3299$+ Best of China and Three Gorges Cruise 22 Days
City Date
Beijing
1
Montreal/Ottawa Toronto/Quebec
Halifax/Fredericton Moncton/ St. John
Calgary Edmonton
Vancouver Victoria
Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon
Landportion Only
3 Nov
2 3 4 5
3299$
3499$
3199$ 2999$ 3399$
2399$
Xi’an
6 7 8 Suzhou 11 12 13 14 15
Shanghai
9 10
Chongqing
Jingzhou
1 2 3
Note: Price per person with double occupancy, Single Supplement 980$ (valid for 2010) Canada Q Beijing
Depart from Canada to Beijing. Stay overnight on the flight. Arrive in Beijing. Tourist guide greets you at the airport upon the arrival then transfer to hotel to check in. Stay at Pullman Beijing West Wanda or same level hotel for the night. where senior Beijing people live, and visit the ancient residence of the local people. Enjoy your leisure time in the afternoon. Stay overnight at the same hotel. Fly from Beijing to Xi’an. Admire the Big Wild Goose Pagoda on the way to the famous ancient City Wall. Learn about the Chinese calligraphy culture while walking on the ancient city wall. Stay overnight at Empark Grand Hotel or same level hotel. Visit the site of terra cotta warriors and horses buried in the tomb of China’s first emperor and the museum of bronze chariots. And then go visit the jade factory. Enjoy a special dumpling banquet, and watch Dang Dynasty songs and dances show in the evening. Stay overnight at the same hotel.
Beijing (S)
6
Beijing – Xi’an (B/L/S)
Guilin
16 17 18
19 Guangzhou 20 21
Hongkong
22
Beijing (B/L/S)
4
Service included :
1 International and domestic air tickets, train ticket, air-conditioned bus 2 5 stars hotels and breakfast 3 Lunches and dinners mentioned in the itinerary 4 First entrance ticket of the visits, local style dinners, and shows mentioned in the itinerary 5 Professional English speaking guide 6 Tour leader accompanying on for 20 or more group members
Tour Tiananmen Square, the world’s largest inner city square and the symbol of Beijing, and visit Forbidden City, which is also called Palace Museum, the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, and Summer Palace, a well-preserved Qing imperial garden. On the way, visit a cloisonné factory. Enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck dinner in the evening. Stay overnight at the same hotel.
7 8 9
Xi’an (B/L/S)
Xi’an Q Shanghai v Suzhou (B/L/S)
Beijing (B/L/S)
5
Enjoy the full day of excursion to the Great Wall. On the way, admire the famous Olympic stadium which also named Bird Nest and Water Cube, and go visit the fresh-water pearl factory. Watch the famous Chinese Kongfu show in the evening. Stay overnight at the same hotel. Tour the Temple of Heaven, a great masterpiece of Chinese architecture and landscape design and a place where the Ming and Qing emperors offered their sacrifice to the heaven praying for peace and harvest. Take tricycle tour of Hutong, the traditional place
Take a morning flight from Xi’an to Shanghai. Transfer by a private coach from Shanghai to Suzhou upon the arrival. In Suzhou, a city known for its gardens, you will visit the Garden of the Master of Nets, and have a boat trip to tour the Shantang Street. And visit a silk factory. Stay at Grand Metro Park Hotel or same level hotel for the night.
Beijing (B/L)
Suzhou v Luzhi v Shanghai
(B/L/S)
Take a coach to Luzhi and tour the beautiful town famous for its many Chinese traditional bridges. Leave for Shanghai. Upon the arrival, Have a walk on the Bund and tour Nanjing Road, the city’s commercial center that was once called the First Street in China.
Services exclude:
1 Chinese visa : 65$ 2 Tips for local tourist guides and drivers: 220$; luggage man: 20$, Bateau (40$) 3 Personal buying or optional tours 4 Insurance premium and overload luggage fee.
17 18
at the airport and transfer you to Yangshuo directly. Stay at Taohuajiang Hotel or same level hotel for the night.
Cruise on Lijiang River and enjoy the picturesque river and mountain landscape along the river. You may take an optional countryside tour here to have a further experience in the afternoon. Enjoy one of the best shows “Impression Liu San Jie” in the evening. Stay overnight at same hotel. Take a private coach return to Guilin in the morning. Visit the Mount Elephant Trunk and Reed Flute Cave. And then visit the precious sea pearl factory on the way back to hotel. Stay at Guilin Waterfall Hotel or same level hotel for the night. Local guide sees you off at the airport for the flight to Guangzhou. Visit the Ancient Residency of Family Chen upon the arrival. Stay at Shi Fu Holiday Inn or same level hotel for the night.
Yangshuo (B/L/S)
Yangshuo v Guilin (B/L/S)
10 11 12 13
Watch an acrobatic show in the evening. Stay at Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel or same level hotel for the night. Visit the Shanghai Museum to watch porcelain, ceramic or bronze items of several thousand years old. Visit an exposition of silk carpet. After lunch, enjoy your leisure time in the afternoon. Take the boat trip on the Huangpu River in the evening admiring the beautiful “Oriental Lights City - Shanghai”. Stay overnight at the same hotel.
14 15 16
19 20 21 22
Guilin Q Guangzhou (B/L/S)
Shanghai (B/L)
Today the cruise will sail into the Shennong Stream, the Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge. The Wu Gorge boasts the most immediately beautiful and spectacular scenery of the Three Gorges. Although Qutang Gorge is the smallest among the Three Gorges, it is actually the most powerful one and the water here flows most rapidly at this spot. Stay the night on board. Shore excursion to Wanxian City, located along the Yangtze. You will have a city tour of the museum, relocated village and the local markets. Enjoy the last stay on the boat. Stay the night on board.
Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/S)
Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/S)
Take a private coach departing to Hong Kong in the early morning. Arrive in Hong Kong at noon then transfer to hotel directly. You will have a free-schedule tour in the afternoon: shopping, resting or having optional tour. Stay at Nina & Convention Centre or same level hotel for the night. Enjoy your leisure time throughout the day: shopping, resting, or having optional tour in Hong Kong or in Macau. Stay overnight at the same hotel. Tourist guide sees you off at the airport. Depart from Hong Kong back to Canada. Tour ends.
Guangzhou v Hong Kong (B)
Hong Kong
Shanghai Q Wuhan v Jingzhou
(B/L/S)
Fly to Wuhan from Shanghai. Take a coach to Jingzhou. Visit Jingzhou city museum. Embark the Royal Princess – 5 stars Cruise after dinner. Stay the night on board.
Chongqing Q Guilin v Yangshuo
(B/L/S)
Hong Kong Q Canada
Arrive in Chongqing in the morning. Watch panda at Panda Zoo. Then fly to Guilin. Local guide greets you
With a rich Chinese cultural heritage of thousands of years, the Three Gorges is not only a picturesque natural gallery, but also a spectacular treasure house. All the day on the cruise, you choose the activities you are interested in, such as: Gyms, Chinese Painting, and Chinese Calligraphy etc. Take part in a welcoming cocktail held by the captain. Stay overnight on board. Shore excursion to visit the Three Gorges Dam in the morning, the largest project of China. The cruise sails into the Xiling Gorge in the afternoon, which is renowned for being extremely perilous and is the longest one of the Three Gorges. Stay the night on board.
Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/S)
Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/S)
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