Enchanting China & the Yangtze River 2013 / 2014

Highlights & Sightseeing

Cruise:
Deluxe 3-night cruise from Chongqing to Yichang in a Deluxe Stateroom with two lower beds, private facilities, and balcony

Beijing:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide, including headsets; visit the Forbidden City, Imperial Palace, Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace, Great Wall, cloisonné workshop, and Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs; Peking Duck welcome dinner; walking tour of Donghuamen night market; Hutong tour by rickshaw

Xi’an:
Enjoy “The Tang Dynasty” dinner show; calligraphy class; sightseeing with a Local Guide, including headsets; visit the Terracotta Warriors, a lacquer workshop, and Dayan Pagoda; noodle-making demonstration

Chengdu:
Visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base

Lijiang:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; walking tour of Old Town; Lijiang
Impression Show; visit the Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture and Black Dragon Pool

Chongqing:
Begin your Yangtze cruise aboard the Century Legend

Shibaozhai:
Walking tour

Shennong Stream:
Boat excursion down one of the Yangtze’s lesser gorges including sampan ride

Three Gorges Dam Site:
Sightseeing of the impressive dam site with a Local Guide

Shanghai:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide, including headsets; visit the Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens, a silk factory, and the Shanghai Museum; attend an acrobatic show

Meals

B: American breakfast daily L: 10 lunches D: 9 dinners, including a Peking Duck welcome dinner in Beijing and a farewell dinner in Shanghai

Hotels

Beijing China World Hotel (D), Xi’an Golden Flower by Shangri-La (SF), Chengdu Shangri-La Hotel (D), Lijiang Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town (MD), Yangtze Cruise Century Legend, Shanghai Fairmont Peace Hotel (D)