Tour Code: L-102
- Golden Triangle Trip
9 Days Luxury China Trip of Beijing - Xian - Shanghai
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$1409 per person!
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Day 01Arrival in Beijing
Our guide will meet you or your family outside the customs of Beijing Airport after your check-out procedures are fully completed and then transfer you to downtown 5-star Crowne Plaza Hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to rest or explore. For dinner on your own arrangement, we have some suggestions around our hotel.
Meals: No meals
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Forbidden City, Beijing
Photo by our client Ms. Ann Clarke Cessaris with her feedback on her family tour in ChinaDay 02Beijing
This morning, you'll visit the world's largest urban center square, Tiananmen Square, which is a site where many major historical and celebratory events happened. Walk through the square to the Golden Water Bridge, you'll enter the largest as well as best-preserved imperial palace complex, Forbidden City. Once the palace of twenty-four emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it not only exhibits the incomparable architecture arts and precious cultural relics, but also shows how the China ancient emperors administered the country and lived their lives 600 years ago. As is our practice, you will be served an a la carte lunch of authentic Chinese dishes at a noted local restaurant, not a tourist-oriented eatery. You will eat the most delicious Chinese food during your travel like taking a food tour. For these a la carte meals, we will pay 3 to 4 times' price higher than that of the tourist food. In the afternoon, tour the Temple of Heaven, which is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world. After the sightseeing visit, our guide will take you to the Red Theatre to watch a lively Chinese Kung Fu Show. Unlike the traditional Kung Fu Show, this show has brought in a story of dramatic interest, which makes it more interesting and attractive.
Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Our clients at Great Wall, BeijingDay 03Beijing
Today you'll travel to the Great Wall at Badaling. As one of the greatest wonders of mankind, the majestic Great Wall of China is always a must for those visitors to Beijing. Among all the existing sections, Badaling Great Wall is the most famous and developed one. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, where the food is cheap and low quality, and the worst is that after lunch you still need to stay at least 40 minutes in the shopping area of the restaurant although you have no interest in buying anything, we will drive you to a popular local restaurant to have Sichuan food. In the afternoon, pass through the Sacred Way to tour the Ming Tomb. The Sacred Way is a road leading to the Ming Tombs, which mainly consists of memorial archway, stele pavilion, ornamental pillar and 18 pairs of stone statues. The Ming Tombs is a group of mausoleums of the Chinese emperors from 15th to 17th century. On the way back to downtown Beijing, we will drive by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium), which is the major venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Our travel consultant Tina Wang and her clientsDay 04Beijing - Xian
Explore the Summer Palace and have a Hutong tour. Reputed as the 'Museum of Imperial Garden', the Summer Palace is an imperial garden and temporary dwelling palace for the emperors built 260 years ago. It is also a large-scaled natural mountain and water garden. Enjoying the rickshaw riding through Hutongs will be your memorable experience. Here you will feel the special Beijing culture and history by visiting the famous romantic Shichahai, classic Yinding Bridge, dazzling Yandaixiejie, grand Bell tower or Drum tower and local flavored family. Around noon, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a fancy restaurant with delicious food and great atmosphere. Then fly to Xian and our guide will transfer you to downtown 5-star Sheraton Xian Hotel.
Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Local retired people playing chess near the City WallDay 05Xian
The highlight of your tour today is the 'Eighth Wonder' of the world, Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which is a huge underground military museum constructed as an accessory pit of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. In the museum, you will not only appreciate the amazing warrior figures, but also enjoy the display of Chinese ancient weapons, which exemplify the wisdom of the laboring people over 2,200 years ago. To avoid the mass-produced tourist food near the warrior site, we will serve you an a la carte lunch with a price of 3 to 4 times higher than that of the tourist food at a delicate restaurant, which boasts tasty Chinese food and graceful environment. In the afternoon, visit one of the landmarks of Xian, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Originally built to collect Buddhist scriptures, now the pagoda has been a symbol of this ancient capital city. Later, our guide will take you to the Provincial History Museum, China's most comprehensive museum exhibiting ancient China in all aspects. This evening, you will enjoy a marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the Tang Dynasty Palace (Addr: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian). The show will take you back to 1400 years ago - the dreamy and glorious Tang Dynasty.
Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch, Tang Dynasty dinner show
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
A family visit in XianDay 06Xian
Pay a visit to the City Wall in the morning. Originally built as military defensive systems in the Ming Dynasty, at present, a garden has been built along the wall. Standing on it, you may see the local people doing morning exercises, singing, playing games. After that, you will have a local family visit and a la carte lunch will be arranged at the visited home to taste the authentic home cooked dishes. If you are interested in learning to cook Chinese food, you can choose your preferred dishes in the menu of our Chinese food cooking class. The host will prepare the ingredients beforehand and then teach you step by step when you come to the home. You do need to pay any fee for this. In the afternoon, continue to visit the Great Mosque, a place where the local Muslims attend worship ceremony. You may have a glimpse of Xian Muslims' life here.
Meals: American breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Xian
Photo by our client Mr. Bruce Malkin with his feedbackDay 07Xian - Shanghai
This morning you will take a flight to Shanghai. Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to downtown 5-star Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel. The rest of the day is free on your own exploration. We kindly remind you that the hotel is not far from the famous Xin Tian Di area. Xin Tian Di, where the new meets the old and East meets West, is a famous place for shopping, dining and nightlife in Shanghai. When evening comes, the Xintiandi area becomes a shining star in the city center. You could enjoy its unique construction, have dinner at the outdoor tables, or do some shopping in the fashion shops. The various styles of night bars can absolutely satisfy and enrich your night life. It takes you five minutes to go there by taxi from your hotel and takes twenty minutes if you walk there. Please ask the hotel bellboy to help you.
Meals: American breakfast
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel
Our clients in Shanghai Bund area
Photo by our clients Frank and Hilde van Diest with their feedbackDay 08Shanghai
In the morning, visit the Shanghai Museum. It's a large museum exhibiting China ancient art while featuring bronze ware, chinaware, calligraphy and painting. Then, travel to the Yuyuan Garden, which is a famous classic garden of South China. The beautiful scenery and quiet atmosphere here make it a peaceful place in bustling Shanghai. Around noon, you will have an a la carte farewell lunch at a fancy and famous local restaurant, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisine. In the afternoon, we will transfer you to the Bund area for a short cruise on the Huangpu River. Standing on the cruise ship, you will see many western-style buildings from Shanghai's colonial days in Puxi area. While on Pudong side, rows of skyscrapers will come into view. The utterly different buildings are the best records of the development of the city. You will explore the Bund area and then visit an old street in Shanghai.
Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan HotelDay 09Departure from Shanghai
Our guide will pick you up from the hotel and send you to the airport so that you can board the flight back home after this pleasant tour. If you plan to have an extension tour, please refer to our City Package for more details.
Meals: American breakfast
- ◆2012 Price
| Season Group Size | 2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th) |
Double Occupancy | $1879 |
$1589 |
$1419 |
| Single Occupancy | $2459 |
$2159 |
$1959 |
|
| Shoulder season (Dec 1st, 2012-Feb 28th, 2013) |
Double Occupancy | $1719 |
$1419 |
$1249 |
| Single Occupancy | $2159 |
$1859 |
$1629 |
|
| Shoulder season (Jan 1st-Feb 29th) |
Double Occupancy | $1699 |
$1409 |
$1239 |
| Single Occupancy | $2139 |
$1839 |
$1589 |
|
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