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HOTEL INFORMATION:  The Peninsula BeijingHotel Class: Luxury The Peninsula Beijing has an imposing, traditional Chinese architectural-style exterior, integrated with luxurious, modern hotel amenities and facilities. Ideally located in the center of Beijing, The Peninsula Beijing is just a short stroll from Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and is within easy access of Beijing Railway Station. The hotel offers 525 guest rooms complete with air conditioning, plasma television, internet access and lighting control. Featuring two of the finest and most innovative restaurants in Beijing, Jing, a "modern meets Asian" restaurant, and the brand new Huang Ting, offering exquisite Cantonese cuisine, the hotel has set new standards of service in China. The Peninsula Beijing offers a range of fitness facilities that includes a fully equipped Fitness Center, a heated swimming pool, steam rooms, saunas, as well as massage and beauty treatments. The hotel also features the most prestigious shopping arcade in Beijing with 50 exclusive designer boutiques.  Langham HotelHotel Class: Deluxe Located in Kowloon’s busiest commercial and entertainment district, the Langham Hotel is near shopping and cultural nightlife. All guest rooms have satellite TV, telephone, internet, and air-conditioning. Additional amenities include swimming pool, spa, fitness center, and restaurant.  Sofitel Renmin SquareHotel Class: Deluxe Located on the grounds of Renmin square, the Sofitel Renmin Square is near local cultural excursions and shopping. All 432 rooms are equipped with telephone, voicemail, WiFi internet, radio, mini-bar, air conditioning, and TV. The hotel also has four restaurants, two bars, fitness center, Hammam, indoor heated pool, Jacuzzi, massage center, sauna, Thalasso therapy, and thermal baths.
Day 1 - Beijing
Check-in to The Peninsula, perfectly located near the Forbidden City. “The Pen” offers elegantly-appointed rooms and the impeccable service for which Peninsula Hotels is renowned. The Peninsula Beijing Day 2 - Beijing Stroll through the courtyards and palaces of the imposing Forbidden City#WHS#, once the exclusive enclave of Ming Dynasty emperors. Your full-day tour also includes the Summer Palace#WHS# and Tiananmen Square – where you meet with a master kite maker and try your hand at this traditional pastime. Meals B,L Day 3 - Beijing Experience the thrill of walking on the Great Wall#WHS#, an immense fortification constructed over centuries, and then visit the Ming Tombs#WHS#, burial site of 13 Chinese emperors. We’ll also see Beijing’s remarkable 2008 Olympic sites. Meals B,L Day 4 - Beijing / Yichang You’ll board a rickshaw to explore a Hutong, one of Beijing’s old settlements, with time to visit with a resident family. Then fly to Yichang to board the deluxe Victoria Anna on the Yangtze. Victoria Anna – Meals B,D Day 5 - Cruising / Three Gorges Dam Visit the Three Gorges Dam before our ship enters the 5-stage ship locks of the Dam. As the ship continues upstream through Xiling Gorge, entertainment and educational lectures are offered on-board. Meals B,L,D Day 6 - Cruising / Shennong Stream / Three Gorges You’ll disembark for small motor boats to journey up Shennong Stream, one of the most scenic of the Yangtze’s tributaries before transferring to smaller wooden sampans to explore even farther upstream. Then cruise through dramatic Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge, the narrowest and most spectacular of the Three Gorges. Meals B,L,D Day 7 - Cruising / Fengdu Today’s tour visits famous Fengdu, the “Ghost City”of ancient temples featuring Chinese mythology. Meals B,L,D Day 8 - Arrive Chongqing / Fly to Xian A brief tour includes the Pandas at the Chongqing Zoo before flying to Xian, the ancient capital of China for 13 dynasties. You are staying at the deluxe Sofitel near the city’s ancient walls. Meals B,L Sofitel Remmin Square Day 9 - Xian The Terra Cotta Warriors#WHS# is China’s most important archaeological site, where thousands of life-sized terra cotta warriors and horses have been uncovered. Our visit is in-depth. Meals B,L Day 10 - Xian / Hong Kong At the Xian Museum today, you’ll go behind-the-scenes with staff to Touch Antiquity, a rare opportunity to examine ancient relics up to 4,000 years old recently unearthed from nearby tombs. Then off to Hong Kong and transfer to your luxury hotel. Meals B Langham Hotel Day 11 - Hong Kong Today’s tour covers Hong Kong’s famed cityscape, harbor and Victoria Peak. Later stop at Repulse Bay and enjoy a sampan ride through Aberdeen Fishing Village before visiting bustling Stanley Market. Meals B Day 12 - Hong Kong The day is free to explore on your own. You can shop, ride the Star Ferry, or join an optional excursion to visit Lantau Island, and Asia’s largest Buddha. Meals B Day 13 - Hong Kong Your program with us finishes after breakfast.You can discover more of Asia with our FreeStyle Travel. Meals B
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