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Tour Code: COT-11853
Start in: Beijing
End in: Shanghai
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18 nights & 19 days
China Classic Kaleidoscope Tour

          

Brief Introduction

Day 1     Arrive Beijing Details of Day 1

Upon your arrival at Beijing airport, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.

Day 2     Beijing Details of Day 2

Sightseeing: Forbidden City,Summer Palace ,Temple of Heaven,Tiananmen Square
Gala Event: Peking Opera Show
Today you will first visit the historic Tiananmen Square, and then the magnificent Forbidden City. In the afternoon, you will marvel at Beijing's splendid Temple of Heaven, and then the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show at Liyuan Theatre in the evening.

Day 3     Beijing Details of Day 3

Sightseeing: Ding Tomb,Great Wall,Sacred Road
Special Dinner: Peking Duck Dinner
Today you will vist the majestic Great Wall (Badaling section), the Ding Tomb of Ming Tombs and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.

Day 4     Beijing / Xian Details of Day 4

Sightseeing: Hutongs,Big Wild Goose Pagoda,Shaanxi Provincial Museum
After breakfast, you will first visit Hutongs by rickshaw, lunch will be served in one of the local people's home during the tour. And then our local guide escorts you to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination--Xi'an. Upon your arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will have city tour to the Shaanxi Provincial Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Day 5     Xian Details of Day 5

Sightseeing: Ancient City Walls ,Bell Tower,Terracotta Warriors and Horses
Gala Event: Tang Dynasty Show
Today you will first visit the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors and Horses, after lunch, visit the Ancient City Walls and the Bell Tower. Complete the day with a savory dumpling dinner and the Tang Dynasty show both at Shaanxi Grand Opera Theatre.

Day 6     Xian / Lhasa Details of Day 6

Be free until our guide meets and helps you transfer to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. Upon your arrival at Gonggar airport, you will be met by your local guide and transferred to the hotel in Lhasa city (2-hour drive), you will view the Stone Giant Buddha engraved in the mountain face en route. After checking in the hotel, rest in the afternoon to get adapted to the high altitude.

Day 7     Lhasa Details of Day 7

Sightseeing: Barkhor Street,Jokhang Temple,Potala Palace
Your sightseeing today will include the Lhasa's cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and flourishing Barkhor Street.

Day 8     Lhasa Details of Day 8

Sightseeing: Norbulingka Park,Sera Monastery,Tibetan Family
The whole day tour will first bring you to the Norbulingka Park, and then the Sera Monastery. Pay a visit to a Tibetan Family.

Day 9     Lhasa / Chongqing Details of Day 9

Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination--Chongqing. Upon your arrival at Chongqing Airport, our local guide and private vehicle will pick up you and escort you to the pier for your ship to Yangtze River Cruise. Pre-boarding Regal China Cruise.

Day 10     Yangtze River Cruise Details of Day 10

Sightseeing: Fengdu Ghost City
Departs Chongqing at 08:00AM. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City.

Day 11     Yangtze River Cruise Details of Day 11

Sightseeing: Shennong Stream
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream by smaller vessels.

Day 12     Yangtze River Cruise Details of Day 12

Sightseeing: The Three Gorge Dam
Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site.

Day 13     Wuhan / Guilin Details of Day 13

Disembark the ship in Wuhan at 11:30AM. Upon your disembarkation at Wuhan Pier, our local guide and private vehicle will pick up you and escort you to airport for onwards flight to Guilin. Upon your arrival at Guilin, the most scenic city in China, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.

Day 15     Guilin / Shanghai Details of Day 15

Sightseeing: Elephant Trunk Hill ,Fubo Hill,Reed Flute Cave
Today's excursion will bring you to the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Fubo Hill and the Reed Flute Cave before your transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon your arrival at Shanghai, China's most cosmopolitan city, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.

Day 16     Shanghai Details of Day 16

Sightseeing: Nanjing Road,Shanghai Museum,The Bund ,Yu Garden,Yuyuan Market
Gala Event: Acrobatic Show
Today your tour of incredible Shanghai will include: Shanghai Museum, the Bund and the Nanjing Road, Yu Garden and Yuyuan Market. Enjoy a wonderful Acrobatic Show tonight.

Day 17     Shanghai Details of Day 17

You will have a free day to explore this modern city by yourself or visit some of your friends and colleagues freely.

Day 18     Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai Details of Day 18

Sightseeing: Humble Administrator's Garden,Lingering Garden,The No.1 Silk Factory,Tiger Hill Park
Today you will have city tour to Suzhou (100km away from Shanghai), which has been known as the Venice of the East. After your arrival,be met by your local guide, your tour in Suzhou includes: the classical Humble Administrator's Garden and the attractive Lingering Garden, the ancient Tiger Hill Park and the No.1 Silk Factory. Be driven back to Shanghai after the tour in Suzhou.

Day 19     Shanghai / Final departure Details of Day 19

Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

Included Features
China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
Accommodations for 18 nights, including
0 meals, including 0 full breakfasts, 0 lunches and 0 dinners (including Peking Duck Dinner)
3 gala evening events-- Peking Opera Show in Beijing, Tang Dynasty Show in Xian, Acrobatic Show in Shanghai
Round-trip transfers---between airports, hotels and scenic spots in each city by private air-conditioned motor coaches with experienced drivers
A local English-speaking guide in each city
Entrance fees to scenic spots listed in the itinerary
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty insurance

Government taxes and service charges except tips for tour guides and drivers

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