Detailed Itinerary of This Tour Package
Day 1 - Arrive in Beijing
Our guide will hold a warm welcome to you upon your arrival in Beijing.
After check in the hotel, the rest of the day will be on your own to adapt
the time difference and relax yourselves.
Accommodation :
Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall
Day 2 - Beijing
CT guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, and you can have some free time there. Forbidden City, one of the largest and best preserved architecture in the world, is the next destination of today's excursion. After a dainty lunch, start with the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to Heaven to pray for good harvests. Today's welcome dinner is a palatable Peking Duck Banquet in a notable restaurant followed by a classical Peking Opera performance. (B+L+D)
Day 3 - Beijing
Our local guide will accompany with you to Mutianyu Great Wall (including cable car up and toboggan down). It has been listed as Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and attracted more and more people all over the world. Enjoy the special lunch in a featured local style restaurant. Continue to Ming Tombs through Sacred Way. (B+L)
Day 4 - Beijing - Xian
Before fly to Xian, our guide will take you to pay a visit to Summer Palace, the imperial palace for the ancient emperors firstly in the morning. After enjoying a la carte lunch, Hutong by rickshaw is arranged in order to make you have general ideas of local people's daily life. Be driven to the airport to board the flight to Xian, the hometown of Terra Cotta Army. Local guide in Xian will hold a warm welcome to you according to your flight schedule. (B+L)
Accommodation :
Sheraton Hotel, Xian
Day 5 - Xian
Today you will start to explore Xian. A full day sightseeing takes you to the amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses.Then drive back to downtown to have lunch. After lunch, see the profound Banpo Neolithic Village and the landmark of the city, Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Today's dinner of Dumpling Banquet will be followed by the scheduled Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)
Day 6 - Xian
Visit Shaanxi History Museum,after have a la carte lunch then visit the well-preserved Xian City Wall and the Great Mosque and the famous Muslim Street nearby. You could also taste the local snack etc and view the special local product along the street. (B+L)
Day 7 - Xian - Lhasa
Be transferred to the airport to board a flight to Lhasa which is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is your next destination.Standing at a dizzying 3,600 meters above sea level, you will need the rest of day to adapt to the high altitude and should avoid excessive physical activity to prevent altitude sickness. (B+D)
Accommodation :
Four Points By Sheraton, Lhasa
Day 8 - Lhasa
After breakfast, start to appreciate the first and most important attraction- Potala Palace with a holy heart. Potala Palace is regarded as the iconic symbol of Tibet, and has long been enmeshed in the collective dreams of many travelers to this mystical region. After lunch, pay a visit to JokhangTemple, the most sacred monastery and spiritual center of Tibet and Bhakhor Street, a quadrangle
shaped bustling bazaar surround Jokhang Temple. (B+L+D)
Day 9 - Lhasa
Today's excursion starts with Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, and Tibet Museum with a permanent collection that celebrates the History of Tibetan Culture in the morning. After lunch, go to visit the Sera Monastery, one of the three most famous monasteries in Lhasa. The monks at Sera Monastery debate Doctrines almost every day, you could see the debating of Buddhist Doctrines, and be deeply impressed by the intense atmosphere. (B+L+D)
Day 10 - Lhasa - Chongqing
Transfer to have a Tibetan Family Visit to experience their daily life. After lunch, board a flight to Chongqing. Our local guide will meet you at Chongqing airport. After dinner, you will embark the deluxe Century Star Cruise ship who will weigh anchor at 22:30.. (B+L+D)
Accommodation :
Century Star
Day 11 - Yangtze River Cruise
Today's Activities There is a necessary Safety, Orientation & River Briefing presentation for you in the morning. After lunch, land at Fengdu for an excursion to see the karst landscape Snowy Jade Cave. The elegant and exciting Captain's Welcome Party will held at 20:00. Just enjoy the Chinese folk dancing and music performance, and bear a part in it for fun. (B+L+D)
Day 12 - Yangtze River Cruise
Today's Activities Today's sailing along Yangtze River offers you the charming sights of the spectacular Qutang Gorge and the pretty Wu Gorge. The knowledgeable river guide will let you get more idea of Three Gorges including the ancient plank road, mengliang stairway and hanging coffins. Land at Badong for a small wooden boat trip to enjoy the natural beauty of the crystal Shennong Stream. Return to the ship and continue sailing into the western section of Xiling Gorge. Tonight Farewell Party invites you to join in the cruise staff's performance.
Attractions Shennong StreamQutang GorgeWu Gorge (B+L+D)
Day 13 - Yichang - Shanghai
Today's Activities See the great project of Three Gorges Dam after breakfast. Back to the ship and prepare well for check-out. The ship will arrive in Yichang at about 11:30 and our guide will meet you on board. After lunch, transfer you to the airport to board a flight to Shanghai. Be transferred to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation :
Crowne Plaza Fudan Hotel
Day 14 - Shanghai
In the morning, the first day excursion is Shanghai Museum, which possesses a collection of 120,000 pieces, and is highly acclaimed internationally. Then Yuyuan Garden is followed by. As the quintessence of Southern Chinese landscape design in the Ming and Qing Dynasty, Yuyuan Garden takes the fancy of more and more foreigners. You are provided some free time to stroll around. After a la carte lunch, continue to Jade Buddha Temple, where the two Jade
Buddhist Statues kept, you may be moved by the peaceful and solemn atmosphere. After enjoying dinner in a well located restaurant, attend the exciting Tradition Chinese Acrobatic Show, which is deeply loved by visitors from home and abroad. (B+L+D)
Day 15 - Departure from Shanghai
Transfer you to the airport to board your homeward flight. Your memorable China trip ends. (B)