5 Days Beijing Luxury Tour - Chan Brothers

Cultural History
• Explore the mysterious Forbidden City, view the
Temple of the Heaven Park, an imperial sacrificial
altar, Empress Dowager Cixi’s Summer Palace, the
underground palace at the Ming Tombs and ascend
the magnificent Great Wall of China
Prosperous City
• Beijing is the capital of China, the centre of
commerce and cultural where there are great
shopping and food; View the main venues of Beijing
Olympic Games like “Bird’s Nest” and “Water
Cube” and shop at the neon lighted Wangfujing and
Yashow Clothing Market
CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL PTE LTD
Main Office 150 South Bridge Road
#07-01 Fook Hai Building Singapore 058727
T (65) 6438 8880 F (65) 6533 0123
W www.chanbrothers.com
E asiaenquiries@chanbrothers.com.sg
5 Days Beijing Luxury Tour
(CN5B)
Departures from 8Sep 2011
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Peking Opera
Enjoy Kunqu, a quintessential Chinese art form and the
precedence of Peking Opera. View a spectacular and poetic
dance performance, “The Golden Mask Dynasty”
Luxurious Accommodation
Stay in the 5-star Marco Polo Hotel or equivalent in Beijing
throughout the itinerary
Delectable Feast
• Enjoy Fang Zhuang Quan Ju De Roast Duck,
Authentic Old Beijing cuisines, Dumplings Feast,
Banana Leaf Restaurant, Daheng Guangdong,
Steamboat
DAY 1 SINGAPORE – BEIJING/ Beijing National Stadium/ Aquatics Centre/ Wangfujing Shopping Street
(Meals on Board/Dinner)
Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, proceed to tour the interior of Beijing
National Stadium, one of the main venues of Beijing Olympic Games 2008, also known as “Bird’s Nest” and view the
external façade of the National Aquatics Centre also known as “Water Cube”. Next, head to Tea House and after
dinner processed to Beijing’s “Orchard Road”, Wangfujing Shopping Street to shop for fashion and accessories.
Note: If you arrive in Beijing in the morning, lunch will be included.
DAY 2 Forbidden City/ Tiananmen Square/ Tricycle Sight-seeing tour/ Centuries Old Courtyard (Siheyuan)
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, visit the Forbidden City. Once home to emperors, it is the largest and most complete palace existing in
China and the largest in the world today, filled with magnificent buildings, pavilions and pagodas. Then continue to visit
the world-famous Tiananmen Square where Chairman Mao stood and proclaimed the founding of the People's
Republic of China in1949. In its vicinity are sights like the Monument to the People Heroes, Tiananmen Gate, and the
Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Mausoleum, the National History Museum and more. Next, proceed to Tong Ren
Tang which is a famous old pharmacy of Beijing with more than 300 years of history. Thereafter, enjoy a tricycle sightseeing
tour of Beijing hutongs to view traditional alleys and courtyards at the old streets of Beijing. During the tour,
you will step into centuries old courtyards and learn more about the daily lives of Beijing people..Continue to Silk
Centre to learn more about the techniques of pulling silk from silkworms, silk production and exquisite double
sided embroidery.
DAY 3 Summer Palace/ Temple of Heaven Park/ The Golden Mask Dynaasty (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, visit the Summer Palace, the top of the 4 most celebrated gardens in China, also known as Empress
Dowager Cixi’s own imperial garden. It is modelled after the blueprint of Hangzhou’s scenic West Lake. It is the bestpreserved
imperial garden in the world and one of the largest of its kind still in existence in China today. The palace
features hundreds of architecturally distinct buildings, halls, pavilions, pagodas, bridges and corridors dispersed among
magnificent and elegant gardens. Enjoy a boat ride on Kunming Lake*.Next visit Pearls Centre, Continue to the
Temple of Heaven Park, the largest temple complex in China. This was where the Ming and Qing emperors prayed to
the heavens for peace, prosperity and good harvests for the country. Thereafter, enjoy a spectacular and poetic dance
performance, “The Golden Mask Dynasty” * .
Note: *
1.The boat ride on Kunming Lake will be cancelled during the winter months from November to March.
2. If “The Golden Mask Dynasty” stopped performing, will be replaced by “Shen Shui Guan Yin” performance.
DAY 4 Great Wall Of China/ Juyong Pass/ Ming Tombs/ Dingling Mausoleum/ Kunqu Opera
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, visit the Jade Center, Continue coach to the Great Wall of China which stretches across Northern
China for 6,100 kilometres. Set amidst valleys and mountainous area, the arduous construction of the Great Wall of
China’s can be felt in every step of the way. You will ascend the Great Wall at Juyong Pass. Next, visit proceed to the
world’s best-preserved Ming Tombs at the foot of Tianshou Hill which comprise the royal tombs of 13 Ming emperors.
Visit Dingling Mausoleum, the tomb of the 13th Emperor Zhu Xiejun (BC 1563 to 1620) and his 2 empresses and
explore the 27-metre deep underground royal palace. Thereafter, head to Yashow Clothing Market to shop for the
latest fashion and accessories at great bargains. At night, experience the lifestyle of the rich in the Ming and Qing period
by heading to the Grand Theatre Building to savour traditional and authentic Beijing cuisines as you enjoy Chinese
Kunqu opera.
DAY 5 BEIJING – SINGAPORE (Breakfast/Meals on Board)
If time permits, you can do some last-minute shopping before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Note

CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL PTE LTD
Main Office 150 South Bridge Road
#07-01 Fook Hai Building Singapore 058727
T (65) 6438 8880 F (65) 6533 0123
W www.chanbrothers.com
E asiaenquiries@chanbrothers.com.sg
1. Additional tours: Legendary martial arts performance, Shopping at Xiushui Street and Night Tour, The Place Shopping Mall to view the
biggest LED screen in Asia, Blue and White Porcelain Western Buffet - RMB$380 per person.
2. CN5B .Delectable feast: Fang Zhuang Quan Ju De Roast Duck, Authentic Old Beijing cuisines, Dumpling cuisines, Banana Leaf Restaurant,
Steamboat, Daheng Guangdong Cuisine
3. Groups formed below 10 paxs will stay in comparable to local 4 -star hotels.
Remarks
Final itinerary by local tour operator will be deemed accurate.
Sequence and timings of itinerary are subject to change without prior notice.
In the event of discrepancy between the English and Chinese itineraries, please refer to the latter for accuracy.
Printed in June 2011
2011/10/08 Reader's Digest Trusted Brands 2010 AsiaOne People's Choice Award 2006 Outstanding
B randing Ef fort by National Ass ociation of Travel Agents S ingapore 2005 SPBA Heritage Brand
Award • Asia’s Top 300 Brands 2004 Singapore's Top 100 Brands & Number 1 Online Travel Agency
Co. Registration No.: 196700287Z