
  3. Daily lunches or dinners at China's finest restaurants;
  4. Excellent individual guide & driver;
  1. Private air-conditioned car or van;
  2. Entrance fees to all tourist sites;
  3. Two bottles of mineral water per day;
  4. Government taxes.

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  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.


The accommodation in Guizhou is much better than that of last 10 years, however, it still cannot be comparable with other big cities in China. In Guiyang city, the capital of the province, have a many of good hotels and tens of the hotel is 4-star stardard and over 4-star. In Kaili, there are just two 3-star hotels. They can offer both eastern and western style foods for you. The local wood house and lcoal style food in the villages should not be missed during the trips. When staying in the villager's house, the hospitable hosts will offer their best homemade food for you. Some hosts may also share their interesting custom with you. These things will be impressive experience for you in China. The accommodation is Yunnan and Guangxi is also better. And the traffic condtion is better than Guizhou recently.

Client's information:
Ms.caspar 2008-3-24 17:13

Hi
Well i'm 21 yrs old and hopefully can offer a little advice for the yong men visiting hongkong.
I have just returned from 3 nights in HK and absolutely loved it.
OK club/bar wise the Lan Kwai Fong area is really cool. It's on HK island about a 10 min taxi journey from the peak. Our taxi wasn't expensive at all. It is really cheap to get around, well compared to England! The area is basically a street full of bars, the atmosphere is really good, we went on a Sat and the street was full of people drinking outside the bars. A lot of the bars had dance floors and live bands also. For more info you can go on www.lankwaifong.com
I have heard Disney isn't all that but i have not been myself. I visited Ocean Park, I was on a limited time scale so i basically went to see the panda's and have a quick walk round. The cable cars there look good and you would get a good view of Hk Island from them. I paid just over 200 HKD to get in and i got a taxi from central MRT (tube) station for about 70 HKD. It would be a little cheaper maybe getting the MRT to admirality then getting a taxi.
My fave day out was the Giant Buddha and monastery on Lantau. I got the MRT to Tung Chung on Lantau Island then the number 23 bus to the Buddha (about 1 hour as they are widening the road so only 1 lane on some parts) I reccomend you set off early to do this, i left my hotel in Kowloon at 7.15am and was at the buddha at 9.40am. I spent a few hrs there but as i was leaving it was getting really busy and the queue for the bus the get there looked really long as i walked past it on the way back. As you get back to Tung Chung there is also a shopping 'outlet' center there so discounted things which is worth a look round.
If you like markets Stanley market and the Ladies market is great and if you want some jade, there is a jade market nr the ladies one.

Client's information:
Mr.Jody J 2008-3-21 15:46

Taboos of Miao Ethnic Group

1. Alcohol is a must for dinner at Miao family. If a guest can accept it, the host will feel flattered. Even if you cannot drink, you may taste or sip a little bit to show your respect to the host; otherwise it would be regarded impolite;
2. Elders are highly respected. For an extended family, young couples should not be too intimate in the public;
3. White rooster shall never be a gift;
4. Never tramp on the iron triangle in the oven;
5. The grass hung on the doorway indicates there is someone ill at home and guests are not welcome.

Client's information:
Ms.Lemon Concord , Canada , 2007-10-12 14:49

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