Ancient Kingdoms of China - Tour Summary
Join this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Julie Nixon Eisenhower, who will share her perspectives on China and the pivotal role her late father, President Richard M. Nixon, played in bringing Communist China out of isolation and re-opening international relations for the first time since 1949. This exclusive, comprehensive, 15-day journey features a custom-designed itinerary including a six-night exclusively chartered Grand Cruise along the fabled Yangtze River, sailing downstream all the way from Chongqing to Shanghai. Spend three nights in Beijing, one night in Xi’an and three nights in Shanghai, in five-star deluxe, centrally located hotels. Visit five UNESCO World Heritage sites. Tour the awesome Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest dam. Call on ports seldom visited by Westerners: Wuhan, settled more than 3,000 years ago by the Han Dynasty; Huangshan, famous for its majestic mountain range; and Nanjing, former capital of Imperial China. See Beijing’s Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the ancient capital of Xi’an, the Terra Cotta Warriors, and mystical Old and spectacular New Shanghai. A Guilin and Hong Kong post-program option is available.
Tour Operator: Thomas P Gohagan & Co
Tour Dates: June 5 - 19, 2013
Early Booking Deadline: November 7, 2012
Tour Cost: From $4,195 USD per person, based on double occupancy
Ship: M.V. Victoria Sophia
Activity Level: Moderate
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Reservations: Call the Queen's Alumni Travel office at 1-800-267-7837 or Gohagan at 1-800-922-3088
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