Tour 2 Beijing-Nanjing- Shanghai 11 DAY ITINERARY Day 01 Day 02 Day 03 Day 04 Day 05 Day 06 Day 07 Day 08 Day 09 Day 10 Day 11 Depart Sydney aboard China Southern Airlines flight. Set down at Guangzhou before continuing journey 　onto Beijing. On arrival, your guide will greet you and supervise 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 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 the 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 heat 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 and inspect the architecture and gardens of Prince Gongwang’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 stallholders in the free market at “Silk Alley”. Late afternoon, depart Beijing aboard a soft sleeper passenger train for overnight journey to Nanjing. Morning arrival in Nanjing, one of the seven ancient capitals of China. Transfer to accommodation and relax. In the afternoon tour to tranquil Purple Mountain to visit the Sun Yatsen Mausoleum, resting place for the pioneer hero (1886 – 1925) of the Chinese revolution in 1911, visit Linggu Temple Park and Linggu Pagoda. In the evening stroll through Nanjing commercial centre to soak up the atmosphere and shop for souvenirs and presents. In the morning view the majestic Yangtze River Bridge. This impressive 4 500m long engineering structure, completed in 1968, that carries a roadway on the top deck, rail tracks on the lower deck and provides a major transport link between the north and south of China. Visit the bazaars of Fuzimiao, the old city quarters on the Qinghai River. During the afternoon visit Nanjing History Museum and later tour the relics surrounding the Tomb of Hong Wu (1368 –1398), the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Spend the evening relaxing in the hotel entertainment centre’s games room or karaoke bar. Pack luggage for early morning start. Depart Nanjing by coach for the 200km journey through the fertile farmlands of the lower Yangtze for Suzhou, the beautiful city the famous 13th century Italian traveller Marco Polo referred to as “Venice of the East”. On arrival transfer to a Dragon Boat cruise of the famous Suzhou canals. In the afternoon stroll through the beautiful Humble Administrators Garden and visit the Silk and Embroidery Institute. In the evening depart Suzhou and journey 100kms onto Shanghai. Transfer to accommodation. In the morning visit the Jade Buddha Temple and Yuyuan Gardens, the old city quarters of Shanghai. In the afternoon stroll down the pre World War ll waterfront commercial promenade of the Bund. Bargain in the free markets of Nanjing Road and be entertained during a visit to a Children’s Palace In the evening enjoy an end of tour banquet. In the morning visit the busy special economic centre of the Pudong and relax on a cruise on the Huangpu River. In the afternoon transfer to the Shanghai airport to fly China Southern Airlines to Guangzhou to join your connecting international flight back to Australia. Morning arrival in Sydney.