Itinerary
Day 1 ARRIVE SHANGHAI
Arrive Shanghai, china's largest metropolitan city, you are greeted and escorted to check in to your 4 star Ramada Plaza Hotel .
MEALS: Dinner
Day 2 SHANGHAI to YICHANG
Sightsee Shanghai 's highlights: Yu Garden and Jade Buddha Temple . After lunch, fly to Yichang where you board your deluxe President Cruise Ship and settle into your comfortable outside cabin to begin your memorable cruise upstream.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Stop at San Dou Ping this morning to see the historic Three Gorges Dam project. Reboard the ship and sail through the dramatic Three Gorges Ship lock before continuing through Xiling Gorge, longest of the famed Three Gorges.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Early this morning, delight in Wu Gorge's deep zigzagging valley. At Wushan, transfer to a motorboat for an exciting excursion on either Daning River or Shennong Stream to view their breathtaking small gorges. Reboard the ship and soon pass through the dramatic grandeur of Qutang Gorge, framed by steep cliffs.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE:
Today's shore excursion shows the magnificent 12-story wooden pagoda known as the " Pearl of the Yangtze" in scenic Shibaozhai.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
*Alternate shore excursion may visit Fengdu or Wanzhou.
Day 6 CHONGQING to DAZU 
Morning cruising through now-gentle countryside to Chongqing , where you disembark the ship . On arrival, motorcoach to Dazu, famed for its Buddhist archeological sites. Lunch in Dazu; sightseeing includes monumental Buddhist sculptures at Beishan and Baodingshan. Return to Chongqing in the late afternoon and check into your 5 star Hilton Chongqing Hotel. This evening, enjoy a traditional Sichuan Opera performance.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 CHONGQING to GUILIN
Fly to Guilin this morning. On arrival, visit the Reed Flute Cave , the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. After the tour, check into the 4 star Bravo Hotel . MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8 GUILIN
Today you'll enjoy a relaxing cruise on a deluxe air-conditioned boat along the Li River, passing through scenery reminiscent of Chinese ink paintings. See the haunting beauty of Guilin 's mist-wrapped monolithic peaks surrounding the river en route to Yangshuo.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 DEPART GUILIN
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight onward.
MEALS: Breakfast |
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