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.