CHINESE NEW YEAR IN HONG KONG WITH BEIJING EXTENSION
Day 1 - Board your transpacific flight. Day 2 - Arrive in Hong Kong, China. Welcome to exciting Hong Kong! The city is specially decorated for the Chinese New Year, the most important festival of the Chinese calendar. Hotel rooms are available for immediate check-in. Day 3 - Hong Kong. This morning's sightseeing begins with a cable car ride up VICTORIA PEAK for panoramic vistas of this one-of-a-kind port city. Continue to Repulse Bay, a popular beach area, then to the Aberdeen fishing village where you will enjoy a SAMPAN RIDE on the harbor. Next stop is STANLEY MARKET, a narrow street packed with stalls offering clothing, arts, and crafts. The rest of the day is at your leisure. (B) Day 4 - Hong Kong. Chinese New Year Celebration. The morning and afternoon are at your leisure. This evening, begin the New Year festivities at a spectacular PARADE, with dragon dancers, extravagant floats, live performances, and celebrities. (B) Day 5 - Hong Kong. Chinese New Year Celebration. The morning and afternoon are at your leisure. This evening, enjoy a DINNER CRUISE on Hong Kong's harbor and watch the city light up during a glittering fireworks show. (B,D) Day 6 - Hong Kong. Full day at your leisure. You may wish to join one of our optional excursions to view the Giant Buddha on the island of Lantau, or an excursion to learn about Hong Kong's history before the British colonized the area. (B) Day 7 - Hong Kong - Xi - an. Today, fly to Xi - an in central China. The rest of the day is at your leisure. (B) Day 8 - Xi - an - Beijing. One of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world when China dominated the silk trade, Xi - an today is an archaeological treasure-trove. In 1974, the enormous tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, was accidentally discovered by local farmers. Marvel at the legion of TERRACOTA WARRIORS that has been guarding the burial site for 2,000 years. Later, fly to Beijing. (B) Day 9 - Beijing. The GREAT WALL OF CHINA once stretched for over 4,000 miles across northern China's most barren terrain. Head north to a village where the Great Wall is well preserved and walk along the wall to enjoy sweeping vistas of this mammoth fortress. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B) Day 10 - Beijing. Full day at your leisure. Perhaps join our optional tour to TianŽanmen Square, the largest public square in the world, the Forbidden City's Imperial Palace, once home of China's great emperors, or ride a rickshaw through one of Beijing's Hutongs, the city's ancient alleys. (B) Day 11 - Beijing. Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B) |
