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17 days China Discovery with Tibet Adventure & Yangtze Cruise

Shanghai - Yichang - Three Gorges Area - Chongqing - Lhasa - Xian - Beijing

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Description :This exciting Yangtze River Cruise package introduces you to the colorful natural and cultural treasure of China including amazing sightseeing as well as enjoyable participation. You can both experience Yangtze River Cruise, visiting the most brilliant China cities and explore the mysterious Tibet. We specially arrange the distinguished elements in every visited city to ensure you a satisfactory and memorable vacation.

Tour Code : CHY-15

Duration : 17 Day(s) / 16 Night(s)

Itinerary & Price

Detailed information

Tour Days	Destinations	Today's Activities
Day 1	Shanghai	Arrival in Shanghai [detail]
Day 2	Shanghai	Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road, Bund and Huangpu River Cruise [detail]
Day 3	Shanghai -> Yichang -> Three Gorges Area	Shanghai Museum, City tour, Transportation, Transportation [detail]
Day 4	Three Gorges Area	YC-Yangtze River Cruise (Upstream, Day 1) [detail]
Day 5	Three Gorges Area	YC-Yangtze River Cruise (Upstream, Day 2) [detail]
Day 6	Three Gorges Area -> Chongqing	Fengdu Ghost Town, Transportation [detail]
Day 7	Chongqing	YC-Yangtze River Cruise (Upstream, Disembark), Dazu Rock Carvings (Baodingshan only) [detail]
Day 8	Chongqing -> Lhasa	Stilwell Museum, Transportation [detail]
Day 9	Lhasa	Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple, Potala Palace [detail]
Day 10	Lhasa	Norbulingka, Sera Monastery [detail]
Day 11	Lhasa -> Xian	Transportation [detail]
Day 12	Xian	[detail]
Day 13	Xian	Terra-Cotta Warriors, Bell & Drum Tower Square [detail]
Day 14	Xian -> Beijing	Shaanxi History Museum, Transportation [detail]
Day 15	Beijing	Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beijing Summer Palace, Beijing Duck Dinner & Acrobatic Show [detail]
Day 16	Beijing	The Great Wall of China [detail]
Day 17	Beijing	Departure from Beijing [detail]

Day 1 - Shanghai (No meal included)

Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the guide and be transferred to your hotel in the city center.

Day 2 - Shanghai (B, L, D)

Visits : Yuyuan Garden

Today you will will visit Yuyuan Garden, an age-old garden where you can get a close touch with Chinese traditional architecture. In the afternoon you will visit the Jade Buddha Temple and the lively district of Nanjing Road for some last-minute souvenir purchases. Then, you will visit the Bund and take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River.

Day 3 - Shanghai -> Yichang -> Three Gorges Area (B, L, D)

Visits : Shanghai Museum

Today take your time to visit Shanghai Museum which is located in People's Square. In the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Yichang. After that, have a short city tour in Yichang before embarking the cruise. At night be transferred to the pier to board the cruiseship. The fantastic Yangtze River cruise is coming.

Day 4 - Three Gorges Area (B, L, D)

A top tourist attraction in Three Gorges Area

After breakfast sail through Xiling Gorge in the morning. Visit the Three Gorges Dam site at noon and navigate Three Gorges Shiplock in the afternoon. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is known as one of the largest construction projects and the dam is the largest of its kind in the world today. The project aims to generate tremendous power and control flood. You will spend the rest of the day cruising on the Yangtze River. You can watch the waterside scenery or participate in activities on board.

Day 5 - Three Gorges Area (B, L, D)

After breakfast enjoy excursion to Shennong Stream (Between 08:00 and 11:00). Drifting along Shennong Stream by a small sampan to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and small villages is a unique experience for you. The mysterious hanging coffins on both sides of cliffs may also astonish you. It is an enigma so far by what kind of way the ancient people raised these coffins up to the cliffs.

Day 6 - Three Gorges Area -> Chongqing (B, L, D)

Visits : Fengdu Ghost Town

After breakfast take a shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (Between 08:45 and 11:30). It is a city made famous by the ancient legends of sinister spirits and ghosts which make an important part of Chinese ancient culture. According to legends, here is the place where the evil people are punished after death while the good are awarded. Tomorrow you will arrive in Chongqing.

Day 7 - Chongqing (B, L)

This morning disembark the cruise in Chongqing at about 9 am. After lunch drive to Dazu to have a look at Dazu Rock Carving in Baodingshan. You will see the famous stone carvings of Buddha there.

Day 8 - Chongqing -> Lhasa (B, L)

Today visit the Stilwell Museum founded in memory of an American general who contributed a great deal to Chinese people during the World War II. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Lhasa.

Day 9 - Lhasa (B, L)

Visits : Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple, Potala Palace

This morning starts from Potala Palace, the symbol of Lhasa and the regional capital of Tibet. Then go to Jokhang Monastery. Of course, you should not miss Barkhor Street nearby, the biggest bazaar for the Tibetans.

Day 10 - Lhasa (B, L)

Visits : Norbulingka

Today pay a visit to Norbulingka. It is a summer resort for different generations of Dalai Lamas, where they could take care of local affairs. After lunch travel to Sera Monastery. It is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet and the representative temple for Gelugza. There are lots of Buddhist sutras, Buddhist instruments, Cassocks, gold and silver articles inside this temple.

Day 11 - Lhasa -> Xian (B, L)

After breakfast be transferred to the railway station for the overnight train to Xian. In the afternoon enjoy a half day free at leisure.

Stay overnight on the train. Soft berth tickets will be provided.

Day 12 - Xian (No meal included)

After breakfast enjoy a free day at leisure. Arrive in Xian at night. Meet our guide in the railway station and be transferred to your hotel for a good rest.

Day 13 - Xian (B, L)

Visits : Terra-Cotta Warriors

This morning 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 leisurely stroll on the Bell & Drum Tower Square.

Day 14 - Xian -> Beijing (B, L)

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. This afternoon you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Beijing.

Day 15 - Beijing (B, L, D)

Visits : Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beijing Summer Palace

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. In the afternoon 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. Tonight, enjoy Beijing Duck Dinner in Quanjude Restaurant,which opened in 1864 outside Qianmen (front gate). It was awarded China's 500 most valuable commodity brand award.The ducks are cooked in unique condiments and spices, and roasted directly over flames of fruit tree wood. The highest quality Beijing Ducks are date-red in color, shining with oil, and with a crisp skin and tender meat inside.

After dinner, be transferred to the theater to watch an fantastic Acrobatic Show.

Day 16 - Beijing (B, L)

Visits : The Great Wall of China

Today have a day excursion to Badaling Great Wall and Changling Tomb. Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing County, which is within the Beijing municipality. The portion of the wall running through the site was built during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, approximately 0.63 miles (1,015 m) above sea level. On the way back pay an exterior visit to the two Olympic venues, the Birds Nest and Water Cube.

Day 17 - Beijing (B)

Free till being transfered to the airport. End of the fabulous tour in China.

Hotels

City	Deluxe Class	Superior Class	Tourist Class
Shanghai	Broadway Mansions Hotel (Bund)	Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Puxi	Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai
Chongqing	Hilton Chongqing	Wanyou Conifer Hotel Chongqing	Chongqing Plaza Hotel
Lhasa	Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa Hotel	Jardin Secret Hotel Lhasa	Yak hotel Lhasa
Xian	Shangri-la Golden Flower Xian	Jianguo Hotel Xi'an	HNA Hotel Downtown Xi'an
Beijing	Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall	Jianguo Hotel Qianmen Beijing	Beijing Dongfang Hotel

Yangtze Cruise Ships

	Deluxe Class	Superior Class	Tourist Class
Ship	M.S. Yangtze 2	M.S. Yangtze 1	CSC Victoria II

Price per person

Category	1 Person	2-5 Person	6-9 Person	SSP
Deluxe Class	USD5892	USD3954	USD3524	USD1144
Superior Class	USD4873	USD3405	USD2975	USD674
Tourist Class	USD4231	USD3034	USD2604	USD403
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 river cruise accommodation (or similar class, double occupancy)
- Train as specified in the itinerary
- Tibet Travel Permit
- 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

Comments

Paul Baker says:

Lhasa would be the best destination. I had bought a lot of ornaments at Barkhor street as gifts for my family. They are sold expensive. So try to knock the prices down as much as you can! Remember, don’t aim your camera at those soldiers and polices on the road. Or your camera will be confiscated.

(APR 23, 2012 at 10:36)

Gerd says:

I had spent 5 days in Yak hotel,Lhasa this summer. It’s on the street and just hundreds of meters away from Jokhang Temple and Barkhor street. My friends and I had enjoyed overlooking the Potala palace because the hotel provided breakfast on the balcony. However, wifi seemed not so good in the room.

(JUN 5, 2011 at 3:58)

Kiak Lee says:

I have stayed in Beijing for 1 year. And I love Quanjude Roast Duck! But the Qianmen branch restaurant is always crowded with people. So do not drive there, or you’ll face to the big problem of finding a parking place.

(JAN 7, 2012 at 12:20)

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