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Tour Introduction
Tour Name :16 Days of Hong Kong & Mainland China Historical Tour with Yangtze Cruise (Upstream) Discovery
Tour Code : YZ04
Day 1 ( ) Arrival / Hong Kong
Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement Upon arriving, be met and transferred to the hotel.

Day 2 (B,)Hong Kong / Guilin
Transfer via: PM flight
HONG KONG ISLAND HALF DAY TOUR to Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Repulse Bay;Half day city tour to Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park and Jade Market.
-Victoria Peak: The Peak is Hong kong's number one tourist destination. It features the city's of oldest mode transport, the 112-year old Peak Tram and Hong Kong's most unusual building and icon, The Peak Tower. It combine shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
-Aberdeen: Aberdeen Harbor is home of hundreds of people living on fishing junks. Take sampan ride to get a close-up look at this unusual way of life.
-Repulse Bay: Primarily an exclusive residential area, Repulse Bay has a relaxed, resort-like atmosphere. The wide beach is popular with residents and great for sandy strolls. It features statues of Kwun Yum and Tin Hau, both protectors of fishermen.
Take afternoon flight to Guilin. Upon Arriving at Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide.

Day 3 Guilin (B, L, ) Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard.
-Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city.

Day 4 Guilin / Shanghai (B, L, )
Transfer via: PM flight
Free at leisure till to be transferred to the airport. Arrive at Shanghai. Be met & take city tours to the Bund, Nanjing Road.
-The Bund: the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.
-Nanjing Road: the busiest shopping street in Shanghai.

Day 5 Shanghai (B, L, ) Visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Children's Palace & Oriental Pear TV Tower. Evening Shangcheng Acrobatic Show.
-Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
-Yu Garden: It is characteristic of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and it used to be a private garden with 400 years' history. In front of the garden, there is a market called Yu Market.
-Shanghai Children's Palace: The Shanghai Children's Palace provides after school education for gifted children. Children participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities such as music, dance, art, model making, science, technology and computer science. The palace hosts many art performances and science and technology contests which attracts thousands of youngsters.
-Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Asia.

Day 6 Deluxe (B, L, )Shanghai / Wuhan
Transfer via: PM flight
In the morning, be transferred to the airport for the flight to Wuhan.Upon arrival Wuhan, be met & transferred from airport to dock. boarding on the ship, The ship departs Wuhan at 1900.
Comfortable (B, L, )Shanghai / Wuhan
Transfer via: PM flight
In the morning, be transferred to the airport for the flight to Wuhan.Upon arrival Wuhan, be met & transferred from airport to the dock for boarding on the ship, the ship departs Wuhan at 1700.
Budget(B, L, )Shanghai / Wuhan /Yichang
Transfer via: AM flight (shanghai/Wuhan)
Express Bus (wuhan/Yichang)
In the morning, be transferred to the airport for the flight to Wuhan.Upon arrival Wuhan, be met & transferred from airport to bus station for the 4 hours express bus to Yichang, pre-boarding on the boat tonight.

Day 7 Deluxe(B, L, D )Yangtze
The ship passes Xiling Gorge.
Comfortable (B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to Jingzhou.
Budget (B, L, D )Yangtze
The ship departs Yichang at 0630. Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site. The ship passes through the dam ship locks.

Day 8 Deluxe(B, L, D )Yangtze Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site. The ship passes through the dam ship locks.
Comfortable (B, L, D )Yangtze Shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. The ship passes through dam ship locks.
Budget (B, L, D )Yangtze Shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges.

Day 9 Deluxe (B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to Lesser Three Gorges.
Comfortable (B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to the Shennong Stream.
Budget(B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to Fengdu.

Day 10 Deluxe (B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to Wanxian.
Comfortable (B, L, D )Yangtze
Shore excursion to Shibaozhai.
Budget(B, L, )Yangtze / Chongqing
The ship arrives in Chongqing at 0900.Arrive at Chongqing.Be met at the dock & transferred to take a half day city tour:
Visit Erling Park,Chongqing Zoo & Ciqikou old street.
--Erling Park.Take a bird's eye view of the whole city of Chongqing in Erling Park.
--Chongqing Zoo,the Giant pandas & Lesser pandas & Golden hair monkeys & South China Tigers can be seen.
--Ciqikou is an old town with traditional Chongqing style buildings,tea houses,and Sichuan Opera houses. Ciqikou

Day 11 Deluxe(B, L, )Yangtze / chongqing/Xian
Transfer via: AM flight
The ship arrives in Chongqing at 0900.Take the flight to Xian. Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Comfortable(B, L, )Yangtze / chongqing/Xian
Transfer via: AM flight
The ship arrives in Chongqing at 0900.Take the flight to Xian. Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Budget(B, L, )Chongqing / Xian
Transfer via: AM flight
Take the flight to Xian. Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.


Day 12 Xian (B, L, ) Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
- The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city.
- The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.

Day 13 Xian / Beijing (B, L, )
Transfer via: PM flight
Visit the Hanyang Tomb. Take noon flight to the next destination. Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tour to the Summer Palace.
- The Hanyang Tomb: The Jing Emperor's tomb in Han Dynasty which was opened in 2001 and is famous for its rich collections of different kinds of tombs.
- The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.

Day 14 Beijing (B, L, )
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

Day 15 Beijing (B, L, D )
Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
- The Sacred Road: The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.

Day 16 Beijing (B, L, ) Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw and Xiushui Street.
- Hutongs: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infant and local people's houses among them.
- Xiushui Street: A market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a real treasure if you are lucky enough.

Day 17 beijing/ Departure(B, )
Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for flight to.
Type 1 person ($) 2-5 persons($) 6-9 persons($) 10 up($) Single room Supplement($)
Tourist Class 3494 2772 2383 0 307
Deluxe Class 3615 2950 2580 0 462
Superior Class 3917 3266 2884 0 695
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Starting City : HongKong
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Length of Trip : 16
Destinations :Beijing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Yichang, Suzhou, Shanghai

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