Beijing Xian Chongqing Yangtze Wuhan Guilin Shanghai 15 Day Tour

| Full day tour to the Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City , which was the palace for 24 emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasty. After lunch, move on to the Temple of Heaven where the Chinese emperors used to pray for the blessing from Heaven. Then Visit Ming Dynasty Wall Relics. Peking Roast Duck dinner and Peking Opera show at night. ( B L D ) | |

| After breakfat, have an excursion to The Great Wall, symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch,go on with the visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. | |

After breakfast, take morning flight for Xian. Met by our English speaking tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Xian. After lunch, your city tour begins with a visit to The Shaanxi Museum - a large modern museum of the national level. Then move on to Big Goose Pagoda. Originally Big Goose Pagoda consisted of a brick structure of five storeys and was about 60 meters high. Originally built in 589A.D. Continue to visit the Great Mosque, the biggest and most preserved complete Chinese existent mosque. It was first built at the Tianbao first year (742 years) during Tang Dynasty. After having the local flavor - dumpling dinner, enjoy Tang Dynasty Show in the evening. Transferred back to your hotel.

| After breakfast at hotel, have an excursion to the Terra-cotta Army - a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China' First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. After lunch, drive back to the city center and visit the Xian City Wall, a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian. Back to your hotel. | |

| Take flight to Chonqing. Have a short city tour of the Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, the Residence and Headquarters General Joseph W. Stilwell Chief Commander. Preboard the Cruises vessel and begin your lifetime cruise downstream. Starts from Chongqing 21:00. | |

Go ashore to visit Fengdu, the "Ghost City" in the afternoon. Free to explore the ship's many amenities. Tonight, you are invited to take part the captain's cocktail party. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Alternate shore excursion may visit Shibaozhai or Wanzhou.

Sail through the first of Three Gorges - Qutang Gorge, the most awe-inspiring and the narrowest of the three gorges. Then, cruise on through Wu Gorge, most famous for its 12 peaks. At Badong, transfer to a small ship for a mesmerizing excursion on Shennong Stream to visit its breathtaking small gorges. Next come back to your deluxe cruise ship and sail through Xiling Gorge, the last, the longest and most scenic of all the gorges. Finally, pass through the amazing Three Gorges 5-stage ship locks.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Alternate shore excursion may visit Daning River ( Little Three Gorges )

This morning, dock at Sandouping to visit the historic Three Gorges Dam project , the largest hydroelectric project in the world.

Disembark Yichang about 13:30. Meals: Breakfast Lunch. Met by our tour guide and transferred to the hotel in Wuhan.

Half day city in Wuhan, visiting The Yellow Crane Tower , Hubei Provincial Museum. After lunch, free till your transfer to Wuhan Train Station to take overnight train ( 4-bed cabin ) No.1561 (15:03- next day 04:57) for Ginlin.

Arrival at Guilin at 04:57 am and transferred to your hotel for breakfast. Then take the cruise down the picturesque Li River with breathtaking natural landscape and original Chinese rural life on both sides with a Chinese lunch served on board. Yangshuo is an ancient small town, which is famous for beautiful scenery and vast collections of Chinese handicrafts. Return to Guilin by car or van.

Take city tour including Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill. After lunch, take flight to Shanghai. Stay at your hotel.

After breakfast, visit Yu yuan Garden, a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. Just next to Yuyuan Garden is the Old City God's Temple Bazaar from the Song Dyansty. After lunch, visit Shanghai Museum, one of the best museums in China. Free in the afternoon. Free shopping at Nanjing Pedestrian Road and Huai Road.

Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai. First visit Jade Buddha Temple - the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. Then visit The Bund - one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai.

After lunch, visit the Pudong New Area and ascend Jinmao Tower to have an eye-bird's view of Shanghai city. Then cruising on Huang Pu River. After dinner, you will be arranged to enjoy the fantastic Acrobatics show.