Cruise Overview
Experience China in depth on this mesmerizing river cruise vacation. Visit world-famous historical sites in Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, Guilin, and Hong Kong, including the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs, Terracotta Warriors, Yu Yuan Gardens, Reed Flute Cave, and Stanley Market. Attend special cloisonné and lacquer workshops, a noodle-making demonstration, a calligraphy class, and tour a silk factory and a tea farm. Enjoy a Peking Duck welcome dinner, as well as “The Tang Dynasty” dinner show and Peking Opera performances. Marvel at the Three Gorges Dam site on your magical 3-night Yangtze River cruise, and at the fascinating scenery on a Li River day cruise in Guilin. The one-of-a-kind port city of Hong Kong rounds out your journey with a cable car ride up Victoria Peak and a sampan ride on the harbor.
CRUISE: Deluxe 3-night cruise from Chongqing to Yichang in an Executive Suite with two lower beds, private facilities, and balconyBEIJING: Sightseeing with a Local Guide including headsets, visit the Forbidden City, Imperial Palace, Tian’anmen Square, Summer Palace, Great Wall, cloisonné workshop, and Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs; Peking Duck welcome dinner; Peking Opera performance; Hutong tour by rickshaw XI’AN: Enjoy “The Tang Dynasty” dinner show; sightseeing with a Local Guide including headsets, visit the Terracotta Warriors, a lacquer workshop, and Dayan Pagoda; noodle-making demonstration; calligraphy classCHONGQING: Visit a local zoo to see pandas; begin your Yangtze cruise aboard the Victoria AnnaWANXIAN/SHIBAOZHAI/FENGDU: View a wooden pagoda, an acrobatic show, or visit Ghost City TempleSHENNONG STREAM OR DANING RIVER: Boat excursion down one of the Yangtze’s lesser gorges 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, the Children’s Palace, and the Shanghai Museum; attend an acrobatic show; visit Jade Buddha Temple GUILIN: Sightseeing with a Local Guide; Li River cruise; visit Reed Flute Cave, and a tea farm HONG KONG: Sightseeing with a Local Guide; cable car ride up Victoria Peak; sampan ride on harbor; visit Stanley Market; farewell dinnerALL INTRA-TOUR FLIGHTSMeals - (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner American breakfast daily (B), 11 lunches (L), 9 dinners (D), including a Peking Duck welcome dinner in Beijing and a farewell dinner in Hong Kong. Hotels BEIJING Westin Beijing (D), XI’AN Golden Flower (SF), YANGTZE CRUISE Victoria Anna, SHANGHAI Westin Shanghai (D), GUILIN Sheraton Guilin Hotel (F), HONG KONG Harbour Grand Kowloon (harbor-view room) (D) | |
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