   China Regal Cruise Ships Featured Locations Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, The Yangtze River Cruise, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong Itinerary AB: American Breakfast | L: Lunch | D: Dinner | SD: Special Dinner Day 01 (Thurs) US / BEIJING Take an international flight from the US to Beijing, China. Meals and snacks will be served on the plane. Movies will also be available during the flight. Day 02 (Fri) BEIJING Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our tour guide. Day 03 (Sat) BEIJING (AB, L, SD) Today you will tour the delicately crafted Temple of Heaven, where the emperors used to pray for good harvest. After lunch, you will tour the Hutong (Chinese alleyways) by riding aboard a pedicab through the narrow lanes of the old residential quarters. You will have the opportunity to take a glimpse of the local residents’ daily life. Attend a welcome Peking Duck Dinner Party in the evening. Day 04 (Sun) BEIJING (AB, L, D) The highlight today is a trip to the astonishing Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After lunch, you will visit the Ming Tombs, burial sites for 13 of the Ming emperors. Day 05 (Mon) BEIJING (AB, L, D) The excursion today includes a visit to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the largest and most intact conglomeration of ancient structures of the imperial palace. This was the palace for 24 Ming and Qing Dynasty emperors who ruled China for over 500 years. Lunch is followed by a visit to the Summer Palace, the famous resort of Empress Dowager Ci Xi. Feast your eyes on the Long Corridor, Longevity Hill, and Kunming Lake. You may also have the opportunity to see pandas at the zoo in Beijing. In the evening you will attend an acrobatic show. Day 06 (Tues) BEIJING / XIAN (AB, L, SD) After breakfast, you will take a flight to Xian, the ancient capital city for 11 dynasties in Chinese history. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda upon arrival in Xian. Enjoy a dumpling dinner banquet, followed by an on-stage show of Tang Dynasty dance and music. Day 07 (Wed) XIAN (AB, L, D) Today you will take an excursion to the Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and see the awesome Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, widely regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. You will also take a tour of the well-preserved city wall. Enjoy the rest of the day for leisure. Day 08 (Thurs) XIAN / GUILIN (AB, L, D) This morning you will visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of History before taking a flight to Guilin, famous for its picturesque limestone peaks and rivers. Day 09 (Fri) GUILIN (AB, L, D) Today you will take a relaxing cruise on the Li River to Yangshuo. Enjoy the haunting beauty of the mist-wrapped monolithic peaks along the riverbanks en route. Return to Guilin by bus. Take a tour of Elephant Trunk Hill, and enjoy a grand performance of folklore dance with a backdrop of limestone peaks and rivers accompanied by light and sound in the evening.
After breakfast, you will take a tour of the Reed Flute Cave, a fairy land of limestone known as the “art gallery of nature”, before flying to Shanghai, China’s largest city (home to 16 million people), which is also China’s principal port on a deep estuary of the Yangtze River. Often regarded as “the Paris of the East,” Shanghai has retained the flavor of its past European influences. Upon your arrival in Shanghai, you will visit the Children’s Palace and take a tour of the Oriental Pearl Tower to have a bird’s-eye view of Shanghai. Day 11 (Sun) SHANGHAI (AB, L, D) Today’s excursion takes you to Yu Garden, the Bund, the bustling Nanjing Road, and the well-known Shanghai Museum of Art and History, which ranks among the great museums of the world. Attend a dinner of Shanghai cuisine in the evening, followed by a cruise on Huangpu River to enjoy a fascinating night view of Shanghai. Day 12 (Mon) SHANGHAI / HANGZHOU (AB, L, D) Today you will take a bus or train ride to Hangzhou, the most beautiful city in the world as praised by Marco Polo. Upon arrival, you will tour the Pagoda of Six Harmonies, built in the year 970 AD, and view goldfish at Flower Harbor at the West Lake, which is considered one of the top ten scenic attractions of the West Lake. Day 13 (Tues) HANGZHOU / SUZHOU (AB, L, D) After breakfast, you will cruise the scenic West Lake and enjoy the fascinating sceneries around the lake. Visit a tea orchard and learn the Chinese tea culture. Then take an afternoon bus ride to Suzhou, often referred to as the “Venice of the East”. After dinner you will take a night tour of the Master of Fishing Nets Garden, the most elegantly designed garden while enjoy watching the singing and dancing performances in the garden tonight. Day 14 (Wed) SUZHOU / WUHAN (AB, L, D) This morning you will cruise on the world famous ancient Grand Canal of more than 2400 years history to experience the unique cultures and glimpse the daily life of the local residents. You will also visit the silk embroidery factory and the Lingering Garden before taking a transfer to the airport in Shanghai for your flight to Wuhan. Upon arrival in Wuhan, you will be met at the airport and transferred to the pier to embark on the China Regal Cruise. Spend the night on the cruise.
Sail all day. Enjoy fine dining, a river briefing, and cultural programs on board. Day 16 (Fri) YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: GEZHOU DAM / XILING GORGE / MAOPING (AB, L, D) Pass through the Gezhou Dam Ship Lock and enter Xiling Gorge. Around noon time, the cruise ship will pass through the five level shiplocks of the well-known Three Gorges Dam, which gives you an unique opportunity to experience the grandeur of the world’s biggest dam project. After lunch, you will visit the Three Gorges Dam Project Site. Continue sailing in the afternoon through the Xiling Gorge. Day 17 (Sat) YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: WU GORGE / WUSHAN / BADONG / QUTANG GORGE (AB, L, D) Pass through the Wu Gorge early in the morning and sail to Wushan. Upon arrival in Badong, you will be transferred to a small pea-boat for Shennong Stream Drifting to experience the breathtaking scenery. Continue sailing and pass through the Qutang Gorge in the late afternoon.
Sail to Wanxian and go ashore to visit the Three Gorges Museum, attend the acrobatic show , and sightsee other points of interest. Continue sailing for Chongqing. Day 19 (Mon) CHONGQING / GUANGZHOU / HONG KONG (AB, L) Arrive in Chongqing in the morning. Take a city tour of Chongqing and visit the Stilwell Museum. Take an afternoon flight to Guangzhou for a connecting express train ride to Hong Kong, “The Pearl of the Orient”. Day 20 (Tues) HONG KONG (AB) Today’s half-day seat-in-coach tour of Hong Kong Island takes you to the Stanley Market, the Aberdeen Fishing Village, Repulse Bay and Victoria Peak for a breathtaking view of the city and its harbor. The rest of the day will be free for you to experience the vibrancy and vitality of urban Hong Kong on your own. Day 21 (Wed) HONG KONG / US (AB) After breakfast , you will take a departure transfer for your flight back home. Departure Dates & Fares
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