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InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 Dear Customers, Thank you for choosing InterTrips(China Tour) for your travel experience. Our experienced travel specialists take pride in providing you with the very best service. It is our great pleasure to serve and arrange an ideal tour for you. We hope you will have a wonderful trip. Group Code: 17ET22BEH-J0212A(SFO) Please find enclosed the following travel documents: Day by day itinerary with hotel information International and US domestic electric ticket itinerary (if applicable) (China Domestic flights ticket may not be enclosed. These may be issued locally and provided to you by your guides in China). China Things To Know In order to ensure the smooth operating of the entire trip please read following information carefully 1. Please check in at the airport 3-4 hours before your departure time. No paper ticket(s) will be provided to you, simply present your passport and electric ticket copy at the check-in counter and the airline representative will print the boarding pass and assign your seat. Very Important: For flight departs in the early morning between 12:00 AM-2:00 AM (early morning flights), please be at the airport and check into your flight the night before. 2. We assume no responsibility for your missing the flight. Should it happen, please speak with the airlines staff at the airport and reschedule to a later flight with extra fees. Please call our emergency hotline and inform us your new flight schedule. 3. If your flight is delay or change to a different flight (not the original flight we scheduled for you), please call our emergency hotline and inform us your new flight schedule. 4. Upon arrival in China, please go through customs and immigration on your own. After exiting the customs area, please look for a chinatour.com representative who will be holding a “Chinatour.com” OR “InterTrips”sign. If you cannot find our guide at the airport, please call 86-13581-680003. 5. Last reminder: if you have not applied for the Chinese visa, please apply for it as soon as possible. We assume no responsibility if you fail to obtain the visa in time for your tour. 6. Please refer to “China Things to Know” for AN IMPORTANT SERVICE FEE (TIPPING) GUIDELINES. InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 7. For special meals request and seating assignment, please call the airline directly to make the arrangement Air China/ 800-882-8122. Hainan Airline/ 888-688-8813 China Eastern Airline/ 800-200-5118 Emergency Contact : In the event of an emergency, please call China Travel emergency hotline below: While in China please call Tel: (86) 13121-067156 Ely or (86)18611-577400 Jocelyn or (86)13581-680003 Susie Beijing Office: (86 010) 65206752 during office hours (Monday to Friday 9AM-5:30 PM local time) While in USA please call during our office hours (9:00 AM-5:30 PM Pacific Time) Tel: 888-410-4111 or 626-377-9888 Again, thank you for choosing Chinatour.com as your Partner-in-Travel. We are confident that your trip will be happy and rewarding. If you need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us. InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 11-Day China Tour with Mt.Huangshan Date Itinerary Accommodation 11-Feb Day 1. USA - Beijing Depart USA for China while enjoying delicious meals, drinks, and in- flight entertainment during your journey. 12-Feb Day 2. Arrive Beijing Four Points by Sheraton Beijing Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you at the airport and then escort you to check into your luxury hotel. Address: Tower 1, 25 Yuanda Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China, 100097 Phone: +86 10 8889 8888 13-Feb Day 3. Beijing (Breakfast) Four Points by Sheraton Beijing This morning, you will sight-see Tiananmen Square, which is noted as the largest public square in the world and then the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Later stop at a Pearl Factory to gain a little knowledge of fresh pearls. In the afternoon, visit Summer Palace declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Optional: Hutong with rickshaw with lunch at local family $39 InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 14-Feb Day 4. Beijing (Breakfast, Lunch) Four Points by Sheraton Beijing The Great Wall of China is one of the seven greatest man-made wonders of the world and is definitely the focal point of China. You will hike along the Great Wall (Juyongguan Pass). After that, you will stop at a Jade Museum to learn the history of Jade. In Chinese, jade is pronounced as 'Yu', and it has a history in China of at least four thousand years. Later visit Traditional Chinese Medicine Center and enjoy a foot-massage. 15-Feb Day 5. Beijing - Shanghai - Suzhou (Breakfast) Grand Metropark Hotel Suzhou Fly to Shanghai in the morning. You’ll visit Shanghai Old Street, which is a top tourist attraction in Shanghai. And then be transferred to Address: 1355 Jinjihu Suzhou. Suzhou, which dates back to 514 BC, is sometimes called Ave, Suzhou, Jiangsu, the "Venice of the East". And visit Shan Tang Street, which has China always been regarded as the first name of Suzhou ancient streets. It Tel : +86 512 6280 has a long history of about 1,100 years, its layout and architecture are 0666 the best to represent the characteristics of Suzhou's old alleys, and it has connections to many ancient Chinese celebrities and anecdotes. Optional: Boat ride on the Grand Canal with walk around the local market $29 16-Feb Day 6. Suzhou - Hangzhou (Breakfast, Lunch) Grand Metropark Hotel Hangzhou Today you will visit the Lingering Garden, Silk Spinning Factory. The Lingering Garden is a renowned classical Chinese garden and is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Address: Heritage Site. China is known for its silk, so for sure we will take you to the Silk Spinning Factory. Then, we'll drive you to Hangzhou. Take 2 Pinghai Road, a small boat ride on the West Lake which reveals the ethereal beauty Hangzhou, Zhejiang of Hangzhou's willow draped islands. You will admire the Su 310006 China Causeway. It was built in the fifth year of Yuanyou Period in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090) and has evolved since then. At that Tel : 86-571-8708 8088 time, Su Shi (Dongpo), a poet known as the prefect in Hangzhou Prefecture, had the West Lake dredged, and built the Su Causeway by dredged silt. InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 17-Feb Day 7. Hangzhou - Huangshan (Breakfast, Lunch) Huangshan International Hotel After a stop at the Green Tea Village then we continue our journey to Huangshan City, the area well known for the Mt. Huangshan also Address: called Yellow Mountain and located in the southern part of Anhui 31 Huashan Street, Province. Mt. Huangshan is undoubtedly China's most celebrated Tunxi District, mountain for all its grandeur and beauty, which was declared a World Huangshan, Anhui Natural and Cultural Heritage in 1990 by UNESCO Province HeritageCommittee. After arrive, we visit the Tunxi Old Street, an ancient commercial street in center of Tunxi Town. Tel.+86-0559- 2565678 18-Feb Day 8. Huangshan (Breakfast) Huangshan International Hotel Free day at leisure or take below optional tours: Recommended Option (A): Mt. Huangshan Tours with round trip cable car and lunch Recommended Option (B): Old village Xidi day tour with lunch 19-Feb Day 9.Huangshan to Shanghai(Breakfast) Wyndham Bund East Shanghai After breakfast ,visit famous Huangshan bamboo fiber Exhibition center. Then head back to Shanghai follow by visit the Bund. Address: Shanghai is divided by the Huang Pu River into eastern and western No. 25 Ningguo Road sections. Modern mega high rises are seen on the eastern side while traditional European style architecture may be seen on the western Shanghai, 200090 CN side. The Bund is a five-block riverfront promenade with many of Tel.+86 21 65208999 Shanghai's banks and trading houses. Optional: Lujiazui FTDZ & Huang Pu River Cruise $45 20-Feb Day 9.Shanghai (Breakfast) Wyndham Bund East Shanghai Free at leisure for last minute souvenir shopping or just relax at your hotel. Or you may choose an optional tour. Optional tours: A)Maglev Train Experience, Old City Bazaar & Xintiandi & Nanjing Road $49/pp B)the Acrobatic show $55 (min.6 people) InterTrips Address:680 Brea Canyon Rd Suite 268, Diamond Bar, CA91789 T: (844) 551-9909 F:(626) 602-7786 C) Optional Xian Excursion $599 The highlight of the optional Xian tour is the world-known Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the eighth world-wonder. The Terra Cotta Army is famous for its large scale, uncountable figures as well as overwhelming momentum. Visit the Terra Cotta Army replication factory to see how the figures were produced. Stay overnight in Xian. 21-Feb Day 9. Shanghai – USA (Breakfast) All good things must come to an end.
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