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ITINERARY
Nov 20 (Thu) Hometown - Hong Kong
You begin your adventure. Depart Vancouver or from your hometown with connection in Vancouver or Toronto on Cathay Pacific Airways to Hong Kong. En-route, you will cross the International Dateline.
Nov 21 (Fri) Hong Kong - Beijing
Arrive Hong Kong International Airport and connect to a same day flight to Beijing, China’s seven-century-old capital. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. (D)
Hotel: Howard Johnson
Nov 22 (Sat) Beijing
Your tour starts in late morning to Tian’anmen Square, the largest urban square in the world with the capital of 1 million people. Forbidden City, located in the centre of Beijing, it’s the largest existing best-preserved imperial palace in the world today covering a total area of 720,000 square meters. Then visit the Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of 15th Century architecture inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritages List. Next, the Summer Palace presents a breathtaking arrangement of lake, landscape, pagodas and pavilions, a fine example of Chinese gardening art. (B/L/D)
Nov 23 (Mon) Beijing
Following breakfast, you will visit the Dingling Tomb, one of the Ming Tombs, the burial place of the 13th Ming Dynasty Emperor to view the fabulous cultural relics. Then, we visit the "Sacred Way" - a boulevard lined with sculpted stone animals. Next, drive to the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the world’s greatest man-made structure winding dragon-like across Northern China and praised as a "Wonder of the World". This is the only earthly evidence of man visible from the moon. Tonight, you will enjoy a Peking Duck Dinner, the no. 1 typical food of Beijing. (B/L/SD)
Nov 24 (Tue) Beijing
Full day shopping - Morning transfer to Wangfujing Shopping District and stay for approx. 2 hours, then transfer to the Silk Market. Beijing is a city with developed commerce, where tourists can buy not only special local products, arts and crafts, but also various famous-brand products from all over the world, such as silk products from the "four famous silk producers in China," precious Dragon Well Tea, Maotai Liquor from Guizhou and porcelain wares. You will be picked up at around 4:30 pm and transferred back to hotel. (B)
Nov 25 (Wed) Beijing - Hong Kong
After breakfast, transfer to airport and depart for Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. (B)
Hotel: Harbour Plaza Metropolis
Nov 26 (Thu) Hong Kong
This morning, you will take the most important orientation tour for all tourists to discover the best of Hong Kong. The tour starts to bring you to the Victoria Peak, where enables you to have a birds-eye view of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula; then comes to the next stop at the famous Repulse Bay Beach. You will then visit the unique "Aberdeen Fishing Village" where you will still see the traditional sampan and the Jumbo Floating Restaurant en route to Factory shopping. (B)
Nov 27 (Fri) Hong Kong
Today is a free day at your leisure. (B)
Nov 28 (Sat) Hong Kong - Homeward bound
After breakfast, transfer to airport and depart for Canada. It is the same day when you arrive home as you will re-cross the International Dateline. (B)
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