 Day 1
(Wed) Depart USA
Your exciting journey begins as you depart the USA aboard your flight to ChinaDay 2
(Thu) Beijing
Welcome to Beijing, the capital of China. Transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Beijing Renaissance; Capital
Deluxe - China World; Kerry Centre
Day 3 (Fri) Beijing (B,L,D)
After an early breakfast, you will be going to the Great Wall that extends over 3000
miles, and the mysterious Ming Tombs. Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner tonight.
Day 4 (Sat) Beijing (B,L)
Your tour today includes the Temple of Heaven; Summer Palace and Forbidden City.
Day 5 (Sun) Beijing/Wuxi (B,L,D)
Fly to Shanghai where you will connect to a short train ride to Wuxi. Transfer to your
hotel. Afternoon tour visiting the shores of Lake Tai and the famous Huishan Clay Figure
Research Institute. Enjoy a local cuisine dinner.
Premium - Taihu Hotel
Deluxe - Ramada Hotel
Day 6 (Mon) Wuxi/Suzhou/Shanghai (B,L,D)
Proceed to Suzhou this morning either by a cruise boat down the old Grand Canal, if
available, or by train. Suzhou is a beautiful city known as “Venice of the
East”. You will visit classical gardens of Master of Fishing Net and Humble
Administrator. Then, onto the silk workshops of Embroidery Research Institute. Afterwards,
a short train ride takes you to Shanghai, China’s bustling commercial center. Check
in at your deluxe hotel. Enjoy a local cuisine dinner tonight.
Premium - Shanghai Salvo; Yuehai Hotel
Deluxe - JC Mandarin; Radisson Xing Guo
 Day 7 (Tue) Shanghai
(B,L)
Today’s tour takes you to the Bund, Yu Yuan Garden and the Jade Buddha Temple. A
visit to the renowned Shanghai Museum and the famous Children’s Palace where you will
meet tomorrow’s China. Enjoy an exciting acrobatic show tonight.
Day 8 (Wed) 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 9 (Thu) Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
This morning you will pass through Gezhou Dam Ship Lock before arriving at Sandouping, the
massive construction site of the Three Gorges Dam. Tour of the construction site before
continue cruise through the longest scenic Xiling Gorge.
Day 10 (Fri) Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
In the early morning, you will enter Wu Gorge with its immortal Twelve Peaks before
arriving at Wushan. Transfer to a motorboat ride up the crystal clear Danning River
passing through the towering "Three Small Gorges". Return to your boat in the
late afternoon and continue your cruise through the magnificent Qutang Gorge with its
imposing vistas of caverns, pillars and pathways.
 Day 11 (Sat)
Yangtze Cruise (B,L,D)
Arrive at Wanxian where you will go ashore and visit the local market and see a children's
acrobatic show (if available). Later, continue on the last stretch of your cruise up
stream.
Day 12 (Sun) Chongqing/Xian (B,L)
Arrive Chongqing after lunch. Disembark with your belongings and proceed to the airport
for a flight to Xian, the ancient capital city of China. Proceed to your hotel.
Premium - Sheraton
Deluxe - Golden Flower Shangri-La
Day 13 (Mon) Xian (B,L,D)
Today's highlight is the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, guarded by thousands of
terra-cotta warriors and horses. Later, stop by the Banpo Neolithic Museum and the Big
Wild Goose Pagoda. Tonight, enjoy a Tang Dynasty dinner and performance of dances.
Day 14 (Tue) Xian/Guilin (B,L,WD)
Fly to Guilin and check in at your hotel. Afternoon tour of Reed Flute Cave. Enjoy a
Western dinner at the hotel tonight.
Premium - Bravo
Deluxe - Lijiang Waterfall
Day 15 (Wed) Guilin/Hong Kong (B,L)
This morning you will board a riverboat for your cruise along the Li River surrounded by
majestic limestone peaks and beautiful landscape. At the end of the cruise, browse around
the beautiful little town of Yangshuo before transfer to the airport for your flight to
Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Premium - Regal Kowloon; Miramar
Deluxe - Hotel Nikko; Langham
Day 16 (Thu) Hong Kong (B)
Your morning Island tour of the "Pearl of the Orient" starts with a visit to
Victoria Peak for a spectacular view of the harbor. Then, onto the beautiful Repulse Bay
and Aberdeen.
Day 17 (Fri) Hong Kong (B)
Today is free for you to explore this dynamic city on your own.
Day 18 (Sat) Hong Kong/USA (B)
Departure transfer for your flight home. |
