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ITINERARY
Day 1
•
ARRIVE
SHANGHAI
Arrive
Shanghai, china‘s largest metropolitan city, you are greeted
and escorted to check in to your 4 star
Ramada
Plaza Hotel
MEALS:
Dinner
Day 2
•
SHANGHAI
to YICHANG
Sightsee
Shanghai’s highlights: Yu Garden and Jade Buddha Temple.
After lunch, fly to Yichang where you board your deluxe
President
Cruise Ship
and settle into your comfortable outside cabin to begin
your memorable cruise upstream.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 • YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Stop at San Dou Ping this morning to see the historic Three
Gorges Dam project. Reboard the ship and sail through the
dramatic Three Gorges Ship lock before continuing through
Xiling Gorge, longest of the famed Three Gorges.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 • YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Early this morning, delight in Wu Gorge's deep zigzagging
valley. At Wushan, transfer to a motorboat for an exciting
excursion on either Daning River or Shennong Stream to view
their breathtaking small gorges. Reboard the ship and soon
pass through the dramatic grandeur of Qutang Gorge, framed
by steep cliffs.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 • YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Today's shore excursion shows the magnificent 12-story
wooden pagoda known as the "Pearl of the Yangtze" in scenic
Shibaozhai.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
*Alternate shore excursion may visit Fengdu
or Wanzhou.
Day 6 • CHONGQING to DAZU
Morning cruising through now-gentle
countryside to Chongqing, where you disembark the ship.
On arrival, motorcoach to Dazu, famed for its Buddhist
archeological sites. Lunch in Dazu; sightseeing includes
monumental Buddhist sculptures at Beishan and Baodingshan.
Return to Chongqing in the late afternoon and check into
your 5 star Hilton Chongqing Hotel. This
evening, enjoy a traditional Sichuan Opera performance.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
•CHONGQING
to LHASA/TSEDANG
This morning, your Tibet adventure begins as
you fly to Lhasa. Continue by motorcoach to Tsedang, where
you check in to the Tsedang Hotel. The rest of
the day is free to adjust to the altitude of one of the
world's highest plateaus---about 12,000 ft. above sea level.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8
•TSEDANG
A full day tour includes Yumbulagang, said to
be the oldest structure in Tibet, 9th century Dratang
Monastery and the Tomb of the Tibetan Kings, ancient burial
place of Tibetan royalty.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9•TSEDANG
to GYANTSE
Take a drive to Gyantse, a town southwest of
Lhasa and an important regional center in the 15th century.
Tour Pelkor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum, a stupa
comprised of hundreds of chapels said to contain 100,000
Buddha images. Check in to the
Gyantse Hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10•GYANTSE
to SHIGATSE
This morning, a short tour of Gyantse before
you drive to Shigatse. Visit Tashilumpo Monastery, built in
1447. Check in to the Shigatse
Hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11•
SHIGATSE to LHASA
Today's drive takes you to Lhasa, where you
arrive in the late afternoon.Dinner and overnight at the
Lhasa Hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12•LHASA
An extraordinary day of sightseeing shows the
spectacular architecture at the world-famous Potala Palace.
Former living quarters of the Dalai Lama,its massive
1000-room structure towers over this mountain city. Then
visit famous Barkhor Market, where you can shop for rare
Tibetan items. See one
of Tibet's holiest shrines, revered 7th
century Jokhang Temple, with its statue of the Sakyamuni
Buddha, lavishly enthroned in gold. This evening, enjoy
dinner at a local restaurant.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13•LHASA
You'll not soon forget Nobrulingkha (Precious
Stone Garden), built on the orders of the 7th Dalai Lama in
the 18th century. Then tour Drepung Monastery, tiered
against a mountain in traditional Tibetan style, once home
to more than 10,000 Lamas.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14
•LHASA
to BEIJING
This morning, bid farewell to the mountains
of Tibet as you fly to Beijing On arrival, check in to the 4
star Guangxi Plaza Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 15
•
BEIJING
After
breakfast, out to visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred
Way, the Ming Tombs. This evening you are invited to a
delicious Beijing Duck welcome dinner.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day
16
•
BEIJING
Sightsee
Tiananmen Square, the
Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 17 • DEPART BEIJING
This morning visit the Summer Palace. After
the tour, transfer to the airport for your flight onward.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch
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2-5 travelers
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high season
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US 3320 $ p.p.
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single cabin suppl
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US 725 $ |
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shoulder season
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US 2970 $ p.p.
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single cabin suppl
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US 725 $ |
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6-9 travelers
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high season
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US 3210 $ p.p.
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single cabin suppl
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US 725 $ |
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shoulder season
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US 2850 $ p.p.
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single cabin suppl
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US 725 $ |
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