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Day 01 Arrive Beijing
Arrive Beijing, meet and transfer to your hotel
Hotel: Grand Mercure Beijing Dongcheng

Day 02 Beijing (B/L)
Morning visit the Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City
Chinese lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon Hutong Tour by pedicabs, including the visit to the local family,
local market and drum tower
Dinner is on your own.

Day 03 Beijing (B/L/D)
Morning excursion to the Badaling Great Wall. Visit Beijing Jade Carving Factory followed by lunch at its Friendship Restaurant.
Afternoon visit the Summer Palace
Peking Duck Dinner at local restaurant.

Day 04 Beijing/Xian (B/L)
Morning visit the Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple.
Beijing Noodle Lunch at local restaurant
Transfer to airport for flight flying to Xian.
Arrive Xian, transfer to your hotel.

Hotel: Days Hotel & Suite Xinxing Xian

Day 05 Xian (B/L/SD)
(Sun) Morning excursion to visit the Terra Cotta Museum. Visit the Xian Ceramic and Art Workshop
Chinese lunch at local restaurant including the Noodle-making Demonstration
Afternoon visit the Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum
Dumpling Dinner followed by Tang Dynasy Show

Day 06 Xian/Guilin (B/L)
Morning visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and ancient City Wall
Lunch at local restaurant
Transfer to airport for flight flying to Guilin
Arrive Guilin, transfer to your hotel

Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel

Day 07 Guilin Li River Cruise – Yangshuo (B/L)
Disemark in Yangshuo, check-in at the Green Lotus Yangshuo for 2 nights
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon your own exploration on the famous West Street, which is near your hotel
Optional- Impression Liu San Jie Light Show

Hotel: Green Lotus Hotel 

Day 08 Yangshuo (B/L)
Morning bamboo rafting along the Yulong River, a tributary of Li River
Visit the local village and farms
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon free at leisure or go for Optional Tour – Afternoon biking tour followed by the Cooking Class and dinner at Yangshuo Cooking School in Chaolong Village

Day 09 Yangshuo/Guilin/Chongqing (B/L)
Drive back to Guilin, visit the famous Reed Flute Caves Lunch at local restaurant
Transfer to airport for flight to Chongqing
Arrive Chongqing, transfer to the hotel.
Dinner is on your own.

Hotel: Hilton Chongqing 

Day 10 Chongqing (B/L/D)
Morning visit the Chongqing Panda Zoo
Return to hotel and check out
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon visit the Stilwell Museum and Local Market
Sichuan Hot Pot Dinner before transfer to pier to board on MV President No.8 Cruiser (Outside Cabin with Private Balcony) or similar

MV President No.8 Cruiser

Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Yangtze River with its three gorges is all breathtakingly beautiful. Visit the Shibaozhai, means “Precious Stone Fortress” to see a red pavilion that perched on a cliff above the river.

MV President No.8 Cruiser

Day 12 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Sail through dramatic Qutang and poetic Wu Gorges. Cruise down the Shennong Stream by small “peapod” boat to see the ruins of ancient pathway, coffins hanging high on the cliffs.

MV President No.8 Cruiser

Day 13 Yichang/Shanghai (B/L)
Disembark in Yichang, transfer to airport for flight to Shanghai
Arrive Shanghai, transfer to Sunrise on the Bund
Dinner is on your own.

Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund Hotel

Day 14 Shanghai (B/D)
Morning visit the Yu Garden and Old Town
Lunch is on your own at Old Town
Afternoon visit the Bund and Shanghai Museum
Dinner at local restaurant followed by Acrobatic Show.

Day 15 Shanghai/Suzhou/Shanghai (B/L)
Full day excursion to Suzhou via high-speed train (2nd class soft seat).  Sightseeing includes the visit to the Garden of Master Fishing Net, Suzhou
No.1 Silk Spinning Factory, Grand Canal Cruise and Old Town. Chinese lunch at local restaurant, dinner in your own

Day 16 Shanghai (B)
Free day at leisure or go for Optional Tours

Day 17  Shanghai – Onward Flight (B)
Departure transfer to the airport