A journey worth discovering
The experience
Best of China & the Yangtze River, a 14 days tour from Beijing to Xi'an, Chengdu and 9 destinations.
Connect the places
An itinerary overview showing the order of destinations.
Day by day
Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant), Dinner (Peking duck welcome dinner)
Visit Tian'anmen Square Explore the Forbidden City Visit the Summer Palace Peking duck welcome dinner
Tian'anmen Square Forbidden City Summer Palace
Breakfast, Lunch
Visit Temple of Heaven Walk along the Great Wall of China at a preserved village section
Attend a performance of Peking Opera Watch a kung fu show
Temple of Heaven Great Wall of China
Breakfast, Lunch (Local noodle lunch)
flight (Beijing, China - Xi'an, China)
Rickshaw ride through Beijing's hutongs Local noodle lunch
Breakfast, Lunch
Visit the Tomb of China's First Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi with Terracotta Warriors Visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Visit Xi'an's ancient City Wall
Attend a Tang Dynasty dinner show with classical performances
Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi Terracotta Warriors Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Xi'an City Wall
Breakfast, Dinner (Sichuan hot pot dinner followed by a face-changing performance)
Train (Xi'an, China - Chengdu, China)
High-speed train transfer to Chengdu Visit Jinli Cultural Street Visit People's Park Sichuan hot pot dinner with face-changing performance
Jinli Cultural Street People's Park
Breakfast, Lunch
Visit Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve
Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve
Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant), Dinner
Train (Chengdu, China - Chongqing, China)
High-speed train transfer to Chongqing Lunch at a local restaurant Visit Three Gorges Museum Free time in Ciqikou ancient town Board ship for 3-night Yangtze River cruise through Three Gorges
Three Gorges Museum Ciqikou Ancient Town Three Gorges
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Captain's welcome party and dinner)
Shore excursion to Mountain Shuanggui View cliff brush writings from the Song dynasty
Optional shore excursion to Fengdu (the 'Ghost City') to visit mountaintop shrines
Mountain Shuanggui Fengdu
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sailing (Yangtze River, China - Yangtze River, China)
Sail through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge Boat excursion down Goddess Stream View hanging wooden coffins
Tai chi lesson on the sun deck
Qutang Gorge Wu Gorge Goddess Stream
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Yichang, China - Wuhan, China), Flight (Wuhan, China - Hangzhou, China)
Visit Three Gorges Dam Site
Three Gorges Dam
Breakfast, Lunch (Local tea farm)
transfer (Hangzhou, China - Shanghai, China)
Sampan cruise on West Lake Visit Linyin Temple Tea-making process demonstration Lunch at local tea farm Drive to Shanghai
West Lake Linyin Temple
Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner featuring xiaolongbao (soup dumplings with at least 18 intricate folds))
Stroll along the Bund Visit Yu Yuan Gardens Farewell dinner with xiaolongbao
The Bund Yu Yuan Gardens
Breakfast
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From USD 5,712.00 per person
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