19 days Classic China with Tibet Yangtze River Cruise Tour

Overview

Including the most famours cities and Tibet and Yangtze river cruise of China: Beijing Xian Chengdu Lhasa-> Yamdrok Tso Lake-> Lhasa Chengdu Chongqing-> Yangtze cruise-> Yichang-> Guangzhou-> Hong Kong Land tour + well selected hotel + domestic air, trains, cruise on Yangze River and Private Guided with your own English speaking guide your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Highlights

• OUTDOOR
• LUXURY
• PRIVATE_ACTIVITY
• Yangtze
• Cruise
• and
• 19
• days
• River
• Private
• Tibet
• Tour

Itinerary

• Arrival in Beijing： ( Meals: -/-/- )
• Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi, Beijing, China Say hello to Beijing! This Golden China tour starts when you meet our professional local guide at Beijing Airport and transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day will be free at your leisure.
• Overnight at hotel in Beijing
• Beijing (Meals: B/L/SD)
• After breakfast, The morning itinerary will take you to Mutianyu Great Wall, you will take cable car to see this vital section of the world famous China Great Wall, Mutianyu has a history of over 1400 years, can trace back to Northern Qi Dynasty (550-570). Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience.
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• Next you will visit Beijing 798 Art Zone, which is Located in the northeast suburb of Beijing, the previous factory plant has become a haven for artists from home and even abroad. Artists gather here to open galleries, art studios and cafes, and hold all kinds art events, making the area the most resounding name in the artistic circle. In the evening, you will enjoy an authentic and delicious Peking Duck Banquet.
• Beijing (Meals: B/L/D)
• After Breakfast, Visit the Coal Hill Park, wherever you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City.
• will we go to the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and palaces. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures.
• Then you will visit the Tian'anmen Square It is where the National People's Congress is held and also where state leaders hold diplomatic meetings and the masses stage political activities.
• Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. The Temple of Heaven is the place where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests. Next, Peking Opera Show will give you a wonderful impression tonight.
• Beijing – Xian (Meals: B/L/-)
• Summer Palace - After breakfast, the first stop of today's itinerary is the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Occupy a total area of 304 hectares, the Summer Palace features hilly and water scenery. The Kunming Lake makes up four-fifths of this royal park. The Long Corridor running east-west along the lake as well as the Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, the Sea of Wisdom, and the Hall of Dispelling the Clouds and Suzhou Street standing south to north on the Longevity Hill are the major scenic spots. The Summer Palace was added to the world cultural heritage list in 1998.
• In the afternoon, an interesting trip to the old Hutongs will let you feel Old Beijing’s culture. Taking the local rickshaw and traveling along the narrow lanes, you will get a close touch with the original Beijing lifestyle. Then your tour guide will see you off at Beijing train station to Xian
• Xian (Meals: B/L/SD)
• you will 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!
• After lunch we will visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street is the hub of the Muslim community in Xian City. After visit Muslim street, you will have a optional tour which is tour to GaoYue 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 Tang Dynasty Dinner.
• Xian-Chengdu by Flight ( Meals: B/L/D )
• After breakfast at hotel. you will 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. Take flight from Xian to Chengdu tonight and you will be greeted by your guide at the airport and el in Chengdu.
• Chengdu (Meals: B/L/D)
• excursion tour to visit Leshan budda. After lunch and dinner, transfer you back to hotel.
• Chengdu (Meals: B/L/D)
• After breakfast at your hotel, you will be taken by your private guide and driver to visit Chengdu Panda Base, is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83
• After lunch, Visit Dujiang Dam which is an irrigation infrastructure built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kingdom of Qin. Transfer back to your hotel by your guide and driver.
• Chengdu-Lhasa by air (Economic class) (Meals: B/-/-)
• Take a morning flight to Lhasa, upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to hotel to take rest for acclimatization of the high altitude.
• Lhasa (Meals: B/L/D)
• Breakfast at hotel. City sightseeing in Lhasa covers Potala Palace, a vast white and ochre fortress that used to be the residence of the Dalai Lama and the seat of Tibetan Government and Tibet's greatest architectural achievement and spiritual symbol.
• Jokhang temple, the most revered religious structure in Tibet and a highlight of a visit to Lhasa has got to be the circuit ambulation of the Jokhang Temple.
• Stroll in the famous local bazaar - Barkhor Street. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
• Lhasa (Meals: B/L/D)
• Breakfast at hotel. Tour in Lhasa of Drepung Monastery, was once the world's largest monastery, with a population of around 10,000 monks. The word Drepung literally translates as "rice heap", a reference to the huge numbers of white monastic buildings that once piled up on the hillside.
• In the afternoon drive to Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary, lies 4 km north of Lhasa, It is here that the monks' famous daily debates take place, at 3:30pm. Sky burials are still occasionally practiced at Sera.
• And the Summer Palace of Dailai Lama-- Norbulingka. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
• Lhasa - Yamdrok Lake-Lhasa (Meals: B/L/D)
• Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Yamdrok Lake, the lake lies several hundred meters below the road, and in clear weather is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise. It is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet, and the home of wrathful deities. Walk on the lakeside to enjoy the natural beauty. Drive back to Lhasa in the late afternoon. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.
• Lhasa-Chengdu by air (Economic class)-Chongqing by bullet train
• Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, transfer to airport for flight to Chengdu. Upon arrival, transfer to Chengdu train station. Take a train from Chengdu to Chongqing. Transfer you from the train station to the port. Pre-board the cruise ship and overnight on board.
• 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.
• 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.
• Yangtze cruise- Yichang → Guangzhou by high train (Meals: B/L/-)
• Breakfast on board. Cross Gezhouba Dam after passing the last gorge, Xiling Gorge. The cruise ends in Yichang. Transfer by your private guide and driver to Yichang train station. Dinner will be by yourself at the train.
• Guangzhou → Hong Kong by jet boat (Meals: B/L/D)
• Arrive in Guangzhou in the morning, our Guangzhou guide will meet you at railway station.Breakfast at the local restaurant or KFC or MacDonald near the arrival train station. Visit of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, situated in the original site of Sun Yat-sen's Presidential Office on the southern slope of Yuexiu Hill, is a memorial building built in 1931 with the funds raised by the Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China's bourgeois democratic revolution.), which is the most symbolic site of Guangzhou.
• Then visit the Chen's Family Temple (famous for its exquisite craftsmanship includes wood, stone, and brick carving, and metalwork using copper and iron. There are also wonderful murals. As for the carving techniques, both realistic and imaginative styles were employed to give the temple a magnificent yet solemn atmosphere.)
• and the Temple of Six Banyan Trees (Situated on Liurong Road, this world famous ancient Buddhist temple was built in 537 in the Liang dynasty during the Southern dynasties (386-581). More than 1460 years ago in the Liang dynasty, Emperor Liangwu ordered the master priest, Tanyu to built Baozhuangyan Temple to store the Buddhist bones brought from Kampuchea. During the Northern Song dynasty, a great writer - Su Shi, on a visit to this temple was attracted by the six banyan trees surrounding it and wrote the inscription "Liu Rong " (Six Banyan Trees). Transfer you to take the jet boat to Hong Kong. Meet and transfer by your guide to your hotel in Hong Kong. Over night at hotel in Hong Kong.
• Hong Kong (Meals: B/L/D)
• After have breakfast at hotel. Visit Victoria peak
• Repulse Bay
• Stanley market, Aberdeen fishing village, Jade and Bird market. Have lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
• Hong Kong (Meals: B/-/-)
• Free until our guide and driver will see you off at the airport .Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again.

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