Day 1 Arrival / Shanghai 
Be met at the airport and transferred to hotel check in.

Day 2 Shanghai (B)
Spend the whole morning exploring Yu Garden, Yu Market, and Jade Buddha Temple. Afternoon free at leisure.

-Yu Garden: It used to be a private garden with 400 years' history; it features traditional architectural style of Yangtze Delta.

-Jade Buddha Temple: Most popular Buddhist temple in Shanghai boasting 2 precious jade Buddha sculptures from Burma .

Day 3 Shanghai / Yichang (B)
The guide escorts you to the airport for the flight to Yichang. Upon arrival, be picked up to the pier and board the cruise ship.

Day 4 Three Gorges' Cruise (B, L, D)
Morning visit Three Gorges Dam site. Sail through the Three Gorges dam shiplocks and Xiling Gorge.

Day 5 Three Gorges' Cruise (B, L, D)
Excursion to Daning River, Small Three Gorges or Shennong Stream. Pass through Wu Gorge/Qutang Gorge. May have an optional excursion to White Emperor City if river conditions permit.

Day 6 Three Gorges' Cruise (B, L, D)
Enjoy Shore excursion to Fengdu, Shibaozhai or Wanzhou.

Day 7 Chongqing / Chengdu (B)
Be met at the pier and transferred to train station.

Day 8 Chengdu/Leshan (B, L)
Visit Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. Then, transfer to Leshan for a boating in Min River to see the Giant Buddha.

-Giant Panda Breeding Research Base: Situated on the Axe Hill 10 kilometers north of Chengdu, 40 plus pandas as well as other endangered species like lesser pandas and black-necked crane currently reside at the base in quarters. It was awarded "Global 500" twice by the UN in the year of 1989 and 1994.

-Leshan Giant Buddha: About 125 km south of Chengdu, the 71m-high Giant Buddha is qualified as the largest stone-carved Buddha in the world.

Day 9 Chengdu / Lijiang (B)
Drive to the airport for the flight connecting to Lijiang. Be met at the airport and transferred to hotel check in. Later, visit Lijiang Old Town.

-Lijiang Old Town: Originally called Dayan, Lijiang is a very well preserved old town built by Naxi people with unique cultural background. It was listed as the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1997.

Day 10 Lijiang (B)
Visit Black Dragon Pool Park. Afternoon free at leisure.

-Lijiang Old Town: Originally called Dayan, Lijiang is a very well preserved old town built by Naxi people with unique cultural background. It was listed as the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1997.

Day 11 Lijiang (B, L)
Start trekking along the Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tiger Leaping Gorge - Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the upper reach of the Yangtze River, legend says a tiger could jump across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 meters wide), hence the name. Tiger Leaping Gorge offers a pleasant walk through spectacular scenery.

Day 12 Lijiang(B, L)
Continue trekking along Tiger Leaping Gorge.

-Tiger Leaping Gorge: Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the upper reach of the Yangtze River, legend says a tiger could jump across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 meters wide), hence the name. Tiger Leaping Gorge offers a pleasant walk through spectacular scenery.

Day 13 Lijiang / Dali (B)
Continue the journey to Dali by private car. On the way, see Bai people's Residential Houses at Xizhou.

-Bai people's Residential Houses at Xizhou: The typical town with Bai's characters, the houses here are decorated with woodcarvings, colored patterns, marbles and wash drawings, which represents the masterpieces of Bai's architecture.

Day 14 Dali (B, L)
Visit Dali Ancient Town and then enjoy boating at Erhai Lake. Afternoon free at leisure.

Day 15 Dali / Kunming / Guilin (B)
Transfer to Kunming by private vehicle. Be met at the airport and transferred to Guilin hotel check in.

Day 16 Guilin (B, L)
Visit Palace of Prince Jingjiang, Reed Flute Cave, and Mount Yao ( by round-way chair-lift).

-Palace of Prince Jingjiang: It is commonly known as Wang Cheng (Prince City), located in the inner city of Guilin, built from 1372 to 1392AD in the Ming Dynasty, close to the Solitary Beauty Peak (Duxiu Feng). It was originally the official residence of Zhu Shouqian--the great-nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang (the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty).

-Reed Flute Cave: Fantastic stalactites & stalagmites formation, known as "Natural Art Gallery".

-Mount Yao: It boasts because of the natural beauty and the highest mountain in Guilin city. There are different views in different season. Spring the mountain is full of colorful azaleas, summers has pine and bamboo to view. The mountain is covers with the red maple leaves and chrysanthemum flowers in autumn, and snow flakes covers all over the mountain in winter. You can have a panoramic view about the whole city.

Day 17 Guilin / Yangshuo (B, L)
Enjoy Li River cruise down to Yangshuo. The rest of the day is at leisure.

-Li River Cruise: A wonderful 3.5 hour cruise going down a clear river sided by picturesque scenery.

Day 18 Yangshuo (B, L)
Cycling to visit the countryside of Yangshuo.

Day 19 Yangshuo / Guilin / Longji (B, L, D)
Drive to see Longji Rice Terraces via Guilin.

-Longji Rice Terraces: It is built into the hillsides. The terraces look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill. This ingenious construction makes best use of the scare arable land and water resources in the mountainous area.

Day 20 Longji / Guilin / Hong Kong/Exit (B, L)
View the beautiful morning Rice Terraces. Then drive back to Guilin for the flight connecting to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, you can continue your trip or take the hombound flight.

Trip ends.