Beijing
Xian Shanghai
Chongging Yichang Shanghai
Inc Downstream Yangtze River and Gorge Cruise
13 Days/12 Nights
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Itinerary Day 1. Arrive in Beijing. You will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel (5 star) Day 2. After breakfast a full days City tour: Tian Anmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace. (B.L.D) Day 3. Today you visit the Great Wall of China at Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs with the Sacred Way. (B.L.D). Balance of day free. Day 4. today you go to the Temple of Heaven where you can also see local people doing Taiji morning exercises. From there you will experience a Hutong Tour. Balance of day free. Evening Peking Duck dinner & cultural show. (B.L.SD) Day 5. Transfer to airport. Flight to Xi'an. Met and transferred to hotel (4 star). City Tour in Xi'an: Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Provincial History Museum. (B.L.D) Day 6. Full day Terracotta Warriors and its Museum. Evening for Dumpling dinner & Tang Dynasty Show. (B.L.SD) Day 7. Transfer to airport for you morning flight to Chongqing. Time to visit the zoo and its Giant Pandas. Embark MV. Paradise before 8 p.m. and set sail at midnight. (B.L.D)
Day 8.
Cruise and shore excursion to Shibaozhai. (B.L.D) Day 9. Cruise and shore excursion to Shennong. Experience travel by Sampan. (B.L.D) Day10. Cruise and shore excursion to the New Dam site. Disembark Yichang at 13:30. Afternoon flight to Shanghai where you are met and transferred to your hotel. (4 star) (B.L) Day 11. After breakfast a full day city tour with Acrobatic Show in the evening. Visit The Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Carpet Factory. (B.L.D) Day12. Morning excursion to Zhujiajiao, a river-town near Shanghai. Afternoon visit to the Shanghai Museum. (B.L.D) Day13. Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. End of tour. (B) B = Breakfast. L = Lunch. D = Dinner. SD = Special Dinner |
Seasonal Tour Cost 2009
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Arrive Beijing |
Package Rate |
Single Supplement |
Extra Night Per Room in Beijing |
Extra Night Per Room in Shanghai |
| 04 April | US$1600 | US$763 | US$95 | US$95 |
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25 April |
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02 May |
US$1650 |
US$800 |
US$95 |
US$95 |
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09 May |
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16 May |
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23 May |
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30 May |
US$1575 | US$748 | US$120 | US$102 |
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29 August |
US$1650 | US$800 | US$95 | US$105 |
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05 September |
US$1675 | US$825 | US$102 | US$102 |
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12 September |
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19 September |
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26 September |
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| 24 October | US$1650 | US$800 | US$102 | US$102 |
Tour package includes:
Buffet breakfast at hotels
3 nights at Shanghai Galaxy Hotel or similar ( 4 star)
2 nights at Xian Aurum Hotel or similar ( 4 star)
4 nights at Regal Court Hotel or similar ( 5 star)
3 nights on MV Splendid China (4 star Cruise) & all meals on board. Standard cabin without balcony. Upgrades possible.
Sightseeing with lunch & dinner listed in the above itinerary, including Peking Duck Dinner & cultural show in Beijing and Dumpling dinner & Tang Dynasty Show in Xian.
Professional English speaking tour guide service in each city
Round trip airport/hotel/pier transfers in each city
Airfare Beijing/Xian/Chongquin and Yichang/Shanghai.
The single supplement includes the rate of single cabin on cruise.
Cost excludes:
Airline fuel surcharge for domestic flights. Currently US$85 per person paid in advance. This can vary up and hopefully down.
Arrival & Dept International flights
International Airport Tax out of Beijing
Personal expenses
Gratuities to guides, drivers, porters & cruise staff.
Remarks:
Price is subject to change, if sightseeing entrance fees or exchange rate changes.
There are no discounts for children under 12.