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BEIJING & SHANGHAI IMPRESSIONS - 8 days/ 6 nights (OPS)

Private Journey -- Departs Daily

Our Beijing and Shanghai Impressions program features an incredible journey to two of China’s most fascinating tourist destinations.  This tour is designed for travelers with limited time, offering six memorable nights to sample China’s magnificent ancient civilization in Beijing, followed by a sensational dose of modern-day excitement in Shanghai. With a harmonious mix of “East meets West”, each metropolis embodies its own distinctive flavor of dynamic city life, fine cuisines and vivacious entertainment.

In Beijing, you will have the opportunity to visit some of China’s legendary landmarks known to the world's distinguished travelers. Our tour includes visits to the Forbidden City, the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing dynasties built in 1420; the Summer Palace, a grand imperial palace and a royal garden of the Qing Dynasty built in the sixteenth century; Tian'anmen Square, the largest city square in the world and a symbol of New China; Temple of Heaven,  the largest temple compound and one of the most strictly protected and preserved cultural heritages of China; and of course, the magnificent Great Wall of China, the symbol of Ancient Chinese civilization built two millenniums ago; and the Ming Tombs, a group of mausoleums of 13 Ming Emperors, their Empresses and Concubines.

While in Shanghai, you will visit the most modern, yet historically significant city in China. It is an international shopping, gourmet and entertainment paradise that has the world at your fingertips. Our tour includes excursions to Shanghai's Old Town; The Bund, an emblem of Shanghai, with a riverfront promenade along the eastern side offering a captivating view of the city's skyline; Yu Yuan Garden, a “must-see" attraction of a majestic classical garden inspired by the Ming and Qing Dynasties; and the Jade Buddha Temple, the home of a mesmerizing jade statue of Sakyamuni from Myanmar.

TOUR INCLUDES:

• Round-trip air from the U.S. via All Nippon Airways

• One way airfare from Beijing to Shanghai

• Private Tour: Sightseeing & Transfers by private car, driver and Professional English-speaking guides 

• Meals as specified per itinerary

BEIJING (3 nights)

• 3 nights at Park Plaza Beijing Hotel (Superior) or Renaissance Capital (Deluxe)

• Hotel American Breakfasts Daily

• 2 Chinese lunches

• 1 Peking duck dinner

• 2 full days of private sightseeing including the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tian'anmen Square, and the Temple of Heaven.

• Evening "Legends of Kung Fu" Performance

SHANGHAI (3 nights)

• 3 nights at Renaissance Yuyan Shanghai (Superior) | Swissotel Grand Shanghai (Deluxe)

• Hotel American Breakfasts Daily

• 1 Chinese lunch

• 1 Dinner

• 1 full day of private sightseeing of Old Town, The Bund, Yu Yuan Garden and Jade Buddha Temple

• Evening Shanghai Acrobatics Performance

Temple of Heaven

Great Wall, Beijing

Shanghai Skyline