| Day |
Destination |
1 |
Departed from the US. |
2 |
En route |
3 |
Arrived in Beijing.
Visit Temple of Heaven. |
4 |
Visited Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. |
5 |
Visited the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall. In the evening, we were awed by a children acrobatics' performance. |
6 |
Had a free day, which we used to visit the Hutong neightborhood, the Song Qinling Residence, the Drum and Bell Tower, and the Grand View Garden |
7 |
Flew to Xian,
where we enjoyed an "Imperial Dumpling" banquet dinner. |
8 |
We toured Xian's Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Tang Dynasty Museum, and Xian's magnificent City Wall before heading to site of the Terracotta Army. That evening we were treated to a Tang Dynasty Dinner Show. |
9 |
Flew to Chongqing, where we were treated to a brief Chongqing city tour before boarding the cruise ship. |
10 |
Cruising the Yangzi River; stopped at Fengdu. |
11 |
The ship entered the Qutang Gorge. At Wushan, we boarded smaller boats to visit the
Daning River. After cruising by the Wu Gorge, we arrived at Zigui, where we enjoyed a variety show. |
12 |
After cruising by the Qiling Gorge, we reached the site of the Three Gorges dam area at Sandouping. |
13 |
We disembarked at Yichang and were taken to Wuhan for a city tour before flying to Shanghai. |
14 |
Our Shanghai city tour tooks
us to the Bund, Yu Garden, and the Shanghai Museum. We also enjoyed an acrobatic performance in the evening. |
15 |
We went on a day trip to the city of Suzhou. |
16 |
Flew to Guilin. After arrival, we were immediately taken to visit several
local landmarks including the Reed Flute Cave. |
17 |
Went on the Li River Cruise to admire the strange rock formations along the river. Flew to Hong Kong. |
18 |
Enjoyed a Hong Kong city tour |
19 |
Free day in Hong Kong |
20 |
Flew back to the US. |
