Day 1: BEIJING
Arrive in the evening and transfer to your 5* hotel. Due to various
arrival times, meals are on your own.
Day 2: BEIJING
Your morning sightseeing includes Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden
Palace. From there continue to the old Hutong part of Beijing
where you will enjoy a bicycle rickshaw ride and visit a local
Chinese family who will cook and share their lunch with you.
Then visit the Temple of Heaven. End the day with a dinner
at a local restaurant prior to returning to your hotel for
overnight. (B, SL, D)
Day 3:
BEIJING
Today, visit one of the modern wonders of world: the
Great Wall of China! After lunch at the wall, visit a local
Kung Fu* school where students will stage a performance for you
featuring the techniques of this ancient martial art. Tonight’s
dinner will be at a popular local minority restaurant *When closed,
Kung Fu school will be substituted with a Kung Fu Theater performance
in the evening. (B, SL, D)
Day 4: BEIJING
Today’s sightseeing of the Summer Palace will include a
short boat ride. The included tour portion of the day will end
at Tiananmen Square and the balance of the day will be free.
Lunch is on own. Explore Beijing on your own, or join your guide
for an impromptu visit to a local marketplace (Silk Alley or
similar). The evening is reserved for a classic Peking Duck Dinner
followed by a performance of the unique Chinese Opera. (B, SD)
Day 5: BEIJING - WUHAN
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Wuhan.
A snack will be served on the plane. On arrival, your sightseeing
of this city located on the confluence of 3 rivers will include
Mao Tze Tung’s Residence and the Ancient History museum
where you will enjoy a short unique concert performed on 1000
year old bells! Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight
at your deluxe hotel. (B, D)
Day 6: WUHAN-YICHANG-CRUISE EMBARKATION
After breakfast, board your bus for a 3 hour ride through rural
China, where you will get a glimpse of the rice paddies and authentic
country life. On arrival in Shashi, enjoy a lunch at a local
restaurant prior to visiting the unique History Museum, home
to Mr. Sui, the 1000 year old mummy still preserved with most
of his body parts intact! After some free time in the city, continue
on to Yichang where after dinner at a local restaurant, you will
board your deluxe “floating hotel” for the start
of your Yangtze adventure! (B, L, D)
Day 7: CRUISE: THREE GORGES DAM
Begin the day with a tour of this massive wonder and then continue
sailing through the wide Xiling Gorge and the mysterious Wu
Gorge. Tonight enjoy the Captain’s Welcome cocktail followed
by an on board fashion show performed by your crew. (B, L,D)
Day 8: CRUISE: LESSER GORGES AND SAMPAN
Enjoy exploring the Lesser Gorges along the Shennong Stream or
Danning River by small motorized sampans. Here you will see
unique flora and fauna, the hanging coffins of the ancient
BA people and visit local minority villages. In the afternoon
sail through the mythical Wu and the churning Qutang Gorges.
A Crew Revue is scheduled for tonight! (B, L, D)
Day 9: CRUISE: YANGTZE RIVERTOWNS
Today explore Shibaozhai or Fengdu, typical riverside towns,
where a tour will introduce you to all the local attractions.
The evening is reserved for our Captain’s Gala Dinner
followed by a Karaoke party! (B, L, D)
Day 10: END CRUISE-CHONGQING-XIAN DISEMBARKATION
Bid your ship goodbye as you disembark and continue with your
China adventure. First stop is at the Panda Zoo followed by
the local communal Artist Village. After lunch at a local restaurant,
tour a silk factory on your way to the airport for your short
flight to Xian where after check-in, dinner will be on your
own. (B, D)
Day 11: XIAN
Tour the magnificent Terra Cotta Museum where over 8000 life
sized warriors have stood guard for the last 2000 years! Then
enjoy a cooked to order lunch at the museum restaurant. Stop
at a lacquer-ware factory on your way back to the hotel. The
evening is reserved for a special dinner and the fabulous Tang
Dynasty show. (B, L, SD)
Day 12: XIAN-GUILIN
After a leisurely breakfast, check out of your hotel and transfer
to the airport for your flight to Guilin, the gateway to the
mythical Li River. Snack on plane. On arrival check in to your
hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight. (B, D)
Day 13: GUILIN- LI RIVER SAILING -YANGSHUO
The morning is reserved for a half-day cruise along the beautiful,
mystical Li River. Explore the bustling town of Yangshuo in
the early afternoon. Here you will have dinner followed by
the brand new “Impressions of the Third Sister Liu” light
and dance show performed under the stars by the river. Overnight.
(B, L, D)
Day 14: GUILIN - SHANGHAI
After breakfast, transfer to Guilin airport for your flight to
Shanghai. Snack served on the plane. On arrival, transfer to
your deluxe hotel. Dinner tonight will be at a popular local
restaurant. (B, SD)
Day 15: SHANGHAI .
Begin your sightseeing of this skyscraper city by touring the
Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens, and Nanjing Road. Return to your hotel
for a short rest. Lunch is on own. In the evening, enjoy an early
dinner at a local restaurant followed by an amazing performance
of the fabulous Chinese Acrobats. (B, D)
Day 16: SHANGHAI-SUZHOU
Depart via bus/train for China’s “Venice”,
the City of Canals, Suzhou, where you will take a tour including
a boat ride on the Grand Canal and Pan Men Gate. In the evening
visit the “Garden of Master of the Nets” with a special
dinner and performance. Overnight. (B, L, SD)
Day 17: SUZHOU - SHANGHAI
Return to Shanghai in the morning and continue sightseeing with
a visit to the Children’s Palace where talented kids
will perform for you. Continue to the Jade Buddha Temple, stop
for a classic Mongolian style BBQ lunch, tour the impressive
Shanghai Museum with Audio Guide and end the day with a dinner
at a local restaurant. (B, SL, D)
Day 18: SHANGHAI-HOME
End of Cruise.
