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Discover China and Yangtze Cruise
Tour code: HK003
Duration: 17 days
Route: Hong Kong, Guilin, Shanghai, Wuhan, Three Gorges, Chongqing, Xi'an, Beijing
Attractions: Biking and taking bamboo rafting in Yangshuo Countryside; Yangtze River Cruise shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site...
Itinerary:
Day 1 Arrival / Hong Kong
Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement
Upon arriving, be met and transferred to the hotel.
Day 2 Hong Kong / Guilin (B)
Transfer via: PM flight
HONG KONG ISLAND HALF DAY TOUR to Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Repulse Bay. Lunch is on your own. Half day city tour to Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park and Jade Market.
Victoria Peak: The Peak is Hong kong's number one tourist destination. It features the city's of oldest mode transport, the 112-year old Peak Tram and Hong Kong's most unusual building and icon, The Peak Tower. It combine shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
Aberdeen : Aberdeen Harbor is home of hundreds of people living on fishing junks. Take sampan ride to get a close-up look at this unusual way of life.
Repulse Bay: Primarily an exclusive residential area, Repulse Bay has a relaxed, resort-like atmosphere. The wide beach is popular with residents and great for sandy strolls. It features statues of Kwun Yum and Tin Hau, both protectors of fishermen.
Take afternoon flight to Guilin. Upon Arriving at Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide.
Day 3 Guilin (B,L)
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard.
After the breakfast you take bus to Dock. You will start your Li River Cruise from here. The total Journey is around 30 Kilometers and takes 4 hours. On the way you will see the most beautiful landscapes and pass throw the local villages.
Later this day you will arrive at Yangshuo. You can also choose to stay in the town, stroll around the local market, witness the daily activities of local society. Or you might enjoy a class for Chinese Tachi in Yangshuo at sunset.
Yangshuo, the natural scenery features unique karst hills, crystal water, exquisite stones and intricate caves as well as a cultural historic heritage and folks of diverse customs. At night, have fun on the West Street, don't drink too much to miss tomorrow's program. Or you can go to watch the envening show - Impression Liu Sanjie (optional). The Cormorant fishing show at night is also something new (optional).
Day 4 Guilin / Shanghai (B,L)
Transfer via: PM flight
Morning bike ride to discover the rice paddies in Gaotian County. Free at leisure till to be transferred to the Guilin airport. Arrive at Shanghai. Be met & take city tours to the Bund, Nanjing Road.
From 6:30 to 9:00 am, cycle for 2 hours from Yangshuo to Aishan Village in the early morning, you will arrive at the Licun village and then you continue you bike ride on the trails to Yangshuo. After a hot shower in the hotel, you will be transfer by company vehicle to take bamboo rafting for two hours on Yulong River through limestone mountains and trails.
The Bund: the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.
Nanjing Road: the busiest shopping street in Shanghai.
Day 5 Shanghai (B,L)
Visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Children's Palace & Oriental Pear TV Tower. Evening Shangcheng Acrobatic Show.
Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
Yu Garden: It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and it used to be a private garden with 400 years' history. In front of the garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
Shanghai Children's Palace: The Shanghai Children's Palace provides after school education for gifted children. Children participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities such as music, dance, art, model making, science, technology and computer science. The palace hosts many art performances and science and technology contests which attracts thousands of youngsters.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
Day 6 Shanghai / Yichang (B,L)
Transfer via: by air
In the morning, be transferred to the airport for the flight to Yichang. Upon arrival Yichang, be met & transferred to Yichang downtown for your free time, pre-boarding on the boat tonight.
Day 7 Yangtze River Cruise (B,L,D)
The ship departs Yichang at 0630. Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site. The ship passes through the dam ship locks.
Day 8 Yangtze River Cruise (B,L,D)
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges.
Day 9 Yangtze River Cruise (B,L,D)
Shore excursion to Fengdu.
Day 10 Yangtze River Cruise / Chongqing (B,L)
The ship arrives in Chongqing at 0900. Be met at the dock & transferred to take a half day city tour: Erling Park, Chongqing Zoo & Ciqikou old street.
Erling Park: Take a bird's eye view of the whole city of Chongqing in Erling Park.
Chongqing Zoo, the Giant pandas & Lesser pandas & Golden hair monkeys & South China Tigers can be seen.
Ciqikou is an old town with traditional Chongqing style buildings, tea houses and Sichuan Opera houses.
Day 11 Chongqing / Xi'an (B,L)
Transfer via: by air
Take the flight to Xi'an. Arrive at Xi'an. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Day 12 Xi'an (B,L)
Visit the Terra-Cotta Warriors, the Bell Tower and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xi'an city.
The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xi'an was the capital.
Day 13 Xi'an / Beijing (B,L)
Transfer via: by air
Fly to Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tour to the Summer Palace.
Summer Palaceis the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years. With its cool features - water, gardens and hills, it was the palace of choice for vacationing emperors and Dowager Empresses. It was badly damaged by Anglo-French troops during the Second Opium War (1860) and its restoration became a pet project of Empress Dowager Cixi, the last of the Qing dynasty rulers.
Day 14 Beijing (B,L)
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Peking operain the evening.
The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Day 15 Beijing (B,L,D)
Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
The Ming Tombs: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
The Sacred Way: The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
Day 16 Beijing (B,L)
Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw and Xiushui Street.
Hutong Tour: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infant and local people's houses among them.
Xiushui Street: A market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a real treasure if you are lucky enough.
Day 17 Beijing / Departure (B)
Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for return flight.
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