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19-Day  Beijing - Xian - Shanghai - Cape Town - Mount Sheba - Greater Kruger National Park - Pretoria - Livingstone - Johannesburg

  • Code: CT-L/S102
  • Category: Luxury & Standard
  • Departure: Daily
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[ B - Breakfast L - Lunch D - Dinner ]

Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Day 01: Arrival in Beijing

Welcome to China! Now you are landed at the Capital city of China - Beijing, the host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. You will be picked up at the airport and transferred to the hotel. Refresh yourselves in the hotel to get prepared for the following classic tour.


Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)
Day 02: Beijing

First you will be guided to visit the Tiananmen Square, located in the center axis of Beijing City. Tiananmen was used to symbolize the uppermost royal powering ancient China. Now it becomes the landmark of Beijing, or symbol of China. Then turn to the biggest courtyard in Beijing, the Forbidden City. There with as many as 9,900 rooms unveil the daily luxurious life of China ancient Emperor. Then you will enjoy your a la carte lunch at a local restaurant. In the next destination, the Temple of Heaven, the guide will introduce the grand annual royal sacrificial activities for you. In the evening, a lively Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre will wait for you. (B+L)


Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)

Chinese people's morning exercise

Morning exercise of Chinese retired people
Day 03: Beijing

The most highlight in Beijing comes to wander along the magnificent Great Wall. It is like a large dragon entrenched along the huge country. Badaling section is the most representative one and it will be your first choice. After witness this miracle made by ancient Chinese, you will be driven to a local famous restaurant with Sichuan cuisine to have lunch nearby Badaling. Continue to visit the Sacred Way and Ming Tomb. The last stop today is the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium). You will have an overall view from outside.(B+L)


Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)
Day 04: Beijing - Xian

This morning you will visit the ornate Summer Palace on the shores of the immense Kunming Lake. Then have a Hutong tour. Enjoying the rickshaw riding through Hutongs will be your memorable experience. To avoid the tourist restaurant, we will arrange an a la carte lunch at a local decent restaurant. Take an afternoon flight to your next destination, Xian, a favorable geographical location surrounded by water and hills. Pick you up at the airport and transfer to the well selected hotel. No dinner is scheduled for you. You can explore the local flavor on your own. (B+L)


Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel (4 stars)

Our travel consultant Linda with her clients

Our guests are very happy with his China tour arranged by us
Day 05: Xian

In the morning, visit one of the Eighth Wonder of the World - Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Actually it can be considered as a huge underground Museum of Military and Amy in Qin Dynasty (246-209B.C). An a la carte lunch is served in a well selected restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the Buddhist holy place of Da Ci'en Temple, where the Big Wild Goose Pagoda stands there for more than 1300 years. After that, pay a visit to the Provincial History Museum. (B+L+D)
 
Differences
Luxury Series: you will have Tang Dynasty Dinner and Show at Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian).
Standard Series: you will enjoy Dumpling Dinner and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at Shaanxi Opera Theatre. (Add: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian).


Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel (4 stars)
Day06: Xian

Today we will offer you a chance to take a shot of Great Mosque, standing in famous Muslim Street, City Wall with a history of more than 1400 years and a genuine local family where you will have lunch. As a leisurable city, the people and their daily life here reflects a vivid picture of the distinguished Chinese moral value. (B+L)


Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel (4 stars)

Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai
 Shanghai Yuyuan Garden
Day 07: Xian - Shanghai

 Take a morning flight to the coastal metropolis Shanghai and transfer to hotel. The afternoon is left for you. You are suggested to take a taxi to visit the Xin Tian Di area on your own. (B)


Accommodation: Ya Fan Long Men Hotel (4 stars)
Day 08: Shanghai

The full day tour covers all the highlights in Shanghai. First you will visit the Shanghai Museum, which boasts high reputation at home and abroad, as it stores abundant collections with great value for study and research. The next stop is the Yuyuan Garden. It is the must visit in Shanghai, as it is the only one well preserved ancient Garden in Ming Dynasty. Today an a la carte lunch is served to you. The following activities are different as the following luxury and standard series shown. (B+L)

Differences
Luxury Series: the clients will be transferred to the Bund area to take a short cruise tour on the Huangpu River. Then we will leave some time for you to explore the Bund area and visit an old street in Shanghai. 

Standard Series: the clients will be taken to visit the Bund along the Huangpu River, the famous Nanjing Road and an old street in Shanghai.


Accommodation: Ya Fan Long Men Hotel (4 stars)
Day 09: Shanghai - Cape Town

According to your departure flight schedule, our guide will arrange the see off service properly. Wish you a pleasant journey to Cape Town in South Africa! (B)


Accommodation: On the flight 

Day 10: Arrival in Cape Town
After arriving at Cape Town International Airport, check in the hotel and take a short rest. The South Africa tours will start this afternoon, including both its natural and manmade landmarks, traditional customs, wild animals unique to Africa and more. 

In the afternoon, firstly visit the Table Mountain. Table Mountain is one which has glistening Atlantic bay in front and a table-like mountain on back. Opposite the mountain there is a natural harbor named Table Harbor which is named after Table Mountain. At the top of the mountain, there is an open ground which has 1500 meters long and more than 200 meters wide. With white clouds on the top and blue sky over the head, you walk in the mountain and see all the things are like floating in the clouds. It is just as wonderful as walking in the outer space. You will climb the Table Mountain and overlook the fascinating sceneries of Cape Town and Cape Peninsula. 

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 11: Cape Town
Firstly you will go to Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. It will take about an hour getting there. But it won’t be bored because it covers those most beautiful sceneries. There are steep canyon, towering peaks and the Atlantic Ocean. In the reserve you will visit Cape Point. On the way back you will pay a visit to the town of Simonstad and town of Muizenberg. These two towns both lie on the Indian Ocean coast. Lastly, proceed to Boulders beach for those adorable African penguins. (B)

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 12: Cape Town
Take a short ferry to Robben Island this morning. Robben Island is an island located on the Table Harbor in Western Cape. In 1999, it is put on the list of World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Thousands of tourists come here everyday to visit the museum of this island. The ex-president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was kept in Robben Prison for nearly eighteen years. He was sentenced to twenty-seven years in jail because he struggled against white rule and determined to pursue democracy. After visiting the museum you will go back to Cape Town. Then the whole afternoon will be free for you to look around Victoria and Alfred Waterfront freely. (B) 

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town (4 stars)
Day 13: Mount Sheba
In the morning, you will go to Cape Town International Airport to take a flight to Johannesburg. Then go to Mount Sheba by bus. After checking in a hotel, you will walk to visit the rainforest and waterfalls nearby. (B)

Accommodation: Kruger Park Hostel or similar
Day 14: Greater Kruger National Park
Today’s tour will begin with the visit of Shangaan Cultural village, where you can experience the local traditional life and learn about the traditional farming methods. Then pay a visit to the village chief’s house. After finishing the trip there, you will head to the Greater Kruger National Park which is not far from the village. Greater Kruger National Park is the biggest wild animal zoo in South Africa. There are lots of wild animals like elephants, lions, rhinoceros, antelope, giraffe, wild water buffalo, zebra, crocodile, hippos and many other different kinds of birds on the endless wide plain. As for the plant, there are baobabs which are unique to Africa. The best season for tour is during the dry season-June to September. Yearly visitor numbers is beyond 250,000. (B)

Accommodation: Kruger Park Hostel or similar
Day 15: Greater Kruger National Park
Today you will continue the tour in Greater Kruger National Park and will be arranged hunting in the park. After that you will go to enjoy the beautiful grassland between Sabi River and Lebombo Mountains. (B)

Accommodation: Kruger Park Hostel or similar
Day 16: Pretoria
Continue to visit in the Kruger National Park in the morning. And then take a bus to Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. Pretoria can be described as a totally Europeanized city and white persons are almost everywhere on the streets. It is called Garden City because of its prosperous business, clean streets, beautiful sights as well as flourishing flowers and plants. Once arrival you will head to visit Cullinan diamond mine. Until now, the largest diamond in the world was found there. (B)

Accommodation: The Pretoria Hotel or similar
Day 17: Livingstone
After breakfast, transfer to O.R. Tambo international airport in Johannesburg and fly to Livingstone. After arrival you will firstly visit Livingstone Museum, and then check in the hotel. If the location of the hotel is good enough, you can see Victoria Falls at a distance in the hotel. The whole afternoon will be free for you. (B)

Accommodation: David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa or similar
Day 18: Livingstone
Go to visit Victoria Falls in the early morning. Victoria Falls is about 1700 meters wide (about 5500 feet) and the highest point of it has 108 meters (355 feet) high. It is a world’s famous waterfall wonder and was put in the world heritage list in 1989. You will observe the falls from different views. Then travel to visit Zambezi River in the afternoon. (B)

Accommodation: David Livingstone Safari Lodge and Spa or similar
Day 19: Departure from South Africa
The morning is free for you. You will go to the airport for a flight to Johannesburg and then connect a flight leaving South Africa. Here is the end of this fantastic trip. (B)


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