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Shanghai Classic Tour with Solar Eclipse Viewing: 3 days

This 3-day Shanghai tour with solar eclipse viewing also includes the Bund, Nanjing Road, Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden and the Oriental Pear TV Tower.  At more than 5 minutes of totality, the total solar eclipse on the 22nd of July 2009 will be the longest of the 21st century – a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Destinations:Shanghai
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Itinerary

Day 1 Tue 21-Jul-09 Meal(s) ( L,  )
Arrival in Shanghai
Sightseeing: the Bund/ Nanjing Road.
Our guide will pick you up at Shanghai airport and transfer you to your hotel. Visit the Bund, the former foreign settlement, with its imposing buildings of the colonial period, and the Nanjing Road which is the busiest shopping street in Shanghai.

Day 2 Wed 22-Jul-09 Meal(s) (B, L,  ) Shanghai
Sightseeing: viewing solar eclipse /Shanghai Museum/ Yuyuan Garden/ Oriental Pear TV Tower.
Following an early breakfast we will depart for the eclipse viewing site which will be announced in the morning. Depending on the weather we will travel to the east or west of Jiaxing and this decision will be made in real time. We will locate our site in this zone where up to 5m 52s of totality can be seen. Then you will visit Shanghai Museum which is the biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. Then we will transfer you to Yu Garden. A former private garden with 400 years of history, it is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. In front of the garden, there is a market called the Yu Market. After lunch you will visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Standing by the Huangpu River, and at 468 meters high, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.

Day 3 Thu 23-Jul-09 Meal(s) (B,  )
Shanghai-next destination
Enjoy your free time till transfer to the airport.

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Price

Person12-56-9
Price per person( USD $ )5 Star884571507
4 Star759508444
3 Star694476412

Price list

Price Includes:
a. Entrance fees to all the scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary
b. Hotel accommodation with breakfast as specified (If there is no Western breakfast available, we will arrange a Chinese one instead)
c. All meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Western or Chinese breakfast, L=Chinese lunch in a local restaurant, D=Chinese dinner in a local restaurant
d. Internal flights including taxes and fuel fee or train/bus tickets as listed in the itinerary
e. Professional local guides and drivers in each destination city
f. Private Transfers between airports, docks, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each destination city by the private air conditioned car or van
g. Luggage Transfers between airports/docks and hotels
h. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges
I. Government taxes.

Price excludes:
a. International air and train tickets for arrivals to and departures from mainland China
b. Visa fees
c. Excess Baggage Charges
d. Meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
e. Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges
f. Gratuities, tips to guides and drivers
g. Personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip

 

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