Yangtze 13 days
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Beijing/Xian/Chongqing/Cruise/Yichang/Suzhou/Zhujiajiao
Shanghai (Downstream, 13 Days and 11 nights)


Day 1 (Fri) Depart North America

Fly via All Nippon Airways. Cross the international date line.

Day 2 (Sat) Beijing

Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel, RENAISSANCE BEIJING HOTEL or PARK PLAZA HOTEL. (B)

Day 3 (Sun) Beijing                                           

A full-day city tour today visits the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square. Tonight enjoy a Peking duck dinner followed by the Beijing Opera. (B,L,D)                                  

Day 4 (Mon) Beijing

Today you will visit the Great Wall and Ming Tombs. (B,L)

Day 5 (Tue) Beijing/Xian

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel, GRAND MERCURE HOTEL (B,L)

Day 6 (Wed) Xian

Today's full-day tour includes the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the City Wall and the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di with its terra cotta army. Tonight enjoy a Tang Dynasty dinner and culture show. (B,L,D)

Day 7 (Thu) Xian/Chonqing

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Chongqing. Sightseeing as time permits before boarding the ORIENT ROYAL CRUISE ship (B,L,D)

Day 8 (Fri) Cruise (Shibaozhai)

 

yangtze2.JPG (89449 bytes)Cruise down the Yangtze today. Excursion to Shibaozhai, a gem of Chinese Architecture. Pass through  the Qutang and Wu Gorges. This evening, enjoy the Captain's Welcome Dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 9 (Sat) Cruise (Shennong Stream)

 Enjoy a boat ride on the crystal clear Shennong Stream. Later pass through the Xiling Gorfe and the site of the Three Gorges Dam Ship Locks. (B,L,D)

Day 10 (Wed) Three Gorges Dam Site/Suzhou

Visit the Three Gorges Dam Project. After disembarking from the cruise ship, transfer to the Yichang airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, transfer by Road to Suzhou and check into the NANLIN HOTEL for one night. (B,L,D)

Day 11 (Thu) Suzhou/ Shanghai

A morning tour of Suzhou includes the Garden of Harmony, Hanshan Temple, and the National Embroidery Institute. Later proceed to Shanhai stopping enroute to visit the town of Zhujiajiao with it's ancient bridges and gardens. In Shanghai check into the MANDARIN HOTEL for two nights. (B,L,D)
 

Day 12 (Fri) Shanghai/Guilin

A full day tour takes you to the Old Town, Yu Yuan Garden, The Bund and the Jade Buddha Temple. Dinner at a local restaurant. (B,L,D)

Day 13(Sat) Return home*

Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight home.
 

*Passengers returning to JFK/IAD will have an overnignt at Narita (Tokyo). Arrive home the next day.

CHINA AIR AND LAND COSTS FOR 2006

FRI DEPART SFO/LAX WAS/NYC SGL
APR 14, 28 3265 3375 1115
MAY 12, 26 3265 3375 1115
JUN 9, 23 3185 3275 975
JULY 7, 21 3185 3295 975
AUG 4, 18 3185 3295 975
SEP 1, 15, 29 3375 3385 1225
OCT 13, 27 3375 3385 1225
NOV 10, 24 3055 3165 975

For add-on fares from US cities and land only costs, contact Cameron Tours. Prices in US dollars.

Orient departure taxes, PFCs and US departure tax are not included. Airport taxes/fees for domestic flights within China are included.
China visa fee is not included.
Chinese land only cost includes domestic flights between cities.

 
 

 

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