Validity: August 25, 2006 - Feb 16, 2007	Printable Itinerary

Day 1/Fri Home City - Beijing
Depart your home city to Beijing via Shanghai with China Eastern.

Day 2/Sat Arrive Beijing
Arrival, transfer to hotel. Hotel: Chang An Grand Hotel or similar (5 star).

Day 3/Sun Beijing (B/L/D)
Full day excursion to the famous Tian An Men Square where Mao's mausoleum
is situated; the Forbidden City where the 24 "Sons of Heaven" ruled from
the dragon throne. After lunch, visit the Summer Palace.

Day 4/Mon Beijing (B/L/D)
After breakfast, full day excursion the only man-made structure that can be seen
from the moon -the Great Wall and Ming Tombs.

Day 5/Tue Beijing (B/L/D)
Morning visit the Temple of Heaven to see local people doing Tai Chi and exercises.
Hutong Tour. Peking Duck dinner & cultural show.

Day 6/Wed Beijing - Xian (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian, one of China's seven
ancient capitals. Afternoon visit the wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial History
Museum. Hotel: Xian Garden Hotel or similar (4 star).

Day 7/Thu Xian (B/L/D)
Today, visit the site of more than 6000 life-size Terra-cotta Warriors & Horses-
"Eighth Wonder of the world." Tonight enjoy a Tang Dynasty banquet dinner show.

Day 8/Fri Xian - Shanghai (B)
Fly to Shanghai. Upon arrival meet and transfer to hotel. Hotel: Ocean Hotel or
similar (4 star).

Day 9/Sat Shanghai (B/L/D)
Full day sightseeing includes the Bund, the magnificent Mandarin garden -Yu
Yuan and Jade Buddha Temple, Carpet Factory. Evening enjoy the Acrobatic show.

Day 10/Sun Shanghai - Delhi (B/L/D)
Check out hotel before morning excursion to Zhujiajiao, a famous river town near Shanghai. Afternoon visit the Shanghai Museum. Dinner before transfer to airport for your late flight to Delhi.

Day 11/Mon Arrival - Delhi
Arrived Delhi at 02:30AM. Meet and transfer to hotel. A free day for you to
recover and start the tour again next day. Hotel: Crowne Plaza or similar

Day 12/Tue Delhi (B/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning explore Qutab Minar area. Afternoon will drive
by New Delhi and then explore Old Delhi. Evening enjoy the Dances of India Show
with Dinner at "Chore Bizzaare"

Day 13/Wed Agra (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning, travel to Agra. Enroute visit Sikandra - Emperor
Akbars tomb. Afternoon upon arrival Agra, check in at hotel. View Taj Mahal in full
light and then at dusk. Hotel: Jay Pee Palace Hotel

Day 14/Thu Agra (B)
Full Breakfast upon return from the Taj Mahal. Morning, see the sun rise over the Taj Mahal. Explore the Taj complex, which includes a Mosque on the western side and a matching Rest House on the east. Early afternoon visits Agra Fort, an important Mughal bastion in the medieval period. Cross the river to watch the sun set behind the Taj Mahal. Evening, explore Fatehpur Sikri, a city designed as a capital for Akbar, the Mughal emperor. The city was abandoned due lack of water, but its buildings remain one of the greatest examples of Mughal architecture.

Day 15/Fri Agra - Jaipur (B/L)
After breakfast, travel to Jaipur. Enroute visit Samode. The Samode Palace comes
into view like a mirage rising above cobbled streets and stone houses of the village
of Samode. After lunch, check in at hotel in Jaipur. Hotel: Country Inn Suites

Day 16/Sat Jaipur - The Pink City & Rajput architecture (B/L)
After breakfast, excursion to Amber fort and elephant ride. After lunch, city
sightseeing visiting Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), City Palace, Jantar Mantar.

Day 17/Sun Jaipur - Delhi (B/L)
After breakfast drive to Delhi, on reaching Delhi transfer to hotel for a rest before
your flight home.

Day 18/Mon Delhi - Shanghai - Vancouver
Transfer to airport after mid night. Fly back home with an earlier morning flight
(04:00AM) via Shanghai with China Eastern.