Rotary District 5330 Trip to Guilin China, March 18, 2010
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Citslinc International Inc. Seller of Travel number # 2023512-40
Note: Itinerary Subject to Change
Fare is $2,349. 00 Based on Double Occupancy per person. Single Room Add $450. ($2,799.00)                           
A minimum of 10 travelers requited per trip

A Non-Refundable registration fee of  $200. holds your reservation until August 1, 2009
Final payment due on or before August 8, 2009

Day 1  (Wed) Los Angeles/Beijing
Board a convenient charter bus at 7:00 AM. in the morning, and travel to Los Angeles International Airport for an afternoon flight MU586 by 12:30pm to Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner. Cross the International Dateline.

Day 2  (Thur) Beijing
(Xinyuan Hotel/5-Star, 6 Shifangyuan Ave., Tel: 86-10-63901166) Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 11:30pm after a stopover in Shanghai. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 3  (Fri) Beijing
Visit the Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world, and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors prayed to the heaven for a good harvest Sightseeing also includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms, and the Summer Palace, known for many significance such as the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and Marble Boat.

Day 4  (Sat) Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000- mile long and 2,000 years old construction is said to be the only man-made structure visible by naked eye from the moon. Visit to the Ming Tombs, one of 13 Ming Emperors' Tombs is fully excavated and open for exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

Day 5  Beijing/Guilin
We design this optional trip to Guilin mainly for those who travel to China for the second time, as they have already visited Suzhou and Hangzhou during their first visit to China. Beijing to Guilin by morning flight. Guilin is Located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous  Region. The strangely shaped hills, or karsts, with the verdant vegetation ranging from bamboo to conifers together with wonderful caves make Guilin such an attraction for tourists. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, inside which is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition.

 Day 6 Guilin
In the morning take a cruise ride along the Li River, gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky, water buffalo patrolling the fields. Lunch will be on board. Cruise arrive at Yangshuo and disembark. Take some free time to explore the West Street in the town lined with western cafes, restaurants and hotels for an experience of Chinese life. Take the bus ride back to Guilin.

Day 7 Guilin/Shanghai
In the morning visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin. The shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk. The Solitary Beauty Peak, located in the ancient Mansion of Prince Jingjiang, in the center of Guilin City. After lunch fly from Guilin to Shanghai, (Guangdong Hotel/5-Star, 328 Yixian Rd., Tel: 86-21-51171888) Morning boat cruise on West Lake with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses.  Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

Day 8 (Wed) Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, and rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

Day 9  (Thu) Shanghai/Los Angeles
You may spend your final hours in China on your own in the morning. Afternoon flight MU583 will depart by 2:50pm for Los Angeles LAX where you will arrive at 10:30am on the same day and return to your parking area via bus.

Pre trip meetings will be held on the following dates starting at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Wednesdays. Feb 18th. April 15th. May 20th. June 17th. Final payment is due on June 17th, 2009

All meetings will be held at the Riverside Parks & Recreation Community Center located at 20010 Orange Terrace parkway in Riverside, Ca 92508
Directions: From the Hwy 91, take Central Ave. Central turns into Alessando Blvd. drive about 6 miles to Trautwein Rd. Take Trautwein Rd. to Orange Terrace Parkway. Turn left on Orange Terrace Parkway, drive about 1 mile. The Community Center is on the left. 215 Freeway take Alessandro Blvd. to Trautwein Rd. Turn Left. Drive to Orange Terrace Parkway. Follow the instructions above.  

Citslinc Refund Policy: After January 1, 2010 each cancellation lost $500 to the airlines, after mailing back the flight tickets plus the initial non- refundable $200 deposit. Example: Refund amount is (Trip fare $2,349. - $500. -$200. = $1,649.00. refund). 

Note: $200.00 of all Travelers fully paid fare is donated to the District 5330 Rotary Foundation for Club marching funds. For further information: Contact: Bob Traister PDG at e-mail thegov@sbcglobal.net or my cell at 909-241-2354

Mail Trip Applications & deposit checks payable to Citslinc International to: Bob Traister PDG, 18560 Bert Rd. Riverside, CA 92508  

For further information: Contact: Bob Traister  e-mail thegov@sbcglobal.net  

Tips:

Tips for your Tour Guide, Bus Driver and Hotel Porter & Food handlers: $25. per passenger for the whole journey, the bus tour guide will pick up the $25. US dollar by cash as a tip on the day you visit the Great Wall of China...


l          SHOPPING WITH FAMOUS CHINESE ARTS & CRAFTS

l          Beijing

l          Jade Factory:     China is rich in its jade resource , therefore jade and its cultural impact to Chinese people and later on to Asians has been historical. Tourists will get a chance to visit Beijing Jade Carving Factory which so far is the biggest jade collection in China. Tourists will find Hundreds of thousands of precious jade, jadeites and handmade jade carvings, the raw material of which  come from Northeast and Silk road area of China.

l          Pearl Farm:    The Pearl shop in Beijing has been exhibiting a  rich variety of home produced sea pearls and fresh water pearls due to both the historical reason  and  the modern market . Among them, the king and queen size pearls are really of precious quality. The type of Pearl Powder on sale  was first contributed to  Qing Dynasty Royal Family as a cosmetic, and they can be found here too.

l          Ming and Qing Dynasty Furniture:    It is an Ancient Furniture Fair. Apart from the antique furniture, there are also a lot of newly made furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasty style to be found in the fair. Shipment is available.

l          Cloisonne Factory:    Born in Beijing 300 years ago, cloisonne is the kind of handmade arts and crafts article used a great deal by royal family and rich families  in the past. Now it is popular to every body. Tourists will take a chance to visit  the workshop seeing how the beautiful articles been made with  their own eyes. The gorgeous design, hand-made workmanship and tremendous types make cloisonne articles really attractive to both domestic and overseas tourists.

l          Suzhou

l          Suzhou Embroidery Institute:    It is a state owned handicraft research institute. Among the products, the hand-made double-sided embroidery articles of vivid pets and flowers are really gorgeous.

l          Suzhou Silk Factory:    The factory produces one fifth of the country's silk products. The beautifully designed silk clothes and its model show of the factory make it an real attraction to tourists .Besides, the silk quilt of different sizes are specially produced for sale here.

l          Hangzhou

l          Hangzhou Dragon Well Tea Farm:    The Dragon Well Tea planted in this village was once contributed to Chinese Royal Family only. It is a famous brand of Tea in China. Through viewing the Tea Farm and the tea lecture given by the local farmer, tourists will find the stay both enjoyable and healthy

l          Shanghai

l          Shanghai Carpet Mill:    Super quality silk tapestries of all kinds and sizes are produced in Shanghai Carpet Factory. The hand-made silk tapestries of 400 to 600 knots per square inch are precious merchandises.  

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