Detailed Itinerary of This Tour Package
Day 1 - Arrive in Shanghai
CT guide will hold a warm welcome to you at the airport, and take you to the hotel we have booked. The rest of the day will be on your own to adapt the time difference.
Accommodation :
Ramada Shanghai Wujiaochang
Day 2 - Shanghai
Today's excursion begins from Shanghai Museum, one of the biggest museums in China, and owns more than 120000 cultural relics. After a la carte lunch at a well selected restaurant, take you to Yuyuan Garden. Having a history of more than 400 years, Yuyuan Garden has been the representative of gardens existed in Ming Dynasty. Jade Buddha Temple, which processes two well-renowned Jade Buddhas is followed by. After a dainty dinner, Acrobatic Show is arranged; you can appreciate the wonder of the acrobatic. (B+L+D)
Day 3 - Shanghai - Yichang
We leave the whole morning for you to enjoy the metropolitan city according to your own preference. Nanjing Road is highly recommendable. Our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at appointed time, and transfer you to the airport to board the flight to Yichang. CTO guide will meet you at the Yichang airport. After dinner, you will embark the luxury President Cruise Ship and stay overnight. A necessary Safety, Orientation & River Briefing presentation starts at 20:30.(B+ D)
Accommodation :
President 4 Star Series
Day 4 - Yangtze River Cruise
Disembark to see the great water-power project, Three Gorges Dam. You will pass the five-step ship lock at 12:00. Then, continue sailing through the west section of Xiling Gorge. The elegant and exciting Captain's Welcome Party will held in the evening. Just enjoy the Chinese folk dancing and music performance, and bear a part in it for fun.(B+L+D)
Day 5 - Yangtze River Cruise
Land at Badong for a small wooden boat trip to enjoy the natural beauty of the crystal Shennong Stream after breakfast. Return to the ship and pass the spectacular Qutang Gorge and the pretty Wu Gorge.(B+L+D)
Day 6 - Yangtze River Cruise
Disembark at Fengdu to see Fengdu Ghost City or alternatively Shibaozhai. There will be a Farewell Party tonight. And the get-together invites you to join in the cruise staff's performance.(B+L+D)
Day 7 - Chongqing - Guilin
Prepare well for check-out after breakfast. The ship will arrive at Chaotianmen Dock, Chongqing, at around 9:00 in the morning. Our guide will meet you on board. Drive to visit General Joseph W Stillwell Museum and Chongqing Zoo (including Panda House). Then take you to the airport to board the flight to Guilin. CT guide will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation :
Bravo Hotel, Guilin
Day 8 - Guilin-Yangshuo
The guide will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the pier to take a cruise along Li River. During about 4 hours' cruise, you can perfectly appreciate the picturesque natural scenery of the riversides. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, your Yangshuo trip starts with an interesting bicycle tour along the countryside and a local family visit to know more about the daily life of the local people. After that, you can stroll along the well known Yangshuo West Street and fully relax yourselves in the evening. After dinner, enjoy the well known show-Impression Liusanjie. Transfer back to the hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation :
New Century Hotel,Yangshuo
Day 9 - Guilin-Xian
Drive back to Guilin and visit the mysterious Reed Flute Cave, which is famed for the odd-shaped Karst formations and became a tourist attraction to bring visitors into a kind of fairyland. Then transfer to Seven Star Park, which consists of seven peaks and it is said that the seven peaks are seven stars that fell from the sky. After a la carte lunch, be transfered to the airport and take the flight to Xian.Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation :
Grand New World Hotel, Xian
Day 10 - Xian
Your memorable trip in Xian begins from the world famous Terra-Cotta Army, one of the Eight World Wonders. You will marvel at the different features and facial expressions of terra-cotta and horses. Back to downtown to enjoy a palatable a la carte lunch at the famous restaurant. Afterwards, transfer to Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the landmark of Xian, and it is also a famous ancient architecture in China. Then the well preserved Xian City Wall, the wall show the brightness and the wisdom of the Chinese working people in the ancient time (B+L)
Day 11 - Xian
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and drive about one hour to Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, which is specialized in raising wild giant pandas and other rare wild animals, e.g. golden monkey, crested Ibis and other kinds of rare birds and animals, where you will find various information about the Giant Panda and you will enter into a world filled with the wildlife. After lunch in downtown, pay a visit to the Great Mosque and the famous Muslim Street nearby.For the dinner today, you will enjoy the Dumpling Banquet while the fancy Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show served. (B+L+D)
Day 12 - Xian-Beijing
Take a flight to Beijing. Our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. After having lunch, take you to Summer Palace, the imperial palace and garden of Qing Dynasty. It was built in 1750, holds an area of 290 hectares, and consists of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake (B+L)
Accommodation :
Sunworld Hotel, Beijing
Day 13 - Beijing
After enjoying breakfast, the guide will pick you up and transfer you to visit the largest city square in the world-Tiananmen Square, you can have some free time there and take some photos. Walking through the square, Forbidden City will be in front of you, you will be impressed
by such a magnificent and graceful architecture. After lunch, visit Temple of Heaven where ancient emperors worshipped and prayed for harvest. (B+L)
Day 14 - Beijing
Our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and take you to visit the amazing Badaling Great Wall, the attraction that our clients have never missed if come to Beijing. Then back to the downtown to have a Hutong trip by rickshaws to experience the traditional Chinese daily life. After a tasty Peking Duck Banquet dinner, a classic Peking Opera performance is followed by.(B+L+D)
Day 15 - Departure from Beijing
Pick you up at your hotel and transfer to the airport, see off. (B)
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