8 Day Tour- Beijing/Wutai Mountain/Taiyuan/Pingyao Ancient City

• 18 meals and 5 nights hotels, 2 nights "soft" (first) class train.
• Travel buses or car with private driver.
  
• The famous Peking Opera, and the Beijing Roast Duck Dinner
• Sightseeing of Beijing, Mt. Wutai, Taiyuan and Pingyao Ancient City with an English-speaking local guide/lecturer, including all entrance fees
• Major attractions of this tour include Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, The Great Wall, Dingling Tomb of the 13 Ming Tombs, Mt. Wutai, and Pingyao ancient town.
  
  

ITINERARY
Day 1 Entry Beijing
Arrive Beijing. You will be met by our guide at airport and transferred to your hotel.

Day 2 Beijing
Visit the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and Visit the Summer Palace
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 3 Beijing
Visit the Great Wall, the Dingling Tomb of 13th Ming Tombs. Enjoy the
Peking Opera. (B+L+D)

Day 4 Beijing/ Shanxi
Visit Temple of Heaven. Free activities at Wangfujing Golden Street, the Beijing Roast Duck Dinner will be served in the evening. Tonight, take the "soft sleeper" train (K701. 21:13/3:44) to Shanxi Province. (B+L+D)

Day 5 Shanxi
Upon arrival, take car to Wutai Mountain. During the way view the northern winter scene outside the car. After lunch, Visit the Wutai Mountain, one of the four large sacred places of Buddhism, Taihuaizhen temple group: Xiantong temple, Tayuan temple, Bodhisattva Peak (Lama Temple), Wanfuo Tower (Wuye Temple) and Puhua Temple. (B+L+D)

Day 6 Shanxi
Climbing up the Dailuo Peak, appreciate tranquil and beautiful landscape of Wutai Mountain. After lunch, back to Taiyuan and visit the shrine of
Jin. Lodge in Taiyuan City. (B+L+D)

Day 7 Shanxi/ Pingyao
Morning tour to the Pingyao Ancient City in Ming Dynasty, visit the Qiaos' Yard in Qi County. Take the "soft sleeper" train (K702. 21:00/7:10) back to Beijing. (B+L+D)

Day 8 Beijing
Arrive at Beijing at AM 7:10. See off.

Tour Departures in 2005

*Single Room Supplement for A-class $178, for B-class $98  

*Extra night accommodation is available pre-tour or post-tour.

Package price includes:
*All meals specified in the itinerary
* Private transfers in each city
* Soft-sleeper train. The train is "soft" (first) class - 4-berth cabin. Air-con bus or car (depends on the number of travelers in the group)
*All sightseeing and cultural events listed in the itinerary
* English-speaking tour guides
* Domestic tour insurance. (We recommend you buy your own insurances as well)

Package price does not include:
* China visa fee
* International air tickets and International airport tax
* Dinners unless specified
* Gratuities to guides and drivers
* Items not listed and/or specified as included in the itinerary