Price: from $2799 / person
Trip begins at: Beijing
Trip ends at: Shanghai
Attractions: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Terra-Cotta army, Chinese dumplings banquet, Panda Breeding Research Center, Leshan Giant Buddha, the West Lake, Yuyuan Garden, the Bund
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Full Itinerary
Day 1: Los Angeles – Beijing
Depart from LAX today aboard a spacious jet for your transpacific journey. When you cross the international dateline from east to west, you lose a day and you will “gain” the lost day back when you fly from China back to US.
Day 2: Beijing Arrival
Upon arrival at Beijing, you will be met by the tour guide from Spring Tour who will help you check in the reserved hotel. After this long voyage, it will be a pleasure to settle into your luxurious accommodations.
Accommodation: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or same class
Day 3: Beijing
Beijing is the capital of China and the 2008 Olympics was successfully held here. The first place to visit is the 【Temple of Heaven】, then continue the visit to 【Tiananmen Square】, a famous landmark and the world’s largest public square. Next place to visit is 【the Forbidden City】 – the royal palace of ancient Chinese emperors.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or same class
Day 4: Beijing
A visit to China is not complete without setting foot on the Great Wall. 【The Great Wall】 of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups. Plan to bring comfortable walking shoes if you want to scale the Great Wall and its magnificent history. Souvenir store visit: Jade factory and Cloisonné Factory. After lunch, you will visit the royal garden – 【Summer Palace】. The Summer Palace is the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or same class
Day 5: Beijing – Xi’an
Today you will fly to Xi’an from Beijing, the renowned starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Xi’an was also the capital of 11 ancient dynasties in Chinese history. You will visit the 600 years’【Ancient City Wall】. It’s the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ramada Bell Tower Hotel or same class
Day 6: Xi’an
One of the highlights of your tour to China will be today to visit the life-sized 【Terracotta army museum】, buried with the emperor for over 2200 years. You will enjoy the delicious 【Chinese dumplings banquet】 and watch one of the best shows in China – 【Tang Dynasty Dance and Music】.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Ramada Bell Tower Hotel or same class
Day 7: Xi’an – Chengdu
Today you will first visit the 【Shaanxi History Museum】, one of the best museums in China, then continue to visit the【Big Wild Goose Pagoda】 built 1000 years ago. In the late afternoon, fly to Chengdu.
Meal: B, D
Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Chengdu
Day 8: Visit Panda Base
You will go to visit the largest Giant Panda Center in the world, which is locating just 10 km (6 miles) away from downtown Chengdu, the 【Panda Breeding Research Center】 has been created and imitated the panda’s’ natural habitat in order that they might have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. It cares also for other rare and endangered wild animals with an area of 92 acres, 96% of which is verdure. Giant pandas, lesser pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks as well as over 20 species of rare animals are fed and bred there throughout the year. Verdant bamboo, bright flowers, fresh air, a natural hill scene and a beautiful artificial view are merged ingeniously at the base.
In the afternoon, you will visit the UNESCO world heritage – 【Ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation Project and Qingcheng Mount】.
After dinner, you will visit the old downtown of Chengdu. Chengdu is a city brimming with a strong leisurely ambiance. 【Jinli Street】 is particularly representative of this city. It is recorded that as early as the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC), Jinli Street was the most famous place for baldachin – a rich, ornate cloth. Strolling down the narrow street, you will find yourself surrounded by old-world stores selling Shu Embroidery, lacquer products, folk handicrafts, curios, or calligraphy and paintings of celebrities. All of these stores have their unique style but also have one thing in common: no matter how busy the place is, the stores are peaceful and relaxing. You can browse leisurely or purchase some souvenirs for your friends. Most of the special local products can be found here.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Chengdu
Day 9: Chengdu – Hangzhou
Today, you will go to visit the 【Leshan Giant Buddha】 first, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Leshan Giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The Buddha is carved out of a cliff and faces the confluence of the three cities in Leshan. It is the world’s largest Buddha carved from a stone.
In the late afternoon, you will fly to Hangzhou. With its cultural relics now restored and preserved, Hangzhou is known as one of the seven famous ancient capitals of China.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Hangzhou
Day 10: Hangzhou – Suzhou
Hangzhou is one of the seven capitals of ancient China, known for its tea products. Take a small boat ride on the 【West Lake】 which reveals the ethereal beauty of Hangzhou’s willow draped islands. You will admire the Su Causeway, which was built in the fifth year of Yuanyou Period in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090) and has evolved since then. Later, you will have a cup of Chinese famous Longjing tea at Green Tea Village, and then drive to Suzhou, the “Venice of the East”. The city is famous for its canals and stone bridges as well as the silk.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Suzhou
Day 11: Suzhou – Shanghai
You will visit 【San Tang Street】 which has always been regarded as the first name of Suzhou ancient streets. San Tang Street has a long history of about 1,100 years, its layout and architecture are best to represent the characteristics of Suzhou’s old alleys, and it has connections to many ancient Chinese celebrities and anecdotes. 【The Lingering Garden】 is a renowned classical Chinese garden and is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. China is known for the silk, so for sure we will take you to have a visit of the Silk Spinning Factory. Depart for Shanghai in the late afternoon.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Regal Shanghai East Asia
Day 12: Shanghai
Today you will visit【Shanghai Museum】 in the morning, with an audio tour describing the special features of the museum’s permanent collections, then you will continue the visit to 【Chenghuang Temple mart】 and the city’s colonial European past at The Bund.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Regal Shanghai East Asia
DAY 13: Shanghai – Los Angeles
In the morning, you can have free time on your own to explore the city or join us to take a short train ride to the Knock-off Market. Check out from the hotel before 2 PM. At 4 PM you will be transporting to the airport for a flight to Los Angeles via the Maglev train and experience the fastest train in the World at over 270 mph.
Meal: B
| All Inclusive Price | From $2799 / person, double occupancy |
|---|---|
| Single Supplement | From $520 / person |
| Durations | 8 – 14 Days Tours |
Package Inclusion && Exclusion
Includes:
- Round trip international airfares & taxes
- Domestic airfares & taxes
- 11 nights’ 4* hotel accommodations
- Lunches and dinners as itinerary specifies
- Professional English-speaking guides
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Excludes:
- Chinese Entry Visa fees
- Personal expenses, such as visa costs, insurance, drinks from the bar car, laundry, spa treatments.
- Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers (it is encouraged to pay $10 per day from per person)
- Personal travel insurance (we can help buy the insurance, please contact with us)
Terms & Conditions
1. Payment
Reservations, Fares & Payments:
Currency: All tour fares are payable in U.S. dollars.
Deposit:
A non-refundable $300.00 (USD) deposit per person is required at the time of booking. If reservations are made less than 45 days before departure, full payment must be made at the time of booking.
Final Payment: The balance of your payment is due 45 days prior to departure, otherwise Spring Tour reserves the right to adjust the price of the tour fare according to the booking status and the group air ticket availability and it is also subject to cancellation and the deposit will be forfeited.
Payments received 1-10 days overdue will assess a $50 late fee per invoice, not per person. Bounced checks will assess a $25 fee per check. Installment payments will incur a $20 fee per payment.
If you decide to switch payment types after a deposit has been made, there is no additional fee, but requests must be submitted in writing to our office. Depending on whether you’re switching from check to credit card or vice verse, your invoice will be adjusted the difference if you qualify or no longer qualify for the cash discount rate.
If your final payment has already been charged to your credit card, the transaction cannot be reversed. Therefore, switching payment types is not allowed at that time.
Tour fares are subject to change without prior notice which is beyond the control of Spring Tour.
2. Cancellation
Cancellation & cancellation fee:
Written Notice: Cancellation requests must be submitted to Spring Tour or its agents in writing by mail or fax at the following address:
For E-mail address, please inquire sales person of Spring Tour
Office in Los Angeles: 18558 Gale Ave #262 Season’s Place City of Industry CA, 91748 Fax: 626-363-0889
Office in Salt Lake City: 2825 East Cottonwood Parkway #500 Salt Lake City UT, 84121 Fax: 801-990-3111
Cancellation Fee:
Air Portion:
All Air Portion cancellations, regardless of time to departure date, will be subject to the penalty fees set forth by the Airline cancellation policy (Most air tickets are non-refundable and in some circumstances one could exchange for a later departure date with a processing or date change fee).
Land Portion:
- Cancellation requests received 60 days prior to the departure will forfeit the non-refundable $300 deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 59 days to 45 days prior to the group departure will forfeit 25% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 44 days to 10 days before departure will forfeit 50% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 9 days to 4 days before departure will forfeit 75% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received within 3 days before departure (including “no shows”) will forfeit 100% of the total tour cost including Airfare. No refunds will be given in such cases.
- No refunds will be made for the fee of the visa which has been processed and issued. The cancellation to the issued group air ticket will follow the regulation of the airline and any incurred costs or fee from the cancellation of the flight will be applied to the customer who cancelled the tour and Spring Tour will not be responsible for any loss.
- If your cancellation affects the price of your roommate, such as forcing them to pay a single supplement, we will deduct this amount from your refund prior to your own cancellation fee. If you have not yet paid in full for your tour, you are responsible to send in the difference to cover your roommate’s single supplement.
- If any guest is not able to continue the trip based on any reason other than Spring Tour’s fault, including but not limited to illness or other health issue of the guest, personal emergent affairs, etc, Spring Tour will not refund any amount paid, even if there is no actual cost occurs.
- If any guests miss the flight or other transportation arranged by Spring Tour due to his or her own negligent, the guests are responsible to reach the destination at his/her own costs.
Tour Schedule Departure Date Change or the Tour is cancelled:
If the departure groups from Spring Tour have less than 6 people booking, Spring Tour reserves the right to change the departure date or cancel the tour due to less booking. Spring Tour will inform the people who booked the tour 30 day prior to the departure date and the payment received will be refunded back except the fee of the visa which has been processed and issued.