Project Description
Ancient Dynasties, Glorious Kindoms
11 Days / 10 Nights
Seoul • Beijing • Shanghai • Hangzhou
PRICE AND DATE
Departure dates and prices are available on request. Please call 1-800-387-0387
E-Mail: tours@jadetours.com
ITINERARY
DAY 1 Arrive Seoul
Arrive in Seoul and transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: 4★ Fraser Place Central Seoul or similar (3 nights)
DAY 2 Seoul B
Today’s sightseeing highlights include visits to the Jogyesa Temple, a Buddhist temple famous for its annual Lantern Festival and a drive by the Presidential Residence Cheong Wa Dae (the Blue House); Guard Changing Ceremony , Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace and National Folk Museum. You will be dropped off at Itaewon shopping area.
DAY 3 Seoul B, L
Enjoy a day’s tour to the Panmunjoem and DMZ (demilitarized zone). Visit Panmunjeom JSA (Joint Security Area), home of the negotiations that finally halted the Korean War in 1953. Visit inside one of the UN buildings, where official meetings are still sometimes held. Visit the Imjingak Park, Unification Bridge, 3rd tunnel (73 meters underground), Dora Observatory overlooking the DMZ and Doransan Station, linking Korea to the Trans Eurasia railroad. Proceed to you will be dropped off at Itaewon shopping area.
DAY 4 Seoul ✈ Beijing B
Fly to Beijing and transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: 4★ Presidential Beijing or similar (4 nights)
DAY 5 Beijing B, L
Today’s tour highlights include: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace, a former retreat for the Imperial family.
DAY 6 Beijing B, L
Full day tour highlights visits to the Great Wall at Badaling and photo stops at the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube.
DAY 7 Beijing B, L
This morning, enjoy a walk through the parklands at the Temple of Heaven. Visit the quaint Hutong (ancient alleys) with old narrow paths and courtyard homes on a rickshaw ride.
DAY 8 Beijing ✈ Shanghai B
Take Express Train to Shanghai and transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: 4★ Shanghai Ocean Hotel or similar (3 nights)
DAY 9 Shanghai B, L
Full-day sightseeing tour includes The Bund, Shanghai’s famous waterfront, Yu Garden, the Xintiandi, and Pudong Development Zone. Enjoy a spectacular acrobatic show in the evening.
DAY 10 Shanghai – Hangzhou – Shanghai B, L
Enjoy a full day excursion to Hangzhou by express train with visits to West Lake, Tea Plantation and Six Harmony Pagoda.
DAY 11 Shanghai Departure B
Transfer to the airport.
Day 2 – Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace
Day 5 – Forbidden City
Day 6 – The Great Wall
Day 9 – Yu Garden