China's Mountains
Overview
Take an 11-night trip and discover the beauty of the Chinese landscapes. Start your trip in Beijing, where you spend a night before you travel to Wuhan, along the Yangtze River. The next morning visit East Lake and take a train downstream to Jiujiang, spending a night before starting off for Mt. Lu. On your way down the mountain, visit Jingdezhen, a world-renowned ceramic town. Afterward, drive east to visit the famous Yellow Mountains and view the scenic peaks. Journey to another famous mountain, Mt. Jiuhua, in southern Anhui province. Finally, travel to Nanjing and visit the Confucius temple and the Ming Tomb. On your way back to the US, spend a night in Shanghai and see the city’s sights. Starting from ₹466,116, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures.
Facilities
Tour Features
- Round trip trans-airfare via Cathay Airways coach class
- Round trip airport transfers
- Local airfare as per itinerary
- Overland transfers with sightseeing stops as per itinerary
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Royal Phoenix in Beijing; Mayflower in Wuhan; International Hotel in Jiujiang; West Lake Hotel in Mt. Lu; Jingdezhen Hotel in Jingdezhen; Golf Hotel in the Yellow Mountains; West Sea Hotel in the Yellow Mountains; Dongya Hotel in Mt. Jiuhua; and New World Mayfair in Shanghai
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Jinling in Nanjing
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itineraryur of Shanghai
- Daily breakfast, 10 lunches, 7 dinners
- Airline fuel surcharge (subject to change) and government taxes and fees
Rates do not include
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks
- If above hotels or Cathay Airways are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category or airlines could be used. Prices may differ.
- During trade fairs season and during Christmas and New Year’s Days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase.
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit card accepted; Credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,968-₹50,323per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart the US via Cathay flight for Beijing. Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive in Beijing, capital of China. Transfer to your hotel. (Royal Phoenix)
Take a morning flight to the central city of Wuhan, located on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Visit Yellow Crane Tower and the Yangtze River Bridge in the afternoon. (Mayflower) (B/L/D)
In the morning visit East Lake and provincial museum. In the afternoon travel by train downstream along the Yangtze to Jiujiang, a bustling port city on the river. (International) (B/L/D)
A mountain retreat, Mt. Lu was favored by both Kuomintang and Communist leaders in the 20th century. Drive uphill take in sites such as Fairy Cave, Three Ancient Trees, Meilu Vila, and People's Hall. (West Lake Hotel) (B/L/D)
Journey downhill through rural Jiangxi province to Jingdezhen, the world-renowned ceramic town. Visit some ancient kilns that have produced blue-and-white china since the 12th century. Inspect a modern one and view the complete.(Jingdezhen) (B/L/D)
In the morning visit the ceramic museum. After lunch drive east to the Yellow Mountains. At the foot of the mountains, check in to hotel. (Golf) (B/L/D)
Ascend to the top of the mountains by cable car. Admire the scenic views of piercing peaks, ever-changing clouds, tenacious pine trees and ancient calligraphy chiseled on the rocks. Overnight at a mountain hotel. (West Sea) (B/L/D)
Descend by cable car and drive to Mt. Jiuhua. Pass some quaint towns with architecture hundreds of years old. Overnight at the foot of Mt. Jiuhua. (Dongya) (B/L/D)
Today climb by cable car to Mt. Jiuhua, a Buddhistsacred mountain. Enjoy waterfalls, terrace fields, and mountain shops along pebbled streets. Visit sacred Buddhist sites and temples. Drive east to Nanjing. (Jinling) (B/L)
See Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple and the Ming Tomb. (B/L)
Travel by train to Shanghai. Visit Yu Garden, Jade Temple, the Bund and Nanjing Road. (New World Mayfair) (B/L)
Depart via Cathay flight back to the US, arriving home the same day. (B)
