China
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China Discovery

Tour Code: CD
Prices start from: $3,440 ex Australia

12 Days The very essence of China’s past and present in one journey

This fascinating China travel package combines tours to the historically rich capital of China, Beijing, with the home of Expo 2010, Shanghai. The ‘Paris of the Orient',Shanghai captures the very essence of China its “yesterday and today". Add Xian, site of the awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage-listed Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and you step back into history. So much in one China travel tour.

Visited Places:

Day

1

SUN: Australia/Beijing

Depart Australia on your Cathay Pacific Airways flight to Beijing via Hong Kong. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to the Beijing International Hotel for five nights.

2-5

MON-TUE-WED-THU: Beijing

Four full days touring sights that capture the imagination – the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, the splendours of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. See the pandas at Beijing Zoo and visit the Silk Market. Take a boat on Shishahai Lake, surrounded by princes’ houses and celebrity residences. Tour the ‘hutongs’ (back alleys) by cycle rickshaw for a behind-the-scenes look at traditional Chinese life. Spend a day at Sacred Way, the Exhibition Hall of the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall. Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner and a performance of "The Legend of Kung Fu".

Meals: Breakfast 4 | Lunch 4 | Dinner 1

6

FRI: Beijing/Xian

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian where you will spend two nights at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Enjoy a cultural show with dinner at the Tang Dynasty Theatre.

Meals: Breakfast 1 | Lunch 1 | Dinner 1

7

SAT: Xian

In Xian you will marvel at amazing cultural and archaeological wonders – the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi huang, the Chariot Exhibition, the Shaanxi History Museum and the Xian city wall.

Meals: Breakfast 1 | Lunch 1

8

SUN: Xian/Shanghai

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai where you will spend three nights at the Central Hotel. This afternoon visit the impressive Shanghai museum. An evening acrobatic show will be arranged.

Meals: Breakfast 1 | Lunch 1

9-10

MON-TUE: Shanghai

See the colonial concessions along the Bund for a spectacular view of Shanghai “yesterday and today”. Enjoy the sound and light show in the tunnel ride across the Huangpu River to Pudong, stopping at Jin Mao Tower, one of the world’s tallest buildings. Stroll the twisting alleyways of Chinatown and visit Yu Garden, followed by a Huangpu river cruise. Next day enjoy a short cruise beneath stone bridges at Zhouzhuang, where tile-roofed houses crowd the canals.

Meals: Breakfast 2 | Lunch 2 | Dinner 1

11

WED: Shanghai/Australia

An thrilling conclusion to this China travel tour when you board the world's fastest train, Shanghai Maglev, for an exciting 430kmh ride to the airport for your overnight Cathay Pacific flight home.

Meals: Breakfast 1

12

THU: Arrive Australia

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WHAT’S INCLUDED:

  • Economy class air fare to/from China
  • China domestic economy class air travel
  • 10 nights 4-5 star hotel accommodation
  • 10 buffet breakfasts, 9 lunches and 3 dinners
  • 3 evening cultural shows with transfers to/from your hotel
  • All specified transfers, sightseeing and entrance fees
  • Professional English-speaking guides
  • China visa for Australian passport holders
  • Travel kit including a 408-page Odyssey China book and cabin bag
  • Departure taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges (subject to change)
  • Land content prices – From arrival transfer at the start of your tour until the departure transfer at the end of your tour on any arrival/departure flight and date. Excludes air travel to/from China Great introduction

Important Notes

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UNPARALLELED HIGHLIGHTS

Beijing – visit Olympic Park, site of the 2008 Olympic Games. Observe preparation of a simple family-style lunch in a Chinese courtyard home and enjoy with new friends as you gain an insight into traditional Chinese life. An international buffet lunch at a revolving restaurant for a panoramic city view.

Shanghai – Home of the World Expo 2010. Visit the observation deck of the Shanghai Tower, Jin Mao Tower, one of the world’s tallest buildings. Take an exhilarating 430kmh ride on the world’s fastest train, the Shanghai Maglev. Enjoy the fun sound and light show in the Bund cable car tunnel ride.

Xian – Cultural show with dinner at the Tang Dynasty Theatre. 

Facts file:

  • Flying Cathay Pacific Airways to/from China via Hong Kong
  • Prices ex SYD, MEL, BNE, ADL or PER
  • Ex ADL passengers travel on Qantas Airways
  • Guaranteed 4-5 star hotel accommodation. Maximum 3 persons in a room
  • Triple share consists of two single beds plus a rollaway/fold-up bed. Prices on application
  • Child fare (2-11years) is 75% of adult twin share costs
  • Tours start from 9.00 am and finish at 4.30 pm
  • Extra nights available in Beijing from $116 and Shanghai from $156 per room per night
  • Prices based on twin share per person
  • Deposit is $440 per person