Day
1
Departure Canada
Your
exotic journey to the Far East begins as you
depart Canada aboard your flight to Shanghai.
Day
2 Arrive
Shanghai
Upon
arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Rest of the day at free.
Overnight at your hotel.
Day
3
Shanghai – Wuxi
This
morning, you will be transferred to the train
station for your train ride Shanghai-Wuxi (2
hours). Upon
arrival in Wuxi, you will be met and transferred
to Hubin Hotel. (B/L)
Day
4 Wuxi-
Suzhou
In
the morning tour in Wuxi, you will visit the
beautiful Tai Lake- is one of the three largest
freshwater lakes in China, followed by Li Garden
and Huishan Clay Sculpture Factory.
In the afternoon, you will cruise on the
ancient Grand Canal (4.5 hours) to the city of
Suzhou-a unique city with preserved ancient
style house. Upon arrive Suzhou, you will be met and transferred to Grand
Hotel or Suzhou Hotel. (B/L)
Day
5
Suzhou- Hangzhou
This
morning, you will have a Suzhou tour-this tour
will take you to the Master’s Net Garden, Pan
Gate, a Silk Factory.
In the afternoon, you will be transferred
to the train station for your train ride
Suzhou-Hangzhou (3 hours).
Upon arrive Hangzhou, you will be met and
transferred to Wanghu Hotel. (B/L)
Day
6
Hangzhou
Today’s
highlight is a boat ride on the beautiful West
Lake, followed by a visit to the Tea Plantation
Growing the famous Longjing Green Tea. Overnight
at Wanghu Hotel. (B/L)
Day 7
Yangtze River Cruise:
Shanghai to
Yangzhou
Today
you will be transferred from Hangzhou back to
Shanghai. And
then aboard your deluxe Victoria cruiser and
after dinner, sail to Yangzhou. Overnight. (B/D)
Day 8
Yangtze River Cruise:
Yangzhou to Nanjing
This
morning, tour Yangzhou.
Visit scenic man-made Slim West Lake,
which dates back to the Tang Dynasty, Ge or He
Gardens and the Marco Polo Museum.
Afternoon visit to Nanjing.
Sightsee Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum and
Provincial Museum.
At night, enjoy the Captain’s cocktail
party, followed by a Chinese dinner party.
Overnight. (B/L/DP)
Day 9
Yangtze River Cruise:
Guichi to Huangshan
Disembark
at Guichi to visit Huangshan.
Renowned are its “Four Ultimate
Beauties”: ancient green pines, the sea of
clouds, grotesquely shaped pinnacles of rock,
and its hot springs.
Take a gondola three-quarters of the way
up the mountain for magnificent vistas.
Overnight. (AB/L/D)
Day 10
Yangtze River Cruise:
Jiujiang to Lushan
Arrive
JiuJiang for your excursion to Lushan.
Highlights include the Immortal’s Cave,
Dragonhead Rock, the Five Old Men Peaks edging
Boyang Lake, and Lushan’s spectacular Kaisian
Waterfall. Overnight. (AB/L/D)
Day
11
Yangtze River Cruise:
Wuhan-Beijing
Arrive
in Wuhan early morning.
Then transfer to airport for your flight
to Beijing.
Upon arrive in Beijing airport where a
local representative will meet you and arrange
for your transfer to Peace Hotel or Xingqiao
Hotel. (B)
Day
12
Beijing
Today,
a full day tour will take you to the “Eighth
Wonder of the World” – the Great Wall which
was built 2600 year ago.
In the afternoon, explore the Ming Tombs,
starting with the visit to the famous Secret
Way. A
visit to a cloisonné Factory will be arranged
on the way back to the city. In the evening, your tour manager will host a Welcoming
Peking Duck Dinner. Overnight. (B/L/SD)
Day
13
Beijing
A
full day tour today will take you to the massive
Forbidden City- it was built in 17th
century with 775,000 square feet as the
residence for the several emperors and
empresses, also as the place for imperial
business during Ming and
Qing dynasties, you can explore the 15the
century halls, the pavilions and the imperial
treasures, then on to the Temple of Heaven-
built in 1420, where the emperors came to pray
for a good harvest during the first lunar month
each year because of its acoustic architectures
and quality: the Summer Palace-
which was
used by the court as a retreat from the
capital’s heat for 800 years. During the Qing
Dynasty it became a fashionable royal resort and
scene of extravagant celebrations. The Empress
Dowager Cixi made it her residence and spent
vast amounts of money (much from the state
coffers) to create a veritable Xanadu:
and Tiananmen Square-as famous as its
uses on ceremonial occasions both in the past
time and now. Overnight. (B/L)
Day
14
Back to Canada
Today,
you will be transferred to Beijing airport for
your flight back to Canada. (B)
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