Day 1 – Beijing
Arrival Beijing transfer to hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Temple of Heaven, a praying and sacrificial place of the Ming and Qing Emperors.
Visit Flea Market.
Meal: Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): New World Courtyard Hotel or similar
Day 2 – Beijing
Breakfast at hotel.
Full day visit Great Wall (Badaling), that has been built from 770-475 B.C. – climbing on top on the 2484 miles long Great Wall is really an experience. Afterwards the Summer Palace, the summer-residence of the former emperors with one of the biggest and best preserved gardens in China and visit a pearl factory and enjoy a 45 minutes Foot Massage.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Peking Duck Dinner.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): New World Courtyard Hotel or similar
Day 3 – Beijing / Chongqing (Yangtze Cruise)
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Tiananmen Square where the Mao’s Mausoleum and the Congress Hall are located, then the Forbidden City with the emperor’s palace in the heart of Beijing (So called because it was off limits for 500 years, covering an area of 250 acres, protected by a 10.7m high wall, marked off by towers at each corner).
Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to airport for flight to Chongqing, and then board the Yangtse Cruise.
Pre-stay on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 4 – Yangtze Cruise
Cruise departs at 08h00 to Fengdu
D04-D07 sailing through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, then to Dadong and visit the Shennong River, Bamboo Gorge, enter Xiling Gorge and the three Gorges Shiplock in Sandouping (with breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Overnight on board
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5 – Yangtze Cruise
Sailing on board (with breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Overnight on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6 – Yangtze Cruise
Sailing on board (with breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Overnight on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7 – Yangtze River / Wuhan / Shanghai
Am Sailing on board (with breakfast), about 12h00 the ship arrives Wuhan.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to airport for flight to Shanghai.
Arrival Shanghai and transfer to hotel.
Free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 8 – Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
Full day visit Jada Buddha Temple with a 2M high sitting white Jade Buddha and the 400 years old Yu Garden, decorated with masterpieces of architecture and take a walk along the riverside at the famous Bund, Nanjing Road with lunch.
Evening Acrobatic Show.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 9 – Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
From hotel to Suzhou by car with the guide (the train station in Suzhou is a big construction site) – a city more than 2500 years old and named the Garden Cities.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Net Master, Lion Forest Garden, Silk Factory and 30 minutes boat ride on Emperor canal.
Back to Shanghai.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel(☆☆☆☆): The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 10 – Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
Departure transfer from hotel to airport for flight.
Meal: Breakfast.
Above Quotation included:
01. Accommodation, breakfast and meals as mentioned above.
02. All private transfer and tours as mentioned above with English/German/French speaking guide (English speaking guide on cruise).
03. Sightseeing entrance fee.
04. Domestic air ticket (economy class) with tax and fuel surcharge of PEK/Chongqing, Wuhan/SHA.
05. Train ticket SHA/Suzhou, Suzhou/SHA of soft seat.
06. Based on Regal cruise.
Above Quotation not included:
01. Other than the above itinerary.
02. China visa fee.
03. Personal expenses.
04. Service during free time.
05. Tips for tour guide, driver and luggage boy.
Remarks:
01. Blackout dates:
Golden week: 01-03 May and 01-07 Oct 2009 and Chinese New year: 26 Jan-01 Feb.
02. There is no Yangtze cruise between late Nov and early March due to the weather.
03. Rate for all Yangtze cruise includes Full broad on cruise and off shore program with English speaking guide. Other language speaking guide is subject to availability and with a surcharge.
04. The cabin-size on Regal Cruise (approx 10sqm) but that the cabins are practically equipped and that the pax do not spend too much time in the cabins anyway.