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Tour Code: L-08-406
- 10 Days Luxury of Beijing - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Wuhan - Shanghai
- Starting from $1429 per person
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Tour FeaturesTo really understand this huge country needs at least three trips, Yangtze River cruise tour is ideally the first trip to get the first impression over this ancient and mysterious nation.
Day by Day Itinerary
Departure: Based on the cruise sailing date, Please click.
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: Crowne Plaza 
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: Crowne Plaza
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.The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Day 04: Beijing - Chongqing
Shennong Stream cruising, Yangtze River
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 German-made cruise ship to stay overnight. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: China Regal Cruises
Day 05: Chongqing - Fengdu
At 08:00 am your memorable Yangtze River tour begins. In the afternoon visit the Ghost City of Fengdu. (B+L+D)
Day 06: Badong - Xiling Gorge - Sandouping
Visit Badong and take a small junk to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature in the Shennong Stream. Continue sailing into the western section of Xiling Gorge. Pass the five-step ship lock. (B+L+D)
Day 07: Sandouping
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)
Day 08: Wuhan - Shanghai
At 12:00 arrive in Wuhan. Visit Hubei Provincial Museum. After having lunch at a local famous restaurant, take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Shanghai
Day 09: Shanghai
Taking photos with the captain on the Yangtze River cruise
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. 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)
Accommodation: Ramada
Day 10: Departure from Shanghai
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Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)Prices (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009)
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2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | |||
| High season | Double Occupancy | $1899 | $1689 | $1579 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $2649 | $2449 | $2339 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $1739 | $1529 | $1429 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $2379 | $2169 | $2059 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; F1 Grand Prix and Dec 01 to Dec 05 staying in Shanghai. | ||||||
Inclusions- Internal flights & taxes;
- Hotels with daily western breakfasts;
- Daily lunches and/or dinners at China's finest restaurants for the land tour;
- Standard cruise cabin with full board;
- Cruise shore excursions;
- Excellent individual guide & driver for the land tour;
- Private air-conditioned car or van for land transportation;
- Entrance fees to the tourist sites;
- Two bottles of mineral water per day;
- Government taxes;
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The only slight problems or changes made to our arrangements were necessitated by the lower water level on the Yangtze which was very understandable and we had been alerted to that possibility prior to the trip so we were not surprised when it happened. The ship was not able to travel to Chongqing and thus, we were transported by bus to Fengdu. This was not a problem except we would have preferred to have foregone the extra time in Chongqing and arrived on the ship in the daylight so that we could have seen the area we were traveling in. The guide in Chongqing tried to fill the extra time for us while arrangements were being made for the bus transport, but we do wish we had been given a choice on what there was to see. What we did see was interesting but if we had known there was a zoo in Chongqing where they do special work with the pandas, we would have opted to go to the zoo.
The other change was in Wuhan. Due to the late arrival of the ship, we had to go immediately to the airport for our flight so it was a small disappointment that we could not do the Wuhan tour but again very understandable due to the river level and river traffic. I think the guide was disappointed for us as well but he did do a good job of getting us to the airport and helping us to check in and was most thorough in his job.
Overall we had a wonderful trip. The trip far exceeded our expectations and is one we will remember for the rest of our lives.