| 14 Days of Beijing - Yichang - Yangtze
Cruise - Chongqing - Xian - Shanghai |
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. You can taste some folk food in the Wangfujing area if
you like. |
| 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- Yichang
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B+L |
| Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Yichang and visit the
Yichang Museum if time permits. Check in at the luxurious cruise ship to stay
overnight. |
| D6 |
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. |
| D7 |
Badong (Shennong Stream)
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B+L+D |
| Disembark at Badong and take a small pea boat along Shennong Stream to enjoy
the marvelous spectacles of the nature. |
| D8 |
Fengdu
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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. |
| D9 |
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. |
| D10 |
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. |
| D11 |
Xian - Shanghai |
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B |
| The day is arranged on your own, 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
by yourselves and the bus stop is very near to your hotel. Board the flight to
Shanghai on your own. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for
you by yourselves. |
| D12 |
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. |
| D13 |
Shanghai |
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B |
| The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. The full day's
activities are arranged by yourselves. |
| D14 |
Departure from Shanghai |
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B |
| You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves.
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