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12-day China Yangtze Passage

Tour code: ETC-Q23   

This is a classic China tours with Yangtze Cruise and other highlights: Kunming – for the comfortable visit in Spring city, Yangtze River Cruise - the "cross-the-century" dam and mysterious sites along the journey; Shanghai – where eastern cultural meets western; Beijing – imperial city with grand historical sites like great wall, forbidden city…

Tour DateCityTour Brief
1Kunming
Arrival in Kunming
2Kunming
Stone Forest, Green Lake
3Kunming / Chongqing
West Hill, Dragon Gate, Fly to Chongqing
4Chongqing
Erling Park, Three Gorges Museum, Ciqikou ancient town, board the ship
5Yangtze Cruise
Fengdu Ghost City
6Yangtze Cruise
Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges
7Yichang / Shanghai
Three Gorge Dam, disembark the ship, fly to Shanghai
8Shanghai
Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple , Oriental Pearl Tower, the Bund
9Shanghai / Beijing
Zhujiajiao, fly to Beijing
10
Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City
11Beijing
Mutianyu Great Wall, Hutongs by Rickshaw
12
Beijing
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Day 01 Arrival / Kunming    
Be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel.

Day 02 Kunming(B, L)
A full day trip to the Stone Forest, and visit a minority village on the way. Have a stroll around Green Lake.

Day 03 Kunming / Chongqing (B, L)
Drive to visit West Hill, take a cable car up and see the Dragon Gate. You will have a panoramic view of the Dian Lake. Transfer to the airport and fly to Chongqing.

Day 04 Chongqing (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit Erling Park (Goose Neck Park), Three Gorges Museum, Ciqikou ancient town, free time at Jiefangbei Shopping area. After dinner, board the cruise ship.

Day 05 Yangtze Cruise (B, L, D)
Shore excursion to Fengdu - Chinese Ghost City.

Day 06 Yangtze Cruise (B, L, D)
Cruise, shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges.

Day 07 Yichang/Shanghai by flight (B, L)
Shore excursion to Three Gorge Dam, disembark at Yichang. Be met and transfer to airport to fly to Shanghai. Be met and transfer to hotel.

Day 08 Shanghai (B, L)
Visit Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple , Oriental Pearl Tower, stroll at the Bund to see the new and old Shanghai along Huangpu River.
- 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.
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Best viewing spot of Shanghai located by the Huangpu River with the height of 468 meters.
- The Bund: Shanghai's famous waterfront to see new-erect modern skyscrapers and aged buildings of the colonial period.

Day 09 Shanghai/Beijing (B, L)
Tour to nearby ancient water town - Zhujiajiao, Then fly to Beijing. Transfer to the hotel.
- Zhujiajiao Town: an ancient water town featured with traditional lifestyle of Yangtze Delta.

Day 10 Bejing (B, L)
After breakfast, visit Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.

-Temple of Heaven: A masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

-Tiananmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

-Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China for 24 emperors' reign during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.

Day 11 Beijing (B, L)
Today's excursion takes you to Mutianyu Great Wall, drive back to the city and take a 3 wheel rickshaw to the Hutongs experiencing the traditional life of local people.

-Mutianyu Great Wall:  A less visited and more original part of the Great Wall. It is situated where vegetation is luxurious and over 90 percent of the land is covered with grass, forests and fruit trees.

Day 12 Beijing (B, L)
Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.

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PRICES START FROM PER PERSON

As all of our holidays are tailor-made it isn’t possible to give anexact price on the web-site as the final cost is dependant on a number of factors. These include the number of people in your party, the season you travel, the standard of hotel (we offer a variety of standards from three-star to super-luxurious) and duration of your trip. However, as aguideline you should expect to pay from US$ for the opposite itinerary.

Included Services
Private transfers airport/hotel/airport;
Private tours escorted by an English-speaking guide;
Accommodations with daily breakfast;
Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner;
Domestic flights and trains listed;
Admission fees.

Non-included Services,
Visa arrangement;
Excess luggage charge(the luggage allowance at economy class is 20kg);
Personal expense;
Any meals not specified as "B, L or D";
Gratuties to guides and drivers.

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