Saturday (7/17) |
Sunday (7/18) |
Monday (7/19) |
Tuesday (7/20) |
Flight 1115 (STLŕORD) 04:55 pm – 06:10 pm Seats 15A/B 3 hr layover. Flight 187 (ORDŕPEK) 09:20 pm - 11:55 pm Seats 24A/B “Dinner Snack or brunch” served Must stay awake during flight |
Arrive in Beijing at 11:55 pm Find China
Construction Bank ATM Take cab to: Marriot Beijing City Wall 7 Jian Guo Men South Avenue,
Dongcheng
District |
City: Beijing Hotel: Marriot Beijing City Wall Meals: B,L,D Activities: ·
Tiananmen Square ·
Forbidden City ·
Birds Nest ·
Rickshaw Ride ·
Home visit |
City: Beijing Hotel: Marriot Beijing City Wall Meals: B,L,SD Activities: ·
Countryside drive to Great Wall ·
Afternoon tour to Summer Palace (temples, pavilions,
marble boat) ·
Boat ride on Kunming Lake ·
Special Dinner: Beijing Duck |
Wednesday (7/21) |
Thursday (7/22) |
Friday (7/23) |
Saturday (7/24) |
Cities: Beijing-Xian Hotels: Marriot Beijing City Wall
Xian Grand Noble Hotel Meals: B,L,D Activities: ·
Temple of Heaven (Beijing) ·
After lunch: transfer to airport for flight
to Xian (~ 2hr flight) ·
Meet local rep and transfer to hotel ·
Nothing else listed (any free time?) |
City: Xian Hotel: Xian Grand Noble Hotel Meals: B,L,SD Activities: ·
Terra Cotta Warriors ·
Lunch w/ noodle making demonstration ·
Wild Goose Pagoda ·
(No mention of the Muslim quarter and
visiting the 7th century Great Mosque) ·
Special Dinner: Dim sum and Tang Dynasty
stage show |
Cities: Xian-Chengdu Hotels: Xian Grand Noble Hotel
Chengdu Tibet Hotel Meals: B,L,D Activities: ·
Fly to Chengdu after breakfast ·
Visit Giant Panda reserve ·
Sichuan-style tea sampling ·
Park of Riverview Pavilion (Chongli Pavilion) ·
After dinner, optional Changing Faces
performance. |
Cities: Hong Kong Hotels: Royal Plaza Hotel Hong Kong Meals: B,SL (no dinner) Activities: ·
Early morning flight to HK (~ 2hrs) ·
Meet local rep and take tram to Victoria Peak
·
Special lunch: dim sum at Jumbo Floating
Seafood Restaurant ·
Tour floating village of Aberdeen ·
Free time to shop at Stanley Market ·
Evening free time |
Sunday (7/25) |
Monday (7/26) |
Tuesday (7/27) |
Wednesday (7/28) |
Cities: Hong Kong Hotels: Royal Plaza Hotel Hong Kong Meals: Breakfast only Activities: ·
Free day ·
Optional trip to Macau |
Cities: Hong Kong-Guilin Hotels: Guilin Bravo Hotel Meals: B, D (no lunch) Activities: ·
Fly to Guilin ·
No activities listed for this day |
Cities: Guilin (Yangshuo) Hotels: Guilin Bravo Hotel Meals: B,L,D Activities: ·
Motor coach through countryside to local
village for Li River cruise (52 mile) ·
Motor coach back to Guilin ·
Tour Reed Flute Cave |
Cities:
Guilin-Shanghai-Suzhou Hotels: Guilin Bravo Hotel
Garden Hotel Suzhou Meals: B,L,D Activities: ·
Morning flight to Shanghai, then motor coach to
Suzhou. ·
Visit Garden of the Master of Fishing Nets ·
Tour Silk Spinning Mill ·
Free evening |
Thursday (7/29) |
Friday (7/30) |
Saturday (7/31) |
Sunday (8/01) |
Cities: Tongli-Shanghai Hotels: Garden Hotel Suzhou
Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel Meals:
B,L,D Activities: ·
Visit courtyard mansion (lifestyle & wedding customs) ·
Gondola ride on waterways ·
Shoppping on Old Street ·
Motor Coach to Shanghai ·
Free evening |
Cities: Shanghai Hotels: Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel Meals:
B,SL,D Activities: ·
Walk along Bund (riverside promenade) ·
88th floor of Jinmao
Tower (tallest building in China) ·
Special Lunch: Mongolian BBQ Buffet ·
Visit People’s Square and tour Shanghai
Museum ·
Shanghai Acrobats performance |
Cities: Shanghai Hotels: Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel Meals:
Breakfast
only Activities: ·
Completely free day |
Flight 288 (PVGŕORD) 04:10 pm – 04:55 pm 3 hour layover Flight 1235 (ORDŕSTL) 08:15 pm – 09:20 pm Seats 24A/B Dinner and Breakfast Served |