Shanghai Solar Eclipse 2009 - 7 days

The solar eclipse, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 22nd July 2009, is expected to be a total eclipse of the Sun. Totality will be visible in many cities in central China, such as Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The spectacular natural event will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds. It will be the longest total solar eclipse in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until 13th June 2132. Don’t miss the one and only event in your lifetime ! Book a tour with us to experience this historic occasion.

Price*
£ 1130 per person in twin sharing
£ 1355 per person in single occupancy.

What's included:
International return flight economy class on Virgin Atlantic
5 nights accommodation at 4* The Bund Riverside Hotel, Shanghai
Transportation
English speaking guide
Meals as shown below in the itinerary

Itinerary:

Day 1
Departing from London Heathrow Airport on Virgin Atlantic direct to Shanghai

Day 2
On arrival you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel. You will be free for the rest of the day.
Accommodation at 4* Hotel-The Bund Riverside Hotel

Day 3
Today we’ll visit the Jade Buddha Temple, a spiritual oasis in the midst of a booming city and then we’ll drive to the Bund. Of all the sights evocative of the splendour and decadence of old Shanghai, none is singularly more impressive than the Bund. And we’ll drive across the Nanpu Bridge to a Special Economic Zone - Pudong New Area, where some of the China’s tallest buildings stand. A modern Wall Street-style financial district completed with world-class convention centre have been built alongside expansive avenues, plush shopping malls and grandiose apartments. After that, we’ll visit the elegant Yuyuan Garden and Bazaar. In the evening, we’ll be led to the trendiest place in town: Xintiandi Nightclub Area. Redecorated and gentrified, this area now sports immaculately reconstructed buildings melded with a modern twist. Swanky bars and discos burst with revellers and posh restaurants dish up cuisine as beautiful as the venue itself.
Accommodation at The Bund Riverside Hotel (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 4
Today is free at leisure or you can choose the one-day Optional Tour to Suzhou. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the ancient city of Suzhou, boasting splendid scenery, rich cultural heritage and abundant agricultural products, is situated in the Lower Yangtze basin by the side of Lake Tai. Ever since the founding of Suzhou as the capital of the Wu Kingdom in 514 B.C., it has been the political, economic and cultural centre of the region. As a place famed for its well-known scholars, successful merchants, great architects and distinguished artists, Suzhou provides favourable conditions for the creation and development of classical gardens.
Accommodation at The Bund Riverside Hotel (Breakfast)

Day 5
Today is free at leisure again or you can choose the one-day Optional Tour to Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is a famous town crisscrossed with rivers and lakes in South China. It is renowned for its quiet and exquisite surroundings and simple and ancient houses. The original construction style characteristic of a market town on a water land has basically remained unchanged through the past 500 years. Over 50% of the buildings were constructed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nearly 100 old houses with courtyards and over 60 carved-brick arches have still been preserved.
Accommodation at The Bund Riverside Hotel (Breakfast)

Day 6
This morning you will visit the Sheshan Mount which houses China's largest Christian churches, providing visitors a fascinating window into Shanghai's rich colonial past as well as the present state of Christianity in China. Right next to the Basilica stands the historic Sheshan Observatory, now more of an astronomy museum than active site of stargazing, home to some of the earliest advanced Western astronomical equipment to be imported to China.
Enjoy the Solar Eclipse.
Accommodation at The Bund Riverside Hotel (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 7
At leisure in the morning until your transfer to the airport for departure to U.K. (Breakfast)



*Please note that prices are subject to availability and change due to government taxes, fuel surcharges, hotel pricing increases and currency exchange rate changes. Terms and conditions apply.

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