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This is a China highlight tour, the first and the most important parts are displayed in front of you by a high profile, yes, there are lots and lots of treasures to be found in almost every corner of the country and wherever you look, there is something to be found, right! Leave those unique things to the second tour. This itinerary can be call "finding the new continent".

Day by Day Itinerary

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

Forbidden City, 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: 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 - Xian
Visit the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple. 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 

Our clients enjoying a la carte meal, Xian

Day 05: 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 06: 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 07: Xian - Guilin
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel 

Our clients at the Three Gorges Dam site

Day 08: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles. Transfer back to Guilin. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.) (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel 


Day 09: Guilin - Chongqing
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Chongqing. 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 10: 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 11: 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)

Pea-boat rowing along Yangtze Shennong Stream

Day 12: Sandouping
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)


Day 13: 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 14: Shanghai
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 Plaza Shanghai  


Day 15: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)

More Yangtze Cruise 2008B-- BreakfastL-- LunchD-- Dinner