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Tour Code: YRCT-03

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Arrival at Beijing. Met and transferred to your hotel. You are at your leisure to explore the city for the remainder of the day.

Day 02: Beijing ( B L )
After brekfast, visit Tian An Men Square, the largest public square in the world. Then move on to Forbidden City which was once home to the emperors for over 500 years in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

After lunch, continue to visit Temple of Heaven - where dynastic rulers in China used to worship the heaven. Then head to Summer Palace, a former summer resort for the royal family. Return to your hotel in Beijing.

Day 03: Beijing ( B L )
A full day excursion to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs (Dingling). Mutianyu Great Wall once served as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. It is a green section of the great wall in Beijing with wide coverage vegetation. The fortifications and the Great Wall here are featured by many watchtowers on overlapping mountain ranges.

Then move on to Ming Tombs are where 13 emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) were buried. You are arranged to visit Dingling, one of the 13 Ming Tombs. Back to your hotel in Beijing.

Day 04: Beijing ( B L )
After breakfast,  first visit  Beijing Zoo where you can meet the cute Giant Pandas. The Panda Zoo sightseeing takes about 40 minutes.  Then drive to Lama Temple,or Yonghegong Lamsery, located in the northeat part of Beijing City, is a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism.

After lunch,  experience Hutong by taking men-driving rickshaw as the basic means of transportation. Have lunch there with the locals in a courtyard . 

Then head to the Olympic Green where you have about 45 minutes to take pictures at the Bird's nest and water cube from its outside. If you would like to visit the inner structure of the stadiums, the tour guide will help you in purchasing the entrance tickets, and you could enter the stadiums for sightseeing on your own and back to your hotel on your own.  Transferred back to your hotels. Return to your hotel. 

Day 05: Beijing - Xian by air ( B L )
Morning Flight from Beijing to Xian. Met & transferred your Hotel in Xian. After lunch, visit Big Goose Pagoda. It is situated in the Da Ci’en Temple, four kilometers south away from the center of the city. It is one of the city’s most distinctive and outstanding landmarks.

Then move on to Xian Muslim Quarter. It is just located behind ( north of ) the Drum Tower, a delightful place you will never miss! The famous Great Mosque is located in the Muslim Area. The bazaar in the Muslim area is most attractive with a wide area of stalls selling everything. The streets and walkways are full of life. 

Lastly visit Bell Tower, a stately traditional building, that marks the geographical center of the ancient capital. Transferred back to your hotel.

Day 06: Xian ( B L D )
Beginning the day with a once-in-a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old Terra-cotta Army of China"s First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. Three exhibition halls house the continuing excavation of am army of 7,000 terracotta soldiers and horses that guard the tomb of the the First Emperor. 

After lunch, drive back to the downtown of Xian and visit Xian City Wall. The City Wall is one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. It was enlarged in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) from the city wall initially built in Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide overing 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it.  Back to your Hotel.

Day 07: Xian - Guilin by air ( B L)
Take morning flight from Xian to Guilin. Arrival in Guilin, Met and transferred to your hotel in Guilin. After lunch, visit Reed Flute Caves. It is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin’s most interesting attractions. Then head to Elepghant Trunk Hill for sightseeing.

Day 08: Guilin ( B L )
After breakfst, drive to Zhujiang pier to cruise down the picturesque Li River with breathtaking natural landscape and original Chinese rural life on both sides with a Chinese lunch served on board. Yangshuo is an ancient small town, which is famous for beautiful scenery and vast collections of Chinese handicrafts. Return to Guilin by car or van. 

Day 09: Guilin - Chongqing by air ( B D )
Take flight to Chonqing. Our tour guide will meet you at the airport. Then have a short visit of Chongqing city. Chongqing is located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and sitting on the place which links the middle and western parts of China. Then transfer to the port to be on board.

Day 10: Chongqing - Fengdu - on Board ( B L D )
Start Yangtze River cruising in the morning. Offshore excursion to Fengdu ( Ghost City ). Fengdu County is located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, about 170KM downstream from Chongqing city.

Fengdu is well known for its "Ghost City" in China. It is a must see shore excursion place on the Yangtze cruise. On board.

Day 11:  Yangtze River On Board ( B L D )
Continiue to cruise on Yangtze River. Today enter the Qutang Gorge. Your Cruise ship carefully pilots its way through the narrow course. At Wushan, disembark the ship and board smaller vessels in order to explore either the Daning River (or Shennong Stream). Reboard the ship and sail through the Wu Gorge.

Day 12: Yichang - Wuhan by road ( B L ) 
Passing Xiling Gorge. Arrival in Yichang. Our local tour guide will meet you at the port. You will be transferred to Wuhan by road. Check in at  your hotel in Wuhan. You are at leisure to explore the city on your own for remainder of the day.

Day 13: Wuhan - Hong Kong by air  ( B )
Take flight from Wuhan to Hong Kong ( airfare is excluded). Met and transferred to your hotel in Hongkong. You are free for the rest of the day.

Day 14 Hongkong ( B L )
Whole day free on your exploration of the city.

Day 15 Hongkong Exit ( B )
Transferred to Hong Kong Airport for departure and end your China trip.

B---Breakfast,   L---Lunch,   D---Dinner

Price Details for this tour:

Cost: in US$ per person

Traveling Party	Super Deluxe Class	Deluxe Class	Standard Class
2 person	$3050	$2680	$2530
3-5 persons	$2860	$2500	$2350
6-9 persons	$2630	$2280	$2130
10 persons up	$2480	$2130	$1980
Single room supplement	$1300	$950	$800

Featured Hotels for this tour:

Hotels in Use:
City	Super Deluxe Hotel	Deluxe Hotel	Standard Hotel
Beijing	Crowne Plaza Wangfujing	Sunworld Hotel Beijing	Holiday In Express Temple of Heaven
Xian	Sheraton Xian Hotel	Tangcheng Hotel	Xian Skytel Hotel
Guilin	Sheraton Hotel Guilin	Guilin Park Hotel	Guilin Osmanthus Hotel
Wuhan	Wuhan Shangri-La Hotel	Holiday Inn Tianan Wuhan	Wuhan Yinfeng Hotel
Yangtze River	5 star Cruises vessel	5 star Cruises vessel	5 star Cruises vessel
Hong Kong	Harbour Plaza North Point Hong Kong	Harbour Plaza North Point Hong Kong	Harbour Plaza North Point Hong Kong

Price inclusion: 1. All transfer and city transportation 2. Entrance fees 3. Meals listed as B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner 4. Local English speaking tour guide 5. Hotels ( two sharing room ) with breakfast 6. Beijing Xian Guilin Chongqing flights 7. Deluxe cruise on Yangtze River ( two sharing )

Price exclusion: 1. Personal expenses: the items of personal nature such as drinks, laundry, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges. 2. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip 3. Tips to the tour guide and driver 4. Wuhan Hong Kong Flight

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