Yangtze River & Shanghai & Beijing 11-Day Tour
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- Tour Name: Yangtze River & Shanghai & Beijing 11-Day Tour
- Market Price: $1120
- Our Price:$1120
- City: Beijing Tours -> Chongqing Tours -> Shanghai Tours -> Wuhan Tours
- Highlights:
- Shanghai is the biggest city in China and also an international metropolitan. Now many foreigners come to this modern city for traveling, business and shopping. Nanjing is an ancient city with abundant historical relics. It was ever the capital of ten dynasties through China's long history. This tour will also present the opportunity for you to cruise on the Yangtze River-cradle of Chinese culture with spectacular and breathtaking sceneries.
Day 1 Arrival in Shanghai
- Hotels: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Activities:
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- Meet the guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel. After a short rest, the guide will take you to visit the Bund if time permitting.
- The Bund is the best-known landmark in Shanghai. On this stretch of Zhongshan Road East lie the most important buildings left from colonial Shanghai including the Peace Hotel, the Bank of China, and Shanghai Gold Exchange. Externally these buildings have been well preserved and stand proud in their original grandeur. Internally they have been renovated to house some major financial institutions as well as Shanghai's most expensive and luxurious hotels, restaurants and bars. Day 2 Shanghai
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Activities:
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- Make a city tour around Shanghai. Highlights: Shanghai Museum and Yuyuan Garden. Enjoy dinner at Wangbaohe Restaurant og Central Hotel—the best place to serve Shanghai cuisine. After dinner, go to Shanghai Center Theatre to watch the Portman Acrobatic Show.
- Shanghai Museum: used to be near the Bund. It is now situated in People's Square and its new buildings were built in 1996, designed by a Shanghai architect named Xing Tonghe. The new design symbolizes China's ancient understanding of the world: round sky and square earth. The museum has a circular roof and rectangular base. It stores 120,000 precious artifacts, which narrate a story of China's 5,000-year civilization.
- Yu Garden: is one of the most famous gardens in China and is national heritage listed. It was built in 1559 and extended in 1577. Each section of the garden is separated by curved white walls with the head and body of a dragon on them. It's named after the original owner. Day 3 Shanghai
Wuhan- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: on board
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- Visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Then fly to Wuhan. Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. Enjoy dinner at a popular local restaurant. Embark the cruise ship and depart Wuhan at 19:00am.
- Hubei Museum: Located on the East Lake, Hubei Museum is one of the best-known museums in China, treasuring up numerous State-level historic and cultural relics. The Chime Bells Hall in it displays mainly the relics unearthed from Zenghouyi Tomb. Day 4 Yangtze
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: on board
- Activities:
- Full day is sailing.
Day 5 Yangtze
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: on board
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- Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam.
-Three Gorges Dam Project: It is the virtual definition of a monumental project - a dam one and a half miles wide and more than 600 feet high that will create a reservoir hundreds of feet deep and nearly 400 miles long. The project is China's Three Gorges Dam, and it has already been the subject of great international scrutiny. It is being called the largest construction project in China since the Great Wall. Many high-ranking Chinese officials expect the dam to become a potent symbol of their nation's vitality in the new century and the new millennium. Day 6 Yangtze
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: on board
- Activities:
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- Shore excursion to Shennong Stream.
- Shennong Stream: a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. It joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei's Badong County. With crystal clear steam flows swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, a sampan tour will allow you to experience a speedy adventure along this newly opened unspoiled river. Day 7 Yangtze
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: on board
- Activities:
- Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian.
Day 8 Chongqing
Beijing- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
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- Disembark Chongqing at 10:00am. Then visit Panda House inChongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell. Buffet Lunch. Take the flight to Beijing and check in Beijing hotel.
- Chongqing Zoo: is located in the western suburb of the city, which was established in 1955. It occupies an area of 45 hectares. It’s one of the big zoos in China. There are animals more than 2000 in 200 species. The zoo received more than 1 million visitors every year. The panda house is about 2 hectares in size. And beautiful mountains surround the zoo. The nature scene is a great treasure. The panda house, the highlight of the zoo, will offer you wonderful experience.
Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell, 4.5km southeast of the downtown in Chongqing, is a place where General Stilwell was lived. General Stilwell (1883-1946) was chief commander of US forces in the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II. In 1942, ranked as a major general, he was dispatched to CBI and was regarded as the best field commander in the entire United States Army. Day 9 Beijing
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
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- Explore to Badaling Great Wall. Have lunch at a Sichuan food restaurant. In the afternoon, continue to visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb.
- Badaling Great Wall: The Great Wall at Badaling is the best representative section of the Great Wall. It is more than 7 meters high and 5 meters wide. It was the strategic point of Juyongguan Pass in ancient times. Many other fortresses and beacon towers were constructed at the strategic points. This section of the Great Wall has drawn great attention from the Chinese government since the foundation of P.R. China. It was designated a major historical site under state protection in 1961. The Great Wall was listed "a World Cultural Heritage" by the UNESCO in 1987. The Great Wall at Badaling is preserved as a historical monument and has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.
- The Ming Tombs: Located at the foot of the Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, the Ming Mausoleums, occupying an area of 120 square kilometers, is well preserved and have the biggest number of emperors buried in the world. Day 10 Beijing
- Meals: B L D
- Hotels: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
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- Pay a visit to the Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Beijing Roasted Duck as dinner. After dinner, enjoy a Peking Opera Show at Liyuan Theater.
- Tiananmen Square: Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was the main entrance to the Forbidden City during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Built in 1417, destroyed by fire twice, it was rebuilt in 1651 during the Qing Dynasty and renamed Tian An Men. It is also honored as the "Gate of the Nation." As one of the largest city squares in the world, Tian An Men Square occupies an area of 440, 000 square meters--spacious enough to accommodate half a million people. Many annual and special celebrations and assemblies are held here. On October 1st, 1949, Chairman Mao Ze Dong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China on the Tian An Men Rostrum.
- Temple of Heaven: At the Temple of Heaven Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. The northern part of the outer surrounding wall is semi-circular; the southern part is square; this forms a pattern symbolic of the ancient belief that Heaven was round and the earth square. The double surrounding wall separates the temple into the inner and outer temples with the main structures in the inner one, covering 273 hectares.
- Beijing Roast duck: Beijing Roast duck is thought to be one of the most delicious dishes all over the world; most visitors coming to Beijing will never forget to have a try. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing. Day 11 Departure from Beijing
- Activities:
- See off.
Rate
We will arrange hotels of the same class if there are no rooms available during your travelling periods.
Quotation （The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person)
| Group Size | 1 person | 2-5 persons | 6-9 persons | over 10 | Single Room Supplement |
| Tour Class | |||||
| Standard | TBA | $1525.00 | $1315.00 | $1190.00 | $485.00 |
| Deluxe | TBA | $1260.00 | $1120.00 | $1010.00 | $420.00 |
* The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events, such as the National Holiday (1st-7th Oct), Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days. We suggest you not to travel during that period. But it is surely OK if you prefer that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.
Price Inclusions:
- Entrance Fees listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another similar restaurant. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We try to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts are supplied, however there may be only Chinese breakfast is prepared in some remote places. - Private Transfers for the itinerary listed above.
- Guide:
A private English-speaking guide and a private driver will be provided in each city, which will remain with you throughout your time in that city. - Hotels: (based on standard twin sharing)
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Airport Tax and Fuel Fee
- Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges. - Two bottles of mineral water per day.
- Standard cabin.
- Shore excursion.
Price Exclusions:
- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
China Entry Visa Fees - Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses:
- Meals:
Any meals, which are not listed in the tour itinerary. - Single Supplement.
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