DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY:

Day 1 • Depart San Francisco for Shanghai
Fly transpacific aboard United Airlines.

CHINA

Day 2 • Arrive Shanghai
Upon arrival, you are met and escorted to the hotel.
Shanghai Hotel

Day 3 • Shanghai

Full day tour shows the glories of ancient China at the Shanghai Museum and the Jade Buddha Temple. Visit a carpet factory and then on to The Bund with its colonial-style architecture. See a performance at the Children's Palace. Enjoy the traditional emporiums of Nanjing Road or the modern Huai Hai Road.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 • Shanghai/Suzhou

This morning, travel by motor coach to Suzhou, noted for its legendary ancient gardens. Tour the Embroidery Research Institute, Pan Men City Gate North Temple Pagoda and The Master of Fishing Nets Garden.
Bamboo Grove Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*Travel to Suzhou by train if group is less than 6 tour members.

Day 5 • Suzhou/Wuzhen/Hangzhou

Depart Suzhou this morning en route to Wuzhen, a charming town with well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty buildings and stone bridges spanning its canals. This cultural town with its stone bridges, stone pathways and delicate wood carvings which grace the exteriors of the building of Wuzhen is not to be missed. Watch the artisans at work on printing and dyeing blue fabrics and making cloth shoes. Enjoy lunch with a cup of chrysanthemum tea in Wuzhen before you continue on to Hangzhou.
Zhejiang International Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6 • Hangzhou

Today, a boat ride on lovely West Lake and Inner West Lake, then visit Hua Gang Park and Huqingyu Pharmacy. Continue on to tour Ling Yin Mona­stery and the Tea Production Brigade.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7 • Hangzhou/Tunxi

Depart Hangzhou, with stops to visit the Tang Yue Archways, Bao Garden and Chengkan Village, famous for its Ming and Qing architectural style, unique to this area. Continue on to Tunxi. Huangshan International Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel

Day 8 • Huangshan

This morning, drive to the foot of Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), where you take a cable car up to the top of the mountain. Afternoon tour of the Huangshan Scenic Area, where the region's ¡°Four Ultimate Beauties¡± are on display¨Cthe sea of clouds, ancient green pines, fantastically shaped rock, and steaming hot springs.
Xihai Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel

Day 9 • Huangshan

Another full day to enjoy the panoramic vistas from Huangshan, inspiration for centuries of Chinese ink paintings and poetry.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel

Day 10 • Huangshan/Tunxi/Beijing

Late morning, take the cable car down the mountain. This afternoon, visit the ancient streets of the town of Tunxi and Hong Village, with their traditional architectural styles. This evening, take a flight to Beijing.
Jinglun Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 11 • Beijing

Visit Tiananmen Square, the Imperial Palace in the once Forbidden City. In the afternoon, sightsee the exquisite Summer Palace with a boat ride on its Lake Kunming (weather permitting).
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 12 • Beijing

Today, walk the ancient ramparts of the astonishing Great Wall, then after lunch watch skilled artisans at work at a cloisonn¨¦ factory. Later, stroll along the Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs and Chang Ling Exhibition Hall.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 13 • Depart Beijing for San Francisco

MEALS: American Breakfast

CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS:
SHANGHAI: 2 Nights Shanghai Hotel
Shanghai Museum • Jade Buddha Temple • Carpet factory • The Bund • Entertainment at the Children's Palace • Nanjing or Huai Hai Shops
SUZHOU: 1 Night Bamboo Grove Hotel
Embroidery Research Institute • North Temple Pagoda • Pan Men City Gate • The Master of Fishing Nets Garden
WUZHEN: Day Tour
Bridge in Bridge, the crisscrossing stone bridges over canals, moss-covered walls, stone pathways and delicate wood carvings gracing the exterior of buildings combine with a profound cultural tradition of the arts
HANGZHOU: 2 Nights Zhejiang International Hotel
West Lake and Inner West Lake boat ride • Hua Gang Park • Huqingyu Pharmacy • Ling Yin Monastery • Tea Production Brigade
TUNXI: 1 Night Huangshan International Hotel
En route visit Tang Yue Archways • Bao Garden • Chengkan Village • Tunxi Old Town and Hong Village sightseeing
HUANGSHAN: 2 Nights Xihai Hotel
Cable car ride to top of the mountain • Huangshan Scenic Area tour
BEIJING: 3 Nights Jinglun Hotel
Tiananmen Square • Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry sections • Summer Palace with cruise on Lake Kunming • Great Wall • Cloisonn¨¦ factory • Sacred Way to Ming Tombs • Chang Ling Exhibition Hall

Tour Cost (Per Person)†

Departure
Date

Return
Date

LAND ONLY

AIR & LAND
from
San Francisco

AIR & LAND
from
New York

Single
Supp.

2007:

Apr 12

Apr 24

$1,348

$1,888

$2,048

$520

May 10

May 22

$1,348

$1,888

$2,048

$520

Jun 7

Jun 19

$1,308

$2,008

$2,168

$480

Jul 19

Jul 31

$1,278

$2,078

$2,238

$480

Aug 9

Aug 21

$1,278

$2,078

$2,238

$480

Sep 6

Sep 18

$1,398

$2,098

$2,258

$570

Sep 13

Sep 25

$1,398

$2,098

$2,258

$570

Sep 20

Oct 2

$1,398

$2,098

$2,258

$570

Oct 4

Oct 16

$1,398

$2,098

$2,258

$570

BUSINESS CLASS AIR UPGRADE AVAILABLE

UNITED AIRLINES ADD-ON AIRFARE CHART

ZONE 1: Not Applicable

Honolulu, HI

ZONE 2: No Additional Charges

Los Angeles, CA

Portland, OR

Seattle, WA

ZONE 3: Add $40.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Eugene, OR

Las Vegas, NV

Phoenix, AZ

Sacramento, CA

Fresno, CA

Palm Springs, CA

Reno, NV

Spokane, WA

ZONE 4: Add $100.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Albuquerque, NM

Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

Houston, TX

San Antonio, TX

Austin, TX

Denver, CO

Salt Lake City, UT

ZONE 5: Add $120.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Anchorage, AK

Kansas City, MO

Omaha, NE

Detroit, MI

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

ZONE 6: Add $140.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Chicago, IL

Columbus, OH

Memphis, TN

St. Louis, MO

Cincinnati, OH

Green Bay, WI

Milwaukee, WI

Cleveland, OH

Indianapolis, IN

Nashville, TN

ZONE 7: Add $160.00 to San Francisco tour fare

New York, NY

Newark, NJ

ZONE 8: Add $240.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Baltimore, MD

Hartford, CT

Pittsburgh, PA

Syracuse, NY

Boston, MA

Manchester, NH

Richmond, VA

Washington, DC

Buffalo, NY

Philadelphia, PA

Rochester, NY

ZONE 9: Add $320.00 to San Francisco tour fare

Atlanta, GA

Greensboro, NC

Orlando, FL

West Palm Beach, FL

Charlotte, NC

Jacksonville, FL

Raleigh-Durham, NC

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Miami, FL

Tampa, FL

If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information.

IMPORTANT NOTE :
The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on United Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2007 ¨C March 31, 2008. Fares subject to change.