Day 01: Starting in Beijing Meet the professional local guide upon arrival at the airport and check into the hotel. The rest day is left open for individual activities on your own. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: None |
Day 02: Beijing Included sightseeing with your private guide starts in the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and then a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the noted Peking Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant, and then the Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre is scheduled. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 03: Beijing The truly magnificent Great Wall will be presented to you this morning. After a lush lunch at a fancy Sichuan cuisine restaurant in a nearby county, the afternoon's sightseeing takes in the Ming Tomb and the Sacred Road. This evening the dinner will be arranged at a fancy restaurant at the famous Wangfujing Avenue. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 04: Beijing - Wuhan After visiting the royal garden - the Summer Palace, take flight to Wuhan. The local guide will pick you up at the airport and have a brief city tour to visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. After dinner, embark the deluxe China Regal cruise ship which starts sailing at 19:00. |
Hotel: China Regal Cruises      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 05: Sailing Full day is sailing. |
Hotel: China Regal Cruises      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 06: Three Gorges Dam Visit the Three Gorges Dam. |
Hotel: China Regal Cruises      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 07: Shennong Stream
Take a small junk to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature in the Shennong Stream. Be back to the cruise ship and then continue sailing. |
Hotel: China Regal Cruises      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 08: Wanxian Today's highlight is the morning disembarkation for an excursion to Wanxian. Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show. |
Hotel: China Regal Cruises      Meals: B, L, D |
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Day 09: Chongqing - Xian Your romantic cruise will come to an end upon arrival in Chongqing at around 10:00. Proceed to disembark in the following. Our customized guide will expect you on the bank. Then a brief city tour which covers the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell will be arranged. Afterwards, a rich buffet lunch will be served at the 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze. Take flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel where a rich buffet dinner is scheduled for you.
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Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 10: Xian Drive eastwards to visit the genuine Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Lunch is scheduled at a decent Cantonese Cuisine restaurant in downtown. Afternoon delights include the visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. In the evening enjoy the glorious Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. |
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Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 11: Xian Visit the Provincial History Museum and have a la carte lunch at a local fancy restaurant. Continue Xian city tour to visit the Great Mosque and a local family. |
Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel      Meals: B, L |
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Day 12: Xian - Shanghai End your Xian tour with the visit to the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, see off by the flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 13: Shanghai One full day is to explore Shanghai, including the sightseeing of the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a Huangpu River cruise. Dinner will be served at a fancy restaurant named Wang Bao He, which is the best place to sample Shanghai cuisine. The evening delight is the Portman Acrobatic Show held at the Shanghai Center Theatre. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 14: Ending in Shanghai See you off and our service ends here. |
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