| Arrival in Shanghai.
Greeted by our attentive and experienced local guide and
helped transfer to a 4-star hotel with meals on own care.
2nd
Day Shanghai
Take a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple,
the famous Bund adjacent to Nanjing Road as the busiest
shopping street and the newly built Shanghai Museum which
covers a large collection of bronze ware, pottery,
porcelain and paintings in 6 sections.
A fantastic acrobatic show is arranged in the evening.
( B L )
3rd
Day
Shanghai
/ Suzhou / Shanghai
One day tour to Suzhou via train with
visit to the exquisite Garden of the Humble Administrator,
the Lingering Garden, the Silk Embroidery Institute as well
as the visit of a silk worm factory. ( B L )
| 4th
Day Shanghai
/ Wuhan |
Hotel  
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| Check
out the hotel and visit the well designed Yu Garden
built in late Ming dynasty. After lunch, take the flight
to Wuhan and upon arrival, pay a visit to the famous
historic site - Yellow Crane Tower ( B L D) |
5th
Day
Wuhan/Yichang Stay
overnight on board of MS. East King
Transfer to Yichang by bus (car), where you will embark
the cruise. Along the road, you will have a
stop-over at Shashi to to visit an ancient city
- Jingzhou, which is known for its well preserved City
Wall and a Museum displaying with many historical relics as
old as 2000 years.
Dinner, then embarking on board of MS. East King which
is built in a standard of a 5 star hotel.
6th
Day
Cruise Sails
along Yangtse River With full board on the Cruiser
The East King departs Wuhan at 8:00
in the morning and the highlight of the trip starts with
the sailing along the mysterious Yangtze River. You may
enjoy all kinds of the facilities and services on board
and the Welcome Banquet will be given by the Captain.
You will have a visit to the site of
the famous Three Gorges Dam in the morning and the vessel will pass
through the famous Gezhouba Dam Lock.
7th
Day Cruise
The most exciting day starts in the
early morning that you will see the First Gorge - Xiling
around 6:00 to 8:00 and a small boat sailing along Shennong
Stream is also arranged afterwards. The Second Gorge-Wu
will be passed through at 2:00 to 3:00pm and the Third one
- Gorge Qutang will be followed at 4:45 to 5:15pm. A nice
Fashion Show performed by the crew girls in the evening
is an added fun for the guests.
8th
Day Cruise
With the boat sailing continues, another
shore excursion has been arranged either at Shibaozhai -
a stone village with an unique temple built on top of the
hill or Fengdu - noted as the City of Ghosts depending on
the water level at the time of sailing. The Farewell Party
is arranged in the evening.
9th
Day Chongqing
/ Xian
Hotel
   
The East King arrives in Chongqing
at 8:30 in the morning. A full day sightseeing includes
the visit of the Hall of the people which serves as the
city's Congress Hall, a museum and the Painters Village
where are 17 painters who live and work together with their
families. We take the late afternoon flight to Xian. ( B
L )
10th
Day
Xian
Visit the well preserved City Wall
and the Provincial Museum with a nice buffet Chinese lunch
at the Tang Dynasty Palace. Afternoon visit is to the world
famous Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses and the traditional
Chinese dumpling banquet is arranged in the evening. The
Imperial Singing and Dance show after dinner is at your
own disposal with ticket charge of US$15. ( B L D )
11th
Day
Xian
/ Beijing Hotel   
Take the morning flight to Beijing.
Meet and transfer to the centrally located hotel. Visit
the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon with Peking Opera
in the evening. ( B L )
12th
Day Beijing
Full day tour to visit Tiananmen Square,
Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. A famous Peking
Duck Dinner is arranged in the evening.
( B L D)
13th
Day
Beijing
A day excursion to the Great Wall
and Ming Tombs and the evening is free. ( B L )
14th
Day
Beijing / Exit
Check out the hotel and transfer to
the airport for home or to continue on your own trip.
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