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Xian, Beijing and Shanghai reflect the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow of China respectively. In Chongqing, the guide will tell tirelessly the ephemeral regime in the neoteric, where you can find a slight trace, one day, any slightness will be flooded away by history - what we call "present".

Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Based on the cruise sailing date, Please click.

Yangtze River cruise tour

Day 01: Arrival in Shanghai
Our guide will pick you up at Shanghai airport and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Bund, time permitting.

Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Shanghai


Day 02: Shanghai
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The welcome 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 Plaza Shanghai


Day 03: Shanghai - Wuhan
Visit the Jade Buddha Temple. 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)

Accommodation: China Regal Cruises   

Our clients at Fengdu Ghost City along Yangtze River

Day 04: Sailing
Full day is sailing. (B+L+D)


Day 05: Sandouping
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)

Day 06: 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 07: Wanxian
Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian. (B+L+D)

Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian

Day 08: 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. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel 


Day 09: 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. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian) (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel 


Day 10: Xian
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel 


Day 11: Xian - Beijing
Take a flight to Beijing and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Summer Palace. (B+L)

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Forbidden City, Beijing

Day 12: 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 Ming Tomb and the Sacred Way 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 13: 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 14: Departure from Beijing
See off. (B)

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