2009/2010 Tianjiao Music Trips to China Itinerary#2 (8 nights/10 days)
 
Great Wall & Oriental Pearl Tour
Beijing - Shanghai
Program Features:
*Safe*Cultural*Educational*Musical*Luxurious 4-5 star Hotel Accommodation* Performance on the Great Wall*Authentic Chinese Food*Full buffet breakfasts in the Hotel*Practice Taiji in Hotel Garden*All meals included.
 
Day 1 Depart for Beijing (International Flight)

Highlight

Depart for Beijing via scheduled airline

Activities

Meet at the airport to board the international flight for Beijing.

Lunch & Dinner

Full meal /beverage service on the flight

Accommodation

On the flight

 

Day 2 Beijing (1N)

Highlight

Arrive in Beijing in the afternoon or late evening

Activities

On Arrival, pick up by chartered bus and drive to hotel. Free time to settle into the hotel, and explore the grounds.

Lunch & Dinner

Welcome dinner for the group if the flight arrives in the afternoon

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 

Day 3 Beijing (2N)

Highlight

Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, Chinese Kungfu Show (Optional)

Activities

Full buffet - breakfast to start the day followed by a bus tour of the 2008 Olympic Construction Sites, and a guided visit to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City where the last three dynasties of China ruled from. A theatre drama in the evening highlighting the art of KungFu.

Lunch & Dinner

Authentic Chinese restaurant

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 

Day 4 Beijing (3N)

Highlight

Jade Factory, Performance on the Great Wall of China, Ju Yong Pass, Beijing Roast Duck

Activities

Visit a famous Jade Factory in the morning. It is going to be your lifetime experience to perform on the Great Wall. After performance, there will be free time for you to explore the wall. A feast of Beijing Roast Duck for dinner will be arranged to celebrate this great event.

Lunch & Dinner

Beijing (Peking) Roasted Duck Banquet

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 
Day 5 Beijing (4N)

Highlight

Taiji Lesson, Hutong Tour

Activities

A Chinese Taiji Lesson to start the day in the beautiful garden of the hotel to gain some Yin and Yang energy. A Chinese Taiji instructor will give you full instructions on practicing Chinese Taiji followed by a Hutong Tour. Hutongs are traditional narrow streets, and the tour will be provided by Chinese men on rickshaw bicycles. Free time to shop in the afternoon will be arranged.

Lunch & Dinner

Authentic Chinese restaurant

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 
Day 6 Beijing (5N)

Highlight

Learning Chinese Calligraphy & Make Chinese Dumplings, and Concert at a local school

Activities

Visit a local school in the morning. At the school, the group will be greeted by an art teacher who will give instructions on calligraphy. Concert will be done together in the school with band from the school in the afternoon. Make Chinese dumplings with Chinese students and teachers will be very special experience to you.

Lunch & Dinner

Authentic Chinese restaurant, Beijing dumpling for Dinner in the school

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 
Day 7 Beijing - Shanghai (Domestic flight) (1N)

Highlight

City tour

Activities

Leave for Shanghai by a domestic flight from Beijing International Airport. After checking in the hotel, a city tour will be arranged for you to come to know this charming city known as "Oriental Paris", if it is still early.

Lunch & Dinner

Authentic Chinese restaurant

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 

Day 8 Shanghai (2N)

Highlight

Performance in Shanghai Conservatory of Music ( or a local school), Acrobatic Show (Optional)

Activities

Visit Shanghai Conservatory of Music (or a local school) in the morning. In the afternoon, a cultural exchange performance in Shanghai Conservatory of Music (or a local school). An acrobatic show will follow dinner.

Lunch & Dinner

Authentic Chinese restaurant

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 

Day 9 Shanghai (3N)

Highlight

Oriental Pearl's Tower, Yuyuan Garden , Chenghuangmiao Market

Activities

Visit the famous "Oriental Pearl Tower" by going up the top of the tower and enjoy a bird-eye view of Shanghai followed by a visit to the Yuyuan Garden and one of the most popular local markets - Chenghuangmiao.

Lunch & Dinner

Shanghai Cuisine for a Farewell Dinner

Accommodation

4 or 5 - Star Hotel

 

Day 10 Beijing - Shanghai - Beijing - Vancouver (Domestic Flight & International Flight)

Highlight

Return to home via scheduled airline

Activities

After breakfast you will be leaving for Beijing International Airport to board the return flight to home. Arriving in home on the same day. Home, Home, Sweet Home!!

Lunch & Dinner

Full meal /beverage service on the flight

Accommodation

On the flight

 

* We reserve the right to adjust and change the itinerary according to any irresistible local situations.

 

 
 
 

 

 
     
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