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Tour Code: CA18
11-Day Leisure & Experience China Tour Bejing / Yangtse Cruise / Chengdu
 
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Beijing / Yangtze Cruise / Chengdu

 
 


Two significant cities in 2008
Post-29th Olympics -- Beijing 
Survived the 5.12 earthquake - Chengdu, Sichuan 

 
Itinerary: (RA=Recommended Accommodation; RM=Recommeded Meals, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
Day1: Arrival in Beijing
Actives

Beijing local guide and driver meet you at the terminal upon your arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport and drive for about 45 mins to your hotel, Grand View Garden Hotel. Relax.
Your guide will assisit in checking and after setting your guide will organize a time to review your trip and field any questions you might have, and date the departure time for the next day visiting.
Optional Evening Activity: Bejing Opera ( Liyuan Theater, Starts at 19:30, ends at 21:10, with interpretation in English in the screeen)

Meals

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RA

Beijing Grand View Garden Hotel  4*, best garden hotel in Beijing, Ph: 010-51818899.

Day2: Great Wall Hiking
Actives

Today's highlight: Juyongguan Great Wall Hiking, drive for about two hours to reach the Great Wall, hiking the great wall escorted by your guide and learn the knowledge of this great project. Drop by the Bird Nestle, stop to take photos of this world focus,etc, then go ahead to Wangfujing area, explore on your own. In the evening enjoy Massage to relax your body. Back to hotel.

Meals

B

RA

Beijing Grand View Garden Hotel 

Day3: Beijing –Yichang by train K49 Beijing—Yichang14:08p.m.---10:33a.m. 20-hr 25-min soft sleeper
Actives

For early risers: get up in the early morning, go to the Temple Park, here you can see the locals doing Tai Chi exercise ,you can join in them, learn some Tai chi exercises, then go to Jingshan Park.to overlook the Temple of Heaven.
After lunch, get ready to transfer to Bejing west train station escorted by our guide, catch the train to Yichang.

 
Meals

B

RA

On the train

Day4: Arrive in Yichang
Actives

Yichang local driver and guide meet you at Yichang train station at about 10:33, relax and have lunch in Yichang, discover Yichang city in the afternoon, the local people's life style, time permits, visit a local food market, ect., transfer to the pier to pre-board the Yangtze Cruise. After dinner, go back to the cruise and get ready for departure.

Meals

B

RA

On cruise

Day5: Three Gorges Dam / Xiling Gorge
Actives

07:00 Departure
06:30 Taiqi Exercise
07:00 Buffet Breakfsast
07:30 Introduction of Dragon Cruise
08:30-11:30 Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam
12:00 Lunch
12:00-16:00 Pass the ship locks of the three gorges dam
16:30-17:30 Sightseeing of Xiling Gorge on the cruise 
18:00 Welcome Banquet
20:30 Singing and Dancing Performance

Meals

B/L/D

RA

On cruise

Day6: Wu Gorge / Qutang Gorge
Actives

06:00 Taiqi Exercise
07:00 Buffet Breakfsast
08:00-09:00 Sightseeing of Wu Gorge on the cruise
09:00-13:00 Shore excursion to Little Three Gorges
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Sightseeing of Qutang Gorge on the cruise
18:00 Dinner
20:00 Singing and Dancing Performance

Meals

B/L/D

RA

On cruise

Day7: Fengdu Ghost City
Actives

06:00 Taiqi Exercise
07:00 Buffet Breakfsast
08:00-11:00 Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City
12:00 Lunch
14:30 Chinese Calligraphy and Sculpture Performance
18:00 Farewell Party
20:00 Farewell Party

Meals

B/L/D

RA

On cruise

Day8: Arrival Chongqing -- Chengdu
Actives

06:00 Taiqi Exercise
07:00 Buffet Breakfast
08:00 Arrive in Chongqing 

Chonging local driver meet you at Chaotinmen pier (Dragon Cruise), relax and have lunch in Chongqing, transfer to the train station, catch the train to Chengdu.
Train Schedule:  T890/T891 12:41 -- 17:06 (Adviced)   

Chengdu local guide and driver meet you upon your arrival, transfer to hotel to check-in. After a relax, set out for dinner escorted by your guide.

Meals

B/L

RA

Jinli Home Hotel  A rare subject hotel,  so Chengdu, so Humanity

Day9: Chengdu City Discover
Actives

Drive about 30 mins from the hotel to Chengdu Panda Base, visit the cute pandas in the morning. (Pandas probably will go to sleep after lunch, so we arrange panda visit in the morning.)
In the afternoon visit Shu Brocade Factory in Chengdu, here you can find all the process of brocade's hand-weaving. Visit for about 1 hour.
Sichuan Cuisine Cooking Class
Discover the process of cooking Sichuan cuisine and even learn to cook one or two famous Sichuan dishes yourself. (It takes about one or two hours) Such as Mapo Bencurd, Twice-cooked Pork
Process: A lecture about Sichuan cuisine for 30mins, a show of cooking for 30mins by the master then you can do cooking yourslef under the guide of the master. Cook one or two dishes. Then you can share each other and taste the Sichuan cuisine made by your own hands.

Meals

B   RM: Sichuan Cuisne / Tibetan-style food

RA

Jinli Home Hotel

Day10: Chengdu Farm House Resort / Do as the Romans do!
Actives

Meet you at your hotel lobby. Enjoy today in a farm house resort in the suburb area of Chengdu. Here you can sit on the bamboo chair, chatting, or go fishing, playing Majiong, ect, experience a local Chengduese's leisure life. Timely back to downtown.

Meals

B    RM:  Hot pot as farewell dinner

RA

Jinli Home Hotel

Day11: Farewell
Actives

Hotel pick up and airport transfer. Morning flight from Chengdu to the next destination. Tour ends.

 
Meals

B

RA

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