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11 Days China Golden Triangle & Yangtze Tour

Beijing Xian Chongqing Yangtze Cruise Yichang Shanghai

Duration: 11 Days
Dates: As you request
Tour Code: YT - CTY - GTY
Overview: The tour follows the classic route of Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, then adding in Yangtze River cruise. Taking this tour, you will have the breathtaking landscapes of cruising through Three Gorges on the Yangtze River and discover the highlights of three popular triangle cities.
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Itinerary day by day

Day 1Arrive in Beijing

Welcome to Beijing! Our private English-speaking tour guide & driver will pick you up in time at Beijing airport and transfer you to your hotel in downtown Beijing. A paper board with the sign of YangtzeTour.com and your name will be held high by the guide at exit of the airport. The rest of day is free at your own leisure.

Day 2Beijing ( B, L )

After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and drive to visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City in the morning. Tiananmen Square is the largest city square in the world and of great historical significance, where you could see the symbol of China – the ancient majestic Tiananmen Tower. Nearby the Square is the Forbidden City, which is the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history in the world.

After lunch at a Chinese-style restaurant, you will be transferred to visit Temple of Heaven, which is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors held the grand sacrificial and prayed for peace and harvest. After today’s sightseeing, transferred back to your hotel.

After dinner, you are arranged to see the Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre or Liyuan Theatre. The show is great and breathtaking.

  • Tiananmen Square

    Tiananmen Square

  • Forbidden City

    Forbidden City

  • Temple of Heaven

    Temple of Heaven

Day 3Beijing ( B, L, D )

After breakfast at your hotel, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and drive to visit Ming Tombs and its Sacred Way. Ming Tomes is the imperial mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, where 13 emperors and their wives were buried. As the major road to the Ming Tombs, the Sacred Way was believed to be the route leading to heaven in ancient times.

After a Chinese lunch, head to Mutianyu Great Wall; less crowed with the most spectacular views. The wall is the most beautiful section of the all five sections of the Great Wall in Beijing. The day’s sightseeing will come to an end after taking pictures at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube.

In the evening, you are arranged to have a Peking Roast Duck dinner in a Beijing featured Restaurant. Then transferred back to your hotel.

  • Mutianyu Great Wall

    Mutianyu Great Wall

  • Sacred Way

    Sacred Way

Day 4Beijing – Xian ( B )

After breakfast, you will be transferred to visit Summer Palace, which is the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. It is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. In the Summer Palace, there are many pavilions, vividly painted corridors, temples, among lakes and surrounded by hills.

In the afternoon, our tour guide will escort you to the airport and take flight to Xian. In Xian airport, our English-speaking tour guide & driver will meat you and transfer to the hotel in downtown Xian.

  • Summer Palace

    Summer Palace

Day 5Xian ( B, L, D )

After breakfast at your hotel, our guide will pick you up and drive to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, which is your lifetime viewing of extraordinary 2200-year-old history. These 6000 life-size painted Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses individually sculpted from real life models and arranged in battle formation and they have been protecting the mausoleum of the first emperor in Chinese history – emperor Qinshihuang.

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will be transferred to visit Xian Ancient City Wall, which is a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian. Then head to visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is a symbol of the old Xian and a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. Tonight, you will feast your eye on the famous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show after you enjoy the local Dumpling Dinner.

  • Terracotta Warriors and Horses

    Terracotta Warriors and Horses

  • Ancient City Wall

    Ancient City Wall

Day 6Xian – Chongqing ( B )

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to visit the Great Mosque, which is the biggest and most preserved complete Chinese existent mosque. It is a good place to get a glimpse of Muslim’s life.

In the afternoon, our tour guide will escort you to take a flight to Chongqing. In Chongqing airport, our English-speaking tour guide & driver will pick you up and transfer to visit Ciqikou Ancient Town in Shapingba district of Chongqing. The town is an authentic community with old wooden houses and narrow streets that have many craft and charming souvenir shops, and lots of local food and snacks to try. Afterwards, you will be transferred to your Yangtze Cruise Ship for starting your Yangtze River trip, overnight on the ship.

  • Ciqikou Ancient Town

    Ciqikou Ancient Town

  • Great Mosque

    Great Mosque

Day 7Cruise on Yangtze River ( B, L, D )

In the morning, the ship sets sail. Today you will be arranged to have a shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City. With a history of nearly 2,000 years, Fengdu has formed a special culture of ghosts and the afterlife, well-known as the resting place of the spirit of the dead. The whole place makes an eerie feeling with deserted streets, tower buildings, empty shops and banks. It is a good place to learn about Chinese ghost culture.

  • Fengdu Ghost City

    Fengdu Ghost City

  • Ship Balcony

    Ship Balcony

Day 8Cruise on Yangtze River ( B, L, D )

The ship continues to sail. Today entering the Qutang Gorge, Cruise Ship carefully pilots its route trough the narrow course. Standing on the deck, you will see the peaks on both sides as steep as cliffs. At Wushan, disembark the ship and board a smaller vessel to explore the Lesser Three Gorges: Dragon Gate Gorge, Misty Gorge and Emerald Gorge. Then reboard the ship and sail through the Wu Gorge. ( Or firstly the ship sails into Wu Gorge, and you board a smaller vessel to explore the Shennong Stream, which is renowned for its stunning canyon scenery, boat tracker, suspended coffins, stalagmite caves and the Tujia ethnic culture.)

  • Lesser Three Gorges

    Lesser Three Gorges

  • Wu Gorge

    Wu Gorge

Day 9Yingchang – Shanghai ( B, L )

In the morning, the ship passes through the Xiling Gorge. You will take a short excursion to visit the stunning Three Gorges Dam site, which plays an important flood control role. Then take your time to check out. Our local guide & driver will meet you on board, and take you to have lunch. Then they escort you to Yingchang airport and take a flight to Shanghai. In Shanghai airport, our local tour guide & driver will meat you and transfer you to the hotel in the downtown Shanghai.

  • Xiling Gorge

    Xiling Gorge

Day 10Shanghai ( B, L )

After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up and drive to visit Yuyuan Garden. Yuyuan is the famous classical garden in Shanghai, built in 1577. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics.

After lunch at a nice local restaurant with the authentic Chinese food, you will take one hour cruising on Huangpu River. Then you visit the west side of the river that has many skyscrapers and the Bund that has many outstanding foreign buildings of the early 20th century. Then back to your hotel.

  • Yuyuan Garden

    Yuyuan Garden

  • The Bund

    The Bund

Day 11Depart from Shanghai ( B )

After breakfast at your hotel, you will drive to Pudong New District – Lujiazui, where there the futuristic, avant-garde building: Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Building, Bank of China Tower, etc. You will have time to take the 88-storey Observation Deck of Jinmao Tower where you will have a spectacular view of the whole city.

In the afternoon, your private guide and driver will escort you to the airport in Shanghai for departure on your own. Your pleasant trip ends.

  • Lujiazui

    Lujiazui

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  • Quality meals in genuine Chinese restaurants;
  • Guides with excellent English skills and hospitable personalities.
  • Flexible time schedule to suit your pace. No rush and can cater to children's needs.
  • Meals are in quality local restaurants. We order according to your tastes and diet.

Included in the tour price

  • All transfers and city transportation;
  • Entrance fees and meals as mentioned;
  • Private car or van with English speaking guide;
  • Centrally Located Hotels;
  • Domestic flight or trains between cities;
  • The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.

Not included in the tour price

  • International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China;
  • China Entry Visa Fees;
  • Excess Baggage Charges;
  • Personal Expenses;
  • Single Room Supplement.

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