Asia awaits you! Experience the exotic Far East with a selection of great cities to choose from. No place holds the fascination of the western world quite like Asia. For centuries, it was isolated, wrapped in mystery and intrigue. Now it has opened its doors to curious adventurers like you.

3 New Asia Tours Dec. 2008 and Jan. - March 2008

Jewel of China with confirmed air from $1169*
Beijing and Shanghai 7 Days

Yangtze Cruises ~ East King
Start of the Season Special with confirmed air from $2188*
Shanghai, Yichang, Yangtze River Cruise on East King, Chongqing, Beijing 11 Days

Amazing Thailand with confirmed air from $1169*
Bangkok and Pattaya 6 Days

CHINA HIGHLIGHTS APRIL – MAY 2008
AN EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT ON AN EIGHT-NIGHT PACKAGE TOUR OF BEIJING, XIAN, AND SHANGHAI, INCLUDING SIGHTSEEING TOURS OF VENUES FOR THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS.
The Real Deal Round-trip airfare, eight nights' accommodations, local transportation, and guided sightseeing tours from $2,098 per person—plus taxes and fees of about $300.
When Depart Apr. 9, 2008; add $40 for departures on May 7 and May 21.
Ramparts of the City Walls of Xian, China (Steve Allen/Brand X/Corbis)
Gateways Los Angeles, San Francisco; add $100 for Phoenix; $140 for Chicago; $180 for D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia; $280 for Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale.

Why It's a Deal The lowest multicity fares we found for flights following this tour's itinerary in early April were $1,485 from San Francisco (Air China), $1,633 from Los Angeles (Air China), $2,537 from Phoenix (multiple airlines), $2,315 from Chicago (Air China), $1,758 from New York (Air China), and $2,707 from Atlanta (multiple airlines), according to a recent search on Kayak. For $1,998 per person—plus around $300 in taxes and fees—we cover the cost of airfare, plus all hotel accommodations, some meals, and guided sightseeing tours with entry. You should also keep in mind that prices for hotel rooms in Beijing will likely climb as the Olympic fever builds and rooms are booked up. Buying a package like this one well in advance will help you avoid exorbitant fees and limited options down the road.
Trip Details This eight-night air/hotel package to the ancient cities of Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai includes round-trip international airfare from the U.S. to China on United Airlines, plus all domestic flights within China, as well as local transportation within each city by private bus, guided sightseeing tours with entry, and 16 meals in total throughout the tour.
When you arrive in Beijing, company representatives will meet you and escort you to the Capital Hotel, a 22-story tower in central downtown, just a five-minute walk from Tiananmen Square. Eight restaurants inside this modern building serve an array of Asian and Western food, and the hotel's facilities include a gym, an indoor swimming pool, and a sauna.
After breakfast the following day, you'll tour the Forbidden City, home to Chinese emperors for more than 500 years, and then spend the afternoon wandering the spectacular grounds of the Summer Palace, comprising more than 3,000 pavilions, towers, bridges, and corridors. Weather permitting, the group will cruise adjacent Kunming Lake by riverboat before enjoying a banquet featuring Peking duck, a local specialty.
The next day brings a visit to the Great Wall and several Ming Dynasty tombs, and as well as a tour of a cloisonné factory, which produces the colorful enamelware Beijing artisans have been perfecting since the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 A.D.). In the afternoon, you'll view some of the Olympic venues, with stops at the athletic training facilities of Beijing Sports University, and learn about the innovative bird's-nest design of the National Stadium, where the games will commence next August.
You'll fly on either Air China or China Eastern airlines for the hour-and-a-half flight to the ancient city of Xi'an, where you'll spend two nights at the central Grand New World Hotel, with a gym, a swimming pool, and a tennis court. Local sightseeing highlights include the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a holy site for Buddhists, as well as visits to the ancient city walls and to the showstopping Terracotta Warriors and Horses—a Qin Dynasty archeological marvel made up of more than 6,000 life-size statues.
Transfer to the airport early the next day for your two-hour flight on either Air China or China Eastern Airlines to the skyscraper-filled city of Shanghai, where you'll spend the remainder of your trip at the 309-room Crowne Plaza Hotel Fudan, which offers amenities that include a sauna, a whirlpool, a gym, and a swimming pool. While in Shanghai, you'll visit the bustling shopping district along Nanjing Road, stroll amongst the 400-year-old Yu Garden's picturesque ponds and pavilions, and gawk at the famed Jade Buddhist Temple, home to a three-ton statue of the Buddha carved from a single piece of white jade.
You'll be free to spend the final day in Shanghai (or its surroundings) as you choose. One option is to take a day-long tour of nearby Suzhou, a city often referred to as the Venice of the Orient because of its many picturesque ponds, streams, and canals.
Ramparts of the City Walls of Xian, China (Steve Allen/Brand X/Corbis)
You can extend your stay in China by adding extra nights in either Beijing or Shanghai. Rooms at the Capital Hotel in Beijing currently cost $154 per night; at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Fudan in Shanghai, rooms cost $160 per night.
This China Highlights package is just one of several discounted pre-Olympics packages that we offer. Other options include 14- and 19-day tours with cruises along the Yangtze River.
*Airport-hotel transfers, hotel taxes, daily breakfasts, some meals, domestic flights, local transportation by private bus, and sightseeing with admission included. Airport taxes and fuel surcharges are additional and come to about $300 per person. Group size limited to 20 people. Based on double occupancy; single supplement $478. A tourist visa is required for U.S. citizens entering China. You can apply for a visa at a local Chinese embassy for $100 or let us handle your application for $130, a price that includes both the visa fee and the company's handling charge. Book By Oct. 31, 2007; afterwards the rate increases by $100 per person.

Chinese New Year in Hong Kong 2008

Imagine yourself transported back in time, as centuries old traditions unfold before you. Join us as we ring in the "Year of the Rat" in dynamic Hong Kong. Join this fabulous annual Chinese New Year Celebration. We offer several departure dates in February and include speciaal events such as the International Chinese New Year Parade and the spectacular New Year's Fireworks. Select a China vacation package that suits your style.

Pearl Vacation
Celebrate Chinese New Year and explore vibrant Hong Kong with a vacation package designed to show you the best of what the city has to offer.
The Pearl Vacation includes 5 nights accommodaations, 5 breakfasts, VIP seating at the spectacular Chinese New Year Parade, transfers and much more.
Land Only from $475 Air + Hotel from $1515

Jade Vacation
Enjoy the Chinese New Year celebration in style with the exclusive features and benefits of this premium vacation.
The Jade Vacation offers discerning travelers all the features of a Pearl Vacation, along with luxury accommodations, private Mercedes Benz transfers and much more.
Land Only from $1665 Air + Hotel from $2705

Ultimate Celebration Experience
Take an extended vacation to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore. Enjoy the Chinese New Year Celebration in Hong kong, then the rich culture of Bangkok, before culminating your vacation in Singapore, with its Chingay parade celebrating this island nation's diversity.
Land Only from $1755 Air + Hotel from $2795

Splendid Yangtze Fall Value from $1799*
10 Days Beijing/Yangtze River Cruise/Shanghai
With round trip confirmed air from LAX/SFO

Yangtze River Autumn Special from $2299*
14 Days Beijing/Yangtze River Cruise/Shanghai
With round trip confirmed air from LAX/SFO

Bangkok, Thailand
To see the gold temples of Bangkok at sunset is to see majesty like nowhere else on earth. The beauty in this land of emeralds and rubies is astonishing.

Bangkok, Thailand 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $507*
Bangkok, Singapore & Hong Kong 11 Days/ 9 Nights with confirmed air from $1604*
Extensions to
Phuket from $160*
Chiang Mai from $132*
Chiang Rai from $171*
Koh Samui from $239*
Krabi from $245

Beijing, China
There is no better time to see China because it is a country in motion. You can feel the energy among its people. Beijing is a fascinating capital with a treasure of beautifully preserved palaces, tombs and relics.

Beijing Explorer 5 Days/ 4 Nights Land Only with tours! from $455*

Beijing, China 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $ 468*

Beijing Explorer 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $728* includes tours of the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, meals, tranfers and more!

China Highlights 10 Days/ 8 Nights with confirmed air from $1,129*


Beijing & Shanghai Combo 8 Days/ 6 Nights with confirmed air from $ 1235*

China Splendor 15 Days/ 13 Nights with confirmed air from $3360*
Beijing Xi'an, Chongqing, Dzu, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shanghai

Golden China 13 Days/ 11 Nights with confirmed air from $2290*
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong

Yangtze River Spring Special 11 Days/ 9 Nights with confirmed air from $1,999*
San Francisco, Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Shanghai, San Francisco
March 14 - 26, 2006

Tibetan Adventure 10 Days/ 7 Nights with confirmed air from $2650*
San Francisco/Guangzhou/Chengdu/Lhasa/Gyantse/Shigatse/Lhasa/Chengdu/San Francisco

Yangtze River 12 Days/ 10 Nights with confirmed air from $2199*
San Francisco, Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai, San Francisco
August 5 - 12 from $2299* September 2 - 13 from $2399* October 7 - 18 from $2399* November 4 - 15 from $2199*

Yangtze River Explorer 12 Days/ 10 Nights with confirmed air from $2330*
Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Yichang, Shanghai
Optional extension to Suzhou and Hangzhou

Yangtze River China Splendor 15 Days/ 13 Nights with confirmed air from $3390*
Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Dazu, Yangtze River Cruise, Yichang, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shanghai
Optional extension to Guilin, Yangshuo and Hong Kong

New! China Cafeteria Style...
Create the perfect itinerary for your Asia travels. Choose the destinations and we'll add the air for the ultimate Asia Holiday.

Beijing 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $315
Great Wall Hiking 2 Days/ 1 Night from $230
Changdu & Panda 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $395
Shanghai 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $350
Xi'an 3 Days/ 2 Nights from $260
Suzhou 3 Days/ 2 Nights from $245
Guilin & Yangshuo 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $385
Kunming 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $315
Dali 3 Days/ 2 Nights from $230
Lijang 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $340
Xishuangbanna 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $280
Huangshan 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $445
Zhangjiajie 3 Days/ 2 Nights from $380
Harbin 3 Days/ 2 Nights from $325
Jiuzhaigou & Huanglog 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $640
Lhasa 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $560
Hainan Island 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $410
ulan Bator, Mongolia 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $495
Hong Kong 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $500
Singapore 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $220
Bangkok 4 Days/ 3 Nights from $280
Confirmed air options available on all interline tours

A China Visa is required for US citizens to enter China. For more information....

Hong Kong, China
The relentless drive of Hong Kong makes it one of the most exciting cities in Asia, even Tokyo seems sleepy in comparison. Hong Kong is one of the most riveting and unexpectedly beautiful spectacles on earth. Two minutes walk from the bustle of the city center you’ll find a harbour view that the architectural boom of the 1980s and 1990s has turned into a mixture of Manhattan and San Francisco, and with the lights at nights it just gets better.

NEW!!!Hong Kong Explorer 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $869*
Hong Kong, China 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $470*
Hong Kong at the Majestic Hotel 6 Days/ 5 Nights with confirmed air from $849*
Hong Kong Winterfest with confirmed air from $969*
Hong Kong Mind, Body & Shopping 8 Days/ 6 Nights with confirmed air from $1639*

Shanghai, China
The former "Paris of the East" is quickly becoming the next Hong Kong. Visitors to Shanghai are dazzled by the modern metropolis and gateway to a developing China. But they are enchanted by the unique Shanghai culture, a combination of Chinese and Western influences.

Shanghai, China 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $ 419*
Shanghai Explorer 6 Days/ 4 Nights with interline air from $628* includes 2 full day tours, transfers, English speaking guide and more!
Shanghai Focus 6 Days/ 4 Nights with confirmed air from $ 925*

Tokyo, Japan
Companions and Family and Friends Eligible!
The world's largest city, Tokyo, is a fascinating blend of the old and new, East and West.

Tokyo 7 Days/ 5 Nights with confirmed air from $1049*

Vietnam

A wonderful adventure to the Land of Smiles! An amazing combination package that introduces you to Ho Chi Minh City formerly Saigon and Hanoi on an 8 day journey.

New! Vietnam North to South 8 Days/ 7 Nights Land Only from $995*

Companions and Family and Friends Eligible!

Yangtze River Cruise
Back by Popular Demand Companions and Family and Friends Eligible!
The Yangtze River Dam Project is almost complete. As an engineering feat it is without parallel in the modern world. More importantly to you, it makes the river more navigable, opening up new and spectacular scenery along this, the 3rd longest river in the world

Yangtze River Autumn Special 12 Days/ 10 Nights from $ 2299*