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Please note that order of day-to-day itinerary is adjustable depending on tour start day. |
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Day 1 Arrive in Beijing
You will meet your local guide at airport and transfer to hotel. After check-in, you have free time to relax. Or take an optional excursion by rickshaw around Hutongs (narrow alleyways).
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Hotel: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or Similar |
Day 2 Beijing
After breakfast visit the massive Tian'anmen Square, then see the Forbidden City with its elegant palaces, pavilions and landscaped gardens, once open only to nobility. Tour the 700-acre Summer Palace and view the scenery of its lake.
Our local guide can help you plan your evening activities (optional). You can enjoy Kungfu or Peking Opera shows, or feast a roast duck dinner at famed Quanjude Restaurant, or enjoy nightlife at pubs and bars at Houhai or Gongti area(B,L).
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Hotel: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or Similar |
Day 3 Beijing
Today, ride to the legendary Great Wall of China and stand on its famous ramparts. A local lunch is included, along with a visit to a jade or cloisonne enamel workshop. Then tour the Chang Tomb which was the first and largest of the Ming Tombs. Drop off at Beijing Olympic Green on the way back to hotel. If time permits you can buy entrance tickets on-spot to go inside the stadiums of Bird's Nest & Water Cube(B,L).
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Hotel: Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or Similar |
Day 4 Overnight Train to Xi'an
Free time in the morning and check-out before 12:00. In the afternoon tour the Temple of Heaven where the Oriental emperors worship the heaven. Then enjoy shopping at the famous Xiushui Market. After dinner board the train for Xi'an, with soft sleeper berth(B,L).
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Hotel: Overnight Train or Similar |
Day 5 Xi'an
In early morning arrive at Xi'an, China's legendary home of the Tang Dynasty from 618 to 907 A.D. After breakfast and check-in, tour Xi'an's archaeological wonder: 8,000 life-sized Terracotta warriors buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang, each soldier and horse molded in incredible detail. This afternoon, tour the majestic Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Shannxi Historical Museum. Today's tour includes visit to a souvenir shop or factory(B,L).
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Hotel: Grand New World Hotel or Similar |
Day 6 Xian to Chongqing
Fly to Chongqing, gateway to the Yangtze. You are welcomed aboard the cruise in the evening(B).
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Hotel: 4-star Yangtze Cruise or Similar |
Day 7 Yangtze
Your ship sails this morning. Cruise the Yangtze as it meanders through the heartland of China. Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river and the facilities onboard. Today's shore excursion is to Fengdu Ghost City(B,L,D).
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Hotel: 4-star Yangtze Cruise or Similar |
Day 8 Yangtze
Cruise through the dramatic Three Gorges, beneath soaring limestone cliffs rising sheer from the water. Next, embark a small motorboat and journey through the tranquil Daning River and Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream(B,L,D).
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Hotel: 4-star Yangtze Cruise or Similar |
Day 9 Yangtze to Yichang to Shanghai
Shore excursion to The Three Gorges Dam Site. Disembark at Yichang at noon. If time permits there will be optional sightseeing programs at Yichang. Transfer to Yichang airport and fly to Shanghai, China's most modern metropolis(B,L).
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Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai or Similar |
Day 10 Shanghai
View the Jade Buddha Temple. Continue to Yuyuan Garden, a 16th century Ming period private garden/residence in the heart of Shanghai's old Chinese quarter. Along is the local bazaar around City God Temple. Visit the riverfront Bund district lined with banks and customs houses. A visit to carpet or tea shop is included today. Tonight you can take an optional acrobatics show or enjoy night life at Xintiandi or Hengshan Road(B,L).
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Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai or Similar |
Day 11 Depart from Shanghai
Free time and then airport transfer(B).
- Join-in Group Tour
- The approximate day tour itinerary & schedule above is for reference only, and may vary according to your travel date and group size
- Please coordinate schedule of your flight with that of your tour. We recommend that you please book your air tickets after you receive E-Ticket confirming all details for your tour reservation within one to two business days from us.
- Please meet tour guide at International Arrival Hall after your arrival on the first day.
- We strongly recommend that you should contact airline and local tour provider to confirm your flight arrival information and pickup arrangement before your departure.
Reservation Process and E-Ticket
1.Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
2. Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a confirmation email from us.
3. An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation is confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
4. Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.
- Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
- Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
- Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.
