Important Trip Information

July 4 Depart Portland for Beijing, via Los Angeles.

July 5 Arrive Beijing. You will be met and transferred to the Capital Hotel.

July 6 After breakfast, visit Tiananmen Square, then enter the Forbidden City, home of the Chinese Emperors for more than 500 years. After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven, one of the best examples of Ming dynasty architecture in Beijing. Enjoy an Acrobatic Show in the evening. BLD

July 7 The highlight today is an excursion to the Great Wall – Badaling. Enjoy the dramatic vistas and marvel at the Wall as it climbs and descends steep ridges and narrow valleys. After lunch visit the Summer Palace, where the Empress Dowager Ci Xi would go to escape the heat of the city.Enjoy a Beijing Roast Duck dinner in the evening. BLD

July 8 After breakfast, enjoy a rickshaw tour of the Hutongs(family visit included); the old city neighborhoods of narrow alleyways and courtyard gardens hidden behind Beijing’s modern façade. Visit Prince Gong’s Palace, the Drum Tower, and old-style courtyard houses still inhabited by Beijing residents. After lunch, transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian. Transfer to the Hyatt Hotel. BLD

July 9 Today’s highlight is a visit to the Archaeological Museum, home to more than 6,000 terra-cotta warriors and horses excavated from the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty. After lunch, visit the Neolithic Village of Banpo which contains relics from the earliest known inhabitants of China. In the evening, attend a Tang Dynasty dumpling dinner show. BLD

July 10 Morning tours to the ancient city walls and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After lunch, Transfer to the airport for your flight to Chongqing. Upon arrival, enjoy a city tour including Erling Park, then pre-board China Regal Cruise ship after dinner. BLD

China Regal Cruises ships are some of the most state of the art on the river. With their advanced navigation equipment and environmental controls, these German built ships offer the highest level of comfort and safety. All cabins are outside and offer a picture window, lower berths, television, telephone, refrigerator and private bathrooms.


July 11 Begin your spectacular Yangtze River Cruise! Start each morning with a Taichi class on the sun-deck. Enjoy the scenery of the magnificent Three Gorges. Shore excursion to Fengdu, a small town full of local flavor. BLD

Jul 12 As you continue sailing downstream, view the Qutang, Wu and Xiling Gorges and Enjoy a side trip up Shennong Stream via a pea boat. Today you will also pass Three Gorges Dam 5-stage shiplocks. BLD

July 13 Continue your Yangtze cruise with excursions to the Three Gorges Dam Project in San Dou Ping. Navigate Gezhou Shiplock around noon time. BLD

July 14 Disembark at Wuhan at about noon. Upon arrival, the guide will meet you at the Pier and take you to lunch. Visit East Lake, Provincial Museum and Yellow Crane Tower. Overnight at the Mayflower Hotel in Wuhan. BLD

July 15 Transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, transfer to the Central Hotel for three nights. Dinner at a local restaurant, After dinner, drive along Huaihai Road, the former French Concession area. BLD

July 16 Morning sightseeing starts with the Shanghai Museum, one of the best museums In the country. After lunch, visit the Yu Garden in the old Town, and the Jade Buddha Temple. BLD

July 17 Day trip to Suzhou via private motor coach. Highlights here include the Garden Of Humble Administration, Tiger Hill –symbol of Suzhou, a boat ride on the Canal and Silk Factory. BLD

July 18 Morning is free for you to explore the city. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport For your flight back to Los Angeles, with a connection to Portland. B


July 18-21 Three night optional trip is offered to Hong Kong that can be added on to your tour. Please call us for more details.

$3279.00 per person if you make your reservations by August 31, 2005 ($3189 if you pay by check). The rate will be $3389 after that ($3289 if you pay by check).

Single supplement $850. Please add departure taxes of $52 each(subject to change).


Deposit of $300 per person required at time of reservation. Balance due by May 1, 2006

Cancellation Insurance is strongly recommended and should be purchased when the deposit is paid so as to include coverage for any pre-existing conditions.

Price includes: Transpacific airfare from Portland; flights within China; all hotels, meals and entertainment as listed; sightseeing as per itinerary; roundtrip airport/hotel/airport transfers in each city with luggage handling of one bag per person.

Does not include: Chinese visa($80); optional travel insurance; personal expenses and gratuities.

Minimum number of guests is required to operate this group tour.

Dr. Robert Flaherty (541) 672-1629 or
Suraj Zutshi, CTC
UNIQUE JOURNEYS
(800) 421-1981 (775) 323-6914 fax
71 Keystone Avenue, Reno, NV 89503

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