Itinerary of 12 Days Classic China & Yangtze River Cruise Experience
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Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Chongqing - Three Gorges Area - Yichang - Shanghai Description :Enjoy the fascinating downstream Yangtze River Cruise and discover China ancient history as well as modern development, appreciate the impressive Three Gorges and the picturesque Guilin scenery. This package typically includes several classic attractions so that you can fully enjoy the quintessence of natural wonder and cultural heritage in China. Tour Code : CHY-12 Duration : 12 Day(s) / 11 Night(s) Departure Date : |
| Tour Days | Destinations | Meals Included | Transports | Today's Activities |
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Day 1 |
Beijing |
Arrival in Beijing[detail] |
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Day 2 |
Beijing |
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Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beihai Park and Hutong tours[detail] |
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Day 3 |
Beijing |
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Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven[detail] |
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Day 4 |
Beijing -> Xian |
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Beijing Summer Palace, Transportation, Dumplings Banquet[detail] |
Day 5 |
Xian |
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Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda[detail] |
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Day 6 |
Xian -> Guilin |
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Shaanxi History Museum, Transportation[detail] |
Day 7 |
Guilin -> Yangshuo |
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Transportation, Attraction: Countryside tour with battery cart, Show: Impression Sanjie Liu - 1[detail] |
Day 8 |
Yangshuo -> Chongqing -> Three Gorges Area |
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Transportation[detail] |
Day 9 |
Three Gorges Area |
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CY-Yangtze River Cruise (Downstream, Day 1 )[detail] |
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Day 10 |
Three Gorges Area |
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CY-Yangtze River Cruise (Downstream, Day 2)[detail] |
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Day 11 |
Three Gorges Area -> Yichang -> Shanghai |
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Transportation[detail] |
Day 12 |
Shanghai -> Three Gorges Area -> Yichang -> Shanghai |
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Departure from Shanghai[detail] |
Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the guide and be transferred to your hotel in the city center.
Visits : Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square
After enjoying your breakfast you will visit Tiananmen Square, the biggest city square in the world. Covering 440,000 square meters, it has witnessed many important historic events taking place here. Then pay a visit to the Forbidden City, one of the five most famous palaces in the world where 24 emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties lived and ruled for over 500 years. This afternoon take a tour in Beihai Park, a best-preserved imperial garden with a history of 1,000 years, and take a hutong tour exploring the lanes and courtyard houses unique to Beijing.
Visits : Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven
This morning explore the fantastic wild section of Great wall-Mutianyu Section, which is well preserved with spectacular view and has less tourists than Badaling.
After lunch you will visit the Temple of Heaven where emperors conducted religious rituals and prayed for good harvest in Qing and Ming dynasties. It is one of the most important landmarks of Beijing.
Visits : Beijing Summer Palace
Today visit the Summer Palace, which used to be a summer resort of Empress Dowager Cixi. It is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Xian. Tonight, enjoy delicious Dumplings Banquet.
Visits : Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda
After enjoying your breakfast visit the world famous Terra Cotta Warriors. It was discovered in 1974 and considered one of the eight wonders in the world. After having lunch enjoy a leisure visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, one of the most important historical sites in Xian.
After breakfast pay a visit to Shaanxi History Museum, which is one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China with over 300,000 items. In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Guilin.
Today This morning make this day with trip to Li River Cruise to witness the spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. After lunch, stop at Yangshuo, a small town set in the lush rice paddies and surrounded by meandering rivers and limestone peaks. In the afternoon tour around the countryside of Yangshuo by battery cart.The area around Yangshuo is renowned throughout China, and probably the world, for its Karst landscape where there are hundreds of limestone hills dotting the countryside. The beautiful scenery here is a common subject of Chinese paintings as well as the inspiration for poetry.
Tonight enjoy the show of Impression Sanjie Liu. It is a major production with a cast of 500 singers, dancers, bamboo boats and cormorants bids. However, the stand out performer is definitely the background scenery. The lighting of the karst peaks is truly amazing and was our highlight.
Today enjoy a free morning at leisure.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Chongqing.
Today make shore excursion to Fengdu, a legendary old town made famous by old stories of sinister spirits and terrible ghosts. You will see many statues of ghosts and devils in the mountain town.
Return to the ship and continue cruising down the Yangtze.
After breakfast sailing through the Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Have a shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges, then sail through the Three Gorges dam shiplocks.
Today you will take a ship from Three Gorges Area to Yichang. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Shanghai.
| City | Deluxe Class | Superior Class | Tourist Class |
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Beijing |
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Xian |
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Guilin |
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Yangshuo |
Guilin Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel |
Yangshuo Tangrenjie Hotel |
Li River Hotel Yangshuo |
Shanghai |
| Deluxe Class | Superior Class | Tourist Class | |
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Ship |
| Category | 1 Person | 2-5 person | 6-9 person | SSP | Inquiry | |
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Deluxe Class |
USD4284 |
USD2999 |
USD2633 |
USD666 |
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Superior Class |
USD3649 |
USD2648 |
USD2282 |
USD382 |
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Tourist Class |
USD3066 |
USD2447 |
USD2080 |
USD303 |
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| Note: SSP refers to Single Room Supplement Price. It refers only to hotel accommodation. For cruise accommodation, single cabin supplement is on request. Price quoted for one pax is already inclusive of single hotel room supplement. | ||||||
- Hotel accommodation (or similar class, double occupancy)
- Entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (B= breakfast, L= Chinese lunch, D= Chinese dinner)
- Experienced English speaking guide in each city
- Air-conditioned private car or van for transfers and sightseeing
- Domestic flights (economy class), airport tax and fuel charge
- Yangtze cruise accommodation (or similar class, double occupancy)
- Service Charges & Government Taxes
- Travel Agency Liability Insurance
- International transportation
- Chinese visa
- Personal expenses such as: excess luggage charge (please verify your flight documentation), beverages, laundry services, etc.
- Tips or gratuities to local driver and guide
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Simeon says:
Forbidden city is the first stop of my Beijing Trip.It was great. Im always wondering if i can visit forbidden city at night, that must be cool.
(FEB 3, 2011 at 21:5)
Tom says:
(JUL 3, 2011 at 11:26)
Alice Winehouse says:
(APR 25, 2011 at 3:35)