13 days

Private

About this activity

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing
Meet you at the Beijing airport and take you to the hotel.

Day 2 Beijing (B)
Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace.

Day 3 Beijing (B)
Starts with the Mutianyu Great Wall, including a comfortable round trip cable car. Back to town, make a stop at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Lastly hop on a rickshaw for a Hutong Tour.

Beijing hotel options:
Boutique: The Regent Beijing
5-Star Hotel: The Regent Beijing
4-Star: Novotel Peace Hotel

Day 4 Beijing-Xian (B)
Visit the Temple of Heaven. Then take high-speed train ride to Xian.

Day 5 Xian (B)
Explore Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Xian City Wall, Great Mosque and also take a stroll around the Muslim Street.

Xi'an hotel options:
Boutique: Sofitel Legend Peoples Grand Hotel Xian
5 Star: Sofitel on Renmin Square
4 Star: Grand Mercure on Renmin Square

Day 6 Xian-Chengdu (B)
Pay a visit to the Xian Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda before driving to the railway station for your high speed rail train to Chengdu.

Day 7 Chengdu (B)
Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Afterwards, take a relaxing stroll at Jinli Street, and the Wangjiang Pavilion Park.

Chengdu hotel options:
Boutique BuddhaZen Hotel
5 Star: Grand Hyatt Chengdu
4 Star: Sofitel Chengdu Taihe

Day 8 Chengdu-Chongqing (B)
Today, railway station see-off to catch the D train to Chongqing. Upon arrival, take you to embark the cruise ship.

Day 9 Yangtze River Cruise (B+L+D)
Go shore for an excursion to Fengdu Ghost City or Shibaozhai. At night, join in the exciting Captain's Welcome Party.

Day 10 Yangtze River Cruise (B+L+D)
Sailing pass the gorgeous Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge today. Disembark to visit the Small Three Gorges, and then experience a small boat trip on Shennong Stream. At night, pass through the ship lock if weather permits.

Yangtze River Cruise options:
Boutique/5 Star/4 Star: Century Sun/Diamond with Balcony

Day 11 Yichang-Shanghai (B)
After breakfast, disembark to visit the grand Three Gorges Dam. Airport see-off to Shanghai.

Day 12 Shanghai (B)
Visit Shanghai Museum, a walk at The Bund and Nanjing Road, the Yuyuan Garden, Chenghuang Miao bazaars and New Spot.

Shanghai hotel options:
Boutique: Fairmont Peace Hotel
5 Star: Hyatt on The Bund, Shanghai
5 Star: Pullman Shanghai Jingan Hotel

Day 13 Depart from Shanghai (B)
See-off.

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Included

Entrance fees (specified in the itinerary)
Activities (specified in the itinerary)
Accommodations: 4-star, 5-star or boutique hotels
Domestic flight Yichang/Shanghai
High-speed rail train Beijing/Xian/Chengdu, D Train Chengdu/Chongqing
Land transfer with professional drivers
Breakfast
Professional English speaking guide
Airport pickup and drop-off

Not included

International flights to/from China
China visa fees
Gratuities (optional)
Travel insurance
CNY150.00/per person of the service charge on the Yangtze River cruise
Lunch
Dinner

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Note: The prices shown are not valid during China's Official Holidays (such as National Day - 01 to 07, Oct. Chinese Spring Festival - 15 Feb to 21 Feb, 2018, etc.).

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

60%

Aquatic

30%

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