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China &Yangtze River Tour
14
days June 17-June 30, 2004
Beijing, Xian, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Wuhan, Shanghai, Suzhou |
MHW
TRIPS &CITS USA
Rudy
& Maureen Wright
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Box 4152
Frankfort,
KY 40602
Phone:
502-875-4641
Fax:
775-514-1493
mailto:HoneyTravelKy@aol.com |
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June
17 (Thu)
Depart
USA FOR CHINA
by air |
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June
18 (Fri)
ARRIVE
IN BEIJING (D)
Arrive Beijing today. You will be met by our guide at airport and
transferred to your hotel for 3 nights.
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June
19 (Sat)
BEIJING
(B, L, D)
Full-day tour to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. A special Peking Duck
Diner tonight.
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June
20 (Sun)
BEIJING
(B, L, D)
Full day tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and
Temple of Heaven. |
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June
21 (Mon)
BEIJING
/ XIAN (B, L, D)
Transfer to airport after breakfast. Depart Beijing for Xian by air. Upon
arrival, transfer to your hotel for 2 nights. Afternoon tour of the
ancient City Wall.
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June
22 (Tue)
XIAN
(B, L, D)
Full-day private tour: the renowned Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum, Banpo
Museum, Shaanxi Provincial Museum and Wild Goose Pagoda. A special Tang
Dynasty dinner and performances tonight.
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June
23 (Wed)
XIAN
/ CHONGQING (B, L, D)
Transfer to airport for your flight to Chongqing. You will be met and
escorted for a brief city tour, if time permits. Transfer to the deluxe
Regal China Cruises ship. Settle
into your cabins and get ready for the memorable Yangtze River Cruise. |
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June
24 (Thu)
YANGTZE
RIVER CRUISE (B, L, D)
The highlight of your tour begins as you depart Chongqing in the morning.
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the riverbanks as you cruise down leisurely
along the Yangtze River. Your first shore excursion takes you to Fengdu,
known as -The Ghost City- is renowned for its ancient temples where
statues of wild demon images and various torture instruments are on
display. Tonight, the Captain will host a welcome dinner. |
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June
25 (Fri)
YANGTZE
RIVER CRUISE (B, L, D)
Today you will sail through the first of the Three Gorges, the magnificent
Qutang Gorge with its imposing vistas of caverns, pillars and pathways.
Then you cruise through Wu Gorge with its immortal Twelve Peaks before
arriving at Badong. Your breathtaking excursion takes you for a ride
onboard a small boat down the beautiful crystal clear -Shennong Stream-
flanked by over 10km of wild exotic flowers and rare grass. Later, pass
through beautiful Wu Gorge. |
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June
26 (Sat)
YANGTZE
RIVER CRUISE (B, L, D)
Today sail through the last and longest Xiling Gorge and visit the
renowned Three Gorges Yangtze River Dam before you arrive at Shashi. A
shore excursion to visit the ancient Jingzhou Museum, where you will see a
well-preserved 2000-year-old mummy and "Chu" music show, and the
ancient city wall. |
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June
27 (Sun)
YANGTZE
RIVER CRUISE / WUHAN / SHANGHAI (B, L, D)
Your memorable Yangtze experience comes to an end at Wuhan in mid-morning.
A brief city tour (if time permits) before you fly to Shanghai. CITS meet
/ transfer to hotel for 3 nights upon arrival. |
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June
28 (Mon)
SHANGHAI
(B, L, D)
An exciting day tour to the Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden,
Children’s Palace and Pudong New Area. A special acrobatic show
following dinner tonight. |
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June
29 (Tue)
SHANGHAI/
SUZHOU / SHANGHAI (B, L, D)
Full-day excursion by train to Suzhou, renowned for it's centuries-old
gardens and canals. Today's visit includes: Lingering Garden, Garden of
Master of Nets, Water Gate and Silk Reeling Factory. Back to Shanghai the
same day. |
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June
30 (Wed)
SHANGHAI
/ USA (B)
Departure transfer to airport after breakfast. Depart Shanghai for
the US by United Airlines. Arrive at home same day.
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