When you
book that once-in-a-lifetime tour
of China, you want it to be the best, the most
luxurious experience possible.
China
Spree Travel knows that and offers the ultimate luxury
trip, covering China’s highlights in style.
The Dragon
Heart of China and Yangtze tour provides
5-star hotels, wonderful meals and top-notch guides, along with a
learning experience that’s lots of fun. And it all comes with
an unbeatable price
and excellent value—which is why China Spree is the leading
China tour
operator in North America.
The
16-day Dragon Heart of China and Yangtze tour is China
Spree’s top-of-the-line, an affordable luxury trip that
covers Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Chongqing, a Yangtze River
Cruise, Suzhou, Tongli and Shanghai. With a $400
discount (if booked by March 31), the price starts at $4,799 and
includes round-trip flight to Beijing from San Francisco, all
intra-China flights and ground
transportation, conveniently-located 5-star luxury
hotels, 15 American buffet breakfasts,
26 other delicious meals in unique restaurants, exclusive InSites
Cultural Program, comprehensive sightseeing and entrance fees,
special evening shows, expert tour director and local guides, and
baggage handling. The price from New York is $5,099.
The
tour visits Beijing, with its countless imperial treasures (the
Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Great Wall of China); ancient Xian
and the Terracotta
Warriors; the fabulous landscape of limestone peaks
around Guilin; the giant pandas in Chongqing; Suzhou, with its
classic gardens and canals; the charming water village of Tongli; and
Shanghai, China’s most sophisticated and cosmopolitan city. On the
Yangtze River Cruise, tour participants will enjoy Victoria
Cruises’ elegant boutique ship, Victoria Anna and its executive
suites, à la carte dining (Chinese and Western),
complimentary drinks and WiFi, while sailing through the fabled Three
Gorges.
The
hotels, too, are China’s finest: the Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial
Street, the Shangri-La Xian, the Shangri-La Guilin and the Portman
Ritz-Carlton Shanghai. Among the culinary highlights are the famous
Quanjude restaurant for Peking duck in Beijing, the Lu Bo Lar in
Shanghai for dim sum and a spicy Sichuan dinner in Chongqing. And
there are special treats like the rickshaw ride through the Hutongs
of Old Beijing, with lunch in a family’s courtyard home; a dragon
boat ride across picturesque Kunming Lake; a Tang Dynasty Show with a
dumpllng banquet; the Shanghai Acrobats; and a final airport run on
the world’s fastest magnetic levitation train.
All
prices are cash-only, are per person double occupancy and are subject
to availability. (Payment by credit card incurs an additional $200
charge.) Add-on air fares are available from many other cities. For
more detailed information about The Dragon Heart of China &
Yangtze, log onto www.chinaspree.com and click “China Tours” then
“Luxury Tours.”