Wonders of China &Yangtze River 15 Days   from only $2,099
Tour Code: GWY15
Day 1. Hometown to Beijing (In-flight Meals)
Take overnight flight to Beijing. Enjoy delicious meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment during the journey.

Beijing Capital International Aiport (PEK)
Day 2. Beijing (IM)
Welcome to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), the 2nd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic. You will be greeted by our tour guide and transferred to check in at your luxurious hotel where you are at your leisure to relax and enjoy the evening.
Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing 5 star

Forbidden City (the Imperial Palaces)
Day 3. Beijing (American Breakfast, Lunch, Special Dinner)
Beijing, the capital city, is also the second largest city in China with population of 17.4 million. Your full day tour begins at the Tiananmen Square. It is one of the largest public squares in the world, and contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the Museum of History and Revolution, and the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall (with Mao's embalmed body). Next, you will tour the Forbidden City (The Imperial Palaces), which is the imperial palace for Ming and Qing emperors for 500 years. The Third Ming Emperor YongLe moved the capital of China to Beijing in early 1400. UNESCO cited 'The Imperial Palaces provide outstanding examples of the greatest palatial architectural ensembles in China'. You will see the giant pandas at Beijing Zoo right before lunch at a local restaurant. Summer Palace is described by UNESCO as "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design". Later you can enjoy a walk along Lake Kunming. Visit a local Pear Store before fill your stomach with a fabulous Peking Duck Banquet. You'll be served with carved crispy duck skins. Roll it up in small tortilla slice with cucumber, onion, and special sauce to give you a mouthwatering experience that you won't forget.
Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing 5 star

Great Wall of China(Chang Cheng)
Day 4. Beijing (AB, L, D)
The Great Wall of China is another world heritage site, also considered to be one of the new seven wonders of the world. It is the dream destination for millions of Chinese and people around the world to fulfill the famous Chinese saying "One cannot be a successful person without a visit to the Great Wall". A stone monument can be found on site with the late Chairman Mao's inscription of the same phrase in Chinese. You will then have a Seminar on Chinese Jade Culture at a local Jade Museum. Admire the beautiful Bird's Nest National Stadium and the Water Cube up close before you spend the rest of the day at Capital Museum; Watch the 'Legend of Kungfu' after dinner at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing 5 star
Day 5. Beijing/Xian (AB,SL, D)
Visit the historic Hutong and Alley of Beijing old town via Rickshaw. Here you can sense the many different sights and sounds of historic Beijing. Gain a little knowledge of Yin and Yang with Tai Chi Master, walk alone Lotus Flower Market, make your own dumpling lunch at a local family. Later in the day, you will catch a flight to Xian. Xian, also known as Chang'an in the old days, was the starting point of the historic Silk Road. You will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Da Yan Ta), the most distinctive landmark in Xian. It was constructed for a Buddhist monk from Tang dynasty, Xuan Zang, whose pilgrimage to India was immortalized in one of the famous Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West". The pagoda was used to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought back from India. He asked 50 hierarchs to the temple to translate Sanskrit sutras into Chinese. With translated scripts of 1,335 volumes, this heralded a new era in the history of translation. After dinner, you can stroll down the Muslim district to see traditional Muslin culture alive in Xian.
Hotel: Titan Times Hotel 5 star

Terra Cotta Warriors (Bing Ma Yong)
Day 6. Xian (AB, L, SD)
Xian, the former capital of many Chinese dynasties, has a rich history dating back thousands of years. Even in the prehistoric era, it is believed that the Lantian man lived here 500,000 years ago. The first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, unified China in 201 BC and made significant influence in Chinese history. When he died, an entire Terra Cotta Army was buried with the emperor in the mausoleum. It was well documented by Chinese historian about this mausoleum, but it wasn't until 1974 that this site was uncovered serendipitously by a team of farmers. This became one of the greatest archeological discoveries in history. You will visit the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum (Bing Ma Yong). It's known as the 8th miracle in the world. The whole mausoleum is like a cultural treasure vault with large collections of relics. After a stop at the Bell Tower, you can enjoy an Imperial Dumpling Banquet (Jiao Zi) and shortly after watch the world famous Tang Dynasty Stage Show.
Hotel: Titan Times Hotel 5 star

Ancient City Wall (Cheng Qiang)
Day 7. Xian/Guilin (AB, SL, D)
Your visit to Xian is not complete without a visit to the Ancient City Wall (Cheng Qiang). Xi'an's 14th-century wall is one of the most complete city walls in China and certainly one of the best examples from the Ming dynasty. You may practice Tai Chi or ride a bike to enjoy the scenery. After the morning exercise you'll depart Xian for Guilin by air. To fulfill your craving for western food, you will be offered some western style hamburgers for lunch today. Upon arrival in Guilin, your will visit the Reed Flute Cave. The cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites and stalagmites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition, use your imagination as you pass by the different formations to decide what they resemble.
Hotel: Bravo Hotel (former Holiday Inn)4 star
Day 8. Guilin/Yangshuo (AB, L)
The highlight of today is a 4-hour leisure cruise down Lijiang River, passing through valleys, bamboo groves and rice fields. As the boat travels the river, watch spectacular landscapes, waterfalls and elegant hills among thousands of grotesque peaks. You should be able to spot the mountain scenery that's printed on the 20 Yuan RMB note. Lunch will be served on board the river cruise boat. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, you will visit the beautiful Moon Hill. After that, you can enjoy the rest of the day at your own leisure. Ride a bicycle or walk to the countryside and experience the real Chinese Farmer's life. At night, you can enjoy the famous nature theatre performance 'Impression on Sanjie Liu'. With natural mountains and water as the setting, this show is a must for visitors to Yangshuo. It is directed by famous movie director Zhang Yimou and is performed by local villagers and fishermen, particularly local minority groups as Zhuang and Yao.
Hotel: Yangshuo New West Street International Hotel 5 star

Elephant Trunk Hill
Day 9. Yangshuo/Guilin/Chongqing (AB, L, SD)
Drive back to Guilin to finish up the tour in Guilin by visiting the Elephant Trunk Hill, located at the junction of the Li River and the Peach Blossom River in downtown area. Depart Guilin for Chongqing by air. Chongqing is called the 'mountain city', which was the capital of China during World War II. We drive over to the zoo to see the pandas, with just an estimated 1,000 surviving in the wild. We'll visit the Stilwell Museum dedicated to "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, commander of American forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II. We'll learn about the colorful history of the American Volunteer Air Group, the "Flying Tigers", who were based here during the war. Try Sichuan Hot Pot as dinner.
Hotel: Carlton Hotel 5 star
Day 10. Chongqing/Dazu Grottos/Yangtze (AB, L, D)
We drive to Dazu. Originally started in the first year of Emperor Yonghui of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Dazu Grottos had been enlarged and rebuilt up through the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). More than 50,000 mainly Buddhist figures have been carved out of the rock. The carvings were carved out of the cliff face using only primitive tools and man-power. In 1999 they were added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage List. Later in the day, head to the docks where our cruise ship awaits to take us on our highly anticipated Majestic Yangtze adventure. Our cruise set sail from Chongqing in late evening.
Cruise: President 1 5 star
Day 11. Cruise the Yangtze (AB, L, D)
The first shore excursion will be 'Ghost City' Fengdu, which contains numerous statues of devils and ghosts that roam the afterworld. Fengdu model after the Chinese Hell in Taoist mythology, built over 1800 years ago.
Cruise: President 1 5 star
Day 12. Cruise the Yangtze (AB, L, D)
Sail through Qutang Gorge, the shortest and most dramatic one of the Three Gorges. Wu Gorge is famous for its quiet beauty. Disembark at Wushan where we board small riverboat for a leisurely ride through Shennong Stream, which offers clear running waters, picturesque rock formations, and even monkeys and goat along its banks, Drifting along the Shennong Stream in sampan is the unique way experiencing the beauty of Shennong Stream, a sampan is about 40 foot long, 6 foot wide, usually steered by six boatmen. we will pass through the ship-lock of the new three gorges dam.
Cruise: President 1 5 star

The Bund (Wai Tan)
Day 13. Yangtze/Yichang/Shanghai (AB, L)
we disembark to visit the massive Three Gorges Dam Project in the morning, the Dam is the world's largest dam, measuring 606 feet high and 6,500 feet long. In 1997, the cofferdam was completed and the main structure begun. The dam has two five-stage locks to raise and lower ships to the different river levels. Each lock in the five stages is 65 feet high and 910 feet long. The ship sails through Xiling Gorge, the longest one of the Three Gorges. Disembark at Yichang, the terminus of our memorable Yangtze cruise, we board a flight to Shanghai, visit the famous Bund (Wai Tan) upon arrival. Shanghai is divided by the Huang Pu River into eastern and western sections. Modern mega high rises are seen on the eastern side while traditional European style architecture may be seen on the western side. The Bund is a five-block riverfront promenade with many of Shanghai's banks and trading houses. You will enjoy the world famous Acrobatic Show tonight.
Hotel: Ramada Plaza Gateway Shanghai 4 star
Day 14. Shanghai (AB, L, SD)
Shanghai is a shopping heaven, it is well known for varieties for many novelty items. Today, the city tour starts with a visit to Shanghai Old Street (Cheng Huang Miao). You can also experience the bustling shopping district of Nanjing Road and People's Square and use your bargaining skills to acquire memento for this visit. After shopping, spend some free time at Shanghai Museum. With special exhibits and a collection of 120,000 precious works of art, this has become a favorite destination for tourists and local people. You can easily spend a few hours to examine its rich and high-quality collection of ancient Chinese bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy. Tonight you will have local Shanghai Cuisine as farewell dinner party.
Hotel: Ramada Plaza Gateway Shanghai 4 star
Day 15. Shanghai/Hometown (AB)
Transfer to the airport for your flight home, or begin optional Post-Trip Extension.