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Tour Code: SD-09-416

8 Days Super Deluxe of Beijing - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - Beijing: Starting from $2469 per person; Luxury| Standard| Super Deluxe | Budget

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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: based on the cruise sailing date.

Summer Palace, Beijing

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.

Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace - Deluxe Room

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)

Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace - Deluxe Room

Day 03: Beijing - Chongqing
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Chongqing. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo. After having a rich buffet dinner at 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze, check in at the deluxe Century Star cruise ship. Your memorable Yangtze River tour begins at 23:30 as the ship sets sail. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Century Star - Presidential Suite

Yangtze River cruise tour

Day 04: Chongqing - Fengdu
Disembark for an excursion to the Snowy Jade Cave. The Captain's Welcome Party will be held in the evening. (B+L+D)

Day 05: Badong - Xiling Gorge - Sandouping
Sailing through the Qutang Gorge and later the Wu Gorge. Disembark at Wushan Daning River for an excursion to the Shennong Stream. In the afternoon, continue sailing into western section of the Xiling Gorge. The Farewell Party tonight invites you to perform dancing or musical instruments with the cruise staff. (B+L+D)

Day 06: Yichang - Beijing
Disembark for an excursion to the under constructed Three Gorges Dam. Then pack your luggage and complete check-out procedures. After having lunch at the Yichang city, visit the Yichang Museum if time permits. Take a flight to Beijing and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace - Deluxe Room

Shennong stream excursion, Yangtze River tour

Day 07: 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)

Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace - Deluxe Room

Day 08: Departure from Beijing
See off. (B)

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

2009 Prices (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2009 to Feb. 28th, 2010)

Group size

Season

2-5 travelers

6-9 travelers

10 travelers & above

High season

Double Occupancy

$3279

$2949

$2829

Sole Occupancy

$5299

$4969

$4849

Low season

Double Occupancy

$2919

$2589

$2469

Sole Occupancy

$4579

$4249

$4129

Inclusions

Internal flights & taxes;
Super-deluxe hotels with daily western breakfasts;
Daily lunches and/or dinners at China's finest restaurants for the land tour;
Deluxe cruise suite with full board;
Cruise shore excursions;
Outstanding individual guide & driver for the land tour;

Deluxe private air-conditioned car or van for land transportation;
Entrance fees to the tourist sites;
Two bottles of Evian Mineral Water per day;
Government taxes.

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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.

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