Classical China & the Yangtse Cruise

arrival at Shanghai, meet the guide and transfer to your central accommodation, walk the Peoples Square and Shanghai Xintiandi area to meet the locals.

full day sightseeing of the old town area including the Yu Garden,the City Planning Museum, get on the Oriental TV Tower to get a birds eye view of this huge city,walk the water front of the city the Bund,walk the Pudong area to feel its fast development,evening see the famed acrobats show.

drive to visit the living water town of Zhouzhuang with little boat riding included,continue to Suzhou,the famous garden and silk city of China,visit the Fishermans Garden,the best example of the Chinese private gardens,then visit the silk factory to see the complete procedures of silk producing from silk worm to silk fabric,stay the night in Suzhou.

transfer to Shanghai airport, flight to Guilin, meet the guide and transfer to your hotel, visit the Reed Flute Cave and the Elephant Hill.

pleasure boat cruise down the picturesque Li River to Yangshuo,a very lovely little town with multi cultures, stay the night in Yangshuo,oppotunity to see the live light show of Liu San Jie.

full free day to idle arround the town or bike out to the countryside to see the rice fields,the farmers with buffalos or when lucky fisherman with cormorants.

transfer to airport, flight to Xian, meet the guide and transfer to your hotel,excursion to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum,one of the Eight Wonders of the world, walk the Bell & Drum Tower Square to meet the locals, dumpling ( "Jiaozi" ) dinner.

arrival at Chongqing in the morning, meet the guide to do a city tour including Eling Park,the highest point to overlook this beautiful moutain city,then visit Ciqikou,the old back streets area of Chongqing, board the Yangtse cruise boat.

visit the breath taking Three Gorge Dam after breakfast in the morning,go through the ship locks into the Xiling Gorge,boat gets into Yichang at noon time, disembark,meet the guide to do some city tour of town before transfer to the overnight 4 berth sleeper train to Beijing.

arrival at Beijing in the early morning, meet the guide and transfer to your hotel for breakfast, day sightseeing of the Tiananmen Square and the Fobbidden City,visit the Houhai area to see the back streets life of locals, evening see the colorful Beijing Opera.

full day excursion to the less visited section of the Great Wall Mutianyu, lunch at Wall, a farm visit is included enroute, a handicraft factory visit is an option.

full day sightseeing of the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace,possible some shopping time at the Silk Alley or the Rainbow Market which are all the shoppers paradise of the foreigner visitors,a farewell Beijing Duck dinnerto celebrate a good time in China.