Imperial Tours
Imperial Tours offers a 13-day tour that begins in Beijing and ends in Shanghai. While visiting Beijing, guests can enjoy a private dinner on the Great Wall, a special palace tour in the Forbidden City and a tour of a Beijing open-air market. Upon arriving in Guilin, travelers can enjoy the traditional life of the village before embarking on a bamboo raft boat ride along the Li River. Guests will visit tea plantations in Hangzhou and explore the islands of West Lake by boat. Shanghai highlights include the Communist Party Museum, Yu Gardens and the Shanghai Museum.
Imperial Tours
670 15th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
888-888-1970
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Imperial China Tours
The nine-day Imperial China Triangle Tour, offered by Imperial China Tours, highlights visits to Shanghai, Xian and Beijing. Beginning in Shanghai, guests can enjoy exploring colonial buildings along the Huangpu River, admire costumes, sculptures and paintings while visiting the Shanghai Museum and take a ride to the top of the Shanghai World Financial Centre Observatory. After arriving in Xian, the itinerary includes a tour of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and a Tang Dynasty dinner and show. Highlights in Beijing include a rickshaw tour of the 14th-century Hutong District, as well as tours of the Imperial Summer Palace and the Great Wall.
Imperial China Tours
Suite 407, 147 King St.
Sydney, Australia NSW 2000
011-61-02-9221-0266
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Australian Pacific Touring
Australian Pacific Touring offers a 17-day Imperial China and Hong Kong tour, which begins in Beijing and ends in Hong Kong. Highlights in Beijing include tours of the Forbidden City, the Imperial Summer Palace, the Great Wall and a Peking duck dinner. After arriving in Yichang, guests will embark on a four-night cruise up the Yangtze River. Cruise highlights include the Three Gorges Dam, Xiling Gorge and a visit to Chongquing, where travelers can enjoy a hotpot lunch before visiting the pandas at the Chongquing Zoo. Guests will tour a clay factory in Xian to observe the manufacturing of Terra Cotta Warriors, visit the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum and enjoy a dumpling dinner. Upon arriving in Shanghai, the itinerary includes a visit to the Shanghai Art Museum, as well as an acrobatic show. After leaving Shanghai, the itinerary features a tour of a silk factory, a Li River cruise and a rice noodle dinner. A city tour of Hong Kong, along with a farewell dinner on the top floor of the Jumbo Floating Restaurant rounds out the journey.
Australian Pacific Touring
475 Hampton St.
Hampton, Australia VIC 3188
011-61-3-9277-8555
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