| 18 Days of Beijing - Shanghai - Yichang -
Yangtze River Cruise - Chongqing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin -
Hongkong |
HOTEL |
B+L+D |
| D1 |
Arrival in Beijing |
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Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The
rest of the day is on your own to explore the capital city of
China. |
| D2 |
the Tiananmen Square/ the Forbidden City/ the Temple of
Heaven |
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B+L+D |
| After breakfast vsit the Tiananmen Square,located at the center of Beijing
City , where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes,
Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag
raising ceremony. And then trasfer to the Forbidden City and the Temple of
Heaven which are in quite traditinal Chinese building style. |
| D3 |
the Badaling Great Wall/the Sacred Way/ the Ming
Tomb
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B+L |
| After your breakfast visit the Badaling Great Wall. In order to not have
lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be suggest to have Sichuan food at
a local popular restaurant. After lunch visit the Sacred Way and the Ming
Tomb in the afternoon. |
| D4 |
Beijing
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B |
| Only the hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. We intend to
leave the day free for you to absorb something of the vibrant atmosphere of
Beijing. |
| D5 |
Beijing - Shanghai
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B+L |
| Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival,
please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves. You are suggested
to visit the Nanjing Road and the Bund. |
| D6 |
Shanghai
|
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested
to visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden on your own. |
| D7 |
Shanghai
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. The full day's
activities are arranged by yourselves. |
| D8 |
Shanghai - Yichang
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B |
| You are suggested to visit the Jade Buddha Temple on your own. Take a flight
to Yichang by yourselves. Pick you up at Yichang airport and visit the Yichang
Museum if time permits. Check in at the luxurious cruise ship to stay
overnight. |
| D9 |
Yangtze Three Gorges Dam |
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B+L+D |
| Take an excursion to the under constructed Three Gorges Dam-- one of the
biggest hydropower structures in the world and ranks as a key part of the
improvement and development of the Yangtze River. Enter the Xiling Gorge. The
Captain's Welcome Party will be held in the evening. |
| D10 |
Badong (Shennong Stream) |
|
B+L+D |
| Disembark at Badong and take a small pea boat along Shennong Stream to enjoy
the marvelous spectacles of the nature. |
| D11 |
Fengdu |
|
B+L+D |
| After breakfast, visit the Ghost City of Fengdu, the first scenic spot that
you will see along the Three Gorges. Continue sailing to pass through the
mountains of Eastern Sichuan. |
| D12 |
Chongqing - Xian |
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B+L |
| After breakfast, relax and pack your bags with leisure. The estimated
arrival in Chongqing is 9:00. Our guide will meet you on board and a city tour
to the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W.
Stilwell will be offered. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the
hotel. |
| D13 |
the Terracotta Warriors-Horses Museum-the Big Wild Goose Pagoda-the
Provincial History Museum |
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B+L |
| Visit the famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum built in Qin
Dynasty--- the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th
century. Take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known
restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda which is a
well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists, and then trasfer
to the Provincial History Museum which is considered as an obligation to be a
showcase of ancient civilizations. |
| D14 |
Xian - Guilin |
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B |
| The day is arranged by yourselves, you are suggested to visit the City Wall,
the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the Bazaar near the Mosque
by yourselves. You are suggested to take a shuttle bus to the airport and the
bus stop is very near to your hotel. Board the flight to Guilin by yourselves.
Our guide will pick you up at Guilin airport and transfer to the
hotel. |
| D15 |
Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin |
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B+L |
| Transfer you to the pier to board the cruise ship. Then the activities along
the Li River and in Yangshuo will be handled by yourselves. Enduring memories
are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in
Yangshuo, you may have a short bicycle trip to the countryside. Alternatively,
you can take an electric car instead of taking bicycles. Go back to Guilin by
yourselves. The shuttle bus ticket from Yangshuo to Guilin can be purchased
easily at the bus stop. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not
meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel
today). |
| D16 |
Guilin - Hongkong |
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B |
| The day is free. You are suggested to visit the Reed Flute Cavewhich is
considered as a brilliant cave marked on almost all travel itineraries. The cave
got its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make
flutes. Then go and watch the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill, it is
the masterpiece of karst landscape, composed of pure limestone deposited on
seabed 360million years ago. Then take a taxi to the airport by yourselves to
board the flight to Hongkong. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have
booked for you by yourselves. |
| D17 |
Hongkong |
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested
to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. Peak tram ride to mid-level of Central
District then to the Victoria Peak, visit the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley
Market on your own. |
| D18 |
Departure from Hongkong |
|
B |
| You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by
yourselves. |
