Great Wall & Warriors

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Tour Information
Starts in: Beijing
Ends in: Shanghai
Breakfast: 8
Lunch: 4
Dinner: 1
Hotel rating: 3 - 4
Tour leader: Yes (for groups of 6 or more)
Local guide: Yes

Day 1: Beijing
Welcome to China and the start of your holiday! Enjoy an arrival transfer to our hotel. Overnight - Beijing

Day 2: Beijing - breakfast
This morning, we enjoy a Welcome Meeting. We then explore the centre of Beijing including massive Tiananmen Square and the sprawling Forbidden City. Boasting some 9999 rooms, the city within a city was once the sole preserve of the Chinese emperors. Tonight, we enjoy a Welcome Dinner of Peking Duck at a city restaurant.
Welcome Dinner and overnight - Beijing

Day 3: Beijing - breakfast
Today, we drive beyond Beijing to Badaling, where we can walk a section of the famous Great Wall. It's a steep walk, but the photo opportunities are worth a million dollars! Continuing, we explore the nearby tombs of the Ming Emperors and enjoy a visit to a cloisonne workshop.
Lunch and overnight - Beijing

Day 4: Beijing - Xi'an - breakfast
Today, we visit the Silk Alley markets and the Summer Palace, set on Kunming Lake. Later tonight, we travel by train to Xi'an.
Dinner and overnight - train

Day 5: Xi'an - breakfast
Arrive Xi'an and transfer to hotel. We visit the Terracotta Warrior archaeological site where some 5,000 warriors stand in battle ready position, a factory that shows how the terracotta figurines were crafted and Huaqing Hot Springs.
Lunch and overnight - Xi'an

Day 6: Xi'an - Shanghai - breakfast
Exploring the city, we visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, enjoy a bike ride atop the City Wall and check out the Muslim Quarter. Later, we fly to Shanghai.
Lunch and overnight - Shanghai

Day 7: Shanghai - breakfast
Focus your eyes on spectacular Shanghai. Perhaps China's most modern city, it's amazing Pudong skyline is breathtaking. We enjoy a tour of the many city sights and enjoy a cruise on the Huangpu River.
Dinner and overnight - Shanghai

Day 8: Shanghai - Suzhou - Shanghai - breakfast
Today, we journey to Suzhou. A sort of oriental Venice, ancient Suzhou is interwoven by a series of canals and pretty waterways. We enjoy a cruise on the Grand Canal and visit a silk workshop.
Lunch and overnight - Shanghai

Day 9: Shanghai - breakfast
Hotel check-out and included onward transfer to airport.

Twn/Dbl Single Supp. Tour Price GBP £749 GBP £229 Extra Accomodation/Tour Upgrades Twin, Double Single Supp High Season Supplement - Great Wall & Warriors GBP £50 GBP £30 Being - Pre-tour accommodation GBP £35 GBP £30 Shanghai - Post-tour accommodation GBP £39 GBP £30 Optional Upgrades and Bolt-ons Price Departure Car Transfer - Shanghai GBP £ 79 Arrival Car Transfer - Beijing GBP £ 35

High Season: Departures commencing 01 Sep to 31 Oct High Season Yunnan Experience: July & August + May 01-07 and Oct 01-07 Departure Dates

2006 28 May 25 June 23 July 13 August 27 August 10 September 24 September 22 October 24 December

2007 8 April 27 May 24 June 22 July 12 August 26 August 9 September 23 September 21 October 24 December

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