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FRD China Free'n'easy Flyer 2Mar CHINA FREE'N'EASY 2016-2017 KEY DESTINATIONS BEIJING XI'AN SHANGHAI GUILIN & YANGSHUO CHENGDU LIJIANG QUICK GETAWAYS AND SPECIAL EXPERIENCES INSIDE! Your Road, Your Way AFL Asia are excited to partner with an Australian owned and Shanghai based Destination Management Company (DMC), Freedom Road Destinations to provide all members, their friends and families with a selection of travel experiences within China and throughout the Asia region. We have negotiated some great rates that also include competitive airfares to/from Australia. This exciting partnership is about providing members, family and friends not only with a reliable booking platform for all your travel needs but also it will provide AFL Asia with some additional revenue and create a sustainable way for us to grow and develop both local players and the game within the greater Asia region. Yours sincerely Grant Keys, AFL President 2 | China Free'n'Easy Ulanbataar Beijing Seoul Tokyo Xi'an Shanghai Taipei Hong Kong Bangkok Ho Chi Minh Introduction to China China is a vast country, a kaleidoscope of people, culture in the world. Her rich history of trade, arts cultures, customs and landscapes. Although the and culture, combined with the diversity of ethnic present day People’s Republic of China only dates groups and their individual food and customs, back to 1949, records spanning 5000 years show makes China one of the most interesting places that China has had a long economic and cultural on earth to visit. Travel through China and you history, with warring states unifying and dividing will not only re-live its history, you will understand multiple times. However throughout its turbulent how this immense country was born from small history this country has had periods of immense tribal states with their own languages and lives, cultural learning, artistic creativity and religious how it evolved through centuries of upheaval, and philosophical development. Importantly unification, and then liberation in 1949, to China also expanded early continental trade become the People's Republic of China. routes, with the Han Dynasty (207 BC - 220 AD) breaking ground for what would become the From the immense modern city of Shanghai to famous Silk Road trade route to India. the culturally rich Beijing, from the mountains in Xinjiang to the rice terraces of Guilin, China is a Wangjianglou Pagoda China’s culture is considered to be the oldest living world in itself just waiting to be explored. A Pedestrian Street in Chengdu Terracotta Warriors China Free'n'Easy | 3 am not Forbidden City, Beijing the same, I having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world." MARY ANNE RADMACHER 4 | China Free'n'Easy CEO Welcome Welcome to Freedom Road Travel Free & Easy, As a 100% foreign owned travel company in China, we constantly strive to provide above and beyond international service standards through our intuitive and innovative approach. We believe it is important to make sure all of our customers feel like VIPs throughout their journey, whether they be travelling with family, friends or a new acquaintance they have met along the road. Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai are three of China’s most visited destinations, but they still hold much to be discovered. Go from hiking along the pristine Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, to learning local dishes in Beijing’s bustling markets. Or take a water cruise through Shanghai’s ancient water towns, before taking a tai chi class under expert tutelage. At Freedom Road Travel, we want to show you the real China that’s beyond the typical destinations. We look forward to seeing you on our intriguing Free & Easy tours. As an Australian who has lived in China for more than 20 years, I am still constantly surprised by this awesome country; by the stunning places you can visit and the amazing people you can share experiences with. There’s a variety of landscapes, cultural richness and history in China, more than what most of us would imagine, that’s just waiting to be uncovered. This is the goal of Freedom Road Travel - to share China and all its wonder with the rest of the world. This is my Freedom Road --- What’s Yours? David Keir Shanghai at sunset China Free'n'Easy | 5 CONTENTSTable of BEIJING 1Ɩ SHANGHAI XI'AN GUILIN& YANGSHUO Ŀ 1ĉ 1ƅ LIJIANG CHENGDU 22 Responsible Travel 23 FRT Style 26 Terms & Conditions Ŏí ƖLj 6 | China Free'n'Easy wo roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the Tone less traveled by, and that has made all the diference." ROBERT FROST 7 | China Free'n'Easy China Free'n'Easy | 8 2 Nights and 1 SHANGHAI PACKAGES Half-Day Tour PREFFERED ACCOMODATION Included 12 @HENGSHAN FAIRMONT PEACE HOTEL PARK HOTEL Package Price: AUD 573/PP Package Price: AUD 585/PP Package Price: AUD 325/PP PENINSULA HOTEL THE PULI THE LANGHAM Package Price: AUD 790/PP Package Price: AUD 662/PP Package Price: AUD 688/PP PACKAGES INCLUDED HALF DAY TOUR : Best of Shanghai PACKAGE INCLUDES: tart the morning with a walk on Te • 2 nights accommodation with breakfast Bund, a popular waterfront surrounded • Half day city tour with private car and personal guide by stunning views of the modern skyline, who will take you from and to your hotel soaring over one bank of the serene Huangpu River, and the old world Art Deco Sbuildings standing at your back, curving with the bend of the river bank. Ten, take a tour through the Shanghai Museum, which has a collection of over 120,000 pieces of ancient Chinese art, ranging from bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, jades, paintings, minority and foreign art and so much more. Its halls even hold several works of rare, national importance, such as one of the three existing “transparent” bronze mirrors from the Han Dynasty. End the tour with some time spent exploring Yuyuan Garden and the Old Town area around it. Yuyuan Garden, dating back to 1559, is one of the restored The published price is per person, based on 2 people, features of Shanghai’s Old Town. Te Garden, heavily twin sharing. The published prices are NOT valid for infuenced by classical Suzhou garden design, holds more high seasons and public holidays. The prices stated can than 40 traditional halls, towers, pagodas, and pavilions. only be indicative and may be adjusted based on the Many are surrounded by jade ponds and lush trees, all travelling period and the number of travellers in your connected by stone walkways cut through rock gardens group. Please indicate your preferred travelling dates and set above water. and number of travellers,we will be happy to provide you with the exact prices. 10 | China Free'n'Easy OPTIONAL HALF DAY CITY TOURS HUANGPU CRUISE & BUND TOUR LOST SHANGHAI CORNERS CLASSIC FRENCH CONCESSION See Te Bund glitter in the Huangpu River as darkness On this unique walking tour, discover the storied past Get a vivid picture of a neighborhood that’s been falls and the lights turn on in Shanghai’s premier of Shanghai that’s tucked away in the city’s small streets changing since its old world villas were new world cultural district. When you’re back on Te Bund, and old neighborhoods. Te guides are experts on villas. Explore Art Deco apartments, boutique cafes you can take a guided stroll through the waterfront’s Shanghai’s storied families and famous expats. on small main streets, and even smaller alleys where cosmopolitan history. some have lived for generations. Price: AUD 180/PP Price: AUD 140/PP Price: AUD 77/PP OPTIONAL FULL DAY EXCURSIONS TRANQUIL HANGZHOU VENICE OF THE EAST ZHUJIAJIAO & QIBAO Find Hangzhou’s peace and quiet at a secluded Suzhou, founded in 514 BC, earns the nickname Cruise through Shanghai’s ancient water towns, Zen temple retreat full of pagodas and grottoes, a “Venice of the East” with its meticulously laid and Zhujiajiao and Qibao, and enjoy the sound of sofly Longjing tea plantation, and the world famous West tended canals, gardens, stone bridges, and pagodas, splashing water as you glide beneath quiet, old stone Lake, which has been admired for more than 2,000 all in traditional style, all amidst a modern jewel of bridges and wooden balconies. Ten, taste and see years as a site of year-round beauty. a city. the town's local culture on its historical streets. Price: AUD 418/PP Price: AUD 306/PP Price: AUD 223/PP SOMETHING SPECIAL EXPERIENCE TAI CHI VINTAGE SIDECAR TOUR WET MARKET & COOKING CLASS Zhang Yi has studied Chinese martial arts his whole Discover Shanghai’s storied backroads and alleys Learn the fundamentals of Shanghainese favors and life and now teaches out of his Wu Kung Fu Centre. from the sidecar of a purring vintage motorcycle. Just ingredients, how to pick them and how to bargain Let his wealth of knowledge, experience and passion tell the driver what you’re interested in, or tell them for them. Ten head to the kitchen for a hands-on guide you through the ancient world of Chinese to surprise you, and they’ll tailor the tour specifcally workshop on Chinese cooking techniques and martial arts. to you. methodologies. Price: AUD 191/PP Price: AUD 242/PP Price: AUD 89/PP China Free'n'Easy | 11 2 Nights and 1 BEIJING PACKAGES Half-Day Tour PREFFERED ACCOMODATION Included CROWNE PLAZA WANGFUJING PENTAHOTEL BEIJING RAFFLES BEIJING Package Price: AUD 437/PP Package Price: AUD 398/PP Package Price: AUD 546/PP RED WALL GARDEN HOTEL REGENT BEIJING HOTEL SHICHAHAI SHADOW ART HOTEL Package Price: AUD 474/PP Package Price: AUD 501/PP Package Price: AUD 386/PP PACKAGES INCLUDED HALF DAY TOUR : Tiananmen, Forbidden City & Jingshan Park PACKAGE INCLUDES: • 2 nights accommodation with breakfast • Half day city tour with private car and personal guide who will take you from and to your hotel uilt in 1651, Tiananmen Square has a long history that intersects with many major moments in the country’s history.
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