Pandas & Yangtze Cruise
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Overview
Highlights
- Must-see sights - the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army, Giant Pandas
- Fantastic cruise tour on the Li River from Guilin to rural Yangshuo
- Have a once in a lifetime chance to get close to the incredibly cute treasure -Pandas
- Take in the impressive skylines of Shanghai as you walk along the Bund
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- Domestic airfares & train fares
- Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
- A la carte lunches as itinerary specify
- Professional English-speaking guides
- Drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
- Entrance fees to tourist sites
- Yangtze River cruise with full board
- Tips or gratuities for hotel porters
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Itinerary
Accommodation: The Great Wall Hotel Beijing - the former Sheraton
Upon arrival at Beijing Airport, please clear yourself through customs. Our English-speaking guide will meet you at the arrival hall, after which we will drive you to the hotel. Have a good rest to restore yourself for the following 16 days China tour. Or, you can take a short walk around on your own.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, your guide will offer a brief introduction to the group. The morning excursions will be the famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. As a palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has a myst...
Meals: Breakfast
No Beijing tour is complete without visiting the Great Wall. This morning, we will set off to the suburban Mutianyu Great Wall. The cable car will take you up and down since it is an energy-consuming climb. The most important thing for you is t...
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Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel
For first-time visitors, the Summer Palace, a former imperial summer resort, is one venue you should not miss. It is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden as well as a world-famous touris...
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We will visit the amazing Terracotta Army this morning to appreciate the undeniable excellent ancient craft works of the Qin dynasty. The site mostly has cheap tourist restaurants nearby, so we would like to drive you back to ...
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The City Wall Park is a good place to experience more of the local Xi'an lives, so today your first stop will be spending some leisure time in the park. We also have a special arrangement for you here. That is learning to practice Tai...
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Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel
Catch a morning flight to Guilin. Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area. Your Guilin sightseeing starts with the famous Reed Flute Cave, which is a 240 meter karst cave th...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to the pier to appreciate the picturesque scenery of Li River by cruising down from Guilin to Yangshuo. As the lunch on the ship is the basic Chinese box lunch, it cannot be up to your taste, we ...
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Accommodation: Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza
After breakfast, catch a morning flight to Chengdu. Upon your arrival, our guide will be waiting for you outside the baggage claim area and transfer you to the hotel. We will leave you free time for lunch and rest for the remaining time of the day, and our guide is glad to offer advices of nice restaurants.
Meals: Breakfast
Today we will have a pleasant date with China's national treasure giant pandas at the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The pandas are very active in the morning. You will sure be entertained when you see the cute and chubby panda bears ea...
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We remain the whole morning free for you. You can take time to explore this pleasant city further and have lunch by yourself.
In the afternoon, our guide will drop you off at the railway station and help you board a bullet train to Chong...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The ship arrives at Zhongxian at about 14:00. We will disembark and visit the Shibaozhai. The onshore visit will enable you to witness the majestic and delicate wooden tower along with the giant rock. The unique tower, first b...
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Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, you will start your trip from Shanghai Museum, one of the top four museums in China. Then head to the ancient Yu Garden, where you can see traditional Chinese architecture, beautiful artificial hills and ponds. We wil...
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Today you will check out of your hotel after breakfast, and find your own way to the airport according to your flight schedule. We will be of your assistance at any time you need. Wish you a nice journey home!
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