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Tel : +47 22413030 | Epost :[email protected]| Web :www.reisebazaar.no Karl Johans gt. 23, 0159 Oslo, Norway Grand Tour China Turkode Destinasjoner Turen starter 42424 Kina Beijing Turen destinasjon Reisen er levert av 13 dager Shanghai Fra : NOK 0 Oversikt China, the Middle Kingdom has for m,any years drawn visitors to its epic mountains and impressive landscapes and the modern chic to cities like Shanghai. To experience the essence of China you will need more than one visit, but with this tour you have at least gotten a glimpse of what this huge country can offer. Overland tours in China give s you the opportunity to see more of the country; float down the mighty Yangtze River, see the Great Wall before you arrive at the Forbidden City Reiserute Day 1: Arrival in Beijing Day 2 & 3: In Beijing Day 4: Fly to Xi'an Day 5: In Xi'an Day 6: Fly to Chengdu Day 7: Chengdu - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise Day 8 & 9: Yangtze River Cruise Day 10: Yichang to Shanghai Day 11 & 12: In Shanghai Day 13: Departure from Shanghai The name alone makes you want to get packing. hina. It's going places, so jump aboard, go along for the ride and see where it's headed. Breathtaking sites and landscapes Serve it all up according to taste: collapsing sections of the Great Wall, temple-topped mountains, villages that time forgot, languorous water towns, sublime Buddhist grottoes and ancient desert forts. Pack a well-made pair of travelling shoes and remember the words of Laotzu: 'a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'.Its modern face is dazzling, but China is no one-trick pony. The world's oldest continuous civilization isn't all smoked glass and brushed aluminium and while you won't be tripping over artifacts – three decades of round-the-clock development and rash town planning have taken their toll – rich seams of antiquity await. Incredible Scenery China's landscapes span the range from alpha to omega: take your pick from the sublime sapphire lakes of Tibet or the impassive deserts of Inner Mongolia, island-hop in Hong Kong or bike between fairy-tale karst pinnacles around Yángshuò; Few countries do the Big Outdoors like the Middle Kingdom. get lost in green forests of bamboo or, when your energy fails you, flake out on a distant beach and listen to the thud of falling coconuts. swoon before the rice terraces of the south, take a selfie among the gorgeous yellow rapeseed of Wùyuán or hike the Great Wall as it meanders across mountain peaks; Food encounters Wolf down Peking duck in Beijing, melt over a Chóngqìng hotpot or grab a seasoned ròujiamó (shredded pork in a bun) before climbing Huá Shan. Gobble down a steaming bowl of Lánzhou noodles in a Silk Road street market, raise the temperature with some searing Húnán fare or flag down the dim sum trolley down south.The Chinese live to eat and with 1.4 billion food- loving people to feed, coupled with vast geographic and cultural variations in a huge land, expect your tastebuds to be tantalised, tested and treated. Follow your nose in China and you won't want to stop travelling. Variety and experiences China is vast. A riveting jumble of wildly differing dialects and climatic and topographical extremes, it's like several different countries rolled into one. Off-the-scale massive. You're spoilt for choice: whether you’re an urban traveller, hiker, cyclist, explorer, backpacker, irrepressible museum- goer or faddish foodie, China’s diversity is second to none. Take your pick from the tossed-salad ethnic mix of the southwest, the yak-butter- illuminated temples of Xiàhé, a journey along the dusty Silk Road, spending the night at Everest Base Camp or getting into your glad rags for a night on the Shànghai tiles. Day 1: Arrival Beijing (D) Arrive anytime into Beijing (please note that early check-in before 2pm cannot be guaranteed). You will me met at the airport by our local English speaking representative and transferred to your hotel. No probram sscheduled for this day apart from Pekiong duck dinner at a local restaurant in the evening. Overnight Xiyuan Hotel Beijing or similar 5***** property Day 2: Beijing (B,L) Breakfast at the hotel and today you have a scheduled shared City Tour with lunch at a local restaurant planned. The tour will take you to Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City (excl. exhibitions, closed on Monday) and Temple of heaven. After the tour return to your hotel. Dinner on own. Overnight Xiyuan Hotel Beijing or similar 5***** property Day 3: Beijing (B,L) Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Great Wall at Mutianyu (incl. cable car), cloisonné factory. After lunch (included) you will also visit the Summer palace(excl. Theater and Boat Ride on Kunming Lake). Return to the hotel and dinner on own. Overnight Xiyuan Hotel Beijing or similar 5***** property The Forbidden City 'Forbidden City' is an approximation of the Chinese ??? (Zijìn Chéng), a poetic moniker that also references the colour purple and the cosmically significant North Star, the ‘celestial seat’ of the emperor. This 3,5 km scarlet citadel walls at the very heart of Beijing, the Unesco- listed Forbidden City is China’s largest and best-preserved collection of ancient buildings, and the largest palace complex in the world. But officially, it's called the Palace Museum (?? Steeped in stultifying ritual and Byzantine regal protocol, this other-worldly palace was the reclusive home to two dynasties of imperial rule, sharing 900-plus buildings with a retinue of eunuchs, servants and concubines, until the Republic overthrew the last Qing emperor in 1911. Most Chinese people simply call it Gù Gong (??;Ringed by 3. Gùgong Bówùguan), a public institution established in 1925 after Puyi, the last emperor, was evicted from the Inner Court. Ancient Palace). Day 4: Beijing to Xi'an (B) Breakfast at the hotel and then Transfer to Beijing West Railway Station and travel by the bullet train to Xi’an (2nd class seat). Upon arrival at Xi’an you will be met by your local guide at the train station. Transfer to the city center (about 1 hour) where you will have a guided tour that will include Excursion to City Wall (excl. cycling), Muslim quarters. After the tour you will be transferred to your hotel. Lunch and dinner on own. Overnight Grand Park Hotel Xi'an or hotel Great Wall of China It is mistakenly assumed that the Wall is one continuous entity; Chángchéng) wriggles haphazardly from its scattered Manchurian remains in Liáoníng province to wind-scoured rubble in the Gobi desert and faint traces in the unforgiving sands of Xinjiang. in reality, the edifice exists in chunks interspersed with natural defenses (such as precipitous mountains) that had no need for further bastions.China’s greatest engineering triumph and must-see sight, the Great Wall (??; Day 5: Xi'an (B,L,D) Breakfast at hotel and followed by a guided tour to Visit to the Terracotta-warriors Museum, Terracotta-warriors factory. After lunch (included) the tour will take you to see the Big wild Goose Pagoda (excl. climbing). For dinner you will experience the Tang Dynasty Show with dumpling dinner at Great Shaanxi. Overnight Grand Park Hotel Xi'an or hotel The Terracotta Warriors: This subterranean life-size army of thousands has silently stood guard over the soul of China's first unifier for more than two millennia.The Terracotta Army isn't just Xi'an's premier sight, it's one of the most famous archaeological finds in the world. Throughout the years the site became so famous that many of its unusual attributes are now well known, in particular the fact that no two soldier's faces are alike The discovery of the army of warriors was entirely fortuitous. Whatever the case, the guardians of his tomb today offer some of the greatest insights we have into the world of ancient China. In 1974, peasants drilling a well uncovered an underground vault that eventually yielded thousands of terracotta soldiers and horses in battle formation. Either Qin Shi Huang was terrified of the vanquished spirits awaiting him in the afterlife, or as most archaeologists believe, he expected his rule to continue in death as it had in life Day 6: Xi'an to Chengdu (B) After breakfast you will be transferred to Xian Bei Railway Station and take bullet train to Chengdu (2nd class seat). Upon arrival in Chengdu you will be met by your local English speaking guide at the railway station. En route to the hotel you will visit Renmin Park incl. tea drink and the Wide and narrow alley. Overnight Dorsett Grand Hotel Chengdu or smilar Day 7: Chengdu – Chongqing – Yangtze River cruise (B,L) Breakfast at the hotel and then start the day with a guided visit to Dujiangyan Panda Base. After lunch (included) you will be transferred to Chengdu Railway Station and take bullet train to Chongqing (2nd class seat). Upon arrival you will board the cruise (depart on FRI, may not available during Nov-Mar winter season, please double check the sailing date with us before making reservation). Overnight Century Sun – 5 star cruise Day 8: Yangtze River Cruise (B,L,D) Cruising the Yangtze River, relax and enjoy the scenery. Morning coffee,tea and pastries, Tai Chi exercise. Optional tour to Fengdu Ghost City or onboard activities (excluded in package rate, pay locally), Shore excursion---Shi Baozhai Pagoda. Overnight Century Sun – 5 star cruise Yangtze River Cruise It ?sn't jυst an escape from marathon t?ain journeys and agonising bυs rid?s, bυt ? chance to kick ?ack as an astoni?hing panorama ?lides ?y ?t ? sedate pa?e which allows time fo? contemplation and relaxation.Taking ? boat down the Yangzi River – China's longest ?nd most scenic waterway – is alΙ about the journe? rather th?n the destination.