Code: TCE-Y18 

Beijing - Xi'an - Wudangshan - Yichang - Yangtze River Cruise - Chongqing - Guilin - Shanghai  16 Days

Day 01 Beijing (D)

Arrive in Beijing, the capital and cultural center of China, where virtually every boulevard and building exudes an air of importance. Be transferred on arrival to your 4-star hotel. Visit the Lama Temple in the afternoon, the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple in China, outside Tibet itself .Stay in hotel 2 nights.

Day 02 Beijing (BLD)

Enjoy a full-day tour of the sights that make Beijing a spectacular destination: The Summer Palace, an oasis of tea gardens, pavilions, painted corridors, and shimmering Kunming Lake with Empress Dowager's eccentric marble boat. Badaling Great Wall, one of the world's most awe-inspiring sights, the Great Wall snakes along nearly 4000 miles of impossibly steep hills and harsh, rugged plains. Today you will climb Badaling Great Wall in your leisure and marvel at the manpower that went into building the world's longest structure entirely by hand. Taste your imperial-style Peking Duck dinner before returning to hotel.

Day 03 Beijing - Xi'an (BLD)

Today you will enjoy the sprawling Forbidden City, home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors and now a repository of precious art and antiques; Tiananmen Square, the largest man-made square in the world, Wangfujing Street, a shopping street in Beijing and Hutong Tour, seeing the view of Beijing local people's life. Take overnight train to Xi'an, a vital center of history, culture and archaeology. It is impossible to overstate Xi'an's importance in China's history. Here began the fabled Silk Road, here a string of dynasties made their capital, here a Neolithic culture built a village 6000 years ago, and here lies a highlight of your trip: the excavation site of 8000terra-cotta soldiers and horses, buried around the tomb of emperor Qinshihuangdi, builder of the Great Wall and other massive endeavors. 

Day 04 Xi'an (BLD)

Round out your tour with stops at the Museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuangdi and The Forest Stele Museum. 

Day 05 Xi'an - Xiangfan (BLD)

Visit the Great Mosque and walk around free market, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Take train to Xiangfan.

Day 06 Wudangshan (BLD)

Arrive in Xiangfan in the morning. Guide will meet you and arrange the memorable breakfast for you,You'll be transferred to Mt. Wudangshan. Visit Taizi Po (Prince Slope), Huogong Palace (Fire Palace), Nanyang Palace. Stay at hotel in Wudangshan 1 night.

Day 07 Wudangshan - Jinzhou (BLD)

Take cable car to visit Jin Palace (Gold Palace) that built in 1416AD of Ming Dynasty, Taihe Palace and Huangjin Hall (Yellow Crystal hall). Go to Jinzhou by bus. Stay in hotel 1 night.

Day 08 Jinzhou - Yichang  (BLD)

Visit Jinzhou Museum and old town, take bus to Yichang and get on board, spend overnight on the boat.

Day 09 - Day 11 The Three Gorges Cruise tour (BLD)

Visit the Three Gorges Dam in the morning. Then pass the ship lock and continue on the cruise. Sail on through the Xiling Gorge. Tonight the captain hosts a welcome dinner on board. You will take the shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Little Three Gorges. Continue this afternoon through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge and see the fabled Twelve Peaks. Take shore excursion to Fengdu, the “Ghost City” or Shibaozhai.

Day 12  Chongqing - Guilin (BLD)

Arrive in Chongqing in the morning. Chongqing, known as Ba in ancient times, is located in Southwest China. It is also known as a city of oven, mountains. Take flight to Guilin, the green hills of

Guilin, whose ethereal landscapes have been immortalized by poets and painters through the ages is one of the major attractions of the country. Visit the Reed Flute Cave. Stay in hotel 2 nights.

Day 13 Guilin - Yangshuo (BLD)

A popular tourist trip is the boat ride from Guilin down the Lijiang to Yangshuo, enjoy the beautiful landscape of mountains of both banks of Lijiang River. Disembark to Yangshuo in the afternoon, visit old town of Yangshuo. Stay in hotel 1 night.

Day 14 Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai (BLD)

Take bus to Guilin in the morning, fly to Shanghai after lunch, the largest and most cosmopolitan city, as modern any in the world. You are greeted on arrival and escorted to your 4-star world-class hotel. You have a visit of Yuyuan Garden with its quintessential Chinese zigzag bridges, rockeries, and pavilions; Nanjing Road, the most famous shopping street in Shanghai and the riverfront Bund where foreign traders left a legacy of European-style buildings. Stay at hotel for 2 nights.

Day 15 Shanghai (BLD)

You have a full-day visit of Yuyuan Garden with its quintessential Chinese zigzag bridges, rockeries, and pavilions; and the Jade Buddha Temple. Enjoy Acrobatic Show after dinner.

Day 16 Shanghai - Hometown (B)

With new insights and found memories of China, you embark on your homebound journey aboard your select airline.

Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner

The trip price includes:
1. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
2. All meals as specified in the itinerary.
3. Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
4. Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
5. Domestic flights, trains or buses as specified in the itinerary.
6. Domestic airports departure taxes have been charged with the flight tickets.
7. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
8. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

The trip price does not include:
1. Any meals which are not included in the "The trip price includes."
Single Room Supplements (as the above quotation for accommodation is based on twin sharing room).
2. International air and train tickets for coming to & leaving mainland China. Air tickets or train tickets not specified in the itinerary on the first arrival day and last departure day.
3. Excess Baggage Charges.
4. Personal expenses: Items of a purely personal nature such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges, or sightseeing or meals which are not included in the day-to-day itinerary.
5. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
6. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
7. Visa fees