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Depart Sydney aboard China Southern Airlines flight.
Set down at Guangzhou before continuing journey onto
Beijing. On arrival, your National Tour Guide will
greet you and organise the transfer to accommodation.
In the morning visit Tiannamen Square and tour the
Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the emperors
for more than 500 years. In the afternoon tour to
the majestic Temple of Heaven where emperors prayed
for good harvests and the welfare of their subjects.
In the evening be entertained by the amazing Beijing
Acrobatic Troupe.
All day tour to the 6 500 kms long, 2 000 year old
Great Wall of China, built as a barricade against
the marauding northern neighbours, and the Ming Tombs
in Shisanling Forest where 13 of the 16 emperors from
the Ming Dynasty are buried. In the evening enjoy
a Peking Duck banquet.
Morning visit to Fragrant Hills Park. Stroll through
beautiful parkland, ride on the chairlift to peak
for a fine view and tour the 1366 built Azure Clouds
Temple containing 500 Buddha statues. In the afternoon
visit the magnificent Summer Palace resort where the
imperial court spent the summer months escaping the
hot weather in Beijing. Evening free but options such
as attending Beijing Opera or visiting a foot massage
parlour or relaxing at the hotel karaoke bar or recreational
centre can be arranged.
In the morning enjoy a pedicab tour of the Hutongs.
Inspect the architecture and gardens of Prince Gongwong’s
Palace to participate in a tea ceremony. In the afternoon
go shopping at a department store in Wang Fu Jing
street or test your bargaining skills with the crafty
stallholders in the free markets at Silk Alley. Late
afternoon, depart Beijing aboard a soft sleeper passenger
train for overnight journey to Xian.
Morning arrival at Xian, transfer to accommodation
and relax. Afternoon touring the City Wall and Drum
Tower, Shaanxi History Museum, one of the finest in
China, and cloisonné / jade craft centres. In the
evening enjoy banquet and performance at the Tang
Dynasty Cultural Show.
Spend day touring amazing archaeological
wonders. See the 6 000 figures of the Terracotta Army
that protect the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang
(259 BC – 210 BC), the first emperor of united China.
Stroll through Huaqing Pool where the emperors and
concubines of the Tang Dynasty bathed in the hot spring
pools. Inspect the excavations and relics of Banpo
Neolithic Village that date back to the period 4 500
BC – 3 750 BC. Relax and enjoy a free evening with
hotel in house activities.
Depart Xian and on 1.5 hour flight to Guangzhou. On
arrival transfer to accommodation. In the afternoon
tour the city visiting The Six Banyan Monastery, Sun
Yatsen,s Memorial Hall, and Shamian Island. In the
evening enjoy a Cultural Performance.
Take a short coach tour into the country side to Foshan
to observe rural life in China. Visit pottery and
porcelain factories. Return to Guangzhou for a Pearl
River cruise, end of tour banquet and disco.
Tour the famous Qingping Markets and department stores
for final shopping for souvenirs and presents. Evening
departure from Guangzhou and China aboard the 8.5
hour overnight China Southern Airlines flight back
to Australia.
Morning arrival in Sydney.
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