Tours

• Special
• China & Beyond 2011/12
• Optional Tours in Major cities of China
• Transfer in Major Cities of China

Majestic Yangtze (Tour Code: EE)

Discover the wonders of this mysterical river over 15 nights, 16 days tour to Beijing, Yichang, Yangtze River Cruise, Chongqing, Xi’an, Guilin, Yangshuo, HangZhou,Suzhou and Shanghai, land price from $4170

Day 01 Arrival Beijing Friday

Arrival Beijing. Upon arrival into Beijing, you will be met by our CTS guide and transferred to your hotel.

Day 02 Beijing Saturday (B/L/D)

Tour the Tian’anmen Square, the biggest public square in the world. You will also be able to have a photo stop at The National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described as The Egg. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 6,500 people in the three halls and is 200,000 m2 in size. Afterwards, visit Forbidden City, the vast complex of palaces, which was home to successive Emperors for more than 500 years. Included is admission to the living quarters, museum and jewelry sections. Tonight you will experience the famous Beijing Duck banquet for your welcome dinner.

Day 03 Beijing Sunday (B/L/D)

Morning tour to the Great Wall at Juyongguan section, stretching almost 4,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the sands of Central Asia and befittingly crowned one of the ten wonders of the world. Along the way, you will stopover at China National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) and China National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube) for taking photos, then stop at a jade carving factory where you can watch artisans at work. Continue to the Summer Palace, the largest and the best preserved of all imperial palace gardens, which boasts such delights as the famous Marble Boat and the ornately painted ‘Long Corridor’, and take a boat ride on its Lake Kunming if the weather permits. After dinner, you will witness the amazing Beijing Acrobatic Show.

Day 04 Beijing Monday (B/L)

In the morning, enjoy a pedi-cab tour of Hutong – the ‘old city’ neighbourhoods of narrow alleyways and courtyard gardens, experience local life on a family visit and kindergarten if opens. After lunch, tour to the Temple of Heaven, the 500-year old Temple houses altars on which sacrifices and offerings were laid to the gods in a glorious setting of gardens, tress and sculptures. Then, we tour to the brand new Qianmen Street, which is also called the Heaven Street, because there were 23 emperors during China’s Ming and Qing dynasties walking through this street to pray and make sacrifice at the Temple of Heaven. Centuries ago, Qianmen Street had become a commercial and amusement center due to its convenient location connecting the Forbidden City and communities in ancient Beijing. Also visit a local market if time permits. Evening at leisure

Day 05 Beijing/Yichang Tuesday (B/D)

Free at leisure till transfer to the airport for a flight to Yichang. Take a short city tour if time permits. Then, pre-board your cruiser MV Century Diamond.

Day 06 Yangtze River Cruise Wednesday (B/L/D)

Start your spectacular cruise along the mighty Yangtze River. Relax on deck or in the lounge, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the magnificent Three Gorges. Sailing upstream, view the Qutang, Wu and Xilingn Gorges, and enjoy a side trip up to Wushan (Small Three Gorges). Shore excursions include Sandouping (Dam Project) and Shibaozhai.

Day 07 Yangtze River Cruise Thursday (B/L/D)

Enjoy your cruise along the river today.

Day 08 Yangtze River Cruise Friday (B/L/D)

Enjoy your cruise along the river today.

Day 09 Chongqing/Xi’an Saturday (B/L/D)

Morning, disembark in Chongqing. Take a short city tour if time permit, then transferred to the airport for a flight to Xi’an. Upon arrival, if time permits we visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Have sumptuous dumpling dinner, and enjoy a traditional Tang Dynasty show after dinner.

Day 10 Xi’an Sunday (B/L/D)

Morning tour to the greatest archaeological discovery of the century, more than 2,000 year-old Terracotta Warriors interred with the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Included are the Circle Vision Movie and Bronze Chariot. On the way to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, we visit Xi’an Art Ceramic and Lacquer Ware Factory, which focus on the reproductions of terra-cotta warriors and horses and lacquer ware products. The craftsman in the factory, with professional knowledge,have made the replica of terra-cotta warriors and horses that popularly accepted as souvenirs and gifts by both Chinese and foreign visitors. In the afternoon, we walk through the lively Muslim Quarter and market, visit to the Great Mosque, a best-preserved Islamic mosque in China and focus for the 30,000 Chinese Muslims of Xi’an.

Day 11 Xi’an/Guilin Monday (B)

You are free to further explore this historical city on own path until your transfer to the airport for your flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, being transferred to the hotel.

Day 12 Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin Tuesday (B/L)

The Highlight of the trip to Guilin is a spectacular cruise down the meandering and picturesque Li River, the breathtaking scenery as jagged mist-covered mountains, quaint villages dot the
riverbanks, drift past humped limestone peaks,fishermen aboard bamboo rafts and grazing water buffalo. You will also have a chance to roam Yangshuo’s local market in the evening. The well-known West Street in Yangshuo also called Foreigner Street, which the history has 1400 years. It is a small and traditional street on south of China, but the international sentiment ambience show over the whole street. All of the people who waiter work in hotel or wine bar, seller work in bookstore or art shop, agedlady sell fruit can speak fluent English.

Day 13 Guilin/Hangzhou Wednesday (B/L/D)

Morning will visit to Reed Flute Cave, a site of wonderful limestone caves, showcasing a dazzling variety of stalactite and stalagmite stone formations. If time permits, we will visit Guangxi Normal University Art Gallery to see Guilin landscape paintings and also to have a short lecture on Chinese Art. Then, we fly to Hangzhou in the early afternoon, which is a well-known tourist, historical, and cultural city and one of the six ancient capitals in China.

Day 14 Hangzhou Thursday (B/L)

Visit the Hua Gang Park and West Lake. You will surely appreciate the fabled scenery such as ‘Broken Bridge’, ‘Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake’ and ‘ Three Pools mirroring the Moon’. You will take a short cruise tour on the West Lake, then visit Lingyin Temple, which is among the ten most famous Buddhist temples in China and has a history of over 1000 years. Hangzhou is famous for Longjing Green Tea; you will visit a tea plantation to taste its famous tea as well as learning about the ancient tea making process.

Day 15 Hangzhou-Suzhou-Shanghai Friday(B/L/D)

In the morning, take a side trip to Suzhou, a small town famous for its classic gardens in the south of China and often so-called Oriental Venice. You will visit the Master of Nets Garden,Silk Spinning Mill. Afterwards, you will take a boat cruise on the Canal constructed over 1,300 year ago in Sui Dynasty. If time permits, we take a short visit to newly renovated Shan Tang Street. Late in the afternoon, we will travel by coach to metropolitan Shanghai.

Day 16 Shanghai/Departure Saturday (B)

In the morning tour we will visit the Bund, a popular promenade along the Huangpu River, where the old meets the modern in Shanghai. You may see the local people performing Tai Chi during your stroll along the Bund. Afterwards, we will visit the Old Town with its winding alleyways, lined with shops, teahouses and restaurants, and then to the elegant and tranquil Yu Garden. In the afternoon we will visit Shanghai Xintiandi, which is a new tourist attraction in downtown Shanghai, featuring the city’s unique “Shikumen” houses and a maze of narrow alleys, which have been converted into cafes, restaurants, bars, art retail shops. Then being transferred to the airport for your flight back home.

Tour Price (based on minium 2 passengers)

Inclusions

• International and China domestic economy class airfare; Airport tax and fuel surcharges
• 4-star hotel accommodation or similar on twin-shared basis
• 5-star MV Century
• All road transport by modern airconditioned vehicles from arrival until end of the tour in China
• Meals, sightseeing and entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
• English-Speaking local guides
• English-Speaking national guide (only for 10+ group size)
• Travel wallet and CTS backpack

Exclusions

• Chinese visa fee
• Personal travel insurance
• Tipping please refer to "Booking Information".
• Tour extension
• Personal expenses

Departures(based on minium 2 passengers)

Departure date with "*" mark, High Season Surcharge will be applyed.