Essence of China with Yangtze River Cruise 11 Days
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- Inclusions & Highlights: First-class accommodations with private facilities
- 3 nights Yangtze Cruise with private balcony
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner as specified
- Arrival & departure transfers
- All sightseeing as per the itinerary
- Local English-speaking guides
- Entrance fees to monuments and cultural events
- Internal flights – Beijing / Xian / Chongqing, Yichang /
- Shanghai
- Domestic airport tax and fuel surcharge
- Baggage handling
- Great Wall
- Visit to a local home.
- Terra Cotta Warriors
- Visit to a Watertown For all passengers in Suites and Upgraded Superior Cabins with Amenity Package will receive the following services and amenities: Complimentary morning coffee and tea service
- Welcome Fruit Plate
- Complimentary Wi-Fi service in the Executive Lounge
- Nightly turn down service with printed Daily Itinerary
- Diet soda included for lunch and dinner
- Private shore excursions with 6 or more passengers in a particular group
- Dining selection from two dining rooms (choice of dining room to be made at the beginning of the voyage)
- Hot & Cold soft drinks available daily in Executive Lounge (Pepsi, Sprite, Juice, Coffee, and Tea)
- Complimentary “Happy Hour” one hour before dinner in the Executive Lounge (including House Wine, Beer, and Soda)*
- Complimentary house wine and beer offerings at dinner
Itinerary
Arrive in Beijing the capital of the People’s Republic of China. You are welcomed at the airport and escorted to the hotel.
Start your tour this morning with a visit to the Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world and the Forbidden City, the 250-acre palace containing more than 9,000 rooms. Closed to the common people for centuries, it was only opened to the public in 1949. Afternoon explore the Summer Palace, the retreat of China’s royal families for over 2,000 years (BL)
Visit the Great wall, stopping en route at the Bird’s Nest & Water Cube for a picture stop. The Great Wall, built 2,300 years ago and extending 3,750 miles, can be seen from space!. Afternoon visit Sacred Way and Ming Tomb – Changling Tomb. Tonight enjoy Peking Duck dinner. (BLD)
In the morning visit the Temple of Heaven, possibly the country’s most popular symbol and the Lama Temple, considered as the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China. Later fly to Xian, once the largest city in the world. Xian was the ...
Xian captured the interest of the world in 1974 with the discovery of the astonishing third-century BC burial sites of the first emperor to unite China, Qin Shi Huangdi. Visit the archaeological site to see thousands of Terra Cotta Warriors, which have been sta...
Morning is free until transfer to airport for flight flying to Chongqing. Arrive Chongqing, city tour if time permits. Sichuan flavor dinner at local restaurant, and then transfer to pier to board on the cruise , embark on Victoria Jenna or Sabrina (Superior Ca...
Shore excursion to Shibaozhai, literally translated into English as the “Stone Treasure Fortress.” Located in Zhong County at the south bank of the Yangtze River (30 miles away from Wanxian), it was first built in Qing Dynasty in 1750 with a height of 56 meters...
Qutang Gorge finds the river carving its way between sheer precipices of overhanging mountains on both sides. Continue through the wondrous Wu Gorge, a meandering landscape of dazzling peaks and rocks, forming a whimsical gallery of natural beauty. Upon arrival...
Take a shore excursion to see the massive construction of Three Gorges Dam, the world largest hydroelectric project. Continue sailing down in the second section of Xiling Gorges. Disembark in Yichang and proceed to the airport for your flight to Shanghai, “the Paris of the East”- China’s most westernized and largest city. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to the hotel. (B)
Your morning tour of Shanghai includes a visit to Yuyuan Garden and the Old Town. Afternoon visit the Shanghai Museum and the Bund, a wide, tree-lined avenue along the Huangpu River and Tianzifang Artist area, famous for small craft stores, coffee shops, trendy art studios and narrow alleys. Evening enjoy an *optional performance by the famous Chinese acrobats. (BL)
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight back home. (B)
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