Overview

Travelling along the Yangtze River in China for deep explore the cultures in the region: After visiting the ancient capital Nanjing, take a flight to Chengdu for some UNSE sites like Leshan giant Buddha and giant pandas, boarding a Yangtze River cruise ship at Chongqing for the splendid rivers scenery as well as the grand three gorges dam site.

Duration: 9 days & 8 nights

Destinations: Nanjing - Chengdu - Chongqing - Yangtze Cruise - Yichang - Wuhan

Travel type: Private & customized tour

Highlights: 

  • Go China's ancient & modern history-learning at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the Memorial of the Nanjing Massacre, Hubei Provincial Museum, and Yellow Crane Tower.
  • Discover Chengdu's cultural heritage, meet cute pandas, and explore Huanglongxi Old Town.
  • Cruise the Yangtze River in luxury, take in the scenery and practice Tai Chi on board.

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    Day
    Arrive in Nanjing, be met by your Easy Tour China local guide and driver and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure the rest of the day.

    After breakfast, you will start today’s tour for Nanjing's highlight attractions with a visit to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, One of the largest imperial mausoleums in China, it is the joint burial tomb of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his empress, Ma. It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2003. Then go to Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a pioneer of China's modern democratic revolution. And visit Zhonghua Gate and the Memorial of the Nanjing Massacre.

    Meal: B, L

    Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

    Transfer to the airport, and fly to Chengdu, the hometown of giant pandas. Your Chengdu local guide will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. Visit Wenshu Temple, a ancient Buddhist temple in the city with many ancient architectures, where we sip some cups of tea at a local tea house.

    Meal: B, D

    Full day tour to see the Giant Buddha at Leshan. It was built during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and took about 90 years to complete. It is the largest stone-carved seated Buddha in the world, standing at 71 meters tall, and is listed as a dual cultural and natural heritage site. Lingyun Temple and the Nine-Flume Staircase are the highlights. En route, visit Huanglongxi old town, with a history of 1,700 years.

    Meal: B, L

     Giant Buddha at Leshan

    In the morning, visit the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center - one of the most renowned centers for the protection and research of giant pandas in the world. Here, you can learn about the research, breeding, feeding, protection and public education of giant pandas. After lunch, transfer to take a speed train to Chongqing (2 hours), and have short Chongqing tour by visiting the Three Gorges Museum. After dinner, board your Yangtze River cruise ship.

    Meal: B, L, D

    On board pratice Taiji in the morning, and enjoy a shore excursion to the Fengdu Ghost City or Shibaozhai depending on the schedule of the cruise companies. Since 2010, some cruise companies offer optional shore excursions during your cruise, please kindly check with your travel consultant for more information.

    Meal: B, L, D

    Fengdu

    Today you'll get a close look of the enchanting landscape as you board a small boat and cruise along a tributary to the Yangtze to explore the exceptionally beautiful Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream depending on the arrangement of the cruise company.

    Meal: B, L, D

    Shore excursion to the amazing Three Gorge Dam: it is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW). Later, disembark at Yichang. After lunch, transfer to board a speed train to Wuhan (2 hours). Have a stroll at East Lake Scenic Area.

    Meal: B

    Three Gorge Dam

    Visit Hubei Provincial Museum, one of the eight national museums in China, featuring the cultural relics unearthed from the Zeng Hou Yi tomb during the Warring States Period. Then go to Yellow Crane Tower. It comes to the end of your 9 days China tour package along the Yangtze River. Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.

    Meal: B, L

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    What's included

    • Guide

      Private tours escorted by an English-speaking guide.

    • Meals

      Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner.

    • Transport

      Private transfers airport/hotel/airport.

    • Accommodation

      Accommodations with daily breakfast.

    • Other

      Domestic flights and trains listed.
      Admission fees.

    • Visa

      Visa arrangement. Please consult the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates-General first for the tourist visa.

    • Other

      Excess luggage charge(the luggage allowance at economy class is 20kg).
      Personal expense.
      Any meals not specified as "B, L or D".
      Gratuities to guides and drivers.

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