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13 Days / 12 Nights China Tours To Beijing, Xian,
Guilin, Yangshuo, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Yichang, Shanghai
Destinations:
Beijing,
Xi'an,
Guilin,
Yangshuo,
Chongqing,
Yangtze
River,
Yichang,
Shanghai
Tour Code:
YRC_03
Departure: Depending
on the downstream cruise date of Cruises
1. Tour Itinerary
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| Day 01 |
Arrival in Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our English-speaking tour guide
will meet you at the airport.
After claiming your luggage, you
will easily find our guide holding
a welcome sign with your name
on it. Transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon at leisure to overcome
jetlag. |
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| Day 02 |
Beijing (Breakfast
+ Lunch + Dinner)
Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden
City (the Imperial Palace) and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner
and the Peking Opera in the evening.
Tiananmen
Square: The
biggest downtown Square of the
world, it is located in the heart
of urban Beijing and large enough
to accommodate an assembly of
one million people.
Forbidden
City: Also called Palace Museum and is located at the center
of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing
(1616-1911) dynasties.
Summer
Palace: The largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty.
The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than
3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: Beijing
Roasted duck is renowned as the
most delicious food of Beijing.
Peking
Opera: Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China.
The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts.
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| Day 03 |
Beijing (Breakfast
+ Lunch)
Take an excursion to the Great Wall and
the Ming Tombs. See the appearance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium)
at a distance.
Great
Wall Of China: One of the seven wonders in the world and
the symble of China. The Great Wall extends to more than 5,000 kilometers.
Ming
Tombs: Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs
consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. | | |
| Day 04 | Beijing
- Xi'an (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Tour to the Temple of Heaven. Transfer to the airport for
flight to Xi'an.
Visit Ancient City Wall. Enjoy the local speciality Dumpling dinner this evening.
Temple
of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray
for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Ancient
City Wall: The wall is 15 meters wide and 11.9 kilometers
in perimeter, it is the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defence
system in China.
Dumpling:
A traditional and popular food with a long history in China.
There is a popular saying in China: "There is nothing more delicious than
Jiaozi." | | |
| Day 05 | Xi'an
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Visit
the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, the Forest of Stone Steles Museum and the Big
Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy Tang Dynasty Show this evening.
Terra
Cotta Warriors Museum: The most significant archeological
excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor
to China.
Forest
of Stone Steles Museum: The Stele Forest stores voluminous
artworks which possess not only eximious value of handwriting and art, but also
rich cultural connotation. The Stele Forest began to be built in 1087.
Big
Wild Goose Pagoda: The Pagoda was first built in 652 in the
Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent Buddhist scholar of the time, planned to have
ahuge stone pagoda built to house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he had brought
back from India.
Tang
Dynasty Show: A performance of Chang'an music and dances
that was originated in the Tang dynasty of Chinese history over a thousand years
ago. | | |
| Day 06 | Xi'an
- Guilin (Breakfast + Lunch)
Visit the Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum and
the Great Mosque. Transfer to
the airport for flight to
Guilin.
Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum: Covers an area of 70,000 square
meters, the museum houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural
artefacts unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute must for every visitor to the
city.
Great
Mosque: Built in 742 A.D., the mosque was restored in each
of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming and Qing Dynasties. The distribution of pavilions,
halls, towers and platforms in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the
traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han. |
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07 | Guilin - Li River Cruise - Yangshuo
(Breakfast + Lunch)
Cruise down the
Li
River to
Yangshuo
which takes 3-4
hours, enjoy the most beautiful
landscape in China, have lunch
on board. Disembark your ship
when arriving Yangshuo. Transfer
to the hotel in Yangshuo. Tour
to the countryside, visit Yulong
River and Yulong village. |
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| Day 08 | Yangshuo
- Guilin - Chongqing (Breakfast + Lunch)
Drive back to
Guilin. Visit the Reed Flute Cave,
Seven Star Park and the Elephant
Trunk Hill. Transfer to the airport
for flight to Chongqing.
Our guide will pick you up from
the airport. Visit the Chongqing
Zoo and Ciqikou old street. After
dinner, board the Cruises for
a memorable voyage down the mighty
Yangtze River.
Reed
Flute Cave: The largest and most impressive cave in Guilin,
you will see many beautiful stalactites & stalagmites.
Seven
Star Park: A beautiful park which covers 120 hectares and
includes peaks, rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Elephant
Trunk Hill: Situated majestically at the southeast of Guilin
city and west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol
of Guilin landscape. | | |
| Day 09 | Shibaozhai
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
07:30-09:30, disembark for an excursion to Shibaozhai.
Shibaozhai was first built in Qing Dynasty in 1750, the mountain looks like a
rectangular rock with sheer cliffs, and the wooden architecture that is built
by catch upon the cliff with a height of 56 meters and 12 stories, standing on
the riverside. Back to the ship and continue the cruise. The Captain's Welcome
Party will be held in the evening. | | |
| Day 10 | Three
Gorges - Sandouping (Breakfast + Lunch
+ Dinner)
07:00-07:30, sail through the Qutang
Gorge, its towering rock formations have names which reflect
their bizarre shapes such as Hanging Monk Rock or Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon.
08:00-09:00, pass the second gorge - Wu
Gorge, celebrated for its lofty Twelve Peaks which almost
blot out the sky. The guides will talk about legend of historic sites: Ancient
Plank Road, Mengliang Stairway and the suspended coffins on the sheer cliffs.
10:00-13:30, disembark at Badong and take a sampan tour to the picturesque
Shennong Stream. The Shennong Stream is a tributary carrying clear, cooler water
into the Yangtse. The "stream" runs through steep gorges, in which the
ancient asian Bahu people used to live, thousands of years ago. Back to the ship
and continue the cruise.
16:00-17:00, pass the Xiling
Gorge. About 66 km long, it is the longest of the Three Gorges
and is entirely within Hubei Province. This gorge is full of shoals and rapid
currents.
20:00, pass the 5-stage shiplock. Dock overnight at Sandouping.
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| Day 11 | Sandouping
- Yichang - Shanghai (Breakfast + Lunch)
08:00-10:00,
shore excursion to visit the
Three
Gorges Dam,
it is planned to be by far the
largest hydroelectric project
in the world. Back to the ship
and continue the cruise. Disembarkation
in Yichang
at about 13:00,
Our local guides will get on board
to meet you. Transfer to the airport
for flight to Shanghai.
Upon arrival transfer to your
hotel. Have an evening cruise
over Huangpu River.
Huang
Pu River: A
tributary of the Yangtze and there
is plenty of traffic on it to
prove its importance. You'll see
the magnificent building skylines
on both the historic west side
(the Bund), and the modern east
side (Pudong) as well as the working
area of coal boats filling barges
and sending them downriver. It's
fun to see such lively river life
as well as Shanghai's amazing
skyline. |
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| Day 12 | Shanghai
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Visit
the Shanghai Museum, the Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street and former French
Concession. Have a stroll over the Bund. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic Show in the
evening.
Shanghai
Museum: The
museum boasts over 120,000 pieces
of collection, including bronze,
ceramics, paintings, calligraphy,
sculpture, ancient Chinese coins,
jade furniture, and western art.
Yu
Yuan Garden: A
traditional Chinese park complete
with beautiful pavilions, miniature
lakes, bridges and rock formations.
Former
French Concession: The
French Concession is the area
of Shanghai once designated for
the French. Today, the area's
central Huaihai Rd is a busy shopping
street, but the tree-lined avenues
and their many Tudor mansions
still retain an air of the "Paris
of the East".
The
Bund: With
a length of 1 km, the bund is
dotted with various grandiose
solid buildings of western style
dating back to the early this
century in its west. Due to these
imposing buildings, the bund is
also reputed as "an international
exhibition of architecture".
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| Day 13 | Departure
(Breakfast)
Transfer
to the airport for your departure, end of service. | | |
2. Quotation
And Hotel Accommodation
For
the quotation below, discount availible for group number more than 5 people. The
private guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants will
be in your group and you will not take part into any tours of others on land services.
| Hotel | Luxury | Standard | Comfort |
| Destination | Beijing | Jing
Guang Hotel
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Sunworld Hotel
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Yuexiu Hotel
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| Xi'an | Sheraton Hotel
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Tangcheng Hotel
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City Hotel
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| Guilin | Royal
Garden Hotel
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Bravo Hotel
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City Garden
Hotel
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| Yangtze
Cruise | President No.1
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Three
Kingdoms
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Three
Kingdoms
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| Shanghai | Courtyard
Xujiahui
|
Galaxy
Hotel
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Holiday
Inn Express
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| 1
person | high season | US$
4141
| US$ 3734 | US$
3469 | | low
season | US$ 3762 | US$
3527 | US$ 3291 |
| 2-5 persons | high
season | US$ 2599 p.p. | US$
2395 p.p. | US$ 2152 p.p. | | low
season | US$ 2409 p.p. | US$
2292 p.p. | US$ 2174 p.p. |
| single room suppl. | US$
1082 | US$ 882 | US$
739 | |
 3. Tour Price
Please send us
an email and provide the information
below, we will quote LATEST
FAVORABLE PRICE
for the above tour.
1. Your name and nationality;
2. The number of persons in your
party, if there are childre, please
let us know their age;
3. Your travel date;
4. The code of the tour that you
are interested in (each tour has
a code like: CNT_18, you can find
the code of a tour at the top of
the page where the tour is);
5. Please let us know would you
like 5-star luxury hotels or standard
4-star hotels or comfortable 3-star
hotels for your tour;
6. If you would like us to tailor
make a new tour for you that is
different from above tour, please
let us know your requests.
4. Quotation Inclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons
sharing one twin or double standard
room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch and
dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary.
3. Private
Transport
Private transport between airport
or railway station and hotel and
all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of
the domestic flight or soft berth/seat
train tickets between cities as
specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the
sights mentioned.
6. Guiding
service
All normal sightseeing tours in
each city with English-speaking
guide and admission fees where applicable.
Our guide will not fly with you
from one city to another. Upon your
arrival at each city, a new local
guide and driver will pick you up,
be with you for local tour and see
you off after you finish the itinerary
of each city. The cruise shore excursion
is in-group assigned by the cruise
company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that
you purchase full coverage travel
insurance from you country of origin.
8. Tibet
Travel Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application
fee if your tour covers Tibet.
5. Quotation Exclusions For The Above Tour:
1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to
enter China.
2.
Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air
/ train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single
Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by
a single guest, supplement of the
twin room will be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based
on double occupancy. If the visitor
travels alone or the number of the
travelers is odd (such as 3,5, 7...),
who stays in one single room has
to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such
as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone
call, optional activities or sightseeing,
overweight baggage charges or meals
not indicated, ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not
specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips
to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour
guide per day, USD 8-10 to driver
per day, but depending on their
service, it's up to you, entirely
voluntary.
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