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Culinary Tour - Taste of China
Cuisine in China is as diverse and intricate as its long history and its people. For centuries, the Chinese people have placed emphasis on the business and pleasure of cooking and eating in all aspects of life. Early development of cooking styles coincided with changes in Dynasty's, culminating in four distinct schools of cooking: North, East, South and West. The North is famous for China's most renowned dish, Beijing Duck (Peking duck) and our opportunity to sample this delicacy will be one of the highlights of our tour. We will take time to enjoy some of the regions sightseeing, including a visit to the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven. The tour continues to Shanghai, known as the "Paris of the East," a wonderful cosmopolitan city with superb teahouses, the famous Bund and the center of China's busy center of commerce. Shanghai's famous waterfront boulevard is lined with lavishly restored colonial buildings. Dining in Shanghai is an exhilarating experience, Shanghai cuisine is a combination of many Asian and European cooking styles. Your stay in Shanghai also includes a tour to the Yu Garden and the Shanghai Museum. In Hong Kong, you will discover the secrets of the different sauces and ingredients a cook used to prepare each of the delicious Cantonese cuisines. Along with freshness and quality, artistic presentation of the food and garnishing are also important in Cantonese cooking. 11 DAYS LAND & AIR FROM $1650 WEST COAST
(9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 5 Dinners) 2007 Departure DateFareSingle Supp 3/14$1790$450 4/18, 5/16$1820$525 6/13, 7/11, 8/15$1899$550 9/05, 10/10, 11/14$1775$440 12/05$1650$400 For passengers departing from cities other than west coast, please add the appropriate add-on fare:Pacific Time Zone:$120 Mountain Time Zone $170 Central Time Zone:$220 Eastern Time Zone: $270 All taxes, government fees and fuel surcharges are additional and subject to change Day 1: Depart from the USA. Day 2: HONG KONG Arrive in Hong Kong. Meet your tour representative and transfer to hotel.
Day 10: BEIJING Morning cuisine cooking class, afternoon at leisure on your own. A farewell buffet dinner is included tonight. Day 11: Depart for the USA.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUSIVE PRICES All tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars. Prices include economy air, roundtrip airport transfers, and hotel accommodations with private baths, twin-bedded rooms, motor coach, tours, admissions, culinary class fees and services of local guides. MEALS Most meals are included as specified in itinerary; however, due to local culture, meals in Asia are often served in set “family style.” Breakfasts are usually in buffet style. LUGGAGE HANDLING Only one piece of luggage per person weighing up to 44 lbs. is allowed. PERSONAL EXPENSES such as phone calls, room service, alcoholic beverages, laundry, airlines excess baggage charges, visa fees, vaccinations and other optional extra are not included. Travel insurance is highly recommended. The customary end-of-tour gratuity to local tour escort is not included. MAKE A RESERVATION Email or phone us with full first and last name (as it appears on your passport), and complete address of all person. Email: TasteofChina@embassytravelDC.com DEPOSIT A $200 per person deposit is required within 10 days of tour confirmation or reservation is automatically canceled. FINAL PAYMENT Final payment is due 45 days before departure. Any bookings without full payment at this time may be subject to cancellation without notice. Tour documents and/or electronic ticket are sent upon receipt of full and final payment. CANCELLATION FEES Written cancellation notice must be received by Embassy Travel of Washington, DC either by mail, fax or email.
REFUND ON UNUSED TOUR ARRANGEMENTS Portions of land arrangements, hotel accommodations or any other service or feature of tour, which are not used, are neither refundable nor exchangeable. Travel Protection Plan fee is nonrefundable. Refund claims must be made in writing within 14 days of the termination of the tour. RESPONSIBILITY Embassy Travel Service, Inc. (ETS) of Washington, DC, and its associated or affiliated companies, give notice that all tickets and coupons issued, all arrangements for transport or conveyance or accommodations are made as agents upon the express condition that they shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned either by reason or by defect in any vehicle, or through the act or default of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger, or in carrying out the arrangements of the tours, or otherwise in connection therewith, or of any hotel proprietor or services, sickness, weather, quarantine, strikes, wars whether declared or not, civil disturbances, whether negligent or otherwise, of commissions or omission of any person, other causes or acts of God. All tour itineraries and prices may be affected by alterations in steamship, air, bus and railroad services in China. The standard of living may be found to differ from those in the USA and accommodation type and standard will vary across China. The Chinese handling agency has sole and exclusive control over the operation of all tours in China. The Chinese agency reserves the right to make alterations or adjustments in the itinerary as to destinations, transportation, accommodations and all other services. ETS reserves the right to decline to accept or to reject any person as a member of any tour at any time if necessary. Embassy Travel Service, Inc. shall have no liability whatsoever to participants for flight delays, including but not limited to liability for inconvenience, shortened vacation time, additional expenses, or any kind of damage. The right is reserved to substitute hotels for other hotels of similar categories. At the time of booking, we are not aware of any plans for accommodation refurbishment or renovations, which might affect the use of or enjoyment of any of the accommodation featured in the tour. The payment of the required deposit or any partial or full payment for reservation for the trip shall constitute consent to above provision. ETS reserves the right to reverse the tour itinerary as deem necessary. Rates are subject to change before receipt of deposit. In offering this air/tour/cruise, ETS strongly recommends you purchase insurance coverage, which will provide coverage against unexpected cancellation of your trip. Purchase Travel Protection Plan. |
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Day 3: HONG KONG Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Hong Kong Island to Victoria Peak for a panoramic view of the harbor before visiting the beautiful Repulse Bay and Aberdeen Fishing village. 
Day 4: HONG KONG After breakfast, Cantonese cuisine cooking class. You will learn a few different dishes and see how they are made from beginning to end. You will also prepare one dish yourself with the help from the cooks. 
Day 5: HONG KONG Today is free for you to explore local markets or take one of the Cultural Kaleidoscope class: Feng Shui, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Chinese Medicine, China Tea, Chinese Opera or Secrets of Jade shopping. Evening flight to Shanghai, transfer to hotel. 
Day 6: SHANGHAI This morning tour the Bund area before arriving at the famous Yu Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple. In the afternoon we will visit the Shanghai Museum. 
Day 7: SHANGHAI Morning Shanghai cuisine cooking class, afternoon at leisure on your own. Evening flight to Beijing. 
Day 8: BEIJING Full day tour includes Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. 
Day 9: BEIJING Today’s full day tour to the Great Wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Later, stroll down the Sacred Way to the mysterious Ming Tombs. Peking duck dinner.