Day 1 - Shanghai (No meal included)

Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you and transfer you to the city center.

Day 2 - Shanghai (B, L)

Visits : Yuyuan Garden

Today will visit Yuyuan Garden. After having lunch 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 -> Suzhou -> Shanghai (B, L)

Today Then you will be driven to Suzhou. visit Zhouzhuang, a historic water town. Ancient bridges, murmuring brooks and rural cottages, all of these come into a picture of quietness and simplicity. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Shanghai.

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

Visits : Shanghai Museum

This morning take your time to visit Shanghai Museum which is located in People's Square. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Yichang. pay a visit to Yichang Museum. At night be transferred to the pier to board the cruiseship. The fantastic Yangtze River cruise is coming.

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

After enjoying your 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 6 - Three Gorges Area (B, L, D)

This morning 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 7 - Three Gorges Area -> Chongqing (B, L, D)

Visits : Fengdu Ghost Town

Today 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 8 - Chongqing -> Guilin (B, L)

Visits : Reed Flute Cave(Lu Di Yan)

This morning disembark the cruise in Chongqing at about 9 am. After having lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Guilin. pay a visit to Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave is known as a Palace of Natural Art.

Day 9 - Guilin -> Yangshuo (B, L)

Today make this day with trip to Li River Cruise to witness the spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. After having lunch arrive in Yangshuo, a small town set in the lush rice paddies and surrounded by meandering rivers and limestone peaks.

Day 10 - Yangshuo -> Guilin (B, L)

Visits : Tall Banyan in Yangshuo

After enjoying your breakfast you have the opportunity to take a bike along the Yulong River and visit a local village. In the afternoon go to Moon hill, hiking to the top for a fantastic view. Visit Big Banyan Tree. Then be transferred to Guilin by car.

Day 11 - Guilin -> Longsheng -> Guilin (B, L)

This morning Then you will be driven to Longsheng. explore the natural wonder of Longsheng and Rice Terraces, which is situated 55 miles (87 km) northwest of Guilin, is home to a colorful mixture of Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong minorities. Its main attraction does not lie in the town, but not far out of town. Dragon Backbones Rice Terraces are located around 15 miles (25 km) away from Longsheng, where you will be rewarded feats of farm engineering going all the way up a string of 2400 feet (800 m) mountains. The 66-square-km network irrigation project was began by the ethnic Zhuang in the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368), and finished by the Qing (1644 - 1911).
After lunch you will be transferred to Guilin.

Day 12 - Guilin -> Xian (B, L)

Visits : Elephant Trunk Hill, Wave-Subduing Hill (Fubo Hill)

After enjoying your breakfast our guide will take you to visit the Elephant Trunk Hill & Fubo Hill. After having lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Xian.

Day 13 - Xian (B, L)

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 lunch enjoy a leisure visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, one of the most important historical sites in Xian.

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

Visits : Shaanxi History Museum

After enjoying your 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. After lunch you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Beijing.

Day 15 - Beijing (B, L, D)

Visits : Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, 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. After lunch leave for the Summer Palace. Afterwards, you will enjoy a rickshaw tour in the old Hutong and visit a local family . This evening, you will go to taste the most authentic food in Beijing- Beijing Duck.

Day 16 - Beijing (B, L)

Visits : Ming Thirteen Tombs, Wall of China, Water Cube

Today pay a visit to Changling, one of the thirteen Ming Tombs. It is the tomb of Zhu Di, the third emperor of Ming Dynasty. After lunch do some hiking on the magnificent Badaling Great Wall. 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.