China Dream Tour ItinerarySpecially Prepared and CustomizedFor:Bernadette Vadurro&Rhonda Faught

Speakers’ Group

Tour

Tour ItineraryBeijing, Shanghai

(9 days)

April 1

–

April 9,2012

Day 1 (Apr 1) ARRIVE BEIJING

Arrive Beijing airport, where you will be met by your guide and transfer tothe beautiful garden-style hotel:

Jianguo Hotel

.Jianguo Hotel Beijing isfamous for its unique decoration and design, adjacent to the Beijingdiplomatic quarter, in the heart of Beijing Central Business District, just 1minute walking from the metro and 5 minutes walking from the famousXiushui Market (Silk Market). By car, 10 minutes from Tiananmen Squareand numerous historical sights and 30 minutes from the Beijing CapitalInternational Airport.The rest of the day is at leisure to relax and do as you like.Welcome to Beijing! You can learn some interesting facts about Beijingfrom the Beijing page on our website!

Day 2 (Apr 2) BEIJING (B, L, SD)

This morning you are going to wake up in the magnificent 800 year oldCapital city of Beijing! When you arrive at

Tiananmen Square

and arestanding in the middle of the largest square in the world, you will really want

to pinch yourself. That’s right, you are in China!

You will follow the meridian line of this ancient city and enter the majestic

Forbidden City

, which has been a monument to classic Chinese architecturefor over 500 years.In the afternoon you will explore an authentic Chinese Imperial garden

–

the

Summer Palace

. It is a summer resort built exclusively for the Emperor and

Empress. You are going to enjoy the legendary scenery originally reservedonly for the Imperial family!Tonight you will savor the most authentic

Peking Duck

Dinner at DadongRestaurant

in Beijing; a great way to finish an unforgettable day!

Day 3 (Apr 3) BEIJING (B, SL, D)

A full-day excursion takes you seventy kilometers (112 miles) northeast of Beijing to the

Mutianyu Great Wall

. Mutianyu section of Great Wall usedto serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.First built in the mid-6th century A.D., the Mutianyu section of the GreatWall is older than the Badaling section. In 1569, during the Ming Dynasty,the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall was rebuilt and even today mostparts of it are still well preserved. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largestconstruction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall.Mutianyu is the grandeur and yet less visited section of the Great Wall. Youwill take a

cable car

up to the top of the wall where you can walk throughhistory.Enjoy your

lunch at a local School House

! You can visit the art workshopsthere during lunch time.The Great Wall was an extraordinary 4,000-mile-long fortification built tothwart barbarian invasions. A walk along a section of this enormous edificeis definitely a not to be missed experience!After dinner, you will take a

rickshaw tour

through old downtown Beijing.These historic narrow alleyways are called

Hutongs

. You will really beamazed by this peek into the everyday life of the real Beijingers! You aregoing to enjoy a face-to-face visit with a local family there. So prepare yourlist of questions that you want to ask, and anticipate a genuine warmwelcome from your host!This evening, you will enjoy the fantastic

Legends of Kung Fu

Show afterdinner!

Day 4 (Apr 4) BEIJING (B)