Validity: Now till October 20, 2006	Printable Itinerary

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

Day 2/Thu Shanghai
Upon arrival, transfer to hotel, hotel provided by China Eastern.

Day 3/Fri Shanghai - Moscow (MU591 1450/2010) (D)
Transfer to airport and fly to Moscow. Upon arrival transfers to hotel.
Dinner. Hotel: Cosmos Hotel or similar.

Day 4/Sat Moscow (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral. Drive to the
sparrow hills to see the Olympic stadium and the building of the Moscow
State University. After lunch, promenade along the Arbat Street where to shop for
typical Russian crafts and gifts. Then visit some Moscow metro stations decorated
with sculptures, paintings, mosaics and chandeliers. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Day 5/Sun Moscow (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit to the Kremlin and see the Cathedral Square with wonderful
Cathedrals of 15-17th cents with its gold leafed domes and breathtaking interiors, the huge Emperor Cannon and 200 ton Emperor Bell, the largest in the world, the
Armory Museum, the oldest museum of Russia. Lunch at the hotel. Time at leisure.
Evening enjoy a famous Moscow Circus. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 6/Mon Moscow - St. Petersburg (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit the Tretiakov Art Gallery. Lunch at local restaurants. Time at
leisure. After dinner at the hotel, transfers to the railway station for the overnight
sleeper service to St. Petersburg. Accommodation in shared 4-berth compartments.

Day 7/Tue St. Petersburg (B/L/D)
Arrive St. Petersburg, transfer to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast - half day tour of St. Petersburg, a city of beautiful Baroque Palaces, picturesque canals, splendid
avenues and elaborate cathedrals. Visit the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was built
during the Russian-Swedish war but then its bastions were turned into political
prison cells. Peter and Paul Cathedral was the burial-vault of Russian Emperors since
1725. Lunch at a city restaurant. Time at leisure. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 8/Wed St. Petersburg (B/L/D)
After breakfast visit the Hermitage Museum, one of the biggest museums of the
World. Its collection counts over 2.7 million items, including masterpieces of
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rodin, Rembrandt etc. Lunch at a city restaurant.
Time at leisure. In the evening - folklore concert. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 9/Thu St. Petersburg (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit to Petrodvorets (Peterhof), the Imperial Summer Residence on
the Gulf of Finland. The palaces and parks with fountains were built in 18th cent.
The tour of the Big Palace includes gala halls, residential rooms and studies. Here
art pieces of the 18th and 19th cents. After lunch, return to the city.

Day 10/Fri St. Petersburg - Moscow - Shanghai (B)
Transfer to airport for your flight to Shanghai via Moscow. (Overnight flight)

Day 11/Sat Shanghai - Beijing
Transit in Shanghai. Arrive Beijing, transfer to hotel. Hotel: Chang An Grand Hotel
or similar (5 star).

Day 12/Sun Beijing (B/L/D)
Full day excursion to the famous Tian An Men Square; the Forbidden City. After
lunch, visit the Summer Palace.

Day 13/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 14/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 15/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 16/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 17/Fri Xian - Shanghai (B)
Fly to Shanghai. Meet and transfer to hotel. Hotel: Ocean Hotel or similar (4 star).

Day 18/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 19/Sun Shanghai (B/L/D)
Check out hotel before morning excursion to Zhujiajiao, a famous river town near Shanghai. Afternoon visit the Shanghai Museum.

Day 20/Mon Shanghai - Vancouver (B)
Transfer to airport for your flight home.