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| TRAVEL AGENT Arlene Scott CWT-Four Seasons Travel 33790 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC Canada V2S 5M4 Tel.: 604-853-9111 Fax.: 604-853-8621 email: abbotsford@carlsonwagonlit.ca 10 days China Shopping Tour ~ Beijing, Zhouzhuang, Shanghai 29 Oct - 07 Nov 2007 Day 01/29 Oct Vancouver / Beijing (AC29 1335/1600) Begin your "Hello China" adventure either by departing for Beijing by Air Canada. After crossing the International Date Line, you will lose a day. Day 02/30 Oct Arrive Beijing Arrive Beijing at 4:00pm. Upon arrival, meet your local guide and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure. (Please wear your name tags upon arrival). Hotel: 5* International (4 nights) Day 03/31 Oct Beijing Hotel breakfast. Take a morning stroll around Tian'anmen Square - this vast square and its periphery are home to some of the grandest monuments and government edifices in China.. Continue your tour to visit The Imperial Palace - the "Forbidden City" - the sequestered world of China's final emperors. After lunch, shopping at Yasiu Market. Buffet dinner at the Hotel. (B/L/D) Day 04/01 Nov Beijing Head to the outskirts of Beijing to marvel at the Great Wall, and - if you wish - to take the opportunity to scale its heights. After lunch, enjoy a coach ride to the Summer Palace - much as it was when the Empress Dowager Cixi retreated to this rolling, regal landscape of lake, pagodas, and pavilions. Enjoy a boat ride on Kunming Lake before heading back to Beijing. This evening you will feast on a Peking Duck Dinner. After dinner, enjoy a Martial Arts Kung Fu Performance. (B/L/SD) Day 05/02 Nov Beijing Hotel breakfast. Morning tour takes you to The Temple of Heaven, established on the site that feng shui masters determined was the place where Heaven and Earth meet. This is where emperors presided over prayers and rituals for good weather and bountiful harvests. Enjoy a rickshaw tour to the ancient part of Beijing - Hutong. After Lunch, drop off at Wangfujing Street for the last minute shopping in Beijing or enjoy a 90 minutes Chinese traditional foot massage (optional). Dinner at own expense. (B/L) Day 06/03 Nov Beijing / Shanghai / Zhouzhuang (domestic flight) Morning flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, met and transfer for lunch. Enjoy a scenic ride to the ancient water town of Zhouzhuang, listed by UNESCO at one of China's Cultural Heritage. After checking the hotel, free time to enjoy this tranquil town. Dinner at hotel. (B/L/D)Hotel: Zhouzhuang Hotel - best in town (1 night) Day 07/04 Nov Zhouzhuang /Shanghai After breakfast. Enjoy a gondola ride on the canal to enjoy the tranquility of this canal town, visit the popular 'Shen Mansion' - the resident owned by the richest man in China during Ming Dynasty. Free time to shop at local market before heading back to Shanghai. Visit the Oriental Pearl Tower. and enjoy a western buffet dinner at its revolving restaurant. (B/L/D)Hotel: 5* The Regent (3 nights) Day 08/05 Nov Shanghai After breakfast, visit Jade Buddha Temple, one of the must see in Shanghai, then to the silk factory to learn how to make silk from a silk worm cocoon. Heading to the spectacular 'The Bund'- a terrific vantage point from which to view the grand colonial buildings along Zhongshan Donglu, the colourful traffic on the Huangpu River, and space-age Pudong on the opposite shore. Lunch at Le'Maison French Restaurant at Xintiandi (French Concession). In the afternoon, free time to explore Nanjing Road for your pre-Christmas shopping. After dinner, enjoy a skilful acrobatic show. (B/L/D) Day 09/06 Nov Shanghai Hotel breakfast. Free day at leisure. (B) Day 10/07 Nov Shanghai / Vancouver (AC38 1705/1240) Hotel breakfast. Free until transfer to Shanghai Pudong Airport to catch your flight back to Vancouver. (B) Bon Voyage! *B-American Breakfast L-Lunch D-Dinner SD-Special Dinner $2999.00 Price includes the following: ~ Air with Air Canada to and from YVR (Vancouver) - direct flights ~ Domestic flights for Beijing Shanghai ~ *Star hotels in Beijing and Shanghai ~ Most meals as indicated on itinerary ~ Tours ~ Gratuties ~ Chinese Visa and taxes ***Ask us about using RBC points for this trip or using airmiles for the air Contact: Arlene Scott CWT-Four Seasons Travel 33790 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC Canada V2S 5M4 Tel.: 604-853-9111 Fax.: 604-853-8621 email: abbotsford@carlsonwagonlit.ca |
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