Day
1
Departure Canada
Your exotic journey to the Far East begins as
you depart Canada aboard your flight to Beijing.
Day
2 Arrive
Beijing
Upon arrive in Beijing airport where a local
representative will meet you and arrange for
your transfer to the Hotel.
Rest of the day at free.
Overnight.
Day
3 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
4 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
5 Beijing
- Xian
Today, you will take a flight to Xian – the
ancient capital city today.
Upon arrival, you will be met at the
airport and transferred to the Hotel. (B)
Day
6 Xian
This morning you’ll set off to see the Terra
Cotta Warriors, which were built to guard the
legendary tomb of Qing Shihuangdi and includes
8,000 life-size figures grouped in battle order.
After lunch, you’ll visit the Banpoo Museum-
which was discovered in 1953, is a covered
excavation that clearly shows the layout of a
Neolithic village of the Yangshao culture. and
Big Wild Goose Pagoda-
first built in AD 652 to house the sutras
collected by the wandering monk, Xuanzang, from
India. The top offers fine views across the
city. Dinner and a folk Tang dynasty show
at Tang Palace Restaurant. Overnight at Garden
Hotel. (B/L/SD)
Day
7 Xian
- Wuhan
In the morning, visit the Ancient City Wall it is the only
well-preserved large-scale city wall surrounded
by moats in China. New Provincial Museum which
covers the history of Xi’an since prehistoric
times. After
lunch, you will be transferred to the airport
for your flight to Wuhan. And then transfer to board your deluxe Victoria Cruise ship.
Sail to Jiujiang. Overnight. (B/L)
Day
8
Yangtze River Cruise:
Jiujiang
to Lushan
Arrive at the 1,000-year-old port of Jiujiang
for your excursion to Mt. Lu, known as 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
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:
Nanjing to Yangzhou
This morning, visit Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu
Province. Sightsee Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and the Provincial Museum.
Then continue on to the 2500-year-old
city of Yangzhou.
Visit scenic man-made Slim West Lake,
which dates back to the Tang Dynasty, Ge or He
Gardens and the Marco Polo Museum.
In the evening, the Captain hosts a
farewell banquet featuring western cuisine.
Overnight. (AB/L/DP)
Day
11
Yangtze River Cruise: Shanghai
Early morning arrive in Shanghai, then you will
be transferred to the Hotel.
The remainder of the day is free.
Overnight. (B)
Day
12
Shanghai
A full day tour today will take you to the Yu
Garden in the old part of Shanghai, the
Waterfront and the Children’s Palace.
At night, you will enjoy a famous
Shanghai Acrobatic Show. Overnight. (B/L)
Day
13
Back to Canada
Today, you will be transferred to airport for
your flight back to Canada. (B) |
