Tour Itinerary

 Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. (B+L)

Day 04: Beijing- Wuhan
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Wuhan. Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. After having dinner served at a local famous restaurant, check in at the deluxe German-made cruise ship. Your memorable Yangtze River tour begins at 19:00. (B+L+D)

Day 05: Sailing
Full day is sailing. (B+L+D)

Day 06: Three Gorges Dam
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)

Day 07: Shennong Stream
Disembark at Badong and take a small pea boat along Shennong Stream to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature. (B+L+D)

Day 08: Wanxian
Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian. (B+L+D)

Day 09: Chongqing - Xian
At 10:00 arrive in Chongqing. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell. After having a rich buffet lunch at the 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze, take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 10: Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. After you enjoy the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)

Day 11: Xian - Shanghai
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque. Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 12: Shanghai
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the Bund and a local family. The Farewell Dinner is served at Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of around 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 13: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)

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Tour Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)

2008 Tour Prices  (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009) Group size 
 

Tour Inclusions

1.Internal flights & taxes;

2.Hotels with daily western breakfasts;

3.Daily lunches and/or dinners at China's finest restaurants for the land tour;

4.Standard cruise cabin with full board;

5.Cruise shore excursions;

6.Entrance fees to the tourist sites;

7. Excellent individual guide & driver for the land tour;

8.Private air-conditioned car or van for land transportation;

9.Two bottles of mineral water per day;

10.Government taxes.

 Notes
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.