Explore Hong Kong in-depth, Asia's most exciting city!

8 Day Hong Kong Vistas
  
Tour Code: 5SS08HKC

LOCALLY GUIDED






ALL INCLUSIVE FEATURES:
Round-trip transpacific air transportation
Locally Guided: local guides provide transfers, sightseeing, information and assistance
5 nights in deluxe or superior first class hotels. Extend your stay, extra nights available at great rates - call for details.
Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
Sightseeing tours as specified
Daily complimentary cultural activities
Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel; baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air reservations ticketed by Pacific Delight Tours
USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

 
COMPLIMENTARY DAILY VALUE-ADDED ACTIVITIES:
Tai Chi Class
Cantonese Opera Appreciation Tour
Architecture Walks
Feng Shui Class
Antiques Appreciation Class
Kung Fu Corner
Pearl Grading & Appreciation Class
Jade Grading & Appreciation Class
"The Hong Kong Story" Exhibition Guided Tour
Duk Ling Ride
(sailing junk on Victoria Harbour)
Optional: To facilitate your exploration of Hong Kong, we have arranged a complimentary daily program of activities with English-speaking hosts that will immeasurably enrich your appreciation of Hong Kong's culture.
 
 
DAILY DEPARTURES ON CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS*:
 
Tour Cost (Per Person)
LAND ONLY**
AIR/LAND
from
LAX/SFO
AIR/LAND
from
New York
Single
Supp.
SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS
Extra nights available, call for rates.
Tour Code: 5SS08HK1C
2005:
Dec 24-31 $509 $1179 $1179 $340
2006:†
Jan 1-19 $669 $1339 $1339 $520
Jan 20-Mar 25 $509 $1179 $1179 $340

Tour Cost (Per Person)
LAND ONLY**
AIR/LAND
from
LAX/SFO
AIR/LAND
from
New York
Single
Supp.
NEW WORLD RENAISSANCE
Extra nights available, call for rates.
Tour Code: 5SS08HK2C
2005:
Dec 24-31 $399 $1069 $1069 $230
2006:†
Jan 1 - 21 $519 $1189 $1189 $360
Jan 22 - Feb 25 $399 $1069 $1069 $230
Feb 26 - Mar 25 $519 $1189 $1189 $360

Tour Cost (Per Person)
LAND ONLY**
AIR/LAND
from
LAX/SFO
AIR/LAND
from
New York
Single
Supp.
MIRAMAR HOTEL
Extra nights available, call for rates.
Tour Code: 5SS08HK4C
2005:
Dec 24-31 $379 $1049 $1049 $200
2006:†
Jan 1-Mar 25 $379 $1049 $1049 $200

Tour Cost (Per Person)
LAND ONLY**
AIR/LAND
from
LAX/SFO
AIR/LAND
from
New York
Single
Supp.
MAJESTIC HOTEL
Extra nights available, call for rates.
Tour Code: 5SS08HK3C
2005:
Dec 24-31 $319 $989 $989 $140
2006:†
Jan 1 - Feb 25 $319 $989 $989 $140
Feb 26 - Mar 25 $369 $1039 $1039 $190

DOMESTIC AIR ADD-ONS: For domestic Add-On air fares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York, please refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.

*WEEKEND SURCHARGE: Add $45 in each direction for transpacific travel on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
**Land Only rate does not include transpacific air fare.
†2006 tour fares are subject to change.


EXTRA NIGHTS: Rates are per room/per night.
Airport transfers included with minimum 2 travelers.*
SUPERIOR ROOM
New World Renaissance
2005:
Nov 16-Dec 31 $100
2006:
Jan 1-Mar 25 $152
 
Sheraton Hong Kong**
Run-of-House
2005:
Nov 21-Dec 31 $145
2006:
Jan 1-Jan 19 $222
Jan 20-Mar 25 $145
 
Majestic Hotel
2005:
Nov 16 - Dec 31 $61
2006:
Jan 1 - Mar 15 $61
Mar 16 - Mar 25 $83
 
Miramar
2005:
Nov 16 - Dec 31 $87
2006:
Jan 1 - Mar 25 $87
*Supplement for single traveler arrival or departure one-way transfer: Hong Kong $17.00; Bangkok $16.00
**Included breakfast

TRANSFER - each way
2 pax
1 pax
Hong Kong
28
45






 
5 DAY TOUR EXTENSION TO BANGKOK
   
$100,000 FREE AUTOMATIC FLIGHT INSURANCE
with each transpacific air ticket issued by Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.
Underwritten by American International Group, under this policy,
the aggregate limit of benefit for all covered losses
for any one accident is $6,000,000


Add-On Air Fare Chart
Low Season Add-On Fare (L): Jan-May/Sep-Nov
High Season Add-On Fare (H):
Jun-Aug/Dec
ZONE 1: Via LAX Only • (L) $65.00 • (H) $125.00
Las Vegas, NV
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA
ZONE 2: Via LAX Only • (L) $95.00 • (H) $160.00
Carlsbad, CA
Palm Springs, CA
Tucson, AZ
ZONE 3: Via LAX or SFO • (L) $125.00 • (H) $125.00
Boise, ID
Medford, OR
Spokane, WA
Eugene, OR
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
ZONE 4: Via LAX or SFO • (L) $170.00 • (H) $230.00
Billings, MT
Denver, CO
Salt Lake City, UT
Colorado Springs, CO
Great Falls, MT
  
ZONE 5: Via NYC • (L) $65.00 • (H) $125.00
Via LAX or SFO • (L) $305.00 • (H) $370.00
Albany, NY
Hartford, CT
Syracuse, NY
Baltimore, MD
Norfolk, VA
Washington, DC
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
  
Buffalo, NY
Rochester, NY
  
ZONE 6: Via LAX or SFO • (L) $305.00 • (H) $370.00
Abilene, TX
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Laredo, TX
Monroe, LA
Albuquerque, NM
Dayton, OH
Lexington, KY
Montgomery, AL
Amarillo, TX
Des Moines, IA
Lincoln, NE
New Orleans, LA
Atlanta, GA
Detroit, MI
Little Rock, AR
Oklahoma City, OK
Augusta, GA
El Paso, TX
Louisville, KY
St. Louis, MO
Austin, TX
Evansville, IN
Lubbock, TX
San Antonio, TX
Baton Rouge, TN
Fayetteville, AR
Madison, WI
Savannah, GA
Birmingham, AL
Grand Rapids, MI
Memphis, TN
Shreveport, LA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Houston, TX
Milford, UT
Sioux Falls, SD
Chattanooga, TN
Indianapolis, IN
Milwaukee, WI
Toledo, OH
Chicago, IL
Jackson, MS
Minneapolis, MN
Tulsa, OK
Cincinnati, OH
Kansas City, MO
Mission, TX
Wichita, KS
Cleveland, OH
Knoxville, TN
Missoula, MT
   
Columbus, OH
Lafayette, LA
Mobile, AL
   
Corpus Christi, TX
Lansing, MI
Moline, IL
   
ZONE 7: Via NYC • (L) $125.00 • (H) $255.00
Via LAX or SFO • (L) $305.00 • (H) $305.00
Akron, OH
Ft. Myers, FL
Melbourne, FL
Richmond, VA
Allentown, PA
Ft. Wayne, IN
Miami, FL
Roanoke, VA
Augusta, ME
Greensboro, NC
Middletown, PA
Sarasota, FL
Burlington, VT
Greenville, SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
Tallahassee, FL
Charleston, SC
Harrisburg, PA
Naples, FL
Tampa, FL
Charleston, WV
Huntsville, AL
Orlando, FL
Tri City, VA
Charlotte, NC
Ithaca, NY
Panama City, FL
W. Palm Beach, FL
Columbia, SC
Jacksonville, FL
Pensacola, FL
Wilmington, NC
Daytona Beach, FL
Key West, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Winston-Salem, NC
Elmira, NY
Kingston, NC
Portland, ME
   
Fayetteville, NC
Lancaster, PA
Providence, RI
   
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Manchester, NH
Raleigh, NC
   
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 Cathay Pacific Airways. Valid from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006
   



  DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY:
 
  Day 1 LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO or NEW YORK to HONG KONG
Board Cathay Pacific Airways' jetliner for your transpacific flight.
 
  Day 2 IN FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC
Cross the International Date Line.
   
  HONG KONG
 
  Day 3 ARRIVE HONG KONG
  Upon arrival in Hong Kong, our courteous representative will escort you to your selected hotel.
   
  Day 4 HONG KONG
  This morning's Circle Island tour shows Stanley Market's bargain-filled stalls, the fashionable beaches of Repulse Bay, and Aberdeen's sampan colony. Your tour ends with a coach ride up to Victoria Peak for a panoramic view of the city and its spectacular harbor.
 
  Day 5, 6 & 7 HONG KONG
  Free days to explore this vibrant and fascinating city on your own. It's a shopper's paradise, with huge malls, boutiques, and goods-laden market stalls. Perhaps take one or more of our optional tours. For information on optional tours in Hong Kong, click here.
   
  Day 8 HONG KONG to LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO or NEW YORK
  Board Cathay Pacific Airways jetliner. Cross the International Date Line, arriving home the same day. Or, choose to extend your tour with our 5 Day Extension to Bangkok. Click on box above for details.

   
  NOTE: For more information on the Complimentary Daily Value-Added Activities, please refer to the Hong Kong Tourist Board's "Cultural Kaleidoscope" pamphlet (in with your tour documents) for complete description and days of operation. Arrangements for tours and visits are subject to availability. Tour members are responsible for transportation to and from all sites unless otherwise indicated.

   
 

PACIFIC DELIGHT WORLD TOURS RECOMMENDS
TRAVEL PROTECTION INSURANCE

Multi-City Packages: Only $159* Per Person
Single City Packages: $89* Per Person

Sometimes the unexpected can happen and force you to cancel the trip of a lifetime. To protect your travel investment, or yourself and your property while traveling, we strongly recommend the purchase of the Pacific Delight World Tours' Travel Protection Insurance. Starting at $89* per person.

TRIP CANCELLATION/INTERRUPTION---UP TO TOTAL TRIP COST

Covered reasons for cancellation/interruption include illness, injury or death to you, a traveling companion or a family member. Other reasons for cancellation or interruption of your trip include you or your traveling companion being required to serve jury duty or subpoenaed, having a home damaged by a natural disaster, or being directly involved in a traffic accident en route to departure.

More than just cancellation protection, the plan also provides benefits for:

Schedule of Coverage:
Maximum Per Person Benefit Amount, Up to:
Travel Delay $    500
Emergency Evacuation $25,000
Repatriation of Remains $25,000
Accident Medical Expense $10,000
Sickness Medical Expense $10,000
Baggage/Personal Effects $  1,000
Baggage Delay $    300
Flight Accident
Air Common Carrier
Any Other Circumstance

$30,000
$10,000
24 Hour Worldwide Emergency Assistance Included

Certain exclusions apply including the Pre-Existing Conditions Exclusion. However, if you purchase the plan within 7 days of your initial trip deposit and are medically able to travel at the time you pay for your plan and you have not filed a trip cancellation claim due to a pre-existing condition within 180 days prior to the effective date of your plan, this exclusion will be WAIVED. Other exclusions include, but are not limited to: mental or nervous disorders, unless hospitalized; normal pregnancy; elective surgery.

IMPORTANT: This is only a brief description of the plan. This plan is valid only if the appropriate plan cost has been paid to Pacific Delight Tours. Click the following links for additional information: Overview of this plan ; The Evidence of Benefits (for a more det ailed description of coverage, benefits, and terms and conditions); Frequently Asked Questions .
                            Or call Travel Insured at 1-800-243-3174
The Evidence of Benefits containing the complete terms, conditions and limitations applicable to the Plan will be provided with your travel documents.

*Rates subject to change without notice.
 
     
   
 
IMPORTANT NOTES

We want you to get the most out of your vacation. For your own guidance, please carefully read and be sure that you fully understand the IMPORTANT NOTES and TERMS & CONDITIONS as stated below. Receipt of your payment represents your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Your travel agent or Pacific Delight Tours will be happy to clarify any questions you may have.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Hotels are based on double occupancy. Single supplement is indicated in each city module itinerary. On occasions when accommodations must be assigned on a share basis due to insufficiency of single rooms, an appropriate refund will be made after returning to the United States. Triple room rates are not available. Hotels are subject to change. Substitutions, if any, are similar class to listed hotels.

Cruise accommodations are based on double occupancy of twin-bedded stateroom with private bath. Triple occupancy in cabins is not available. For upgrade to suite cabins, contact our reservations department. All Yangtze River cruise ships are People's Republic of China registry.

MEALS: Meals are served as specified in the itineraries.

TOURS: Due to occasional flight delays, it may not be possible to include some sightseeing tours as scheduled. Also, cultural and acrobatic shows and the Children's Palace performance may not be available during holidays and seasonal recess in China. If it becomes necessary to change the means of transportation or any other service, or for the tour to be prolonged through circumstances beyond the control of the ground operator, any additional tour cost must be borne by the passenger and is payable immediately. Due to varying water levels on the Yangtze River and/or construction at the Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River cruise routes and shore excursions are subject to possible change.

SINGLE-CITY MODULES and MULTI-CITY MODULES: are locally hosted and include a private bi-lingual guide in each city who will meet and assist you at each airport and while touring in each city, but will not accompany you on flights or on motorcoaches when traveling between cities.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: U.S. passports with a six-month validity AFTER the date of return are required for all tour participants. Upon request, PDTI will secure the visa for entry into the People's Republic of China (not required for Hong Kong) for a nominal fee. All applications must be forwarded to the Chinese Consulate for their approval. PDTI cannot guarantee the acceptance of your visa application. If for any reason your application is denied, a full refund will be made on any payment. Once your China visa is processed, it is valid for 3 months from date of issue. Non-U.S. citizens should check visa and health requirements with appropriate consulates or their travel agent.
Please contact PDTI for information regarding Vietnam, Cambodia visas.

HEALTH: In general, tours are quite active and require a good deal of walking, frequently including stairs. We strongly recommend that you discuss any health concerns with your personal physician.

Additional Assistance: In order to ensure the smooth operation of the tour for all group members, any traveler requiring special assistance must be accompanied by an adult who is responsible for providing all such assistance. Or you may ask PDWT to arrange for appropriate assistance, at an additional cost. Handicap access to some facilities may not be available at the same required levels standard in the US.

Currently, vaccinations are not required. As health requirements change without notice, please check with your personal physician or public health service for current required or recommended inoculations.

 
     
   
 
TERMS & CONDITIONS
BOOKING PROCEDURES (1 through 6, see below)
1. RESERVATION REQUEST:
Upon receipt of your deposit, written confirmation/invoice and Passenger Information Form, will be sent.
2. DEPOSIT: All Deposits, Travel Protection Insurance Fees, and Visa Fees may be paid by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express), with signed credit card authorization form, or by check.
a.) Receipt of deposit confirms your reservation and is applied toward final payment.
Deposit ............................................................US $300.00 per person
OR
Online Bookings, Deposit is Only.....................US $200.00 per person
b.) Travel Protection payment (non-refundable/non-transferable) may be paid by credit card or check. The Pre-Existing Conditions exclusion can be waived by purchasing the plan within 7 days of your deposit or initial trip payment.
Travel Protection ...........................................US $149.00 per person
Single City Module .........................................US $ 79.00 per person
Rates subject to change without notice. Pre-existing conditions exclusion is waived when insurance is purchased at time of deposit.
3. CHINA VISAS: U.S. Passports with a six month validity AFTER the date of return should be sent to our office by 45 days prior to departure date with a completed and signed Visa Application Form and an official passport-size color photo, plus payment by credit card or check. Payment is non-refundable once the visa is issued. Once your China visa is processed, it is valid for 3 months from date of issue.
Visa………………………………………US $160.00 per person


If you are applying for your own visa: Photocopies of valid passport must be sent with deposit in order to process the booking. Passenger names must be as listed on the respective passports; any corrections required are subject to a $10.00 change fee.

4. FINAL PAYMENT:
a.) Air/Land Payment:
Due 75 days prior to departure and may be made by check or credit card, with signed authorization form.
b.) Land Only Payment: Due 75 days prior to departure and may be made by check or credit card, with signed authorization form.
c.) Late Payment Fee: $50.00 per person if payment is not received by 75 days prior to departure.
d.) Reservations made within 75 days: While booking early ensures the widest choice of availability, we welcome your spontaneous travel plans. Final payment on bookings made less than 75 days prior to departure is due within three days of receipt of invoice to avoid the late payment fee, and is accepted by certified check or credit card, with signed authorization form.
e.) Administrative Handling Fee: A nominal $50.00 per person administrative handling fee will be assessed on new reservations made within 45 days prior to departure.
f.) Promotional Discounts: Valid only if final payment is received at least 75 days prior to departure. Discounts cannot be used towards deposit.

Pacific Delight Tours, Inc. (hereinafter PDTI), the tour operator, reserves the right to cancel bookings not paid in full by the due date. During peak travel periods, it may be necessary to request your final payment more than 70 days prior to departure date, or modify your tour arrangements to accommodate unforeseen circumstances due to the high demand for air and hotel space. You will be notified immediately should this situation arise.

5. REVISION FEES:
A per-person fee for each revision will be assessed for any changes in air and/or land arrangements after the booking number has been issued and is under deposit. From initial reservation through issue date of documents/tickets……. US $15.00 per person (plus supplier's penalties)

Once documents/tickets are issued, changes are not permitted and air tickets are non-refundable.

A change in departure date, or from one tour to another, is considered a cancelled trip and cancellation penalties will apply.
6. CANCELLATION FEES: All tours:
70 days or more before departure…………………...……US $300.00* per person
69 to 45 days before departure…………………………....US $350.00* per person
44 to 16 days before departure………………………..…..US $400.00* per person
15 to 1 day before departure…………………………..…..US $500.00* per person
Land Only/Single-City Module (at any time before departure)………US $300.00 per person (if the cost of a City Module is less than $300.00, the cancellation fee will be the total amount of that module)
*Plus any charges assessed by land suppliers, cruise companies and airlines, in addition to any revision fees.

On or after departure date…………………….100% forfeiture of the tour price per person
AIR INFORMATION:

PDTI will provide air transportation in conjunction with land tours, based on the applicable air fares on participating airlines, subject to the rules and regulations of the class, fare and service of the individual airline. Tours that are published inclusive of air utilize contracted net fares in effect at time of printing (January 2005) and are subject to change by the airline. Due to special contracted net agreements, supplements or credits for air deviations may not be equal to published air fare differentials.

Domestic carriers provide air transportation in China and Asia. Air fares are subject to change and any increase in air fare is not included in the tour fare.

Depending on air fare class used, the air fare may be non-refundable and subject to full cancellation penalties. Tour fare does not include any increase in air fare due to increase in fuel cost and/or for any other reason. PDTI endeavors to follow the itineraries precisely; however, if flights are not available at the schedu