Port
charges and cruise fuel surcharges:
$93 /
China Visa -
$241 UPGRADES: Middle Deck
+
$122 pp , Upper Deck +
$246 pp, JR Suite
$1,848 pp
Twin cabin for single occupancy: add 50% of the cat chosen
Rates,
additional charges and conditions are subject to change,
and to
currency fluctuation, without notice - Errors and Omissions
Excepted 261107CM
First
class 4 star accommodations with daily breakfast: Hai Ge
International Hotel or similar (Beijing), Le Garden Hotel
or similar (Xian), Dorure International Hotel or similar
(Shanghai)
All
domestic ground transportation, and 3 intra-China domestic
flight segments
Sightseeing
tours including entrance fees as specified in the program
Buffet
breakfast daily plus lunches and dinners as specified
English
speaking local guides in each city PLUS National guide for
all departures with 15 or more
YANGTZE CRUISE
4 night upstream cruise in outside twin cabin
with balcony in category of your choice
All
on board lectures, briefing and entertainment arranged
by your crew and Cruise Managers
All
shore excursions along the route
SAMPLE
ITINERARY
Day 1:Arrive
from your overnight flights to China
Day 2: Arrival Beijing Arrive in
China’s capital and transfer to your
first class hotel. Meals are on your own today.
Day 3: Beijing Morning city tour
of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Lunch is on your own. The evening
is reserved for your special Peking Duck Dinner. (B, SD)
Day 4: Beijing This morning depart
for an excursion to the Great Wall, where lunch will be served after the tour.
On your way back you will visit a jade factory. The balance of the afternoon
is free and dinner is on your own. Optional Peking Opera (B, L)
Day 5: Beijing - Yichang EMBARKATION
Fly to Yichang in the morning. Here, you spend the day with lunch and dinner
at local restaurants before embarking the MS Victoria Empress. (B, L, D)
Day 6: Three
Gorges Dam
Excursion to Three Gorges Dam. Upon returning to the ship, pass
the gigantic locks of Three Gorges Dam and sail through the Xiling Gorge. In
the evening enjoy a Crew fashion show! (B, L, D)
Day 7: Sampan Ride
Excursion to the Shennong Stream or Danning River in small motorized sampans.
In the afternoon, pass through the Wu and Qutang Gorges. Crew Revue is on for
tonight! (B, L, D)
Day 8:Yangtze Riverside Towns
Depending on sailing
conditions, today you will stop and tour one of three typical
Yangtze riverside towns – Shibaoszai,
Fengdu or Wanxian. Your walking tours will highlight all
the local attractions. Then its time to prepare for your
Captain’s farewell dinner followed by our “wild” Karaoke
party where passenger participation is expected! (B, L, D)
Day
9: Chongqing - Xian DISEMBARKATION
Bid your lovely ship goodbye, as you disembark and continue
your China adventure with a stop at the Panda Zoo and a
visit to the communal Artist Village. In the evening fly
to Xian. Transfer to your hotel, dinner on your own. (B
L)
Day 10: Xian
This exciting day will begin with a tour of the magnificent
History Museum, where the 8000 Terra-Cotta Warriors of
Emperor Qi have been buried for over 2000 years! You
have lunch at the museum and afterwards visit a lacquer-ware
factory. The day will end with a fabulous Tang Dynasty
dinner and show. (B, L, SD)
Day
11:Xian - Shanghai
Time permitting, Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda on the
way to the airport before flying to Shanghai. In the
afternoon, your sightseeing tour will include the Bund
and Yu Yuan Gardens. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day
12: Shanghai
Morning tour to the Jade Buddha Temple and a Mongolian
style BBQ lunch. Afterwards you will visit the Children’s
Palace, and you will have some time on your own before
dinner, which will be followed by an Acrobatic Show. (B,
SL, D)
Day 13: Shanghai
- Home
As all good things must end, so does your China adventure.
Transfer to the airport for your flights back home. (B)
