Day 01 |
Grees – Peking |
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Individual arrival at Athens airport. Flight from Athens to Peking.
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Day 02 |
Peking D |
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Arrival in Peking, the capital of China. Our guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to hotel. |
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Day 03 |
Peking |
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Explore Peking on your own. Facultative: Breakfast in hotel. Full day excur-sion to the Tiananmen Square, to the Palace Museum, known as the "Forbidden City" (UNESCO) and to the Temple of Heaven (UNESCO). Lunch included. Forbidden City is the largest imperial palace in China during Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years. Temple of Heaven is an outstanding example of Chinese religious architecture. The 28-pillared, three-tiered, 1300- foot high Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest was constructed without a single nail.
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Day 04 |
Peking |
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Explore Peking on your own. Facultative: Breakfast in hotel. Full day excur-sion to the Great Wall (UNESCO) by Badaling and visit to the Ming Tombs (UNESCO) with Sacred Way. Lunch included. One of the seven wonders in the world, the Great Wall was built over 2,300 year ago and stretches 3,750 miles across north China. The Ding Tomb is one of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty. |
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Day 05 |
Peking |
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Explore Peking on your own. Facultative: Breakfast in hotel. Half day excur-sion to the Summer Palace (UNESCO) incl. lunch. The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years. |
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Day 06 |
Peking |
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Explore Peking on your own. Facultative: Breakfast in Hotel. Half day ex-cursion to Lama and Confucius Temple incl. lunch. |
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Day 07 |
Peking – Shanghai |
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Transfer to airport and flight to Shanghai. Transfer to hotel. Facultative: Breakfast in Hotel. Stroll along the waterfront promenade "Bund" incl. dinner. |
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Day 08 |
Shanghai |
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Explore Shanghai on your own. Facultative: visit to Jade Buddha Temple and the old city with Yu Garden incl. lunch. |
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Day 09 |
Shanghai – (Suzhou – Tongli) |
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Explore Shanghai on your own. Facultative: Full day excursion to Suzhou, the beloved garden city of China. Highlights of the day include the visit to two 2 famous gardens (UNESCO) and Tiger Hill. Back to Shanghai in the evening (B/L). |
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Day 10 |
Shanghai – Grees |
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Transfer to airport and flight back to Athens. Arrival in Athens in the late afternoon. |
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