Kathy Loper presents 8th Annual Tour 
Great Wall Marathon / Half Marathon / 10K - China

May 2009
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Great Wall China Tour
All Itineraries

7 - 18 May, 10 Night Tour "Beijing"  
8 - 18 May, 9 Night Tour "Beijing"  
8 - 25 May, 16 Night Tour "China + Pandas"
8 - 25 May, 16 Night Tour "China + Tibet"
11 - 19 May, 7 Night Tour "Beijing"

Optional 2-Night Xian Air Excursion - terra cotta warriors
(only available on 10N, 9N, and 16N Tours)

Beijing - optional tours

Summer Palace

Join an optional morning tour to the Summer Palace with lunch. 		Great Wall race course
Bridge to Summer Palace
Summer Palace		 Summer Palace - crane and deer
Summer Palace

Shopping

market Optional - free shuttle service to/from the Beijing Silk Exhibition Hall.

Optional Peking Duck Dinner outing to the Bianyi Fang Roast Duck Restaurant available.

Optional 3-day - 2 nights (air excursion to Xian)

(Available to 10N, 9N, and 16N Tour Programs)

Mon 11May Beijing-Xian

Breakfast at the hotel.
0620 Transfer to the airport.
0755 Leave Beijing on CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES MU/2106, Airbus A320, snack served, non-stop.

Optional full-day trip to Huashan Mount

0950 Upon arrival at Xian airport, met by separate coach and guide, suggested you have the big luggage going with the group to the hotel, only take light backpacks, you will challenge yourselves to hike the world's most steepy mountain today. After 3 hours' drive, you will arrive at Huashan Mount, your guide will prepare some snack food for you to bring up to the mountain, picnic lunch on the mountain after the cable car ride. You are free to choose to climb up either the Eastern Mount or Western Mount after lunch and get down the Mount by cable car together, and return back to the city and check into your hotel in the later afternoon.
1930 Transfer to Tang Dynasty Theatre and have the cheerful dinner with wine to celebrate your success in hiking the Huashan Mount.
2030 Enjoy the wonderful Tang Dynasty Show at the luxury theatre.
2145 Return back to your hotel.

Xian

0950 Arrive Xian, the east end of the legendary Silk Road.
Meet&Greet and transfer to the city for a brief orientation tour including a 30 minute walk on the famous City Wall, visit Great Mosque.
Western buffet lunch at Tang Cheng Hotel. Then proceed to check-in at your...

HYATT REGENCY XIAN HOTEL

a fine 5-star hotel located inside Xian city wall.

Tang Dynasty Dancers
Tang Dynasty Dance
1730 Leave hotel for transfer to the new Shaanxi Grand Opera House Tang Dynasty Show at 1800 followed by a Chinese Dinner if there are two scenes on the day or Dinner first then the Show, a great evening of wonderful local entertainment and fine Chinese Dinner.
2030 Return back to hotel.

Tue 12May In Xian

Breakfast at the hotel.
0730 Morning visit to the Terra Cotta Warriors Digs one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world and a highlight of any China itinerary. Just discovered in 1974, these clay figures resemble actual army soldiers of the Qin dynasty which were buried over two thousand years ago.
Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses
Xian, terra cotta warriors and horses
An awesome site, and they are still excavating burial pits that are expected to eventually unveil a total of 6,000 terra-cotta clay figures. Recent excavations also revealed a formation of infantry, cavalry and soldiers on chariots. Early lunch at a local restaurant inside the Digs compound.

Afternoon brief stop at a jade factory to see how fine jade jewelry is made, then visit the Great Mosque before returning to your hotel. You may wish to be dropped off at the South City Gate to rent a bike, riding on the wall at your own cost and return back to hotel on your own.
1900 Leave hotel for special Dumpling Dinner at Han Tang Tian Xia Restaurant.
Return to your hotel.

Wed 13May Xian-Beijing

Breakfast at the hotel.
0700 Transfer to the airport.
0910 Leave Xian on CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES MU/2109, Airbus A320, snack served, non-stop.
1050 Arrive Beijing.
Transfer back to your Capital Hotel. Rejoin the KLE Beijing groups at the hotel.

Note:

During your 2-night excursion to Xian, you will keep your room at the Capital Hotel in Beijing, therefore you do not have to check out or check in again. Just take a hand-carry with you to Xian, and leave your other baggage in your Beijing hotel room.
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