Day 1 Monday 11 May Hong Kong – Shenzhen /Zhangjiajie CZ 3991 2025/2145 (1 hour 20 min) Enjoy your Monday in Hong Kong before you are picked up from your home and transferred to Shenzhen Airport for our direct flight to Zhangjiajie. We will be then transferred to the Pullman Hotel to rest up for our days of exploring. Day 2 Tuesday 12 May Zhangjiajie This morning we will drive 40 minutes to the National Forest Park and take a cable car up the mountain. From a suspended scenic platform, we will have a birds’ eye view of unique rock formations. We will also visit Six Wonders Pavilion, which stands on top of Yellow Stone Stronghold. This is the village among the natural scenery. The “six wonders” refer to mountain, water, stone, cloud, plant, and animals. (3km – 1.5 hours hiking –mostly flat, some steps) After lunch, we will hike along the Golden Whip Stream. Here we will enjoy a tour along twisted roads with many nice stops for photographs and an opportunity to commune with nature. (7km - 3 hours hiking – flat) (B,L,D) Day 3 Wednesday 13 May Zhangjiajie – Tianzi “Avatar” Mountain This morning we will drive to Tianzi Mountain and take another cable car (don’t worry…we take it down, too!) to soar over hundreds of peaks. Tianzi Mountain is defined as a miniaturized fairyland with expanded bonsai. We will visit He Long Park which also boasts amazing viewing platforms. We will also see a large valley walled by high cliffs. (1.5 km - 1 hour walking) This afternoon brings us to the inspiration for the set painters of Avatar! We will begin by sightseeing in the 10 miles Natural Gallery (2km 1 hour walking – flat) with its picturesque views. We will then transfer to Yuanjiajie and explore “Avatar” Mountain. (2 km 1.5 hours hiking – flat with some steps) Later, we will take the Bailong Elevator (the tallest outdoor elevator in the world) down the mountain. (B,L,D) Day 4 Thursday 14 May Zhangjiajie – Tianmen Mountain Tianmen Mountain National Park (also known as Heaven Gate Mountain) is our destination this morning. Today’s cable car ride is the longest cable car in the world! As we float above the park we will marvel at the stunning 99 hairpin turns cut from the high cliffs. After reaching the base platform, a long flight of stairs leads us towards Tianmen Cave – a natural water eroded cave (the highest in the world) known as “Heaven Reaching Ladder” (4 km – 2 hours hiking – flat; 99 steps on the Ladder. Your choice to climb or wait for the others!) This evening we will enjoy the Tianmen Fox Fairy Show with VIP seats. This live musical drama, with the high mountains and deep valleys as its background, promises to be the perfect ending to a long, fulfilling day of amazing scenery. (B,L,D)

From the Soaring Cable Cars, Majestic Mountains & Landforms above

to the Reflective Pools and Underground Wonderland of Stalagmites and Stalactites

below…

This land where “Avatar” was inspired is a Photograher’s dream!

You may not be able to pronounce it… but you’re not going to want to miss it!

ZHANGJIAJIE AND TIANMEN MOUNTAIN

Trip Dates: 11 – 15 May 2015 Sign-ups Start: Monday, 1 December 2014

Day 5 Friday, 15 May Zhangjiajie/Shenzhen – Hong Kong Zhangjiajie – Shenzhen/Hong Kong CZ 3992 2235/0005 (1 hour 30 min) The past few days we have marveled at the scenery ABOVE the ground. Today’s tour promises something quite different! We will explore the underground wonderland of Yellow Dragon Cave with its long twisted roads and many stalagmite and stalactite formations. It also boasts dry caves, wet caves, 13 chambers, 4 ponds and 19 corridors, all fitting into 13 kilometers. (4km, 2 hours hiking in the cave; many steps, slippery due to location; okay to turn back if need be!) After lunch, we will wind down our trip and prepare for the quick flight home by visiting the Baofeng Lake Scenic Area. We will enjoy a cruise on Baofeng Lake where we can see stone peaks and green trees reflecting in the clear waters. This evening we will drive back to the airport for our return flight to Shenzhen. Upon arrival, we will be picked up at the airport and transported back to our home addresses in Hong Kong! (B,L,D) ZHANGJIAJIE & TIANMEN MOUNTAIN 11 – 15 May, 2015 AWA Member Price: $ 15,590 (Twin Sharing) Non Member: Add $1,200 Single supplement: Add $4,000 Note: Want to travel but don’t have a companion? No problem! We will match you with a roommate. The single supplement is only for those travelers who require a private room.

Signups Start: Monday, 1 December 2014

Payment terms: DEPOSIT of $5,590 due upon acceptance FINAL BALANCE of $10,000 due 25 March 2015

There is a non-refundable HK $1100 charge if you have been accepted on the tour and cancel for any reason. The balance of your deposit is non-refundable as of 12 February 2015, unless the space can be filled from a waiting list.

MAXIMUM 22 persons

Price Includes: Airfare transportation (economy), all taxes & surcharges, hotel accommodation on twin share basis Round trip ground transfer between your Hong Kong home and Shenzhen Airport Meals as indicated, including tips & non-alcoholic beverage, transfers, entrance fees as stated, guide and all gratuities for guide, drivers & porters. Private air-con bus with 1 bottle mineral water per person daily

Price Excludes: Visa, personal expenses (ie. laundry, bar & phone and excess baggage charges) Medical and travel insurance and any emergency expenses or costs incurred due to the delay of air/land carriers that are beyond our control.

How to Sign Up: Register on line at the AWA website (http://www.awa.org.hk). Alternatively, complete an Asian Tours Registration Form (downloaded from the website) and submit with your Deposit. See AWA website or Registration form for complete details and Asian Tour Guidelines.

Remember, signups are first come, first served beginning 1 December By using a credit card, you are authorizing payment for BOTH your Deposit AND your Final Balance payment. Your Deposit will be charged to your card when you are accepted on the tour. A 3% fee will be added to payments by credit card. This fee is only refundable if this trip is canceled by the AWA. Note the Final Balance Payment Date on which your Final Balance will be charged. You will receive an e-mail confirmation stating your status as “accepted” or “wait listed.” If you are waitlisted, your card will not be charged until you are accepted. A Word about Waitlists: If you sign up after this trip has filled, your name will be placed on a waitlist at no charge. If a place becomes available, you will be contacted and asked if you are still interested in this trip. At that point, you can decide whether or not to accept the place. You will not be charged until you are accepted on the trip. Tour Coordinators Kate Mahjoubian Phone: 6462 6559 E-mail: katemahjoubian@gmail.com Amanda McGovern Phone: 6200-3976 E-Mail: amcgovern@stblaw.com Questions? Please contact one of the tour coordinators; AWA office staff will not have the information.

IMPORTANT: This trip is for the overall healthy and adventurous individual and includes physical exertion with at least 2 and up to 4-1/2 hours of walking or hiking each day on terrains ranging from flat to mountainous with many steps and covering distances of 4km to 10km, as specified in the itinerary. Please consult your physician before signing up for this trip. The AWA reserves the right to require a physician’s consent from and/or to refuse a place on this trip to any individual who, in the trip coordinators’ estimation, runs too great a risk of incurring physical injury or disrupting the other participants’ enjoyment of the trip.