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Guest Tours – During the Conference
Tours for guests not attending the meetings will be offered daily during the meeting (October 12-15), in addition, two
travel and sightseeing tours will be offered following the meeting (October 16-20). You may register
for tour activities using the Conference Registration Form, available in the Registration section of the
NV400 website. The form includes a fee schedule for the tours.
| Tour 1 | October 12 (Sunday) | Tian´anmen Square – The Forbidden City |
| Tour 2 | October 13 (Monday) | Summer Palace – The Garden of Perfection and Light – Peking University |
| Tour 3 | October 14 (Tuesday) | The Temple of Heaven – Wangfujing – Silk Market |
| Tour 4 | October 15 (Wednesday) | Ming Tomb – The Great Wall |
Note:
Tickets for guest tours can be purchased during on-site registration, but
reservations should be made in advance. The fee for guest tours includes tickets,
transportation, lunch and guide. The final cost depends on the number of participants, but should be
between $40 and $60 per person.
Post-Conference Tours Tour 1 | Tour 2
Two pre-arranged tours are available for traveling and sightseeing in China. Please note that either tour will be cancelled if fewer than 10 people register for it. You may register for tour activities using the Conference Registration Form, available in the Registration section of the NV400 website.
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- Tour 1: Beijing – Xi´an – (Shanghai) – Suzhou – Shanghai
- Thursday, October 16 – Monday, October 20, 2008, 4 nights and 5 days
- For double room, CNY4910 per person
- For single room, CNY6070 per person
- * The fees cover accommodations (Four Stars hotel), meals, local transportation, inter–province transportation, tour site tickets and airport tax. Tips and international airport fees for leaving China are not included.
| Itinerary | |
| Thursday, October 16 | |
| Morning: | • Beijing – Xi´an by air |
| Afternoon: | • Visit to the Old City Walls and Shaanxi History Museum, • Chinese dumpling banquet |
| Friday, October 17 | |
| All Day: | • Visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Terra Cotta Warriors |
| Saturday, October 18 | |
| Morning: | • Xi´an – Shanghai by air, Shanghai – Suzhou by bus |
| Afternoon: | • Visit to the Master–of–Nets Garden and Embroidery Factory, • Check-in at the hotel |
| Sunday, October 19 | |
| Morning: | • Suzhou – Shanghai by bus, • Visit to the Nanjing Road, • New Bund, • Check-in at the hotel |
| Afternoon: | Monday, October 20 |
| • Check out – Departing China from Shanghai (visitors will need to arrange for their own transportation to the airport). | |
- Tour 2: Beijing – Guilin – Lijiang – Guangzhou to Hong Kong
- Thursday, October 16 – Monday, October 20, 2008, 4 nights and 5 days
- For double room, CNY5910 per person (not including the fees in Hong Kong)
- For single room, CNY6790 per person (not including the fees in Hong Kong)
- * The fees cover accommodations (Four Stars hotel), meals, local transportation, inter-province transportation (including to Hong Kong), tour site tickets and airport tax. Tips and international airport fees for leaving China are not included. No services will be offered after arrival in Hong Kong.
| Itinerary | |
| Thursday, October 16 | |
| Morning: | • Beijing – Xi’an by air |
| Afternoon: | • Visit to the Old City Walls and Shaanxi History Museum, • Chinese dumpling banquet |
| Friday, October 17 | |
| All Day: | • Visit to the Terra Cotta Warriors • Departing Xi’an to Guilin by air |
| Saturday, October 18 | |
| All day: | • Visit to the Elephant Trunk Hill and • the Reed Flute Cave |
| Sunday, October 19 | |
| All day: | • Li River cruise |
| Monday, October 20 | |
| Morning: | • Departing Guilin to Guangzhou by air • Visit to the Chen Clan Temple and Liurong Temple |
| Afternoon: | • Speed cruise to final destination, port of Hong Kong. (No services will be offered after arrival in Hong Kong.) |
