Day 01   USA – Beijing

Board an international flight bound for China. Spend the night aboard as we cross the International Date Line.

Day 02 Arrive – Beijing

Arriving at China’s capital city of Beijing.  After going through customs and baggage retrieval, we are met by the Amiri Travel tour guide and transferred to our Luxury first class hotel.

Day 03 Beijing

Included:  Breakfast & Buffet Dinner

Forbidden City Tiananmen Square:

This morning, we visit Tiananmen Square. This square occupies more than 100 acres in the heart of Beijing and is considered the largest in the world.   From there, we enter the vast, exotic Forbidden City, the largest palace in the world with its 9000 halls and rooms, originally built in 1420 to house the Emperor’s family and the royal court. In the afternoon time for a snack before your welcome dinner and a visit to a spa or a stroll by your hotel.

Optional: Relaxing foot massage(40USD)

Day 04 Beijing

Included: Breakfast

The Great wall, Chinese Medical Center, silk Street (Alley):

The highlight of today’s tour is a visit to the Great Wall.  This 2,000 year-old landmark is the longest man-made structure in the world and a symbol of the ancient Chinese civilization.  Later, if time permits, we visit a Jade factory and the Chinese Medical Center, and visit Silk Street shopping (the Alley) for great bargains and souvenirs.

Day 05 Beijing

Included Breakfast/Dinner at local restaurant

Today we visit the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the world’s best preserved imperial garden. Primarily built in 1750 as a Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) royal retreat, it has a beautiful location on Lake Kunming and Longevity Hill. As a royal palace complex several emperors lived there including the Empress Dowager Cixi.  This vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces became a public park after the 1949 revolution. UNESCO called it “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.”

Afterwards you will have free time before a local dinner.

Day 06 Beijing – Hangzhou

Included: Breakfast

Board the fastest bullet train in the world at 300km-350km/hour to Hangzhou, one of the most scenic tourist destinations in China. Then board our tour bus to visit the 1030-year-old Liu He Pagoda Tower. Overnight at a luxury first-class hotel.

Optional:  Song Dynasty Show ($65 VIP)

Day 07 Hangzhou

Included: Breakfast & Buffet Dinner

West Lake, Scenic Tea Farm

Hangzhou is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in China.  Today our guests take a boat cruise on West Lake and then visit one of China’s most famous tea farms. Green tea is a specialty in China, and you get to taste different teas.

Day 08 Hangzhou -Shanghai

Included: Breakfast

We take our bus to Shanghai today.  It is a leisurely 2 and half hour drive to Shanghai including a stop.  Before checking into your luxury hotel in Shanghai we will stop at a European style area of Shanghai for lunch and drinks.

Day 09 Shanghai

Included: Breakfast

TV Tower – Shanghai Museum (closed on Mondays)

Shanghai is a city of international influences and China’s largest metropolis.  Today the group will view the TV tower, the world’s second tallest landmark and explore futuristic Pudong, which is quite a contrast to the European architecture of the Bund.  We also visit the China Museum in the main square of the city and then explore Nanjing Road to the Bund.

At night we will have a  cruise of stunning Shanghai by night on the Huangpu River.

Day 10 Shanghai – Suzhou – Shanghai

Included: Breakfast

Suzhou is located about 90 minutes from Shanghai.  It is called the Venice of the East by some. We will have a boat cruise on one of its canals and also visit a historic garden in the heart of the old city.  Chinese gardens are famous for their rock formations and interplay between water and landscaping. There may also be  time to visit a famous silk factory known for its mattresses and another one famous for embroidery painting.  In the end we visit one of the picturesque pagodas of the city before returning to Shanghai.

Day 11 Shanghai

Included: Breakfast & Buffet farewell Dinner

Nanjing Road plus Shopping at a discount center

Your tour director will be on hand to assist you with your plans. Spend last minute souvenir shopping on Nanjing Road, and Shanghai’s famous Alley, followed by a visit to Yu Garden, a classical garden complete with period style buildings. It was created in 1577. Time to explore more of the Bund area.

You will have part of the day at your leisure for shopping or to pursue your own interests like exploring more of the Bund area, like having a drink overlooking the Huangpu River. At night we all gather for our farewell dinner after an unforgettable trip through China.

Day 12  Shanghai – USA 

After enjoying your breakfast this morning, you will transfer to the airport for your flight home