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Yangtze River Cruise Tour Itinerary:

Day 01 Arrival in Beijing ( Meals: -/-/- )

Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Day 02 Beijing ( Meals: B/L/SD )

Visit the Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, the Forbidden City as the Palace Museum, the Chinese imperial palace from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Temple of Heaven which is the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasty worshiped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest.  The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant,,followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

Day 03 Beijing ( Meals: B/L/- )

Visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and the Sacred Way which means the road leading to heaven,the Ming Tomb of Changling, the largest one where emperor Yongle was buried in the afternoon.

Day  04 Beijing - Xian by soft sleeper train( Meals: B/L/D )

Visit the Bird's Nest and Wate Cube 29th Olympic National Stadium, and the Summer Palace, built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the imperial park for emperors. Dinner before transfer you to the Beijing West train station. Take soft sleeper train to Xian in the night.

Day 05 Xian ( Meals: B/L/SD )

Our guide will pick you up at the railway station at morining and tranfer to your hotel, take breakfast in the hotel. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! . In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street, Moslem Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City. After visit Mulim street, you will hava a optional tour which is tour to Gao Yue Song’s ancient style Folk House, formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers. Dinner enjoy famous Dumpling Banquet .

Day 06 Xian-Chengdu by soft sleeper train ( Meals: B/L/D )
visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City, the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. Transfser to the Xi’an railway station and take the soft sleeper train to Chengdu in the afternoon.

Day 07 Chengdu (Meals: -/L/D)

In the afternoon arrival in Chengdu.On the way, take a boat visit Le Shan Great Buddha, Lunch and dinner at a local restaurant. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 08 Chengdu (Meals: B/L/D)

Visit Panda Base and Temple of Marquis Wu. After lunch you will visit Dujiangyan. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 09 Chengdu-Chongqing( Meals: B/L/D )

Take the buttent train from Chengdu to Chongqing.You will visit Dazu Rock Carvings, Zoo and The Great Hall of the People when arriving in Chongqing. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Pre-board the cruise ship and overnight on board.

Day 10 Yangtze Cruise ( Meals: B/L/D )

Start the cruise on the Yangtze River with a stop at Fengdu, the City of Ghosts. Back to the boat to continue the cruise. Accommodation and meals on board.

Day 11 Yangtze Cruise( Meals: B/L/D )

Cross Qutang Gorge and board a small boat on the Daning River, where you will catch a glimpse of the three small gorges (this excursion might be replaced by another one). Return to the cruise ship in the afternoon and cross Wu Gorge. Accommodation and meals on board.

Day 12 Yangtze Cruise- Yichang-Shanghai by soft sleeper tarin (Meals: B/L/-)

Breakfast on board. Cross Gezhouba Dam after passing the last gorge, Xiling Gorge. The cruise ends in Yichang. Take the soft sleeper train to Shanghai.

Day 13 Shanghai (Meals: -/-/-)

In the afternoon arrival in Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. The rest time is free.

Day 14 Shanghai (Meals: B/L/D )

Arrive in Shanghai in the morning and our Shanghai guide will meet you at railway station and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, it is the most famous and one of the most active Buddhist temples in Shanghai. Named for its two bejeweled white jade Buddha, one is 1000kg, 1.9 meter-high figure carved from Burmese jade brought to China in 1882, the Yuyuan Garden, It is well worth a meander through the Yu Garden, which has many scenic courtyards decorated with baroque rockery, pools and flora, all connected by corridors and passageways.The dinner will be serve and followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Day 15 Departure from Shanghai (Meals: B/-/-)

Our guide and driver will see you off at the airport today. Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again.

 

Featured Hotels ( click the hotel name for details )

 

Tour Class	Beijing	Xian	Chengdu	Shanghai
	Crowne Plaza Wangfujing Hotel	Howard Johnson Plaza	Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center	Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan Hotel
	Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven	Grand New World Hotel	Green Land Hotel Chengdu	HengSheng Peninsula International Hotel Shanghai
	Holiday Inn Express	Xian Skytel Hotel	Lhasa Grand Hotel	Holiday Inn Express

CRUISE SHIP

CATEGORY	Name of cruise ship
	Victoria Series Cruise
	President Cruise No. 4,5,6
	President Cruise No. 4,5,6

 

Price of this Yangtze River Cruise Tour ( USD $ )

 ( Mar, Jun -  Aug ) Prices of 2012

Tour Class	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	2015 (Book)	1955 (Book)	1835 (Book)	870
	1510 (Book)	1475 (Book)	1325 (Book)	520
	1430 (Book)	1395 (Book)	1270 (Book)	425

( Apr - May,  Sep - Nov ) Prices of 2012

Tour Class	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	2015 (Book)	1955 (Book)	1835 (Book)	870
	1510 (Book)	1475 (Book)	1325 (Book)	520
	1430 (Book)	1395 (Book)	1270 (Book)	425

( Dec 2012, Jan 13 - Feb 2013 ) Prices of 2012 - 2013

Tour Class	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	2015 (Book)	1955 (Book)	1835 (Book)	870
	1510 (Book)	1475 (Book)	1325 (Book)	520
	1430 (Book)	1395 (Book)	1270 (Book)	425

* Prices are in US dollars, for one Adult. Check Tour Price Includes / Excludes / How to Settle Booking.

Child price is 50% of Adult ( 2- 12 years old ) Infant  price is 10% of Adult (0-2 years old) Both Sharging beds with parents.

 

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