China & Yangtze River - 14 Days Jewish Heritage Tour

Visiting Beijing, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Chingqing, Yangtze River Cruise (3 nights), Shanghai.

Beijing Opera

A MIRACLE OF JEWISH DIASPORA IS 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 cruising!

from $3,568*

Package includes:-

Round-trip transpacific air transportation
All intra-China air/land transportation
Escorted by a professional Tour Manager
9 nights in deluxe and superior first class hotels; 3 nights aboard deluxe Victoria Cruises' ship in outside cabin with private balcony
12 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 11 dinners
Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
Sightseeing tours, Jewish heritage sites, cultural entertainment, other performances as specified
Northwest WorldPerks® members: earn frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each air/land package
$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by us

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

BEIJING: 3 nights Renaissance Beijing Hotel
Special Shabbat Dinner and Services; Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry sections; Hutong tour; Beijing Duck dinner party; Great Wall

ZHENGZHOU: 1 Night Sofitel Hotel
KAIFENG Jewish Heritage Day Tour: Visit sites and attend lectures relevant to Kaifeng Diaspora; Dragon Palace; Jewish Quarter

XI'AN: 2 Nights Shangri-La Golden Flower Hotel
Terra Cotta Warriors; Circle Vision Movie; Bronze Chariot; Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum; Tang Dynasty Theatre Dinner Show

CHONGQING: Sightseeing Tour
Stilwell Museum

YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: 3 nights on Victoria Cruises' ship, the Victoria Anna
Victoria Cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Small Gorges of Daning River or Shennong Stream; Three Gorges Dam; Yichang

SHANGHAI: 3 nights Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel Shanghai
Shabbat dinner with members of the local Jewish community; visit sites and enjoy lectures in this "Port of Last Resort" for European Jews including Ohel Moishe Synagogue and Old Jewish Shanghai; Children's Palace; Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shops; Shanghai Museum; Yu Garden; The Bund; Acrobatic Show

Evening Entertainments
Yangtze River Cruise - Cultural show on board Viking Anna

City	Average High Temperature (°F)
City	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct
Beijing	24	68	89	69
Chongqing	46	66	83	67
Shanghai	46	66	90	74

Departs Tuesday

Departure Dates	Return Dates	LAND ONLY**	AIR & LAND from Los Angeles	Single Supp.
2008:
May 27	Jun 9	$2,538	$3,568	$1,000
Jun 10	Jun 23	$2,538	$3,568	$1,000
Jul 8	Jul 21	$2,498	$3,728	$950
Sep 9	Sep 22	$2,858	$3,888	$1,220
Oct 14	Oct 27	$2,888	$3,918	$1,250
Nov 4	Nov 17	$2,658	$3,688	$1,050
2009:
Mar 17	Mar 30	$2,558	$3,588	$1,000

EAST COAST CITIES AND OTHER GATEWAYS: For domestic Add-On air fares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, please refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.

**Land Only rate does not include transpacific air fare, or initial arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
**2009 tour fares are subject to change.

SUITE UPGRADES AVAILABLE Please contact us for rates and information
Northwest Airlines Add-On Air Fare Chart
ZONE 1: To Los Angeles: No Additional Charge
Portland, OR	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA
ZONE 2: Add $400 to Los Angeles
Honolulu, HI
ZONE 3: Add $50 to Los Angeles
Albuquerque, NM	Fresno, CA	Palm Springs, CA	Salt Lake City, UT
Anchorage, AK	Las Vegas, NV	Phoenix, AZ	San Diego, CA
Eugene, OR	Ontario, CA	Sacramento, CA	Spokane, WA
ZONE 4: Add $200.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Albany, NY	Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX	Louisville, KY	Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA	Dayton, OH	Manchester, NH	Pittsburgh, PA
Austin, TX	Denver, CO	Memphis, TN	Portland, ME
Baltimore, MD	Detroit, MI	Miami, FL	Providence, RI
Boston, MA	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Milwaukee, WI	Richmond, VA
Buffalo, NY	Fort Myers, FL	Minneapolis, MN	Rochester, NY
Charlotte, NC	Grand Rapids, MI	Nashville, TN	Sarasota, FL
Charleston, SC	Hartford, CT	New Orleans, LA	St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL	Houston, TX	New York, NY	Syracuse, NY
Cincinnati, OH	Indianapolis, IN	Newark, NJ	Tampa, FL
Cleveland, OH	Jacksonville, FL	Omaha, NE	Washington, D.C.
Columbus, OH	Kansas City, MO	Orlando, FL	W. Palm Beach, FL
ZONE 5: Add $160.00 to Los Angeles tour fare*
Akron-Canton, OH	Evansville, IN	Panama City, FL	Shreveport, LA
Appleton, WI	Huntsville, AL	Pensacola, FL	Tallahassee, FL
Burlington, VT	Lexington, KY	Peoria, IL	Toledo, OH
Erie, PA	Lincoln, NE	Savannah, GA	Tulsa, OK
If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information.
If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information. IMPORTANT NOTE: The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on Northwest Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009; Fares subject to change.

Tour Program Details

Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation

* Package prices are in US Dollars, per person, twin or double occupancy including airlines ticket from Los Angeles to Beijing and returning from Shanghai. All rates are subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Customs & departure tax additional to be paid locally. Accomodations may be substituted with hotels of equivalent categories without prior notice.

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