14-Day China & Yangtze River Jewish Heritage Tour
FULLY
ESCORTED
Visiting Beijing • Zhengzhou/Kaifeng • Xi'an •
Chongqing • Yangtze River Cruise • Shanghai
This
tour
will help you to discover Jewish History in China.
It began in 998 AD when a group of Jews wandering the
Silk Road came to Kaifeng, then capital of China. Emperor Zhenzong welcomed
them and encouraged them to keep their own customs and rites. They settled
down and from then on developed their business and cultural contacts
all over China. Later, in the 19th century, Sephardic Jewish merchants
appeared in Shanghai followed in the early 1900s by large numbers of
Russian Jews. And, during World War II, Shanghai became "The Port
of Last Resort" for thousands of Jews escaping Nazi tyranny. Your
Jewish Heritage Tour will be filled with the exhilaration of discovery
and an enriching wealth of new experiences, including the grandeur of
deluxe Yangtze River cruise!
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TOUR
FARE INCLUDES:
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Round-trip transpacific air transportation
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Northwest WorldPerks® members: earn frequent flyer
credit with the purchase of each air/land tour package ticketed on Northwest
Airlines
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All intra-China air/land transportation
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Escorted by a professional Tour Manager
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9 nights in deluxe and superior first class hotels; 3
nights aboard deluxe Victoria Cruises' ship in outside cabin with private
balcony
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12 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 11 dinners
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Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage
handling, hotel taxes and service charges
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$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific
air ticketed by our partner
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Sightseeing tours, Jewish heritage sites, cultural entertainment,
other performances as specified
TOUR
FARE
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Airport taxes, fuel surcharges & September 11th Security Fee,
optional tours, China visa processing fee, tips for the guides and drivers,
all personal expenses such as: excess baggage charges, extra meals and beverages,
laundry, telephone calls, insurance and expenses not specified in the itinerary.
Special Notes:
• All prices are per person, double occupancy
• East Coast Cities & Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares
from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, you may call us for the assistance
at 1-800-989-9028
• Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial arrival
and final departure transfers.
• Tour fares are subject to change.
TOUR
ITINERARY
Day
01 • Tuesday
LOS ANGELES to BEIJING
Fly transpacific aboard Northwest Airlines, bound for China. Cross the
International Date Line.
Depart San Francisco on Air China's Boeing 747 wide-body aircraft and fly
to Beijing. Cross the International Dateline.
Day 02 • Wednesday
ARRIVE BEIJING
Upon arrival in Beijing, China's historic capital city, you are escorted
to the Renaissance Beijing Hotel.
Day 03-•
Thursday
BEIJING
Sightsee imposing
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City's Imperial Palace. A pedicab ride takes
you through the Hutong district's ancient narrow streets to enjoy a close-up
look at the heritage of this exciting city including a visit with a local family.
Enjoy a Beijing Duck dinner party tonight.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Party
Day 04 •
Friday
BEIJING
Today, create memories to last a lifetime as you walk along the ancient
ramparts of the awesome Great Wall at Badaling. This evening, enjoy Shabbat
dinner and services.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05 •
Saturday
BEIJING to ZHENGZHOU/KAIFENG/ZHENGZHOU
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Zhengzhou
, where you will continue on by motorcoach to Kaifeng , a Northern Song Dynasty
capital whose emperor invited Jews to stay and develop a cotton industry. A
synagogue was first built in Kaifeng in 1183; it was rebuilt many times due
to flooding of the Yellow River , and finally destroyed by an earthquake in
the 1860s. Driving through the center of Kaifeng , your first stop is at the
Dragon Palace , then visit the Jewish Quarter and meet Mr. Jin, one of the Jewish
descendants. He has collected old pictures and memorabilia of Jewish life. Your
local guide will translate Mr. Jin's talk on the lives of Jewish descendants
and their memories. As late as 1928, Passover was observed by a local family.
Mr. Jin's brother immigrated to Israel. Return to the Sofitel Hotel in
Zhengzhou for dinner and overnight.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Buffet Dinner
Day 06 •
Sunday
ZHENGZHOU to XI'AN*
After breakfast at the hotel, a motorcoach drive takes you to historic
Xi'an. Upon arrival this evening, enjoy a buffet dinner after check-in at the
Howard Johnson Ginwa Plaza Hotel.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Buffet Dinner
*Travel to Xi’an by train if group is less than 6 tour
members.
Day 07 • Monday
XI'AN
Tour the famed legion of terra-cotta warriors, Circle Vision Movie, Bronze
Chariot and Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant
before returning to your hotel this afternoon. Tonight, enjoy a spectacular
dinner show at the T'ang Dynasty Theatre.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Show
Day 08 •
Tuesday
XI'AN to CHONGQING
Morning is free,
and then an afternoon flight takes you to Chongqing. Visit the Stilwell Museum,
with its collection of World War ll Flying Tigers memorabilia. Enjoy a buffet
dinner at the Marriott Hotel, then board a deluxe Victoria cruise ship
to begin your memorable cruise on the Yangtze River.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Buffet Dinner
Day 09 •
Wednesday
YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: FENGDU
A shore excursion
at legend-rich Fengdu visits Snow Jade Cave, with its unique stalactite formations.
River conditions may require a stop at Wanzhou instead.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 • Thursday
YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
QUTANG GORGE to DANING RIVER SMALL GORGES or SHENNONG STREAM/WU GORGE/XILING
GORGE
Cruise through the first of the fabled Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge,
hemmed by mossy cliffs. At Wushan, an excursion takes you up the Daning River
to view the famed Small Gorges. Alternatively, your excursion may be on Shennong
Stream with its impressive small gorges. Sail on through Wu Gorge, celebrated
for its Twelve Peaks. Now cruise through Xiling Gorge, the last and most scenic
of all the gorges. Finally, sail through the Three Gorges Dam Shiplock.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day
11 •
Friday
YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: YANG JIA WANG/YICHANG to SHANGHAI*
Morning arrival
at Yang Jia Wang. Visit the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric
project. Continue on to Yichang where you board your early afternoon flight
to Shanghai. On arrival, transfer to the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Shanghai.
Shabbat dinner tonight will be shared with members of the local Jewish Community
Center.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
*If direct flight is not available, drive to Wuhan by motorcoach
then fly to Shanghai.
Day
12 • Saturday
SHANGHAI
Meet
at the Peace Hotel, a Shanghai landmark, to begin your tour. First stop
is Huoshan Park in Hongkou, to see the Monument for Jewish Refugees, commemorating
the former Hangkou ghetto where both Jews and Chinese shared years of hardship.
Visit the Old Jewish Shanghai -- where immigrants lived and their shops catered
to the Jewish community. Continue on to the old Hongkou district located in
a section now known as Yangpu, where much of the residential area is scheduled
for demolition under a redevelopment plan. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant
before visiting a Children's Palace this afternoon.
Day 13
• Sunday
SHANGHAI
Today see the Shanghai Museum's collection of cultural artifacts, emporiums
of Nanjing or Huai Hai Road, Jade Buddha Temple and the fabled Bund. After a
buffet dinner, enjoy an astonishing acrobatic show at the Portman Theater.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Buffet Dinner
Day 14 • Monday
SHANGHAI to LOS ANGELES
Transfer to the airport for your return flight. Cross the International Date
Line and arrive home the same day.
MEALS: American Breakfast
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