Beijing, Xian, Chongqing, Yangtze River cruise, Shanghai (16 Days / 15 Nights)
(cruise stopover at Wuhan, Huangshan - Yellow Mt., and Nanjing)
Tour Code: ST-P07 Departure: Daily, except from Dec - Feb, 2011
| Day |
Activity |
Meals |
Day 01. |
Arrive Beijing. Our tour guide will meet you at airport and transfer to hotel for check in. |
- |
Day 02. |
Full day visit to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. Beijing Duck dinner in evening. |
B, L, D |
Day 03. |
Day excursion to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb. |
B, L |
Day 04. |
Morning tour to Summer Palace. Depart for Xian by afternoon flight. Transfer to hotel upon arrival. |
B, L |
Day 05. |
Visit Terracotta Warriors and Horses at burial site of the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty, Grand Mosque and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After famous dumpling dinner, attend the Tang Dynasty dancing show. |
B, L, D |
Day 06. |
Morning tour to the Old City Wall and Provincial Historical Museum. Depart for Chongqing by afternoon flight. City tour in Chongqing if time permits before transfer to hotel for check in. |
B, L |
Day 07. |
Transfer to pier for boarding cruise ship, which sails at 10AM. In the afternoon, shore excursion to Fengdu, the “Ghost City” known for its gardens, temples and statues of ghosts and devils. |
B, L, D |
Day 08. |
Enter the Three Gorges and excursion through the Daning River or Shennong Stream for “Small Gorges“. Evening sail through Three Gorges Dam Ship locks. |
B, L, D |
Day 09. |
Morning visit to Three Gorges Dam Construction site at Sandouping – the largest project of its kind in the world. |
B, L, D |
Day 10. |
Afternoon shore excursion to Wuhan – the capital of Hubei Province. Visit the Hubei Provinical Museum. |
B, L, D |
Day 11. |
Full day excursion to Huangshan Mt. – one of China’s most famous mountain ranges. Travel to this royal retreat through some of the country’s most scenic rural areas. (Jiuhuanshan or "Mountain of the Nine Lotuses" may be substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Huangshan.) |
B, L, D |
Day 12. |
Full day tour of Nanjing including Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and a Qing Dynasty style Bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple. Leave Nanjing for Shanghai at 9PM. |
B, L, D |
Day 13. |
Arrive Shanghai at 8AM. Upon arrival, tour guide meet and transfer to hotel for check in. After lunch, take city tour to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Shanghai Museum. Acrobatic show in evening. |
B, L, D |
Day 14. |
Day tour to Suzhou by car. Visit to Lingering Garden, Panmen City Gate, boat ride on the Grand Cannel, and Embroidery Research Institute. Return Shanghai in later afternoon. |
B, L |
Day 15. |
Day tour to Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, Shanghai Old Town, Bund and Children’s Palace. |
B, L |
Day 16. |
Transfer to airport and depart for your next destination. Ends tour. |
B |
| 2011 Tour Cost / Single supplement |
| Tour Class |
Apr - May |
Sep - Oct, Nov. 1-11 |
Jun - Aug |
| By 3-star hotels |
$2680 / $1020 |
$2690 / $1040 |
$2550 / $930 |
| By 4-star hotels |
$2750 / $1120 |
$2800 / $1160 |
$2630 / $1020 |
| By 5-star hotels |
$2860 / $1240 |
$2920 / $1290 |
$2730 / $1150 |
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| Cities |
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5-star hotel or similar |
| Beijing |
Holiday Inn Express Temple of Hevan |
Guangzhou Hotel |
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| Xian |
King Dynasty |
King Dynasty |
Grand Park |
| Yangtze Cruise |
5 Star Cruise |
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5 Star Cruise |
| Shanghai |
East China |
Holidayinn Downtown |
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