| 17 Days of Hongkong - Guilin - Yangshuo -
Guilin - Shanghai - Yichang - Yangtze River Cruise - Chongqing - Xian -
Beijing |
HOTEL |
B+L+D |
| D1 |
Arrival in Hongkong |
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Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves.
The rest of the day is on your own to explore the shopping paradise
city. |
| D2 |
Hongkong - Guilin |
??? |
B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested
to have a half-day Hongkong Island tour by taking peak tram to mid-level of
Central District then to Victoria Peak. Later visit Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and
Stanley Market on your own. The air ticket will be delivered to you ahead of
schedule and please take an afternoon flight to Guilin by yourselves. Our guide
will pick you up at Guilin airport and transfer you to the hotel. |
| D3 |
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). |
| D4 |
Guilin - Shanghai
|
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B |
| Visit the Reed Flute Cave which 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. Take a taxi
to the airport by yourselves to board the flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival,
please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves. |
| D5 |
Shanghai
|
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are
suggested to visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund on your
own. |
| D6 |
Shanghai
|
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. The full day's
activities are arranged by yourselves. |
| D7 |
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 ship to stay
overnight. |
| D8 |
Yangtze Three Gorges Dam
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|
B+L+D |
| Take an excursion to the under constructed Three Gorges Dam. Enter the
Xiling Gorge. The Captain's Welcome Party will be held in the evening. |
| D9 |
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. |
| D10 |
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. |
| D11 |
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. |
| D12 |
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. |
| D13 |
Xian - Beijing |
in the train |
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. See you off at the railway station to take an overnight soft
sleeper train to Beijing. |
| D14 |
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. The Beijing Duck
Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by an excellent Peking Opera
performance at the Theatre. |
| D15 |
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. |
| D16 |
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. |
| D17 |
Departure from Beijing |
|
B |
| Visit the Summer Palace, time permitting. See off. End our
tour. |
