 Day 1
(Thu) Depart USA
Your exciting journey begins as you depart the USA aboard your flight to China.Day 2
(Fri) Shanghai
Welcome to Shanghai, China's bustling commercial center. Transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Shanghai Salvo; Yuehai Hotel
Deluxe - JC Mandarin; Radisson Xing Guo
Day 3 (Sat) Shanghai (B,L,D)
Morning tour of the Bund, Yu Garden , the Jade Buddha Temple and a visit to the renowned
Shanghai Museum. After dinner, enjoy an exciting acrobatic show tonight.
Day 4 (Sun) Shanghai/Yichang (B,L,D)
Fly to Yichang where you will embark on board your deluxe Cruiser. Your exciting Yangtze
Cruise starts after you settled into your cabin for a good relaxing rest.
Cruiser - Victoria Cruises
Day 5 (Mon) Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
This morning you will pass through Gezhou Dam Ship Lock before arriving at Sandouping, the
construction site of the Three Gorges Dam. Tour of the construction site then continue
cruise through the longest scenic Xiling Gorge.
Day 6 (Tue) Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
In the early morning, you will enter Wu Gorge with its immortal Twelve Peaks before
arriving at Wushan. Take a motorboat ride up the crystal clear Danning River passing
through the towering "Three Small Gorges". Return to you boat and continue your
cruise through the magnificent Qutang Gorge with its imposing vistas of caverns, pillars
and pathways.
Day 7 (Wed) Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
Arrive at Wanxian where you will go ashore and visit the local market. Later, continue
sailing towards Chongqing.
Day 8 (Thu) Chongqing/Xian (B,L)
Arrive Chongqing after lunch. Disembark and fly to Xian, the ancient capital city of
China. Check in to your hotel.
Premium - Sheraton
Deluxe - Golden Flower Shangri-La
Day 9 (Fri) Xian (B,L,D)
Today's highlight is the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, guarded by thousands of
terra-cotta warriors & horses. Later, stop by the Banpo Neolithic Museum and the Big
Wild Goose Pagoda. Tonight, enjoy a Tang Dynasty dinner and performance.
 Day 10 (Sat)
Xian/Beijing (B,L,D)
Fly to Beijing, the capital of China. Transfer to your hotel followed by tour of Temple of
Heaven. Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner tonight.
Premium - Beijing Renaissance; Capital
Deluxe - China World; Kerry Centre
Day 11 (Sun) Beijing (B,L)
After an early breakfast, you will be going to the Great Wall that extends over 3000
miles, and the mysterious Ming Tombs.
Day 12 (Mon) Beijing (B,L)
Your tour today includes the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and the famous Tiananmen
Square.
Day 13 (Tue) Beijing/USA (B)
Departure transfer for your flight home. |
