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Day 01 | Home – Bangkok, Thailand
Board an international flight bound for Bangkok, eager to begin our Asia vacation. Spend the night aboard as our flight crosses the International Date Line.
Meals Included: On the plane
Day 02 Arrive in Bangkok
Welcome to Thailand! Well known as the City of Angels, Bangkok is the present capital city and the focal point for Thailand. Upon arrival, enjoy a transfer to your hotel and the remainder of the evening to rest and relax.
Meals Included: None
Day 03 Bangkok
This morning, your sightseeing in Bangkok begins with a visit to the Bangkok Chinatown District, and the Temple of Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit), home to the world’s biggest solid-gold Buddha statue, measuring 10 feet high, weighing over 5 tons, and valued at $14 million. And then, visit the Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple) to admire its amazing statue.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 04 Bangkok – Pattaya
Today, experience the Gems Gallery, learning about Thailand’s most prized gemstones. Afterward, drive to scenic Pattaya (approximate 2 hours), a popular vacation spot on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand whose beaches and entertainments draw thousands of visitors annually.
Upon arrival, check in to your hotel, and the remainder of the day is at your leisure to relax on the sands or by the pool.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 05 Pattaya
After an early start, visit the Pattaya Rubberland, a new edutainment museum – also the first and only rubber museum in Thailand that brings together all the wonders of RUBBER Thailand’s key economic crop and a source of NATIONAL PRIDE. On the way, if time allowed, stop at the Thai-Silk Center – the best place to shop silks in Thailand! Afterward, visit The Sanctuary of Truth – a gigantic wooden construction that covers the area of more than two raises, and one of the most interesting attractions in Pattaya!
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 06 Pattaya – Bangkok
After breakfast, prepare to bid farewell to Pattaya, as you board on your departing bus back to Bangkok. On the way, visit the Khao Phra Tamnak (Khao Phra Bat) — Locate on a small hill on the south of Pattaya Beach, which is the best spot to see the panoramic view of Pattaya City and Pattaya Bay from above. And then back to Bangkok for rest.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 07 Bangkok – Suzhou, China
After breakfast, your tour guide will transfer you to the airport and take a flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, transportation to Suzhou. The rest of the day on your own leisure.
Meals Included: None
Day 08 | Suzhou to Wuxi
Suzhou–the city of paradise is also known as the Oriental Venice for its exquisite canals, bridges, pagodas, and beautiful gardens. Suzhou is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After breakfast, tour the Lingering Garden, a classic private garden with 500 years of history. Next, visit the Suzhou Silk Factory, the largest silk factory in the country to discover the mysterious processing of silk
After lunch, enjoy Optional cruise along the ancient canal from the city to the picturesque Grand Canal (Optional $30/person).
Late afternoon, continue to Wuxi, visit the Lingshan Grand Buddha, One of China’s largest Buddha statues at over 80m tall. The whole Lingshan area is a tourist attraction, with a musical fountain which plays out the story of the birth of the Buddha, as well as the Brahma palace, a very grand palace with the pillars made of sandalwood, built to host the 2009 Buddhist conference.
Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch
Optional Tour(s):
Grand Canal Cruise
Enjoy a cruise along the ancient canal from the city to the picturesque Grand Canal, which is the best way to appreciate the stunning views of a water town.
Day 09 | Wuxi to Hangzhou
This morning tour the Brilliance of Lake Lihu located at Famous Lake Taihu, followed by visiting a Fresh Water Pearl Farm.
Continue to Hangzhou, described by Marco Polo as “the most beautiful and magnificent city in the world”.
This evening, you could join the symbolic performance of Hangzhou, “The Romantic show of Song Cheng”; it is being performed over 2,000 times per year. Since it was created, the show has been performed more than 20,000 times and entertained over 60 million audiences. It is the theatre performance that has been performed for most times and has the largest audience number; along with the O Show in Las Vegas, and the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the three are regarded as the “Top 3 Famous Shows in the World”. (USD$65/person).
Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch
Optional Tour(s):
The Romantic show of Song Cheng
“The Romantic show of Song Cheng”; it is being performed over 2,000 times per year. Since it was created, the show has been performed more than 20,000 times and entertained over 60 million audiences. It is the theatre performance that has been performed for most times and has the largest audience number; along with the O Show in Las Vegas, and the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the three are regarded as the “Top 3 Famous Shows in the World”.
Day 10 | Hangzhou to Shanghai
Hangzhou, also known as the “Paradise on Earth”, has been immortalized by countless poets and artists. The West Lake Cultural Landscape has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. After breakfast, visit West Lake, the most beautiful lake in the country.
You may take an optional boat ride on the West Lake (USD$35/person), the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for its scenic beauty which blends naturally with many famous historical and cultural sites.
Then, visit No.1 Tea Plantation and taste the well-known Dragon Well Tea. Many studies say that green tea is excellent for your health. Dragon Well Tea is the best Green Tea in China. After lunch, drive to Shanghai. Walking along the famous Bund, lined by the colonial architecture of European design, this area is the best place to capture the Western influences of the old days. It is now called “Wall Street of the East”.
Evening choose optional Chinese Acrobatic Show – “ERA the Intersection of Time” (USD$60/person)
Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch
Optional Tour(s):
Boat ride at west lake
Take a boat ride on the West Lake which reveals the ethereal beauty of Hangzhou’s willow draped islands. You will admire the Su Causeway. It was built in the fifth year of Yuanyou Period in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090) and has evolved since then. At that time, Su Shi (Dongpo), a poet known as the perfect in Hangzhou Prefecture, had the West Lake dredged and built the Su Causeway by dredged silt. Hangzhou hosts The G20 summit in September 2016.
Chinese Acrobatic Show
As a multimillion-dollar stunning acrobatic extravaganza, the first of its kind in China, ERA is a multimedia odyssey whose inspiration is a direct result of the combination of traditional Chinese acrobatic arts and modern technology. Just like Shanghai, ERA evolves through a constant collision between the past and future.
Day 11 | Shanghai
In the morning, we will take explore the famous Xintiandi, a stylish pedestrian street composed of Shikumen architecture and modern complex. Followed by a visit to an Embroidery exhibition center. Then visit the City God Temple Bazaar, which is composed of specialty stores, selling traditional Chinese arts and crafts, medicine, and souvenirs.
At night, you may enjoy an optional “Huangpu River Night Cruise” and get a glimpse of the dazzling and charming night view of Shanghai at your own expense (USD$50/person)
Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch
Optional Tour(s):
Huangpu River Cruise
The Huangpu River offers intriguing views of the Bund, Pudong and riverfront activities. Experience the Bund from a different perspective with a river cruise experience. Gaze at the eclectic group of architectural styles that make up the striking Shanghai skyline from the water.
Day 12 | Shanghai-home or EXTENDING TO OTHER CITIES
After breakfast transfer to the airport, departure Shanghai and head back home or extend your trip to other cities in China.
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