17 Day China Tour & Cruise

  

CHINA
17 Day China & the Yangtze 5 Star Luxury Tour & Cruise
October 27, 2008

We have locked in our discounted prices through 2008. After the Olympics come to China prices for future years could raise over $1000 per person. This may be your last chance to visit China at these discounted rates.















 

No other company can match the quality of sites visited, the quality of hotels, the quality of food, the quality of ship and especially the quality of pricing! We really are the “The Best For Less”! Call and let us explain why we are able to deliver the best for a lot less!

5 Star Luxury: The following is a quote from one of passengers who went with us a year after going to China with a different company – “Your worst hotel was better than the best hotel we had, and your worst meal was better than the best meal we had with the other company!” We are not staying in first class (3 star) or Deluxe (4 star) hotels. Our hotels are all 5 star Luxury Hotels. Our ship is the only ship on the Yangtze with all mini suites, each with a private balcony! You will never feel crowded. We have the best large quality buses that we never fill to the brim. We have the best English speaking guides! We send experienced American escorts with every group and most importantly, our special tour has been designed by us after years of experience in China so we can bring you the very best of everything!

“Whisper Perfect” Individual Head Set Receivers: We are the only ones we know of in China that supply each passenger with their own “whisper perfect” head set receiver. This year our Chinese guides raved about being able to use the receivers so they wouldn’t have to yell, and so they could keep track of our group in crowds. There is no running to keep up with, or rush to stand next to the guide. You hear every word that your guides, educators or escorts have to say directly into your earphones. You can even step away from your group to take that all important picture without missing a word! It is a crime to travel around the world and miss what the guide has to share with you.
Only with us will you hear it all!

China is a vast and amazing country. We take you to the people and places that represent culture both past, present and future. Our educators, guides and escorts provide a unique opportunity to understand and experience China. We visit all of the important cities, Like Beijing, Xian with its Terracotta Warriors, and Hong Kong. In addition, our various flights inside of China allow you to visit various places other tours miss. We visit ALL the important sites in China. In addition we see the other important sites that are missed with other groups. Here are a few things that make our tour stand out from other tours being offered.

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Air to China: Flying to China can be long and hard. With United, Northwest, China Air and Japan Airlines your seats are so close together your knees are up under your chin. Next year ALL of our passengers will have the luxury of flying on Singapore Air (considered the best airline in the world). We will fly from the US to Beijing. Every seat has a little extra leg room, plus its own individual television with a huge number of movies you can play whenever you want. You can even stop and fast forward at any time. We fly you to China on the very best at prices below everyone else.
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We include both The Yangtze River and the Li River: Most tours visit either the Li River or the Yangtze. Most do not include both. With our special tour we are going to visit both! The Yangtze River with its 4000 foot cliffs, lush green landscapes and hundreds of waterfalls is more beautiful than cruising Alaska. You can soak in the beauty from your own private balcony. The Li River may be your best day in China because its beauty is unsurpassed. In 2006 we had the Li River as an option at $599 extra. With some additional negotiations and some small changes we are able to include the Li River in 2008 with out increasing the price!
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Dazu: This is a must if you are going to China. A World Heritage site, Dazu has over 60,000 life size stone carvings that have been hand chiseled into rock walls by Monks over the last 2,000 years. More than half of our passengers feel the stone carvings of Dazu were more impressive than the Terracotta Warriors in Xian.
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Shenzhen and China Folk Culture Village (fashioned after the Polynesian Culture Center in Hawaii): Shenzhen is a blossoming city that has been newly created in the last 20 years. Now with over 7 million people and beautiful skyscrapers, it has nearly exceeded Shanghai in growth and industry. Here China features the China Folk Culture Village. China is filled with many different nationalities and cultures. The creators of the Hawaiian Polynesian Culture Center helped design this amazing new center. The result has been spectacular. We will visit many ethnic villages such as Mongolian and Tibetan. In addition we will attend two fantastic shows.
•   One show involves hundreds of actors and horses as you are taken back to the 12th century and Genghis Khan
•   The other show involves the many costumes and dances of the various cultures in China. The show is so well done it would rival Las Vegas.
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Three Gorges Dam. The worlds largest man made dam with five locks to move the ship up and over it. Each lock raises our ship 60 feet in the air – 300 feet in all. The Panama Canal ship locks pale in comparison.
•  Rural Farm Visit: See what life is really like in the countryside of China. We will visit a farm village to get up close and personal with every day living.
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Because of our government contacts and friends we have in China, we have special privileges offered to our groups that are not given to others. Give us a call and let us tell you more about why we are “The Best For Less”. No other company can deliver the quality experience you deserve in China!!!
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Wuhan: The Ancient Bell Museum: Music and bell instruments were found in a tomb dating over 2500 years ago. You will visit this special exhibit and hear a performance played on these ancient bell instruments.
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Chongqing: Visit Flying Tiger Museum (Stillwell Museum). The only museum dedicated to America that survived the great Cultural Revolution.
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Xian Great City Wall: Most tours miss the city wall. This wall is possibly the most impressive city wall still standing in the world. The Xian ancient city wall is still in perfect condition as it was 600 years ago. It is four stories high and the top is wide enough to drive four semi trucks side by side for almost nine miles around the city. Even the moat and draw bridges are still intact.


Others Price: $4,395*
Fun For Less Regular Price: $3,095*
Fun For Less Member Price: $2,995*
($2,995 price above is a cash/check discount rates.)

Call for our deeply discounted airfare on Singapore airlines

*Price includes 5 star hotels, hotel taxes, quality meals, quality buses and guides, Yangtze cruise, shore excursions, entrance fees, transfers, escorts and educators. Price does not include airfare, taxes, fuel surcharges, tips visa and fees.

Partial List of what your 5 Star Tour Includes:

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Opportunity to fly Singapore Airlines to Beijing and home. This is the number one airline in the world.
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Major cities visited: Beijing, Xian, Wuhan, Yichang, Chongqing, Dazu, Guilin, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, along with many villages and the countryside.
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Partial list of tours: In Beijing: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Ming Tomb, Tiananmen Square and Summer Palace. In Xian: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall. In Wuhan: Bell Museum. In Chongqing: Flying Tiger Museum. In Dazu: Dazu Stone Carvings. In Shenzhen: China Culture Village. In Hong Kong: City Tour and Boat Ride.
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5 day Yangtze River cruise (includes all side tours from the ship)
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5 Star Cruise Ship on the Yangtze, all mini suites with private balconies
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All airline flights inside of China
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All transfers from airport and hotels
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All entrance fees, tours and shows
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Spectacular dinner show at Tang Dynasty Theater Restaurant.
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Everyday is a full day of sightseeing. We are not like others who have free days or free afternoons stuck in places where they try to sell you something. Everything is included with us.
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Full American breakfasts. Lunches and dinners.
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The best buses
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The best English speaking guides
  • “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers
  • All baggage handling
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Fully escorted with Fun For Less staff

Tour Itinerary (Subject to Change)

Day 1: Evening flight to California to catch our late night flight to Hong Kong

Day 2: Early morning departure on Singapore Airlines to Beijing.

Day 3: Beijing
We will have a late morning arrival in to Beijing. We will enjoy an afternoon tour of the city and a visit to Tiananmen Square.

Day 4: Beijing: (B,L,D)
A full day excursion takes you to 40 miles north of Beijing to the Great Wall. An extraordinary 4,000 mile long fortification built to thwart the barbarian invasions. A walk along the enormous towered and turreted wall is spectacular. Afterwards a short drive takes us to a beautiful tree and statue lined walk along the Ming Tomb area. We will then head to the Summer Palace (the summer residence of China’s Emperors).

Day 5: Beijing: (B,L,D)
This morning we will visit the Temple of Heaven. We will then make our anticipated visit to the Forbidden City. A huge complex of palaces, pavillions, courtyards and gardens. The Forbidden City was off limits to common people for over 500 years. This evening we will enjoy a special Peking Duck Dinner.

Day 6: Beijing – Fly to Xian: (B,L,D)
We will take a early morning flight to Xian and spend the day visiting the Terracotta Warriors, one of the world’s great archeological treasures. We will also visit the Wild Goose Pagoda. Xian is the capitol of 11 dynasties and one of the largest medieval cities in the world., The entire city of Xian is enclosed by a huge city wall that still has its moat and draw bridges in place. We will visit this wall. This evening we will attend one of the best cultural shows you will see anywhere in the world – The Tang Dynasty Dinner and Cultural Show. This fantastic show is full of music, dance and colorful traditional costumes.

Day 7: Xian – Fly to Wuhan and Luxury Cruise Ship: (B, L, D)
This morning we will fly to Wuhan and visit the famous Bell Museum. Early afternoon we will board our 5 star ship located on the Yangtze.

Day 8: Cruise the Yangtze River: (B, L, D)
As we cruise toward the Three Gorges Damn we will stop along the way to visit a local school and other wonderful sites.

Day 9: Cruise the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges: (B,L,D)
Our day starts with a tour of the largest man made dam in the world, “Three Gorges Dam.” After your tour of this mind-boggling dam you will begin your cruise on the Yangtze River. Spectacular, unique, mystic and magical are the adjectives describing the magnificent scenery along the Three Gorges. Enter Xiling Gorge with its dramatic shoals and verdant 3,000 foot cliffs. Twisting towering beauty unfolds on a monumental scale, equal to the Grand Canyon.

Day 10: Cruise the Yantze River and the Three Lesser Gorges: (B,L,D)
Full day by small sampan boats through the Three Lesser Gorges. We view the exquisite peaks, grotesquely shaped rocks and silvery waterfalls fo the Three Lesser Gorges. Fantastically shaped rocks create a strangely beautiful setting in the Misty Gorge, where the coffins of the Ba Tribe hang in caves on a sheer 1500 foot cliff. Late in the afternoon we will visit the Qutang Gorge, which is the grandest of them all.

Day 11: Cruising the Yangtze: (B,L,D)
We continue our travels through the magnificent Yangtze with a special stop to visit one of the most beautiful caves in the world. We will board busses off the Yangtze and travel into canyons to visit a cave that was recently discovered, and only became available to visit in the last two years. The drive to the cave is wonderful and the cave is fantastic.

Day 12: Dazu and Chongqing: (B,L,D)
This morning we will disembark our five star cruise ship. We will then drive back into the mountains to visit the special stone carvings of Dazu. Here monks have been carving life size stone carvings for almost 2,000 years. There are 60,000 of them! Most of our passengers have liked this site as well or better than the Terracotta Warriors in Xian. Today we will also stop at a farming community out in the country to see what rural farm life is really like.

Day 13: Chongqing then fly to Guilin and the Li River (B,L,D)
This morning we will visit the Pandas and watch them eat and then continue on to the Stillwell Museum (Flying Tiger Museum). We will then fly to Guilin near the Li River. We will take a tour of the exquisitely verdant city of Guilin and the Reed Flute Cave.

Day 14: Guilin and Li River Cruise (B,L,D)
This may possibly be the highlight of your entire tour as we sail on the Li River through some of the most beautiful and unique rock formations found anywhere in the world. This scenic drive through terraced rice paddies will be a day you will never forget.

Day 15: Guilin, Shenzhen and China Cultural Village (B,L,D)
We will take an early morning flight to Shenzhen and the China Cultural Village. We will have three fantastic shows along with time to visit the many villages that depict the different ethnic cultures in China. We will overnight in Shenzhen.

Day 16: Hong Kong
We will depart this morning and cross by ferry to Hong Kong. You will have time to enjoy a tour to Hong Kong which will include a boat ride on old Sampans through the harbor of Hong Kong. We will overnight in Hong Kong.

Day 17: Hong Kong – Fly Home
You will have a full free day to enjoy Hong Kong before boarding our evening flight back to the US – we will arrive back into California the same day.

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