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Tour Code: CYT-05
Overview:
Shanghai: Yu Garden, Pudong new area, Bund, ascend Jinmao Tower...
Yangtze: Fengdu(Ghost City), Three Gorge Dam, Shennong Stream
Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Ming Tomb, Badaling Great Wall, Hutong, Lama Temple
Way of Travel: private transfer + private car or van + hotels + cruise ship + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed + intercity transportation
Departure Date: Daily


Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Shanghai
Arrival in Shanghai, met by our guide and transferred to your hotel. Free for the rest of the day.

Day 02: Shanghai ( B L )
After breakfast, Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai. First come to People's Square in the city center, covering 140,000 square meters, surrounded by the municipal government office building, the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai City Planning Exhibition Hall and the Grand Theatre. Then walk to the Nanjing Pedestrian Road. It is regarded as the first commercial street in Shanghai. It was first built in 1851. Now Nanjing Road has turned into the number one site for shopping in the city. Then move on to the Bund , one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai.

After lunch, go to Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and ascend Jinmao Tower to have an eye-bird's view of Shanghai city. Then move to Yu Garden, a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds, Yu Market. Finally take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River. Back to your hotel.

Day 03: Shanghai - Chongqing by air ( B  D )
Take flight for Chongqing. You will be met by the local guide and taken on a short tour of the city before dinner. After dinner you will transfer to the Cruise vessel for boarding and begin your lifetime cruise downstream. Starts from Chongqing 21:00.

Day 04: Yangtze River Cruise ( B L D )
Go ashore to visit Fengdu, the "Ghost City" in the afternoon. Free to explore the ship's many amenities. Tonight, you are invited to take part the captain's cocktail party.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Alternate shore excursion may visit Shibaozhai or Wanzhou.
Day 05: Yangtze River Cruise ( B L D )
Sail through the first of Three Gorges - Qutang Gorge ,the most awe-inspiring and the narrowest of the three gorges. Then, cruise on through Wu Gorge, most famous for its 12 peaks. At Badong, transfer to a small ship for a mesmerizing excursion on Shennong Stream to visit its breathtaking small gorges. Next come back to your deluxe cruise ship and sail through Xiling Gorge, the last, the longest and most scenic of all the gorges. Finally, pass through the amazing Three Gorges 5-stage ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Alternate shore excursion may visit Daning River ( Little Three Gorges )

Day 06: Arrival in Yichang - Beijing by flight ( B L )
This morning, dock at Sandouping to visit the historic Three Gorges Dam project, the largest hydroelectric project in the world. Disembark Yichang about 13:30. Meals: Breakfast Lunch. Transferred to Yichang airport and take afternoon flight to Beijing. Met and transffered to your hotel in Beijing. Free for rest of the day.

Day 07: Beijing ( B L )
Starting the day with a visit to Tiananmen Square, the world largest square of this kind. Then move on to the imperial palace, also known as the "Forbidden City" that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. After lunch go on with the visit to Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Back to your hotel.

Day 08: Beijing ( B L )
Start 8:00am from the hotel and have a full day excursion to The Great Wall, symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch,go on with the visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. Return to hotel roughly at 6:00 PM.

Day 09: Beijing ( B L D )
Start 9:00 am from the hotel. Today's tour focuses on the traditional part of Beijing residential area. Take rickshaw to have Hutong Tour and enter the former Prince Gong's Mansion to Experience the noble life of the last Qing Emperor's father. Lunch will be had at an ordinary family of Beijinger's in a courtyard. After lunch proceed to have a look at Lama Temple. The last program is to have a fun of shopping and bargaining at Yaxiu Market. Peking Duck Dinner in the evening.
Day 10: Beijing Exit ( B )
Transfer to airport for departure.

B--Breakfast L--Lunch D--Dinner

Tour Enquiry

Travelling Party	Deluxe Class	Standard Class	Tourist Class
2 persons	$2180	$2025	$1945
3-5 persons	$2110	$1950	$1870
6-9 persons	$2030	$1880	$1790
10 persons up	$1980	$1850	$1770
Single room supplement	$1045	$885	$805
Remark: The prices above are based on two persons sharing one standard room. If you prefer a single room on your own, please pay single room supplement

Featured Hotels for this tour:
City	Deluxe Hotel	Standard Hotel	Tourist Hotel
Shanghai	Crowne Plaza Shanghai or same class	Golden River View Hotel or same class	Holiday Inn Zhabei Shanghai or same class
Yangtze Cruise	5 star Cruises vessel	5 star Cruises vessel	5 star Cruises vessel
Beijing	Crowne Plaza Wangfujing or same class	Sunworld Hotel Beijing or same class	Holiday In Express Temple of Heaven or same class

Inclusion:
1.All transfers and city transportation for your own use
2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned
3.Private car or van with English speaking guide
4.Six nights hotels with breakfast both at Beijing and Shanghai
5.Three nights on board from chongqing to Yichang
6.Shanghai - Chongqing; Yichang - Beijing air-ticket
7.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:
Tips to your tour guide and driver
Available:
Daily

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Tour Code: CYT-05

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