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Day by Day Itinerary

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

Our clients at the Great Wall, Beijing Photo by our client Mr. Don Altman

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   
 
 

Chinese retired people's entertainment

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   

 
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. 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 - Lhasa
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Take a flight to Lhasa  where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Transfer to the finest hotel in Lhasa and 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    

Our clients enjoying their a la carte meal

Day 08: 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 09: 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 10: Lhasa - Chongqing
Take a flight to Chongqing. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo, time permitting. 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 11: Chongqing - Fengdu
At 08:00 am your memorable Yangtze River tour begins. In the afternoon visit the Ghost City of Fengdu. (B+L+D)

Our clients at the Norbulingka Park, Lhasa

Day 12: 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 13: Sandouping
Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project. (B+L+D)

Day 14: 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 15: Shanghai
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. A special 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

Captain's Welcome Party on Yangtze River cruise

Day 16: Shanghai - Guilin
Take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel  

Day 17: 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 18: Yangshuo - Guilin - Hongkong
The morning is free. Transfer back to Guilin to take a flight to Hongkong. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves. (B)

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong  

Our clients in Yangshuo Photo by our client Mr. Remmelt Haange

Day 19: Hongkong
The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. Peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, visit the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley Market on your own. (B)

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong 

Day 20: Departure from Hongkong
You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves. (B)

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