China Tour to Canton Fair Spring

12 April - Departure from South America

13 April - Flying

14 April - Arrive at Hong Kong,
Transferring to our hotel and free day to recover after flight. Kimberely hotel 3 star. B

15 April - Hong Kong - day dedicated to the Electronics Fair
After breakfast we take a bus to the Fair. After visit we coach back to the hotel. B

16 April - Hong Kong/Guangzhou
In the morning we take train (2 hours) to Canton. Picking up and transferring to the hotel. After short time rest, we drive to the Fair to have general information about Fair and showrooms as well as display counters which you are willing to meet in next two days. Then we drive back to our hotel. BLD.
Overnight Jinqiao Hotel 4 star. ( I suggest it will be better for you to stay in better hotel during the Fair if you want to set up the business relationship with Chinese, better hotel will show your better background which can give your Chinese partners much confidence to cooperate with your clients)

17 April - Guangzhou - Canton Fair BD

18 April - Guangzhou - Canton Fair BD

19 April - Guangzhou - free day, B
Optional sightseeing:
1. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Situated in the original site of Sun Yat-sen's Presidential Office on the southern slope of Yuexiu Hill, is a memorial building built in 1931 with funds raised by the Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China's bourgeois democratic revolution. He was the forerunner of China's revolution against the Qing government. In August 1905, he formulated the Three Principles of the People - nationalism, democracy, and social well-being. He believed they were the guidelines for building a modern China. Completed in October 1983, the memorial hall, occupying an area of 12,000 square meters has magnificent exterior and elegant interior decorations. The whole building, octagonal in shape, is designed with typical Chinese architectural style.

2. Ancestral Temple of Chen Family
This ancestral temple was built between 1890 and 1894 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing dynasty, and is the largest, best preserved, and best decorated ancient architecture existing in Guangdong province. The temple used to provide lodgings for candidates of the Chen family who came to Guangdong to prepare for imperial examinations in Guangzhou. Hence it was also called Chen Clan Academy. Occupying an area of 15,000 square meters, the temple is composed of six courtyards, nine main halls, and nineteen buildings. With a traditional Guangdong style architecture, the temple is especially renowned for its beautiful decorations. In the temple, historical figures, legends, and sceneries are presented with many art forms, including wood , brick ,stone and lime carving, pottery, clay and ash sculpture, brass and iron cast, grotto, etc. The artistic and historical values made the temple an important attraction in Guangzhou. In 1986, it was designated as an important cultural relic by the State Council. The temple is now the site of the Museum of Guangdong Folk Arts and Crafts.

20 April - Guangzhou/Shanghai
To take morning flight to Shanghai. Meet and transfer to hotel. Afternoon we visit the waterfront area of the city known as the Bund where we shall have a short walk along the riverside. The river is the main shipping artery for the whole of southern China and the main form of transport for goods to and from the interior of the country and is China’s largest foreign trade port. Then there will be time for you to have a wander around at leisure or maybe do a little shopping along the Nanjing Road, one of the busiest and biggest shopping street in China. Evening Optional: Huangpu River Cruise.
Hotel: Liang An Hotel or similar - 3 stars BLD

21 April - Shanghai/Peking
Take overnight train to Beijing (.20:40pm / 09:35am). We check out of our hotel this morning at 9:00am for a visit to the most important temple in Shanghai, the Jade Buddha Temple. This temple complex is famous for its two milk-white Buddhas brought from Burma in 1882. We then make a short visit to a silk factory to see how silk is produced from the silk worms and made into the finishes articles. Afternoon, a visit of the Shanghai Old Town, with its history dating back some 400 years ago. We will visit the Yu Garden, an island of tranquillity amid the hustle and bustle of the city, covering less than 5 acres contain over 30 pavilions and have numerous corridors, small halls, lotus ponds, bridges and winding paths which are characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming dynasty. It was a private garden with a history of 400 years. Outside the Yu Garden there is very interesting market, the Yuyuan Bazaar with every thing that you can think of for sale at low price. Transfer to the train station for the overnight train (Soft Sleeper) to Beijing. B, L, D.

22 April - Peking - city tour
Up on arrival, we drive to our hotel for breakfast and check in for a short happy rest in your comfortable room. Then we drive for about one hour to the Great Wall as “No visit to China would be complete without visiting the Great Wall”, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. The Great Wall was originally built as a defensive fortification by three states in China. It was not until the Emperor Qin Shihuang united all the states of China that all the different sections of the wall were joined together to make it the Great Wall of China as we know it today.
After lunch we drive back to the hotel and you have plenty of time to walk around the hotel which is just located in downtown, the famous Chinese shopping Centre “Wang FU Jing Street”
This evening we have our farewell Evening Dinner Peking Duck and our last meal together of the tour in China. BLD. Overnight: 3 star Songhe Hotel, Beijing

23 April – Peking / South America
Transferring to the Beijing International Airport to meet your flight back home.

24 April - Flying

25 April - Arrival South America

Including:
1. Domestic flight Guangzhou/Shanghai(US$183per ticket)
2. Hong Kong to Canton train ticket
3.Train ticket from Shanghai to Beijing
4. One baggage ticket for Hong Kong/Canton train (check-in baggage, one piece per person)
5. Air-conditioned deluxe transportation within the tour
6. Accommodation at international 3 & 4 star standard Hotel
7. Three meals as specified in the itinerary except Hong Kong and two meals during the Canton Fair
8. Full Western Buffet Breakfast at hotel Daily
9. Comprehensive sightseeing
10. Experienced and knowledgeable Portuguese or Spanish speaking tour guides throughout our whole trip
11. Bus round trip -Hotel / Fair ground/ Hotel transfers (For Electronics fair) -Without guide
12. Bus round trip -Hotel / Fair ground/ Hotel transfers (For Canton fair) -With guide
13. Local Specialties:
Beijing - Peking Duck Banquet

Our quotation does not include:
International airfare
Personal expenses
Tips to guide and driver