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8 or 10 days | China

Great Wall Top things to see on tour:

Summer Palace

Forbidden City

Great Wall of China

Beijing Zoo

Olympic Sports

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Beijing & the Great Wall of China 8 or 10 days | China

Beijing is a city in transformation, with fast-paced development thriving alongside historically significant sights like the . Experience —from The Legend of Kung Fu show to a Peking duck dinner—and visit the greatest of all: the Great Wall. Construction on the Wall began in the 3rd century B.C., and today it extends for more than 3,000 miles.

Everything you get: Day 1: Fly overnight to China Day 5: Beijing 2-DAY TOUR EXTENSION Round-trip flights – Visit the Park Day 2: Beijing – Visit the Beijing Zoo Day 8: Shanghai Full-time Tour Director – Meet your Tour Director at the airport – Take a Hutong rickshaw tour – Fly to Shanghai  Comfortable motor coach; Internal – Enjoy a traditional Chinese meal – Visit Shanghai World Financial flight with extension Day 3: Beijing with Hutong families Center – Take a guided tour of Beijing – Enjoy free time on the Bund 6 overnight stays in hotels with – Visit the Day 6: Beijing private bathrooms (8 with extension) – Take a dragon boat ride (April-Oct.) – Visit Yonghe Lamasery Day 9: Shanghai – Participate in a Taiji lesson – Visit the 798 Dashanzi Modern – Take a guided tour of Shanghai Breakfast and dinner daily – Visit the Forbidden City Art Zone – Visit Jade Buddha Temple 1 sightseeing tour led by a licensed – Visit Tiananmen Square – Optional: Acrobatics show – Visit Yu Yuan Garden local guide (2 with extension); 1 – Visit a local school – See Lu sightseeing tour led by your Tour (subject to school calendar) Day 7: Beijing Director – Enjoy a traditional Peking – Take a tour of the Olympic Day 10: Depart for home Duck dinner sports complex: Bird’s Nest  Entrance to: Summer Palace; Stadium; Water Cube Aquatics Forbidden City; Tiananmen Square; Day 4: | Beijing Center Great Wall of China; The Legend of – Travel to Badaling – Enjoy free time in Beijing Kung Fu Show; Temple of Heaven – Take a tour of the Great Wall of China Park; Beijing Zoo; Hutong rickshaw – Participate in a tea ceremony Day 8: Depart for home tour; Yonghe Lamasery; Olympic – Enjoy The Legend of Kung Fu show sports complex; With extension: Shanghai World Financial Center; Jade Buddha Temple; Yu Yuan Garden

Experiential learning: Taiji lesson; School visit; Tea ceremony; Meal with Chinese family

You can add optional activities to your tour. Additional costs apply.

eftours.ca/bej | 1-800-263-2806 Beijing An expert local guide will introduce you to Beijing, the Chinese capital and a treasure chest of imperial . You’ll see Tiantan, or Temple of Heaven Park, a huge outdoor complex adorned with Ming and Qing relics. In the early morning, locals gather together to practice martial arts by the old cypress trees. Cross a moat and protective wall on your way into the Forbidden City, whose grandeur was once accessible only to the emperor. Venture inside and get up-close to the palatial, golden-roofed Imperial Palace. Then, stand in Tiananmen Square, a site of worldwide cultural significance.

The Forbidden City Beijing, China

Olympic Sports Complex The city of Beijing captured the world’s attention during the 2008 Summer Olympics; now, tour some of the venues that played host to many of the world’s premier athletes. Learn about China’s efforts to bring the Olympic Games to Beijing and the five-year construction phase that helped prepare the area for the events. Visit Beijing National Stadium, known around the world as the “Bird’s Nest” because of its unique design, which was inspired by a Chinese folding fan. The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the track and field events, were held here. Then, venture inside the Beijing National Aquatics Center, better known as the “Water Cube.”

Olympic Sports Complex Beijing, China

The Great Wall Travel outside of Beijing to view one of the great : the Great Wall of China. It’s your chance to stand upon this man-made marvel; construction began in the 3rd century B.C. to defend the Chinese against the invading . Three hundred thousand people (many of whom are buried in the wall) labored for several centuries on its construction. The Great Wall extends over an impressive swath of the continent, cutting across mountains and valleys for more than 3,000 miles—by modern estimates, perhaps only a tenth of its former length. Take the picture of a lifetime and capture your own piece of the wall.

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