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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights

Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people

Age rangeNo age restrictions

Flights and transport

Start CityBeijing

End CityShanghai

Travel Themes

Cultural
50 Plus

Destinations

Activities

Caving
Culture
Historic Sightseeing
History
Nature
River Cruise
Ruins & Archaeology

Trip includes

Round-trip airfare from San Francisco via Air China (Add $129 if departing from NYC, JFK)
Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
All intra-China flights and ground transportation
Accommodation at deluxe and first class hotels
12 meals: 8 buffet breakfasts (B), 2 lunches (L), 2 dinners (D)
Sightseeing tours as described in itinerary
English-speaking Tour Director and local guides

Itinerary

Day 1: Depart USA.

Your magical journey with our China tour packages begin this afternoon as you depart on your wide-body jet flight bound for Beijing.

Day 2: Arrive Beijing.

Accommodation: Penta Hotel After crossing the International Date Line you arrive late this afternoon in Beijing, China’s lively capital and recent host to Summer Olympics. You’ll be greeted at the airport and travel to your upscale hotel centrally located in downtown B...

Day 3:

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner A day at leisure to explore at your own pace. Your hotel is ideally located for independent exploration. We suggest an optional ($65) full day excursion with lunch to the Forbidden City, the former seat of the emperors throughout the Ming an...

Day 4:

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch On today’s exhilarating included excursion venture outside the city to the legendary Great Wall, which extends nearly 4,000 miles. Time to view and mount the well-preserved ramparts of this ancient wonder before proceeding to the Ming Tombs, ...

Day 5: Beijing/Xian.

Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Golden Flower Hotel Morning at leisure. You may join an optional excursion ($65) to Beijing’s ancient back alleys (Hutong) by rickshaw and witness the way the Chinese have lived for centuries, and then proceed to the Temple of Heaven. Later today, fly to Xian, ancient capital of China for eleven dynasties and historic gateway to the old silk trading route.

Day 6:

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch On a guided morning excursion visit one of the world’s most amazing archaeological discoveries: a life-size Terra Cotta Army of soldiers and horses guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi. It was unearthed in 1974 after being buried with the fir...

Day 7: Xian/Shanghai.

Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Fudan Hotel or Equatorial Hotel Today, fly to Shanghai, often described as “Paris of the East”. An intriguing, dynamic city, today’s Shanghai weaves the seaport legacy of its past with impressive new 21st century architect...

Day 8:

Meals: Breakfast Start your day with a guided walk amidst the scenic ponds, colorful pavilions and walkways of the 16th century Yu Yuan Garden, a delightful reminder of old Shanghai. The balance of the day is at leisure to explore at your own pace. You may join an opti...

Day 9: Optional Suzhou Excursion.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner A full day at leisure to explore Shanghai as you wish. We recommend an exciting optional ($65) excursion with lunch to the charming, canal laced Suzhou, often called “Paradise on Earth”. Here you embark on a boat ride on the ancient “Grand C...

Day 10: Shanghai/USA.

Meals: Breakfast Today, transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA. Your memorable journey of your China Tours come to an end as you arrive back in the U.S. later today.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,499

Price per day$150

Single supplement (single occupancy)$299

Last Updated: 9/26/2018

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Ed Leufgen

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The China sampler tour

The China sampler was a wonderful trip. We had never ventured to the orient and the China Sampler was a good introduction to Chinese culture. We liked all the places...

P. Wu

Nov 2016

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Amazing Tour of China

I have just returned from the China Sampler tour jet-lagged and happy, and I can’t stop talking about how incredible it was. Thanks to tour guide Michael (and a numb...

Charmaine Brown

Aug 2016

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China Sampler

This is my 2nd trip with Smartours. I went with eight of my friends and family and we truly enjoyed our trip. Oscar our tour guide was the best. He was patient and e...

Lori Holdeman

Jul 2016

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Wonderful Trip to China

I recently returned from the China Sampler and had a great trip. From the beginning of planning my trip to the end, the staff was helpful. Veronica helped a great de...

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May 2016

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