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Best of Historical Tour for Palaces
Beijing, Chengde (6 days)

 
Tour Code: TDCH06
Departure Date: 23 DECEMBER 2006
Destinations: Beijing, Chengde
Starting City: Beijing
Ending City: Beijing
In this one week tour, you will not only have chances to visit the important historical sites in Beijing, such as the the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, but also another historical city- Chengde, where you can visit the Mountain Resort - the emperors spent their summer vacations in the Qing Dynasty and some beautiful temples.
 
Tour: CHD-1: Daily Itinerary

Day 1 ( )
Assemble at Trivandrum airport  to fly to Beijing via Colombo  by UL 164/888

Day 2 ( )Arrival  Beijing
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 3 (B, L, )
Beijing
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Kungfu show in the evening.

- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
- Kungfu Show: You don't have to be a martial arts enthusiast to appreciate the incredible feats of strength, with fists, feet, swords, and other weapons. Kungfu expert display their kicks, punches and use of weapons with uncanny speed, power and agility.The Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Day 4 (B, L, D, )
Beijing
Full day visit of Hutong , the Lahma Palace, the Summer Palace, Cruise in the Summer Palace. Enjoy Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude.

- Hutong : Hutong is a kind of alleyway peculiar to Beijing. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many of these small windy alleyways were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming(1368-1628) and Qing(1644-1908) dynasties. In the prime of these dynasties the emperors, in order to establish supreme power for themselves, planned the city and arranged the residential areas according to the etiquette systems of the Zhou Dynasty. The typical buildings in Hutong are quadrangles-a compound with houses around a square courtyard. A tour to the Hutong will be escorted a visit to a local family, having a cheerful talk with the family member to see how life goes on within these traditional architectures. And also we will visit one primary school in the Hutong, knowing more of Beijing and its people. And also we will visit one primary school and a flee market in the Hutong, knowing more of Beijing, its people and distinctive culture.
- the Lahma Palace: Yonghe Lamasery, a Yellow Hat Tibetan lamasary and one of the city's finest and most celebrated temples.The buildings encompass the Han, Mongol, Manchu and Tibetan architectural styles and the brilliance of the blue, green and gold detail on the sharp red pagodas is simply stunning.
- The Summer Palace: The Summer Palace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole.
- Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude : In the evening, enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck which is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing. Feature: as the nickname implies, this is one of the oldest restaurants in the capital, dating back to 1864, and they serve great Peking duck.

Day 5 (B, L, )
Beijing To Chengteh
Drive to Chengteh. Visit Jinshanling Great Wall on the way. On arrival at Chengde, you will have a tour to Summer Villa/Mountain Resort of Chengteh.

- Jinshanling Great Wall: The Jinshanling Great Wall was initially built from 1368 to 1389 in the Ming DynastyThe total length of this section is about eleven kilometers
- Summer Villa/Mountain Resort of Chengde: "The Mountain Resort of Chengde, located at Chengde City Hebei Province, is the largest imperial garden in modern China. It covers a total area of 564 square kilometers, and is twice as large as the Summer Palace in Beijing. In the Qing Dynasty, it took 89 years (1703 ~ 1792) to complete. The emperors Kangxi and then Qianlong were in charge of this project.
Summer Resort, Chengde

Day 6 (B, L, )
Chengde / Beijing
Visit Pule Temple, Putuozongcheng Temple. Be transferred to Beijing.

- Pule Temple: "The Pule Temple is just like a round pavilion from the appearance.There are 72 woods symbolizing 72 kinds of wisdom of the Buddha.
- Putuozongcheng Temple: Putuozongcheng Temple: It locates to the sourth of the Mountain Resort of Chengde. The temple has been built up 1771.

Day 7 (B, )
beijing/ Trivandrum
Transfer via: flight UL 889/161
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for flight to trivandrum via colombo

Day 8 ( )Arrive Trivandrum
Service Ends.

   
  Price Details for this tour (per person in INDIAN RUPEES):
Travel in party of
Superior Class
Deluxe Class
Tourist Class
 
         
2-5 persons
99999.00

76666.00

70333.00
6-9 persons
94555.00

71222.00

64999.00
Single room Supplement
38100.00

14950.00

9200.00
 
 

   
Service included Services not included
  A. Entrance fees/
B. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=Dinner.
C. Personal Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers & sightseeing.                                                            D.Air fare in economy class from Trivandrum-Beijing-Trivandrum
E. Hotels (twin share bases) as listed in the itinerary.
F. Domestic flights or trains as listed in the itinerary.
G. Airport Taxes: US$6 for domestic, US$11 for International.
H. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
I. Luggage Transfers between airports and hotels.
  A. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets.
B. Visa Fees.
C. Excess Baggage Charges.
D. City Construction Fee: US$0.40 per person per night in Beijing; no charge in the other cities.
E. Personal Expenses.
F. Meals: Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L", or "D".
G. Single Room Supplement.
H. Gratuities, Tips to guides or drivers.
.
 

Note:
1. Prices are valid until March, 2007, but may vary according to your travel time and tour availability (e.g.: China special events time such as F1, Canton fair; Chinese holiday periods: April 30th - May 7th, Sep 30th to Oct 7th, and Chinese New Year period which usually falls in January. In 2006 Chinese New Year will be from Jan 29 to Feb 4).
 

 

 

      valid until March, 2007

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