Deluxe Yangtse River Cruise Tour - 9 days
Beijing, Xian, Yangtse River Cruise & Shanghai

Tour Description:

Day 1: Arrive Beijing
Arrive at Beijing International Airport in the afternoon. Meet by your guide and transfer to 4-star Yuyang Hotel

Day 2: Beijing
Morning visit to the Forbidden City which was the Imperial Palace for the Ming and the Qing Dynasty with 800 buildings and over 9,000 rooms. Walk on the Tiananmen Square, the largest one in the world. On 1st October 1949,Chairman Mao Tse-Tung proclaimed to the whole world the founding of the People's Republic of China there. Visit the Temple of Heaven, which is said to be the most beautiful building in Beijing. (B,L,D)

Day 3: Beijing - Xian
Full day excursion to the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. The Great Wall is China's most famous landmark and the only man-made structure visible from outer space. Built during the Qin Dynasty to protect the country from invaders with total length of 6,000 miles. Visit the Summer Palace to see the second home of the Imperial Court, with its huge collection of over 1,000 paintings, and its charming gardens with marble pagodas and delicately arched bridges. Evening fly to Xian ( 1.5 hrs ), stay at 4 star Jianguo Hotel (B,L,D)

Day 4: Xian-Chongqing
Visit Terra-Cotta Army Museum, Wild Goode Pagoda, and City Wall, evening fly to Chongqing. Stay at 4 star Jinshan Hotel (B,L,D)

Day 5: Yangtze River Cruise
Board Deluxe Cruise-ship to start your Yangtze River Sail. Disembark for a Shore excursion in Fengdu, "City of Ghost". Arrive at Wanxian, a small town with rich production of oranges and tangerines. Its local market gives you a unique Experience of a small mountainous city on the Yangtze River. Pass through the Qutang Gorge, the shortest but most dramatic of the three Gorges (B,L,D)

Day 6: Three Gorges
Wu Gorge 44 km long, famed for its deep valley with misty peaks and pillar-like mountains reaching as high as a mile. Disembark to sampans to travel up the crystal clear water of the Three Lesser Gorges on the Shennong Stream. Pass through the longest and fiercest Xiling Gorge with great rapids and breath-taking rock formations in the afternoon (B,L,D)

DAY 7: Yichang-Shanghai
Disembark to view the controversial Gezhouba Dam at the construction area. Arrive Yichang at noon. Transfer to airport for flight to Shanghai, the largest city inChina. Stay at 4 star Radison Hotel (B,L,D)

DAY 8: Shanghai
Visit Yu garden, Old City God Bazzar, and riverside Bund. (B,L,D)

DAY 9: Shanghai - Home
Transfer to airport for flight back home. (B)

Taxes are not included. Holiday Blackouts, Peak season surcharge and other restrictions may apply.

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