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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Shandong, one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese culture, this great land not only has famous mountains and rivers, blue waters, but also a very splendid civilization in the long history of civilization development. Shandong's scenic spots and historical sites and landscapes are incomprehensible: the hometown of Confucius and Mencius in the "Wan Shi Shi Table", the famous Taishan in the world, and the "spring city" of Jinan, the deep and heavy cultural accumulation, makes us feel like walking into the historical palace of oriental civilization.
Holiday Itinerary
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BEIJING - JINAN - TAI'AN
Our local guide in Beijing will pick students up from the School at 07:30am, and departure to Beijing South Railway station, take a high-speed train to Jinan
Upon arrival, your guide and driver in Jinan will pick you from the train station. Then transfer to local restaurant for lunch, and then drive to visit Daming Lake and Baotu Spring
09:15-10:55 Beijing-Jinan by train (G41 09:15am-10:55am)
Arrive in the Jinan railway station from Beijing, be picked up by the tour guide
11:00-12:30 Lunch at local restaurant.
12:30-14:30 Begin the afternoon with sightseeing of Jinan. Take a pleasure boat ride along the City Moat filled with natural spring water. Visit to the Daming Lake, which was formed by natural springs, before walking Wang Fu Chi Zi (the Prince's Spring) and Furong Street, the backstreets area of the old Jinan.
14:30-16:30 Move to Baotu Spring which used to be a small four hectare enclosure in ancient times is now a ten-hectare cosmopolitan park rich in culture and complete with an amazing spring. Treasure hunting and garbage service activities will be arranged in Baotu Spring.
16:30-17:30 Transfer to Tai’an
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:30 Drive to the hotel, check in and have a good sleep!
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Tai’an
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Meals LD
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TAI'AN
07:00-07:30 Get up
07:30-08:00 Have breakfast at hotel
08:00-09:00 Drive to Mt Taishan, head of the 5 Sacred Mountains of China and Cultural & Natural Heritages by UNESCO.
09:00-12:00 Following the foot prints of the emperors, climb the mountain to the summit by foot from Hong Men, the very bottom. Numerous historical traces of various dynasties fill up the route making the climbing very interesting. Hold a special adult ceremony on the top of the mountain.
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Drive to a local shadow plan workshop
14:00-17:00 Create a shadow play and experience the shadow play. Taishan Shadow Play is an ancient traditional folk art. Taishan Shadow Play is also known as the Son of Man, picking shadows, because its shadows and props are made of suede, so it is also known as the shadow of the skin, listening to its singing, watching its shape, all without the deep and simple Taishan culture. According to the elders of the elders, the shadow play has been sung for more than 400 years in Taishan.
17:30-18:30 Dinner
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Tai’an
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Meals BLD
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TAI'AN - QUFU - TA'AN
07:00-07:30 Get up
07:30-08:00 Have breakfast at hotel;
08:00-09:30 Drive to Qufu
09:30-12:00 Go to visit Confucius' Temple, Confucius' Mansion and Confucius' Forest (Graveyard), also called “The Three Memorial Edifices of Confucius.”
The Confucius Templeis the world’s largest and oldest Confucian temples. Since first established in 479 B.C., the temple was expanded repeatedly over a period of more than 2,000 years, becoming the large complex that can be seen today.
The Confucius Mansion, also known as the Kong Family Mansion, is the historical residence of the direct descendants of Confucius. Today, the mansion has been converted into a museum where you can experience the preserved luxury and family atmosphere of this historic home.
The Cemetery of Confucius,also known as Kong Lin, is the largest family cemetery in the world for Confucius descendants. Confucius himself as well as several thousand of his descendants and disciples are buried within the cemetery.
12:00-13:30 Transfer to the restaurant and have lunch.
13:30-16:00 Experience the projects in the mountain of Nishan: Hand-written Analects, drums and bragging, the way of the university, the ceremony of the first teacher
16:00-17:30 Transfer back to Tai’an
18:00-19:00 Have dinner at the restaurant
19:00-20:00 Transfer back to the hotel.
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Tai’an
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Meals BLD
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TAI'AN - BEIJING
07:00-07:30 Get up
07:30-08:00 Have breakfast at hotel
09:00-12:00 Drive to Confucian School to experience the ancient classic talent, piano, chess, rubbing, tea and other projects. Participate in the sacrifice ceremony.
12:30-14:00 The Farewell Lunch.
14:00-15:50 Drive to Tai’an Railway station;Security check and wait
15:58-18:13 Take a bullet train to Beijing
Arrival Beijing in the evening, upon arrival, our guide and driver in Beijing will pick you up at the exit of the Railway station. Dive back to your school.
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Meals BL
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Internal flights
** Day 11/ Flight from Yichang to Shanghai (based on economy class);
8. Trains
** Day 04/ High speed train from Beijing to Xi’an (based on 2nd class);
** Day 06/ High speed train from Xi’an to Chengdu (based on 2nd class)
** Day 06/ High speed train from Chengdu to Chongqing (based on 2nd class)
9. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
10. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure : 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure : 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure : 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
