Westerdam Cruise Excursions 1 – 29 Feb 2020

Intended Travel date: 1st Feb – 29th Feb 2020
Cruise line: Holland America
Number of participants: 2 – 18 people
Note: To deliver the best value with more affordable price, we offer tour price from 8 pax.
The quotation for group of 2 – 5 is up on request. Contact us for more details.

Westerdam Cruise Itinerary Detail

Kaohsiung, Taiwan 5th Feb, 2020 (0700-1600)

7:00 Cruise arrival, pick up from Kaohsiung Harbor transfer to Kaohsiung City
8:00 Visit to
Visit Spring and Autumn Pavilion
Visit Fo Guan Shan (Buddha Memorial Center)
Pass by Love River
Dream Mall – the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and East Asia.
Pier-2 Art Center
14:00 Transfer back to Kaohsiung harbor 15:00 Arrive in Kaohsiung harbor
16:00 Cruise Departure
**The itinerary is subject to change according to the cruise arrival and departure time as well as the traffic condition**.
Trip Price

Inclusions:

• English speaking guide services.
• All transfers with air-conditioned private vehicle
• Admission fee as above mentioned
• Insurance
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• Taiwan visa & Travel insurance
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Tips to the guide and driver
• Personal expanse
• Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.

Keelung, Taiwan 6th Feb, 2020 (0800(+1)1700)

Program: Taipei Highlights (8.0 hours)

08:00 Cruise arrival, pick up from Keelung Harbor transfer to Taipei City
09:00 Visit to
National Palace Museum
Taipei 101 Building (NOT incl. observatory ticket)
Lunch at Din tai Fung Longshan Temple
National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine
16:00 Transfer back to Keelung Harbor 17:00 Arrive in Keelung Harbor
(Ship overnight at port)
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English speaking guide services.
• All transfers with air-conditioned private vehicle
• Admission fee as above mentioned
• Insurance & 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• Taiwan visa & Travel insurance
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Tips to the guide and driver
• Personal expanses & Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.

Ishigaki, Japan 8th Feb, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Ishigaki Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Torinji Temple
Visit Banna Mountain Observation Deck
Visit Ishigaki Yaima Village
Drive through Nagura Bay
Visit Kabira Bay (Glass-bottom boat available on clients account)
Visit Yonekoyaki Pottery & Seesah Garden
15:00 Return at port 17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Ishigaki Yaima Village

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Naha, Japan 9th Feb, 2020 (0800-1800)

Program: Okinawa Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Former Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters
Visit Himeyuri Monument
Visit Peace Memorial Park
Visit Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
15:00 Return at port 18:00 Ship departure

Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Former Naval Underground HQ, Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Nagasaki, Japan 11th Feb, 2020 (0800-1800)

Program: Nagasaki Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Peace Memorial Park
Visit Atomic Bomb Museum and Ground-zero (Hypocenter)
Visit Dejima
Visit Glover Garden 15:00 Return at port 18:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Atomic Bomb Museum, Dejima, Glover Garden

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Busan, South Korea 12th Feb, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Busan City Tour (7.5 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
8:30 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Beomeosa (Temple of the Nirvana Fish) – Not suitable with wheelchair
Visit UN Memorial Cemetery
Visit Busan Cinema Center
Visit Yongdusan Park
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account)
16:00 Return at port 17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee & permits
• 1 bottle of water per person per day

Exclusions:

• South Korea Visa
• Any accommodation
• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Sasebo, Japan 13th Feb, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Hirado & Sasebo (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Hirado Castle
Visit St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church
Visit Matsuura Historical Museum
Visit Yumihari Observatory Tower
Visit Tenkaiho Observatory Tower
15:00 Return at port 17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Hirado Castle, Matsuura Historical Museum

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Shanghai, China 15th Feb, 2020 (0800(+)1800)

Day 1 (15th Feb, 2020) Shanghai Sightseeing Tour (7.0 – 8.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Jade Buddha Temple
Visit Fresh Water Pearl Gallery
Visit Shanghai Grand Theater and Art Museum
Stroll Shanghai Old Street
Visit Yuyuan Garden
Stroll Xin Tian Di district 16:00 Return at port Overnight at port
**The itinerary is subject to change according to the cruise arrival and departure time as well as the traffic condition**.
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• Shanghai cruise port pick-up & drop-off
• Private vehicle with driver based on the group size.
• Transportation tax, tolls, parking fees.
• Entrance fee for all of the sightseeing spots listed on the itinerary.
• Private English speaking guide services
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• China visa & Travel insurance
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.
• Personal expanse & tips to the guide and driver.

Day 2 (16th Feb, 2020) Suzhou Highlights Tour (7.0 – 8.0 hours)

9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Humble Administrator’s Garden – one of the four famous landscaped gardens in China
Visit Suzhou Museum which is designed by world famous architect I.M.Pei was completed in October 2006
Visit Suzhou Silk Museum, which reflect the long silk history and the art of silk industry in China
16:00 Return at port 18:00 Ship departure
**The itinerary is subject to change according to the cruise arrival and departure time as well as the traffic condition**.
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• Shanghai cruise port pick-up & drop-off
• Private vehicle with driver based on the group size.
• Transportation tax, tolls, parking fees.
• Entrance fee for all of the sightseeing spots listed on the itinerary.
• Private English speaking guide services.
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• China visa & Travel insurance
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Personal expenses & Tips to the guide and driver.
• Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary

Tianjin, China 19th Feb, 2020 (0700(+2)1800)

Program: 2-Days Beijing Highlights Tour

Day 1 (20th Feb, 2020) Tianjin Xingang Port – Beijing by road

Pick up from Tianjin Xingang Port according to the cruise arrival time. Drive about 3.5hrs to the less touristy Mutianyu Great Wall. You will have a free walk on the wall after the guide’s informative presentation on the history and culture of the Great Wall. It requires a little more physical capability for the climbing. However, cable car (optional cost: CNY120/US$18 pp) is available for your own interests. Afterwards, if time permits, you will also enjoy a short free time at the Olympic Park for photos (including Bird’s Nest and Water Cube). Transfer to your hotel near city center after the day tour. Relax and free evening at your own.
Overnight in Beijing Hotel.

Day 2 (21st Feb, 2020) Beijing – Tianjin Port by road

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide in the lobby and transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven, then ahead for the Tiananmen Square, followed by the Forbidden City. You will be left some time for your own lunch. After the tour transfer back to Tianjin Xingang Port 2 hour before your cruise departure time.
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• Hotel accommodation: 4-star Hotel in Beijing with breakfast
• Private Tianjin Xingang Port pick-up & drop-off with driver pick-up only
• Transportation tax, tolls, parking fees.
• Entrance fee for all of the sightseeing spots listed on the itinerary.
• Private English speaking guide services in Beijing
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• China visa & travel insurance
• Lunch& dinners (budget around US$12 – 15 pp).
• Tips to the guide and driver
• Personal expanse & any other items that not indicated in the itinerary.

Dalian, China 22nd Feb, 2020 (0900-1700)

Program: Dalian Natural Highlights (6.0 hours

9:00 Ship arrival
9:30 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome- board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Binhai Road
Visit Pole Aquarium of LHT Ocean Park
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account) 15:30 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• Dalian Port pick-up & drop-off
• Private vehicle with driver based on the group size.
• Transportation tax, tolls, parking fees.
• Entrance fee for all of the sightseeing spots listed on the itinerary
• Private English speaking guide services
• 1 bottle mineral water

Exclusions:

• China visa & Travel insurance
• Lunch (optional US$ 12 ~ 15 per person, with the assistance of local guide).
• Tips to the guide and driver.
• Personal expanse & Any other items that not indicated in the itinerary

Fukuoka, Japan 24th Feb, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Hakata Highlights (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome- board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Kushida-jinja Shrine
Visit Machiya Museum
Visit Fukuoka Castle
Visit Fukuoka Tower
15:00 Return at port 17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide(licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Machiya Museum, Ohori Koen, Fukuoka Tower

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Jeju, South Korea 26th Feb, 2020 (0800-1700)

Program: Jeju Exploring Day Tour (7.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach
Visit Manjanggul Lava Tube (Manjanggul Cave)
Visit Seopjikoji Waterfront
Visit Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak
Visit Seongeup Folk Village
Lunch en route (on clients’ own account) 16:00 Return at port
17:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English-Speaking-Guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee & permits
• 1 bottle of water per person per day

Exclusions:

• South Korea Visa
• Any accommodation
• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver

Nagasaki, Japan 27th Feb, 2020 (0800-1800)

Program: Nagasaki – Shimabara / with lunch (6.0 hours)

8:00 Ship arrival
9:00 English-Speaking-Guide waits with welcome-board and proceed to tour by chartered car/coach.
Visit Shimabara Castle
Buke-Yashiki (Samurai district)
Lunch at Himematsuya (local specialty)
Visit Mizunashi Honjin (Mud Flood Preservation Park) with shopping
Return to Nagasaki City Drive through Dejima
15:00 Return at port 18:00 Ship departure
Trip price:

Inclusions:

• English Speaking guide (licensed)
• Chartered car/coach including high-way and parking fee
• Entrance fee: Shimabara Castle
• Lunch (local specialty)

Exclusions:

• Meals & Drinks
• Tips for Guide and Driver