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Greetings from Beijing Cultural Relics International Travel Service Co., Ltd, China (BCRITS)!

Our company was established under the permission of National Tourism Administration of the P. R. C. with Beijing Cultural Relics Bureau as the supervising authority in 1991 and our LICENSE NO is L-BJ-GJ00052. BCRITS are mainly operating theme tours, e.g. family tours, student tours, Tibet tours, Culture tours and Sports tours. We have received hundreds of groups since our establishment more than ten years ago, which helped us accumulate very rich experiences in this regard.

Besides, BCRITS may provide good and experienced English-speaking tour guides to our guests and Spanish-speaking, French-speaking and Russian-speaking tour guides are also available if specifically required. With their high-quality services, BCRITS often get favorable comments from tourists from all over the world.

BCRITS are equipped with brand-new air-conditioned coaches ranging from 4-seat to 57-seat. Guests feel comfortable with them, especially when they have a long time ride.

We sincerely hope we have the chance to serve you. Any enquiry, please feel free to contact us, and we will get back to you in 24 hours (except weekends).

Beijing/Xian/Shanghai  8 nights / 9 days

Day 01  to Beijing (D)
Arrive in Beijing Capital International Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Afternoon tour to Temple of Heaven, an exquisite example of Ming architecture served as an exclusive altar for Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 02  Beijing (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Tiananmen Square, the biggest square in the world, and Forbidden City, the complex of Imperial Palaces which were home to the Emperors for over 500 years.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Summer Palace, where the Emperors went to escape the heat of the city in Summer.
Peking Roast Duck dinner at Wenhaiyuan Restaurant.
After dinner, transfer to Heaven and Earth Theatre for Acrobatic Show (19:15-20:30).
Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 03  Beijing (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Great Wall at Badaling, the best preserved part of the Great Wall which is a magnificent construction project in ancient china and one of the great wonders in the history of human civilization (around 65km away from the city centre and about 1.5 hours driving).
Lunch at Jindian Friendship restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Changling of the Ming Tombs, the biggest wood-made and best preserved palace of the 13 Ming Tombs
Transfer back to the city for dinner in local restaurant.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 04  Beijing/Xian (B L)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Hutong, a labyrinth of old narrow streets lined with ancient courtyard houses giving us a glimpse into the traditional and colourful life of Beijing residents.
Lunch in local familys house.
Afternoon tour to Lama Temple. the largest Tibetan style Buddhism temple
Airport transfer for your flight HU7237 (18:00-19:40) for Xian.
Dinner on board.
Arrive in Xian Xianyang Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Xian.

Day 05 Xian (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Terracotta Army Museum, a vast Terracotta Army - 7000 life sized figures individually crafted and complete with chariots and horses (around 38km away from the city)
Lunch in local restaurant.
Back to the city, we will visit the City Wall, the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Xian.

Day 06 Xian/Shanghai (B L)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Big Goose Pagoda, which was built to store sutras and statues brought from India by Xuan Zang in Tang Dynasty, and Shaanxi Provincial History Museum which houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts unearthed in Shaanxi
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Forest of Stone Steles Museum which holds 3,000 stone steles of different periods from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty
Airport transfer for your flight MU2157 (18:00-19:50) for Shanghai.
Dinner on board.
Arrive in Shanghai. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 07 Shanghai (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Jade Buddha Temple, a venerable and famous Buddhist temple, and Yu Garden, a representative of the classical architectural style acknowledged as an architectural miracle in the region southeast of the Yangtze River.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to the Bund, which is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years, and Shanghai Museum, a large museum of ancient Chinese art.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 08 Shanghai (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning transfer to Zhujiajiao Water Town, a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River (one hour of driving from Shanghai downtown).
Lunch in the water town.
Transfer back to Shanghai in the afternoon.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 09  Shanghai/departure. (B)
Breakfast in hotel.
Airport transfer for your flight for departure.

Quotation valid from Mar.01 to Aug.31, 2006:
US$1658/p based on 01 pax (in single room)
US$1118/p based on 02 pax
US$1038/p based on 03-06 pax and single supplement is US$290.
US$888/p based on 07-09 pax and single supplement is US$290.
US$738/p based on 10 pax and above and single supplement is US$245.

Quotation valid from Sept.01 to Nov.30, 2006:
US$1718/p based on 01 pax (in single room)
US$1148/p based on 02 pax
US$1068/p based on 03-06 pax and single supplement is US$320.
US$918/p based on 07-09 pax and single supplement is US$320.
US$768/p based on 10 pax and above and single supplement is US$275

The price includes:
08 nights of 4* hotel accommodations (on twin sharing basis, but already single room for price based on 01 pax) with breakfast in hotel;
meals as listed above (07 lunch and 06 dinner in local restaurant or local familys house);
all transfers and transportation within the tour by private car/coach;
all entrance fee to the above scenic spots;
domestic airfare Beijing/Xian/Shanghai with tax;
Well-trained English Speaking tour guide;

The prices exclude:
Roundtrip international airfare with tax;
China Visa Fee;
extra personal bill;
Tip to guide and driver

4* Hotels we use are as follows:
Capital Hotel www.capitalhotel.com.cn  or of similar class in Beijing;
Royal Garden Hotel www.hotelroyalgardenxian.com or of similar class in Xian;
New Century Hotel www.newcenturyhotelsh.com or of similar class in Shanghai