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Our carefully planned itineraries go beyond the often humdrum to make each of our trips
a unique, exciting and adventurous journey
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Discover & Explore China's Ancient, Historic & Modern Wonders
(All entrance fees and performance costs included)
Shanghai Musuem, Shangahi |
Sichuan Sanxingdui, Chengdu |
Our tour takes you to many of China's most notable landmarks including . . .
- Three-Night Yangtze River Cruise — 400 mi. of spectacular scenery & famous sights
- Cruising Aboard Victoria Cruise Line — leading Yangtze River cruise line for over 10 yrs
- Sheer-Sided Three Gorges & Dam — one of world's largest construction projects
- Huangpu River Cruise — Shanghai's famous Bund (waterfront) & wharves
- Shanghai Museum — ancient Chinese art; buy fine classical porcelains reproductions
- Shanghai Yu Garden — one of loveliest & most complete classical gardens
- French Concession Tour — once Shanghai's trendiest; tree-lined streets & mansions
- Suzhou Tour — China's "City of Exquisite Gardens"
- Zhuozheng Garden — stunning, expressing ancient architecture & arts
- Garden of Master's Nets — among finest embodying tranquility & harmony
- Mystical Li River Cruise — among China's most awesome scenery with sheer peaks
- "Liusanjie" River Show — masterpiece light show on mighty Lijiang river; cast of 600
- Reed Flute Cave at Guilin — brilliant, huge cave named for green reeds outside
- Giant Panda Breeding Center (Chengdu) — one of best to see & hold pandas
- Sanxingdui Museum (Chengdu) — holds some of China's most ancient secrets
- Xi'an History Museum — premier attraction; unrivaled collection, over 350,000 relics
- Xi'an City Wall — largest, best-preserved city wall in China
- Shaanxi Archaeological Institute — excavations from tombs sites in Xian region
- Terracotta Warriors — 6,000 awesome life-size pottery figures in battle formation
- Forbidden City — Beijing's Palace Museum; China's most magnificent architecture
- Tiananamen Square — world's largest public square, heart of modern Beijing
- Hutong Area — Beijing's ancient alleys & lanes; a glimpse into yesterday's world
- Summer Palace — archetypal Chinese garden, amongst most noted & classical
- Great Wall of China at Mutianyu — less tourists; undulates over dramatic hills & ridges
- Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) — one of largest Chinese temple complexes
- Beijing Planetarium — one of world's largest; 77 ft dome, seats 600
- Beijing Ancient Observatory —built in Ming & Qing Dynasties; 8 astron. instruments
- Beijing Acrobatic Show — acrobatic artists perform extraordinary, wonderful feats
- Luxury Express Train — experience China's modern rail service, Chengdu to Chongqing
- Accommodations in Five-Star Hotels (or Best Local) Including:
- Special Meals — including
- Welcome and farewell dinners
- Special spicy dinner in Chongqing
- Dumpling banquet or local Muslim special food in Xi'an
- Beijing Duck dinner
- Lunch with local Beijing family
- Total Solar Eclipse — viewed from beautiful Anji County
at one of China's best eclipse viewing locations
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