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Yangtze Downstream Discovery 14 Days / 11 Nights

TOUR CODE TYD 2011

Beijing - Xian - Chongqing - Yangtze Cruise - Suzhou - Shanghai

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Day 1-2 Depart from LAX

Board a Trans-Pacific flight to Beijing.

Day 3 Beijing (AB, L, D)

Arrive in Beijing in the early morning. Prior to checking into the hotel, we visit sites of the 2008 Olympic Games such as the Bird's Nest (outside) and the Water Cube (outside). After resting up, we visit the Summer Palace and a pearl factory.

Day 4 Beijing (AB, L, SD)

After breakfast, we visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening, we are treated to a famous Peking Duck Welcome Banquet.


Boatman on Shennong Stream

Day 5 Beijing (AB, L, D)

Along the way to the Great Wall, we stop by a jade factory. After exploring the Great Wall, lunch is served. We then return to the city for shopping followed by dinner and a Kung Fu show.

Day 6 Beijing-Xian (AB, L, D)

The morning is free to take a Hutong Tour before our flight to Xian.

Day 7 Xian (AB, L, SD)

Three pits contain over 7,300 warriors, horses and chariots crafted more than 2,000 years ago in honor of China¡¦s first Emperor Qin Shi Huang. After lunch, continue to the Big Goose Pagoda and the Ancient City Wall. We attend a spectacular Tang Dynasty Show and later indulge ourselves with a Chinese Dumpling Banquet.

Day 8 Xian-Chongqing-Cruise (AB, L, D)

Board a flight to Chongqing where we visit the General Joseph Stillwell WWII Museum. We will also visit a Panda Garden before boarding our 5-Star Century Diamond Cruiser.


Century Diamongd Cruise down the Yangtze River

Day 9 Yangtze Cruise (AB, L, D)

Our first excursion includes Fengdu Ghost City, which contains numerous statues of devils and ghosts. In the evening, enjoy Captain's Welcome Party and Welcome Crew Show.
 

Day 10 Yangtze Cruise (AB, L, D)

Today's shore excursion consists of the Lesser Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, and Xiling Gorge. Also, take an exciting excursion through the Shennong Stream, where you will hop on a small peapod boat.

Day 11 Yichang-Suzhou (AB, L, SD)

Shore excursion of the Three Gorges Dam and arrival in Yichang. Later, we take flight to Shanghai and visit the beautiful city of Suzhou.


Tiananmen Square

Day 12 Suzhou-Shanghai (AB, L, D)

In Suzhou we visit Tiger Hill, the Linger-in Garden and Silk Factory #1 before returning to Shanghai. A side excursion of Shanghai Harbor cruise or Shanghai Acrobat Show completes the evening.

Day 13 Shanghai (AB, L)

Today we enjoy a ride up the famous Pearl TV Tower in the Pudong section, stroll through Yu Yuan Garden and the surrounding Old Shanghai District. Lunch is followed by a walk along Nanjing Road and the waterfront Bund to view the city skyline.

Day 14 Shanghai-USA (AB)

Free morning in Shanghai before catching a flight back home via Beijing.


Hotels may be substituted for similar rated accommodations.
AB:American Breakfast Buffet
L:Lunch
D:Dinner
SD:Specialty Dinner



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