China Highlights & Undiscovered Wuhan
Overview
Highlights
- Explore The Bund in Shanghai the bustling and exciting waterfront along the Huangpu River
- Experience a walk to Yuan Garden, a delightful reminder of old Shanghai
- Opportunity to Yangtze River Cruise
- Awesome Sail through & Visit Three Gorges
- Live Like a Local for a Day (Wuhan)
- Authentic Cooking Experience (Wuhan)
- See the Hubei Provincial Museum (Wuhan)
- A visit to the Hubei Provincial Museum will walk through the history of this province
- Visit to Terra Cotta Soldiers (Xian), Tiananmen Square (Beijing), Great Wall (Beijing) and Summer Palace (Beijing)
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Trip includes
- Round-trip airfare from Los Angeles via Air China or China Eastern Airlines (Add $100 if departing from NYC, JFK)
- Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
- All intra-China flights and ground transportation
- Accommodation at deluxe hotels
- Deluxe Yangtze River cruise aboard Victoria Cruises Premier ship in outside cabin with picture window and private balcony. Victoria Cruises was recently voted as one of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Cruise Lines!
- Comprehensive sightseeing tours & shore excursions, admission fees included
- English-speaking Tour Director and local guides
Itinerary
Your magical journey to travel to the highlights of China and undiscovered Wuhan (in Hubei, Home of Wonders) begins this afternoon as you depart on your flight to Shanghai, China (via Beijing for 2017 departures).
After crossing the International Date Line you arrive this evening in Shanghai, often described as “Paris of the East”. An intriguing, dynamic city, today’s Shanghai weaves the seaport legacy of its past with impressive new 21st century architecture. Upon arrival, you...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
This morning embark on a guided stroll down the Bund, the bustling and exciting waterfront along the Huangpu River. Continue with a walk amidst the scenic ponds, colorful pavilions and walkways of the 16th century Yu Yuan Garden, a d...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast this morning, you’ll transfer to the airport and board a flight to Chongqing, a modern river port with ancient history spanning 3000 years. Upon arrival, you’ll embark your luxurious River Cruiser and settle into your spacious cabin. Set sail tonight on the mighty Yangtze River. Victoria Cruises Premier Ship
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sail along the Yangtze River and enjoy your spectacular surroundings. Dock in Shibaozhai, known for its magnificent wooden Pagoda and appropriately named “The Pearl of the Yangtze”. The pagoda was built without nails and is co...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
An unforgettable day begins as you continue sailing through the Three Gorges. Proceed through the first two – Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and the grandest of them al...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning, disembark your Victoria Cruises ship and proceed to the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s greatest hydro-power project. You’ll then travel across a vast rural plain nurtured by the Yangtze River en route to Wuhan City. Steep...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Wuhan is a truly special city for many reasons, including its geographical landscape. Sliced by rivers (notably the mighty Yangtze) and filled with lakes, Wuhan’s residents have been quite innovative in everyday life to harness the i...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Wuhan’s central location solidified its key role in Chinese history, with plenty of evidence woven into the fabric of the city. A visit to the Hubei Provincial Museum will walk through the history of this province, and the most exciti...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
This morning, fly to Xian, ancient capital of China for eleven dynasties, home of many archaeological treasures, and historic gateway to the old silk trading route.Upon arrival in Xian, the first landmark you will encounter is the an...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
On an included guided excursion visit one of the world’s most amazing archaeological discoveries: a life-size Terra Cotta Army of soldiers and horses guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi. It was unearthed in 1974 after being buried wi...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, fly to Beijing, China’s lively capital and host to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Upon arrival, start your exploration of Beijing with a visit to the vast Tiananmen Square, surrounded by impressive buildings and monuments...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
It is often said that you have not been to China until you’ve climbed the Great Wall. On today’s exhilarating excursion, you’ll venture outside the city to the legendary Great Wall, which extends nearly 4,000 miles. Walk along the Juyong guan Pass and admire the panoramic views. Later, proceed to the Ming Tombs, burial site of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Today, you’ll visit the Summer Palace, a former royal retreat and now a lovely park that was constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden and is among the most noteworthy and classica...
Meals: Breakfast
Following breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA (via Shanghai on 2018 departures). Your memorable journey comes to an end as you arrive back in the U.S. later today.
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