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16 Day China with Tibet & 3 Day Yangtze River Cruise
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| Shanghai, Xian, Tibet, Yangtze River, Beijing |
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- Flights LAX-Shanghai, Beijing-LAX
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for ion and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- Intra-flights
- 14 nights First Class accommodations
- 3 nights Yafan Longmen Hotel, Shanghai
- 2 nights [Grand New World Hotel], Xian
- 3 nights [Lhasa Xin Ding Grand Hotel], Tibet
- 3 nights Cruise downstream on the [Victoria Empress], Yangtze River
- 3 nights [Huabin International Hotel], Beijing
- All transfers
- 28 meals: 14 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 6 dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Entrance fees per itinerary
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Optional tours, and gratuities |
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| Terracotta Army & Potala Palace |
| Jokang Temple |
| Forbidden City |
| Great Wall of China |
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| Day 1: Wednesday - Depart the USA |
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Depart the USA to China. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
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| Day 2: Thursday - Arrive in Shanghai |
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Arrive in Shanghai and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Shanghai
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| Day 3: Friday - Shanghai City Tour |
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This morning, following a welcome orientation with your tour manager, enjoy a tour of the major attractions of Shanghai. Wander the classical Yuyuan Garden, built during the Ming Dynasty by the high-ranking government official Pan Yunduan. The Gardens total area occupies approximately five acres, and features pavilions, ponds, rockeries, cloisters, and streams all within six scenic zones, including the Sansui Hall and Wanhua Chamber. In existence for 400 years, the Gardens were specifically constructed for Pans aging parents as a sanctuary in which to live out their lives. Next, experience the old world charm of the Bund, the former "Wall Street" of the foreign powers. Walk along its park-like waterfront promenade between the Wusong River and Old Town. Later today, enjoy a stop at a local silk carpet factory. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure Optional: Acrobatic Show with Dinner Overnight: Shanghai
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B, L )
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| Day 4: Saturday - Full Day in Shanghai |
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Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Shanghai on your own Optional: Full Day Suzhou with Lunch & Cruise on the Grand Canal Overnight: Shanghai
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| Day 5: Sunday - Flight to Xian |
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After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, trace the beginnings of Chinese civilization at the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum. Opened to the public in 1991, the museum is in southern Xian, and is home to a wealth of historical artifacts and treasures from the Han and Tang dynasties Optional: Dumpling Dinner Overnight: Xian
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| Day 6: Monday - Xian Antiquities Tour with Terracotta Army |
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This morning, after breakfast you will have the opportunity to take a short walk to the local bird market at Xingqing park. A market filled with beautiful flowers, birds and local culture. Later this morning visit to a local Lacquer Furniture Shop. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant before a tour of Xians antiquities. Your tour includes the archaeological site at the tomb of Chinas first emperor, Qin Shi Huang (259-210 B.C.), where more than 8,000 finely sculpted, life-size terracotta soldiers and horses were discovered by local farmers in 1974. The archaeological excavation of the three pits where the Terracotta Army was found continues today, more than thirty years since the time of its unearthing Optional: Tang Dynasty Dinner with Entertainment Overnight: Xian
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B, L )
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| Day 7: Tuesday - Flight to Lhasa, Tibet |
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This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Tibet. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure Overnight: Lhasa
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B, D )
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| Day 8: Wednesday - Potala Palace |
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Today see one of the grandest monuments in all of Asia: the extraordinary Potala Palace. Built in the 17th century (atop the original 7th-century site), it boasts more than 1,000 rooms, including the Red Palace (where the Dalai Lama once lived), 10,000 chapels, and a labyrinth of mysterious dungeons. It took 7,000 workers and 1,500 artists and craftsmen more than 50 years to build the adjoining White and Red Palaces. This Eastern architectural triumph was the worlds tallest building before the creation of 20th-century skyscrapers. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. On way back to hotel, we will visit the Tibetan Art Factory shop. Later this evening, enjoy dinner and a cultural show at a local restaurant Overnight: Lhasa
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B, L, D )
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| Day 9: Thursday - Jokhang Temple |
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After breakfast today, we head for the Barkhor Bazaar, a section of the oldest part of Lhasa that bustles with marketplace activity and religious devotion. Later today, visit the 1,300-year-old Jokhang Temple, where we are likely to see Buddhist pilgrims making clockwise circuits on their hands and knees in reverence to one of Tibets most sacred sites. Thousands of yak-butter candles flicker inside beneath the enlightened gaze of the golden Jowo Sakyamuni, the seventh-century Buddha statue that the temple was built to house Overnight: Lhasa
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B, L, D )
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| Day 10: Friday - Flight to Chongqing |
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This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Chongqing. Upon arrival, enjoy a visit to the Stillwell Museum. At the beginning of 1942, General Joseph Warren Stilwell, a four-star U.S. Army general, acting under the orders of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, arrived in China to assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in the China-Burma-India theater. General Stilwell resided here at that time, and returned to the U.S. on October 21, 1944. With the aid of General Stilwell, the Chinese people won the War of Resistance against the Japanese invaders. To commemorate General Stilwells help, the local government of the city of Chongqing renovated the generals former temporary residence in Chongqing, and opened it to the public, as Stilwell Museum, in 1991. The Museum mainly exhibits the historical materials, data and pictures concerning General Stilwell and his mission in Chongqing. Later this evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant, then transfer to board your ship n the Yangtze River Overnight: Yangtze River
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| Day 11: Saturday - Cruise to Fengdu |
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Cruise to Fengdu, the "Ghost City," and view the temples at Mingshan Hill. (Alternatively, the cruise may visit Wanxian or Shibaozhai) Optional Shore Excursion: Fengdu Ghost City Overnight: Yangtze River
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B, L, D )
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| Day 12: Sunday - Qutang and Wuxia Gorges |
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Sail through Qutang Gorge, the smallest of the three Yangtze gorges, and dock at Wushan for an excursion through the Small Three Gorges along the Daning River. Enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding mountain passes as you sail through the 25-mile long Wuxia (Witches) Gorge, famous for its fabled Twelve Peaks. According to legend, the peaks are believed to be the spirits of 12 fairies, the most famous of them being the Shennu Feng (Goddess) Peak, which is topped by a huge rock resembling a kneeling maiden Optional Shore Excursion: Lesser Three Gorges Overnight: Yangtze River
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B, L, D )
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| Day 13: Monday - Xiling Gorge Flight to Beijing |
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Sail downstream through Xiling Gorge. The longest section of the Three Gorges system, it comprises the Xietan, Qintan, and Kongling rapids in what is known as the Three Rapids of Xiling. Visit the Three Gorges Dam near Sandouping Village. The dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, nearly six times the size of the Hoover Dam. This afternoon, disembark at Yichang to board your flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel Optional Shore Excursion: Three Gorges Dam Overnight: Beijing
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B, L )
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| Day 14: Tuesday - Great Wall of China |
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Enjoy a full-day excursion to the Great Wall of China, the longest man-made structure on Earth, spanning nearly 4,000 miles of Chinas northern frontier. Stop at a local Jade Shop before arriving to the Great Wall. Walk along the promenades and enjoy the unrivaled scenic views of beautiful mountain passes, plateaus and grasslands from this 7th-century defensive fortification. Afterwards, depart for lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. Following lunch, a brief stop at the Beijing Olympic village before returning to Beijing Optional: Peking Duck Dinner Overnight: Beijing
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B, L )
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| Day 15: Wednesday - Forbidden City, Summer Palace Tour & Panda Visit |
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Enjoy a full day tour of the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Begin at Tiananmen Square, the largest public plaza in the world. Erected in 1417 at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the square was renovated and renamed two centuries later at the onset of the Great Qing Dynasty. View several impressive monuments outlining the Squares perimeter, including the Great Hall of the People, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the Squares famed ceremonial gateway. From here, venture north for a visit to the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace), a construction comparable to the Pyramids in Egypt. Known today as the Palace Museum, the entire site is comprised of 800 buildings with more than 9,000 rooms. Visit a local Pearl Shop before a visit to the Summer Palace. Lunch will be served at an authentic Chinese restaurant during the Summer Palace visit. Later today, a visit with the Pandas at the Beijing Zoo Overnight: Beijing
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| Day 16: Thursday - Depart for the USA |
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Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
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Notes:
- Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Shanghai-Xian, Xian-Tibet, Tibet-Chongqing, Yichang-Beijing.
- Cruise Itineraries are subject to change. River conditions may not always permit the cruise to see all three of the Small Gorges due to water levels and darkness.
- US citizens require a passport valid for six months beyond travel dates.
- Visas are required for China & Tibet, and must be obtained from the China Embassy or one of its consular offices in the USA
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| China Shanghai Yuyuan Gardens |
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| 16 Day China with Tibet & 3 Day Yangtze River Cruise Map |
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| China Acrobatic Show in Shanghai |
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| China Xian Provincial Museum |
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| China Xian tomb of China |
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| China Dynasty Dinner |
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| China Tibet Potala Palace |
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| China Chongqing Stilwell Museum |
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| China Beijing Forbidden City Front |
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| China Beijing Great Wall |
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| China Beijing Imperial Palace |
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| China Beijing Peking Duck |
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- Flights LAX-Shanghai, Beijing-LAX
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for ion and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- Intra-flights
- 14 nights First Class accommodations
- 3 nights Yafan Longmen Hotel, Shanghai
- 2 nights [Grand New World Hotel], Xian
- 3 nights [Lhasa Xin Ding Grand Hotel], Tibet
- 3 nights Cruise downstream on the [Victoria Empress], Yangtze River
- 3 nights [Huabin International Hotel], Beijing
- All transfers
- 28 meals: 14 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 6 dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Entrance fees per itinerary
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 |
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Airport Taxes |
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Optional tours, and gratuities |
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|
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| Terracotta Army & Potala Palace |
| Jokang Temple |
| Forbidden City |
| Great Wall of China |
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| Day 1: Wednesday - Depart the USA |
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Depart the USA to China. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
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| Day 2: Thursday - Arrive in Shanghai |
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Arrive in Shanghai and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Shanghai
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| Day 3: Friday - Shanghai City Tour |
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This morning, following a welcome orientation with your tour manager, enjoy a tour of the major attractions of Shanghai. Wander the classical Yuyuan Garden, built during the Ming Dynasty by the high-ranking government official Pan Yunduan. The Gardens total area occupies approximately five acres, and features pavilions, ponds, rockeries, cloisters, and streams all within six scenic zones, including the Sansui Hall and Wanhua Chamber. In existence for 400 years, the Gardens were specifically constructed for Pans aging parents as a sanctuary in which to live out their lives. Next, experience the old world charm of the Bund, the former "Wall Street" of the foreign powers. Walk along its park-like waterfront promenade between the Wusong River and Old Town. Later today, enjoy a stop at a local silk carpet factory. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure Optional: Acrobatic Show with Dinner Overnight: Shanghai
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B, L )
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| Day 4: Saturday - Full Day in Shanghai |
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Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Shanghai on your own Optional: Full Day Suzhou with Lunch & Cruise on the Grand Canal Overnight: Shanghai
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B )
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| Day 5: Sunday - Flight to Xian |
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After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, trace the beginnings of Chinese civilization at the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum. Opened to the public in 1991, the museum is in southern Xian, and is home to a wealth of historical artifacts and treasures from the Han and Tang dynasties Optional: Dumpling Dinner Overnight: Xian
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B )
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| Day 6: Monday - Xian Antiquities Tour with Terracotta Army |
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This morning, after breakfast you will have the opportunity to take a short walk to the local bird market at Xingqing park. A market filled with beautiful flowers, birds and local culture. Later this morning visit to a local Lacquer Furniture Shop. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant before a tour of Xians antiquities. Your tour includes the archaeological site at the tomb of Chinas first emperor, Qin Shi Huang (259-210 B.C.), where more than 8,000 finely sculpted, life-size terracotta soldiers and horses were discovered by local farmers in 1974. The archaeological excavation of the three pits where the Terracotta Army was found continues today, more than thirty years since the time of its unearthing Optional: Tang Dynasty Dinner with Entertainment Overnight: Xian
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B, L )
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| Day 7: Tuesday - Flight to Lhasa, Tibet |
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This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Tibet. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure Overnight: Lhasa
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B, D )
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| Day 8: Wednesday - Potala Palace |
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Today see one of the grandest monuments in all of Asia: the extraordinary Potala Palace. Built in the 17th century (atop the original 7th-century site), it boasts more than 1,000 rooms, including the Red Palace (where the Dalai Lama once lived), 10,000 chapels, and a labyrinth of mysterious dungeons. It took 7,000 workers and 1,500 artists and craftsmen more than 50 years to build the adjoining White and Red Palaces. This Eastern architectural triumph was the worlds tallest building before the creation of 20th-century skyscrapers. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. On way back to hotel, we will visit the Tibetan Art Factory shop. Later this evening, enjoy dinner and a cultural show at a local restaurant Overnight: Lhasa
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B, L, D )
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| Day 9: Thursday - Jokhang Temple |
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After breakfast today, we head for the Barkhor Bazaar, a section of the oldest part of Lhasa that bustles with marketplace activity and religious devotion. Later today, visit the 1,300-year-old Jokhang Temple, where we are likely to see Buddhist pilgrims making clockwise circuits on their hands and knees in reverence to one of Tibets most sacred sites. Thousands of yak-butter candles flicker inside beneath the enlightened gaze of the golden Jowo Sakyamuni, the seventh-century Buddha statue that the temple was built to house Overnight: Lhasa
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B, L, D )
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| Day 10: Friday - Flight to Chongqing |
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This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Chongqing. Upon arrival, enjoy a visit to the Stillwell Museum. At the beginning of 1942, General Joseph Warren Stilwell, a four-star U.S. Army general, acting under the orders of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, arrived in China to assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in the China-Burma-India theater. General Stilwell resided here at that time, and returned to the U.S. on October 21, 1944. With the aid of General Stilwell, the Chinese people won the War of Resistance against the Japanese invaders. To commemorate General Stilwells help, the local government of the city of Chongqing renovated the generals former temporary residence in Chongqing, and opened it to the public, as Stilwell Museum, in 1991. The Museum mainly exhibits the historical materials, data and pictures concerning General Stilwell and his mission in Chongqing. Later this evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant, then transfer to board your ship n the Yangtze River Overnight: Yangtze River
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B, D )
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| Day 11: Saturday - Cruise to Fengdu |
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Cruise to Fengdu, the "Ghost City," and view the temples at Mingshan Hill. (Alternatively, the cruise may visit Wanxian or Shibaozhai) Optional Shore Excursion: Fengdu Ghost City Overnight: Yangtze River
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B, L, D )
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| Day 12: Sunday - Qutang and Wuxia Gorges |
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Sail through Qutang Gorge, the smallest of the three Yangtze gorges, and dock at Wushan for an excursion through the Small Three Gorges along the Daning River. Enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding mountain passes as you sail through the 25-mile long Wuxia (Witches) Gorge, famous for its fabled Twelve Peaks. According to legend, the peaks are believed to be the spirits of 12 fairies, the most famous of them being the Shennu Feng (Goddess) Peak, which is topped by a huge rock resembling a kneeling maiden Optional Shore Excursion: Lesser Three Gorges Overnight: Yangtze River
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B, L, D )
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| Day 13: Monday - Xiling Gorge Flight to Beijing |
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Sail downstream through Xiling Gorge. The longest section of the Three Gorges system, it comprises the Xietan, Qintan, and Kongling rapids in what is known as the Three Rapids of Xiling. Visit the Three Gorges Dam near Sandouping Village. The dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, nearly six times the size of the Hoover Dam. This afternoon, disembark at Yichang to board your flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel Optional Shore Excursion: Three Gorges Dam Overnight: Beijing
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B, L )
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| Day 14: Tuesday - Great Wall of China |
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Enjoy a full-day excursion to the Great Wall of China, the longest man-made structure on Earth, spanning nearly 4,000 miles of Chinas northern frontier. Stop at a local Jade Shop before arriving to the Great Wall. Walk along the promenades and enjoy the unrivaled scenic views of beautiful mountain passes, plateaus and grasslands from this 7th-century defensive fortification. Afterwards, depart for lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. Following lunch, a brief stop at the Beijing Olympic village before returning to Beijing Optional: Peking Duck Dinner Overnight: Beijing
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B, L )
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| Day 15: Wednesday - Forbidden City, Summer Palace Tour & Panda Visit |
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Enjoy a full day tour of the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Begin at Tiananmen Square, the largest public plaza in the world. Erected in 1417 at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the square was renovated and renamed two centuries later at the onset of the Great Qing Dynasty. View several impressive monuments outlining the Squares perimeter, including the Great Hall of the People, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the Squares famed ceremonial gateway. From here, venture north for a visit to the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace), a construction comparable to the Pyramids in Egypt. Known today as the Palace Museum, the entire site is comprised of 800 buildings with more than 9,000 rooms. Visit a local Pearl Shop before a visit to the Summer Palace. Lunch will be served at an authentic Chinese restaurant during the Summer Palace visit. Later today, a visit with the Pandas at the Beijing Zoo Overnight: Beijing
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B, L )
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| Day 16: Thursday - Depart for the USA |
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Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
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Notes:
- Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Shanghai-Xian, Xian-Tibet, Tibet-Chongqing, Yichang-Beijing.
- Cruise Itineraries are subject to change. River conditions may not always permit the cruise to see all three of the Small Gorges due to water levels and darkness.
- US citizens require a passport valid for six months beyond travel dates.
- Visas are required for China & Tibet, and must be obtained from the China Embassy or one of its consular offices in the USA
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| China Shanghai Yuyuan Gardens |
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|
|
| 16 Day China with Tibet & 3 Day Yangtze River Cruise Map |
|
|
|
| China Acrobatic Show in Shanghai |
|
|
|
| China Xian Provincial Museum |
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|
| China Xian tomb of China |
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| China Dynasty Dinner |
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| China Tibet Potala Palace |
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| China Chongqing Stilwell Museum |
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| China Beijing Forbidden City Front |
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| China Beijing Great Wall |
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| China Beijing Imperial Palace |
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| China Beijing Peking Duck |
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| 16 Day China with Tibet & 3 Day Yangtze River Cruise Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2012 |
Jun 4(Sold Out) | $3859.00 | $2599.00 | |
| Jul 2 | $4489.00 | $2689.00 | |
| Aug 6 | $4239.00 | $2699.00 | |
Sep 3(Sold Out) | $3719.00 | $2849.00 | |
Sep 17(Sold Out) | $3739.00 | $2869.00 | |
| Oct 1 | $3879.00 | $2989.00 | |
| Oct 8 | $3769.00 | $2849.00 | |
| Oct 29 | $3469.00 | $2629.00 | |
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| 16 Day China with Tibet & 3 Day Yangtze River Cruise Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2012 |
Jun 4(Sold Out) | $3859.00 | $2599.00 | |
| Jul 2 | $4489.00 | $2689.00 | |
| Aug 6 | $4239.00 | $2699.00 | |
Sep 3(Sold Out) | $3719.00 | $2849.00 | |
Sep 17(Sold Out) | $3739.00 | $2869.00 | |
| Oct 1 | $3879.00 | $2989.00 | |
| Oct 8 | $3769.00 | $2849.00 | |
| Oct 29 | $3469.00 | $2629.00 | |
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