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Day
01: USA-CHINA
Overnight flights to China.
DAY 2: BEIJING
Arrive in China’s capital and transfer to your 4
*hotel. Due to various arrival times, meals are on your
own.
DAY 3: BEIJING
Enjoy a morning city tour to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden
City. An optional Hutong Tour with lunch with a local
family is offered or have a free afternoon for yourself.
The evening is reserved for your special Peking Duck
Welcome Dinner. (B, SD)
DAY 4: BEIJING
This morning depart for a half day excursion to the Great
Wall with lunch. Afterwards visit a Jade factory. The
balance of the day is free. An optional evening China
Opera performance is available from your guide. (B, L)
DAY 5: BEIJING - YICHANG
EMBARKATION
Fly from Beijing to Yichang in the late morning. Then enjoy
touring this Yangtze gateway including lunch and dinner
at local restaurants before embarking your luxurious vessel.
(B, L, D)
DAY 6: THREE GORGES DAM
Visit the 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 Captain’s
cocktail and Crew fashion show! (B, L, D)
DAY 7: SAMPAN RIDE
Today you travel down the Shennong Stream or Danning River
in small motorized sampans to view 1000 year old hangning
coffins, unique flora and fauna and unspoiled local minority
villages. In the afternoon, pass through the Wu and Qutang
Gorges. A Crew Revue is on for tonight! (B, L, D)
DAY 8: YANGTZE RIVERTOWN
Depending on sailing conditions, today you will stop and
tour one of two typical Yangtze riverside towns: Shibaozhai
or Fengdu. Your walking tour will highlight all the local
attractions. Then it’s time to prepare for your
Captain’s Farewell Dinner followed by the Karaoke
party where passenger participation is welcome! (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 fabulous Panda
Zoo. In the evening fly to Xian. Transfer to your first
class hotel where dinner is 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! Enjoy
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
Your morning tour visits the Jade Buddha Temple with a
Mongolian style BBQ lunch afterwards. Next you will visit
the Children’s Palace. Then you have some time
on your own before dinner, which will be followed by
an amazing Chinese Acrobatic Show. (B, SL, D)
DAY 13: SHANGHAI - HOME
As all good things must end.
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