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Tour Code: L-08-404
- 19 Days Luxury of Beijing - Lhasa - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Wuhan - Shanghai
- Starting from $3259 per person
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Tour FeaturesExperience the amazing cultures of the minorities in this trip, Manchu Nationality - who established the Regime in Northeast and then moved to Beijing as the Qing Dynasty in history; Tibetans in Lhasa, Muslim in Xian; Tujia Nationality living in certain sections along the Yangtze River and Zhuang Minority whose population is just next to Han people and, people from all around the world in Shanghai.
Day by Day Itinerary
Departure: Based on the cruise sailing date, Please click.
 Our clients in front of the Potala Palace, Lhasa |
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
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 Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace 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
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 Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace 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
 Terracotta warriors, Xian |
Day 04: Beijing - Lhasa
Take a morning flight to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Transfer to the finest hotel in Lhasaand acclimatize yourself to the high altitude in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant. (B+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 05: Lhasa
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 05: Lhasa
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 06: Lhasa
Visit the Jokhang Temple and the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street. After having a western-style lunch, go ahead to visit the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 07: Lhasa - Xian
Take a flight to Xian. Visit the City Wall 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 08: 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. 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 09: Xian
Visit the Provincial History Museum . The a la carte lunch is served at a local famous restaurant. Visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B+L)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Visit the Jokhang Temple and the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street. After having a western-style lunch, go ahead to visit the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 07: Lhasa - Xian
Take a flight to Xian. Visit the City Wall 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 08: 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. 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 09: Xian
Visit the Provincial History Museum . The a la carte lunch is served at a local famous restaurant. Visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B+L)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
 Spectacular Li River cruise tour, Guilin |
Day 10: 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
Day 11: Guilin - Yangshuo
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Transfer to the hotel. 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. (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: Paradesa Resort - the local best hotel
Day 12: Yangshuo
We intend to leave the day free. You can find a tiny and enigmatic world with the breathtaking scenery and have a pot of tea in a sidewalk cafe feeling totally relaxed. You can rent a bicycle to visit the Moon Hill and the Big Banian Tree. (For the suggest Yangshuo cycling tour, please click.) (B)
Accommodation: Paradesa Resort - the local best hotel
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
Day 11: Guilin - Yangshuo
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Transfer to the hotel. 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. (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: Paradesa Resort
- the local best hotelDay 12: Yangshuo
We intend to leave the day free. You can find a tiny and enigmatic world with the breathtaking scenery and have a pot of tea in a sidewalk cafe feeling totally relaxed. You can rent a bicycle to visit the Moon Hill and the Big Banian Tree. (For the suggest Yangshuo cycling tour, please click.) (B)
Accommodation: Paradesa Resort
- the local best hotel
 Three Gorges, Yangtze River cruise |
Day 13: Yangshuo - Guilin - Chongqing
Transfer back to Guilin. 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: Sandouping
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)
Day 17: 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: RamadaPlaza Shanghai
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)
Day 17: 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
 Shanghai Bund |
Day 18: 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: RamadaPlaza Shanghai
Day 19: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)
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 19: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)
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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 | $4189 | $3709 | $3409 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $5519 | $5039 | $4699 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $4029 | $3549 | $3259 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $5249 | $4769 | $4439 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; Aug 01 to Aug 31 staying in Lhasa; Aug 25 to Sep 15 staying in Xian; Apr 30 to May 04, Sep 30 to Oct 06, Jan 26 to Jan 31, 2009 staying in Yangshuo; F1 Grand Prix and Dec 01 to Dec 15 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;
- Entrance fees to the tourist sites;
- Excellent individual guide & driver for the land tour;
- Private air-conditioned car or van for land transportation;
- Tibet Travel Permit application fee;
- Two bottles of 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.
After visited the sites, we asked our guide for the entrance tickets as souvenirs, but refused. They told us they had to give them back to the agency. Is that the case in China? Have you encountered the same thing?
Client's information: - Ms.Mary Price , United Kingdom , 2007-12-12 16:39
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