Yangtze Cruise Upstream by Air China
Shanghai,Yichang,Chongqing,Beijing 11 days from $2650 including airfare & Airport Taxes
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Day 01 Friday Sydney/Shanghai
Fly from Sydney to Shanghai with Air China. Upon arrival in Shanghai, you will be greeted by our CTS Guide and transferred to your hotel. CA176(1130/1920).
Accommodation: The Bund Riverside Hotel Shanghai (4*)
Day 02 Saturday Shanghai (B)
Today is a free day. You may explore this charming Shanghai on your own path or buy our optional tour to Suzhou.
Optional Suzhou Tour (RMB600)
In the morning, we take an optional side trip to Suzhou, a small town famous for its classic gardens in the south of China and often so-called ‘Oriental Venice’. You will visit the Garden of the Master of Fishing Net, Panmen Scenery Area. As the center of the scenery area, Panmen City Gate was first built during the Wu Kingdom of Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC) and it is the only well preserved water-and-land city gate in the world now. Also will visit a Silk Spinning Mill and take a boat cruise on the Canal constructed over 1,000 year ago in Sui Dynasty. If time permit, we take a short visit to newly renovated Shan Tang Street. Late afternoon, travel back by coach to metropolitan Shanghai (with lunch included, no dinner)
Accommodation: The Bund Riverside Hotel Shanghai (4*)
Day 03 Sunday Shanghai/Yichang Sunday (B/L/D)
In the morning tour we will visit the Bund, a popular promenade along the Huangpu River, where the old meets the modern in Shanghai. You may see the local people performing Tai Chi during your stroll along the Bund. Afterwards, we will visit the Old Town with its winding alleyways, lined with shops, teahouses and restaurants, and then to the elegant and tranquil Yu Garden. Then, transfer to the airport in the early afternoon for a flight to Yichang. Upon arrival, we will have dinner. Then, pre-board your cruiser ship MS Yangtze II. (CA1973 1620/1815).
MS Yangtze No.2 Cruise
Day 04 Monday Yangtze River Cruise Monday (B/L/D)
TAI JI EXERCISE BEFORE BREAKFAST
06:00 DEPART FROM YICHANG
06:30 PASS THE THIRD GORGE – THE EAST SECTION
OF XILING GORGE
08:00–11:00 SHORE EXCURSION THREE GORGES DAM SITE
12:00–16:00 PASS THE SHIP LOCKS OF THREE GORGES DAM
14:30 PASS THE THIRD GORGE – THE WEST SECTION
OF XILING GORGE
18:00 CAPTAIN’S WELCOME PARTY
MS Yangtze No.2 Cruise
Day 05 Tuesday Yangtze River Cruise Tuesday (B/L/D)
TAI JI EXERCISE BEFORE BREAKFAST
07:00 PASS THE SECOND GORGE – WUXIA ( 44 KM )
08:00–12:00 DISEMBARK FOR A BOAT RIDE TO SHEN NONG STREAM
16:30 PASS THE FIRST GORGE – QUTANG ( 8 KM )
MS Yangtze No.2 Cruise
Day 06 Wednesday Yangtze River Cruise Wednesday (B/L/D)
TAI JI EXERCISE BEFORE BREAKFAST
08:00–11:30 SHORE EXCURSION FENGDU – THE GHOST CITY
15:00–16:00 LECTURE ON CHINESE CULTURE
18:00 CAPTAIN’S FAREWELL DINNER
20:00–21:00 CREW’S TALLENT SHOW
MS Yangtze No.2 Cruise
Day 07 Thursday Chongqing/Beijing Thursday (B/L)
Morning, disembark in Chongqing at around 09:00. We will visit the old town area of Ciqikou(ancient village lures tourist to linger in its streets to buy handicraft souvenirs).after lunch city tour before transfer to the airport for a flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. (CA1412 1800/2025)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing (4*)
Day 08 Friday Beijing (B/L)
Tour starts from the Tian’anmen Square, the biggest public square in the world. You will also be able to have a photo stop at The National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described as The Egg. Afterwards, visit Forbidden City, the vast complex of palaces, which was home to successive Emperors for more than 500 years. Included is admission to the living quarters, museum and jewelry sections.
After a Chinese lunch, tour to the Temple of Heaven, the 500-year old Temple houses altars on which sacrifices and offerings were laid to the gods in a glorious setting of gardens, tress and sculptures. Today this park is a favorite gathering spot for local residents where they come to sing, dance, exercise and relax. Joining in on activities is a fun way to interact with everyday Beijingers.
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing (4*)
Day 09 Beijing Saturday (B/L/D)
Morning tour to the Great Wall at Juyongguan section, stretching almost 4,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the sands of Central Asia and befittingly crowned one of the ten wonders of the world. Along the way, you will stopover at a jade carving factory where you can watch artisans at work. After lunch, continue to the Summer Palace, the largest and the best preserved of all imperial palace gardens, which boasts such delights as the famous Marble Boat and the ornately painted 'Long Corridor', and take a boat ride on its Lake Kunming if the weather permits.
After dinner, you will witness the amazing Beijing Acrobatic Show.
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Beijing (4*)
Day 10 Sunday Beijing/Sydney (B)
Free at leisure. You may go for shopping till you dropping or explore this booming city on your own path. Then being transferred to the airport for your flight back home. (CA173 1650/0750+1)
Day 11 Monday Sydney
Arrive in Sydney
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Prices:
Low Season: A$2650/adult; A$2500/child (2-11 years old)
Land Only: A$2150
Single Room Supplement:A$380 for Land, $400 for Cruise
Air Ticket Extension: from $150
Price includes:
International return airfares economy class
Airport taxes and fuel surchagres: A$385(Adult); A$310(Child)
Full accommodations at 4 star hotel on twin sharing basis
4 Days 5 star MS Yangtze No.2 cruise
Most of the meals as indicated
Transfers and sightseeing as per itinerary with entry fee
Chinese visa fee A$110 (Single Entry Australian Passport Holder)
English-speaking guide
Price excludes:
Travel insurance;
Tipping and personal expenses
This tour is based on minimum 2 passengers for departure.
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