Travel Itinerary

Tour I: Beijing 8 Days/7 Night
Tour II : Optional Extension: Shanghai, Suzhou and Zhouzhuang
Additional 6 Days/5nights

TOUR DATE DEPARTURES:
April 9. 2005
October 8, 2005

Tour I: Beijing

Day 1 & 2: Depart Detroit for Beijing, China.

You’ll be crossing the International Date Line, arriving in Beijing "a day" later. Beijing is 12 hours ahead of US. Have the health and entry forms, given to you by the flight attendant, ready for arrival. Our hosts from Beijing’s Yan Haung Clinical Hospital will meet you at the newly constructed, thoroughly modern Capital Airport in Beijing and transport you to your hotel.

Day 3: Visit to the Yan Haung Clinical Hospital Tour, diagnosis, treatment, massage. Confucius Temple and Xiu Shui, Silk Alley.

Breakfast at the Hotel. Tour of our host Traditional Chinese Medical facility, Beijing’s renowned Yan Huang Clinical Hospital. We’ll introduce you to the expert TCM teams, among the most elite in China, then break into small groups for:

1. Examination, diagnosis and treatment plans. Prescriptions will be written for herbal medicines that will be delivered for use the next day
2. A tour of the grounds with an emphasis on the historical importance of the complex
3. A TCM foot massage to prepare you for the afternoon trip to the Confucius Temple
   

You’ll have lunch, followed by a trip to exciting Xiu Shui, Silk Alley. Prepare to bargain—and buy! Return to the hotel to rest before dinner. Enjoy a Personal "Bedtime Massage" in your room before bedtime.

Day 4: Full Day Tour of Beijing

Breakfast at the Hotel. After receiving instruction on the proper ways to prepare your herbal medications, you’ll tour the city by modern motor coach. First stop Mao’s Tomb, followed by a stroll in the world’s largest and most famous square, Tiananmen Square. After a nice lunch, you’ll visit the intriguing Forbidden City, then return to your hotel via a romantic three-wheeled taxi (bicycle sedan). You’ll need to rest up in preparation for your amazing eight-to twelve-course Herbal Cuisine dinner. You’ll be treated to a mini-cooking lesson before dining.

Day 5: The Great Wall at Mutianyu, Herb-growing fields and Beijing Qijing Chinese Herbal Factory. Tongretang Pharmacy. Dinner. Optional excursion to Peking Opera

Breakfast at the Hotel. Board bus for an exciting tour of the Great Wall at Mutianyu. After visiting the stunning, centuries old, manmade wonder, you’ll enjoy a relaxing lunch before making a brief visit to the herb growing fields and processing plant of Beijing’s famous Qijing Chinese Herbal Factory. Then a stop at the 340-year old Tongretang Pharmacy . We’ll return to the hotel for some leisure time before dinner. After dinner, you can choose to have the evening free or enjoy an optional trip to the world famous, Peking Opera.

Day 6: Half Day Tour Temple of Heaven, Pearl Market, Peking Duck Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel. Board motor coach for trip to intriguing 600-year old Temple of Heaven. Emperors from the early Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped here. Toaists revered the temple’s ‘Well of Heaven," believing it connected directly to the celestial home of the deities. Lunch will be followed by a trip to the Pearl Market, then back to the hotel for a rest before going to Beijing's most famous restaurant for a lovely Peking Duck Dinner.

Day 7: Follow-up visits to Yan Huang. Farewell Banquet

Breakfast at the hotel. Return visit to Yan Huang Clinical Hospital for follow-up examination, consultation and adjustments to Herbal medications, if needed. Plenty of time for questions and answers with staff and specialists. Lunch, followed by free time for last minute shopping. We’ll have a farewell banquet to celebrate the events of the week and say good-bye to our hosts from Yan Huang and our guides. Then it’s time to pack and prepare for your departure back to the US.

Departure From China: We’ve been advised by our hosts, that everyone must have any baggage that’s to be checked in for the flight ready for handling at the time indicated (we’ll advise you of the exact time well in advance). Check to see that your personal ID and Tour luggage tag is on your luggage. We’ll notify you of the exact departure time. Please be ready. We’ll have time for breakfast, but must depart the hotel promptly.

Day 8: Return to US

Breakfast at the Hotel. Transportation to the Beijing Capital Airport for check-in and flight back to the US.

Tour II The Extended Tour: Shanghai, Suzhou and Zhouzhuang

If you have signed up for the optional extension, Tour II to Shanghai and Suzhou, your itinerary will continue as follows:
DEPARTURE FOR THE EXTENDED TOURˆ You‚ll be notified of the exact flight time, the hotel departure time and the time that baggage will be collected. You will be given Tour II luggage tags for any bags that are not carry on. Keep your carry-on bags with you.

Day 8: Flight to Shanghai. Shanghai Museum, People’s Square, Bund

Breakfast at the Hotel, then transfer to Beijing Capital Airport for flight to Shanghai. You baggage will be transferred for you. After a leisurely lunch, you visit the Shanghai Museum and People’s Square. Dinner will be downtown Shanghai, followed by a visit to the Waterfront and the Bund.

Day 9: Yu Yuan Garden, Old Town Shopping, Half Day City Tour

Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the Yu Yuan Garden. A trip to The Old Town Shopping District is also scheduled. Lunch will be followed by a half-day bus tour of Shanghai, and a return to the hotel. Dinner tonight will be at an Argentine Bar-B-Q restaurant.

Day 10: Suzhou, Silk Museum, Tiger Hill
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a bus trip to Suzhou. Check in at the hotel. After lunch, visit the sumptuous silk museum, and then on to the Leaning Pagoda of Tiger Hill. Dinner tonight will be typical Suzhou Cuisine with forays of delicious herbs.

Day 11: Famous Gardens of Suzhou, Half Day Tour

Breakfast at the hotel followed by a visit to one of Suzhou’s famous gardens. It will be selected just before the Suzhou visit, based on the attractiveness of the flowers, foliage and weather.

After lunch there will be a bus tour of the Suzhou New District, the Singapore Development District, Lake Taihu and other areas of interest. A return to the hotel for dinner followed by surprise entertainment and a salute of good-bye to Suzhou and Shanghai.

Day 12: Visit to Zhouzhuang, centuries old waterside town

Motor coach trip to enchanting town of Zhouzhuang. It's 900-year old architecture and arched bridges evoke the true feeling of ancient China, undisturbed. Over half the homes were built during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasty. Traditional crafts and folk costumes add regional color. A full day of touring before returning to Shanghai

Day 13: Free Day: Relax, do some last minute shopping or prepare leisurely for your return trip home. Evening meal at the hotel.

DEPARTURE FROM CHINA- We’ve been advised by our hosts that everyone must have their checked baggage packed and ready for pick-up at the indicated time (you will be notified of the exact time). Be sure your personal ID& Tour Luggage tag is on your luggage. There will be a farewell banquet to celebrate the events of the week and to say "Good Bye" to your hosts and your Guides.

Day 14: Flight Back To US

Breakfast; transportation to the Beijing Capital Airport for baggage check in and the flight back to the USA.