American breakfast (B) daily; Local Host service in each city; city maps; sightseeing as outlined in day-by-day itinerary.
Day 1
Board your overnight transpacific flight.
Day 2Arrive in Tokyo, Japan
Welcome to Japan! Your hotel room is available for mid-afternoon check-in.
Day 3Tokyo
This morning's sightseeing tour includes visits to the Tokyo Tower, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise Shopping Arcade, and a pearl gallery. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (Breakfast)
Day 4Tokyo
Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore on your own. (Breakfast)
Day 5Tokyo–Beijing, China
Today, fly to Beijing. (Breakfast)
Day 6Beijing
This morning, enjoy a sightseeing tour to the Great Wall of China, which once stretched 4,000 miles across China’s barren northern terrain. Walk along the wall and enjoy stunning views of this mammoth fortress. Return to Beijing and enjoy the afternoon at leisure. (Breakfast)
Day 7Beijing
Today, enjoy a full day at leisure for independent discoveries. (Breakfast)
Day 8Beijing–Shanghai
Today, fly to Shanghai, China’s premier center of trade and industry. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (Breakfast)
Day 9Shanghai
Your morning guided sightseeing tour includes time to stroll along the Bund and a visit to the Shanghai Museum with stunning displays of ancient bronze, jade, and ceramics. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (Breakfast)
Day 10Shanghai
A full day to explore Shanghai on your own. (Breakfast)
Day 11Shanghai–Hong Kong
Today, fly to the beautiful harbor city of Hong Kong. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (Breakfast)
Day 12Hong Kong
Your morning guided sightseeing includes a cable tramcar up Victoria Peak for a panoramic view of the city, a sampan ride on the harbor, and a visit to Stanley Market, where narrow streets are filled with inexpensive clothing and arts and crafts stalls. The afternoon is at your leisure for personal discoveries. (Breakfast)
Day 13Hong Kong
A full day to explore Hong Kong and the surrounding area on your own. (Breakfast)
Day 14Hong Kong
Depart Hong Kong. Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (Breakfast)
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examples only for this vacation as they are the excursions that are being offered for this cruise in the current travel year. These optional excursions might or might not be offered next year, as well as new optional excursions might be offered. Information about what optional excursions will be offered for your cruise will be available later this year into next year. If no example excursions are listed, please check back a later.
Here's a list of optional excursions you can enjoy during your vacation. Whether it's a special dinner, a local show or a special behind-the-scenes glimpse into an historical site, optional excursions are a wonderful way to enrich your vacation even further. Plus, they give you flexibility. We include the must-see sites and experiences, and we also understand that people take interest in different activities and may want to craft a more personal vacation by hand-picking optional excursions that appeal to them.
Availability is subject to sufficient participation, weather conditions, seasonal suitability, days of operation, group interests, and general feasibility for your vacation. The approximate value listed gives you a good, general idea of what you can expect to pay but may vary once you are on your vacation. Some information provided might be in a foreign currency; you can use our online
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CITY: BeijingTemple Of Heaven, Tianmen Square, Forbidden City & Summer Palace Begin your full day discovery at the Temple of Heaven, built for the Ming and Qing Dynasties as a place to worship their god and pray for a good harvest and admire the exquisite workmanship. Then visit Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world, where the People's Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949. You will also visit the Forbidden City's Imperial Palace, once the sacred home of China's great emperors. (Our price is based on a minimum of two passengers. A surcharge will apply for one passenger travelling alone).
Approximate value: USD $63 per person
Peking Opera Beijing opera is different from any opera, drama, singing, dance, mime, or acrobatics that Western visitors are familiar with.
Approximate value: USD $31 per person
Hutong Tour Explore the ancient alleys of Beijing.
Approximate value: USD $31 per person
Peking Duck Dinner No visit to Beijing is complete without sampling the delectable Peking Duck. (Our price is based on a minimum of two passengers. A surcharge will apply for one passenger traveling alone).
Approximate value: USD $48 per person
CITY: ShanghaiAcrobats Chinese acrobatics has a 2,000-year history and is one of the many popular performances in China.
Approximate value: USD $25 per person
Zhujiajiao (Water Town) Half Day Tour Visit one of the infamous historic "water towns" surrounding Shanghai with its unique old bridges and houses.
Approximate value: USD $49 per person
CITY: TokyoFull-Day Excursion To Nikko Depart Tokyo by coach for Nikko via Tohoku express way. Visit Toshogu Shrine, famous for colorful and fabulously decorated buildings, Yomeion Gate, Five Storied Pagoda, Nio Mon Gate and Carved Three Monkeys. Enjoy a Japanese style lunch at a local restaurant, followed by a drive on I-or-ha Zaka drive way, with its uphill & downhill road for a total of 48 hairpin curves. Visit lake Chuzenji, a foot of Mt. Nantai which is known for its extra-ordinary depth with the deepest point measuring 161.5 meters, and to Kegon water fall, one of the largest waterfalls in Japan. Drive back to Tokyo where your tour will end at Shinjuku and Ginza. Return transfers back to your hotel are not included at the end of your tour.
Approximate value: USD $159 per person
Mt Fuji & Hakone with lunch Enjoy scenery of rural Japan as you drive along to Mt. Fuji. Ascend 8,000 feet to the 5th station of Fuji Sky Line for a panoramic view of the beautiful landscape. A western-style lunch is served at the Hakone Lake Hotel. Afterwards, enjoy a gondola ride with breathtaking, 360 degree views of the Hakone Mountains. You will also visit the Owakudani Valley for your chance to try an egg that has been boiled in the sulphurous hot spring water. Later, cruise across the peaceful Lake Ashi and enjoy the picturesque and serene natural beauty of this crater lake. One of the highlights awaits as you return to Tokyo by the famous bullet train.
Approximate value: USD $182 per person
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Extra nights per person:in Tokyo: in single room $248; in twin room $158; in triple room $141in Hong Kong: in single room $170-$326; in twin room $96-$174; in triple room $93-$145
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