12 Days Mighty Yangtze Tour (Upstream)

Day 01 Arrival, Shanghai (No meals)
Arrive in Shanghai , a dazzling and dynamic start point. Be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 02 Shanghai (B/L)
A full day of sightseeing starts with Jade Buddha Temple and Yuyuan Garden, a Chinese classic garden in city downtown. Then visit the nearby old street. In the evening, have a walk along Nanjing Road -a favorite shopping area for locals, the Bund, Shanghai 's famed waterfront promenade and Xintiandi. Traditional Dim-sum Banquet and acrobatics show are available for your optional lunch and night entertainment.

Day 03 Shanghai--Yichang, Embark (B/L)
Finish up the trip in Shanghai by visits to the city's new land mark- Shanghai World Financial Center . Then be transferred to the airport for a short domestic flight to Yichang, the start point of the Yangtze River Cruise.

Day 04 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Visit Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping, the largest project of its kind in the world. Later sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship locks. Then sail through Xiling Gorge, the longest and deepest gorge among the three.

Day 05 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
First take an excursion through Daning River Small Three Gorges . Then pass through Wu Gorge which is known for its quiet beauty and Qutang Gorge , the shortest, narrowest but the most dramatic one.

Day 06 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
The ship arrives at Fengdu, the Ghost City known for its gardens, temples and statues of ghost and devils.

Day 07 Disembak, Chongqing-- Xi'an (B/L)
Disembark at picturesque Chongqing in the morning and fly to Xi'an . Upon arrival, take your time in the famous Shaanxi History Museum.

Day 08 Xi'an (B/L)
Ample time will be provided for visits to the Qin Terracotta Army, one of the world's most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation and then to see  the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the massive City Wall. Either Jiaozi Banquet or Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner is available for your optional meal.

Day 09 Xi'an--Beijing (B/L)
Depart for Beijing in the morning. Take a half-day Hutong Tour by rickshaw to visit the ancient lanes and alleyways for your first impression of the city.

Day 10 Beijing (B/L)
Depart from your hotel in the morning to visit Tian'anmen Square, the World's largest urban square and the Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Then visit the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon.  Peking Opera is available for your optional night entertainment.

Day 11 Beijing (B/L)
In the morning drive 75km to visit the Great Wall (Badaling Section) first, then the Summer Palace, the ‘most beautiful garden in China '.   Peking Roasted Duck is available for your optional dinner.

Day 12 Departure, Beijing (B)
The vacation is over all too soon as you're transferred to the airport to board the homebound flight, bidding a fond farewell to China, and we know you'll be back.

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