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20-Day Yangtze River and Tibet Highland Tour

Tour Code:TE-MTC-2001
Start in:Shanghai
End in: Beijing
Destinations:Shanghai → Suzhou → Wuhan → Chongqing → Guilin → Yangshuo → Xian → Lhasa → Beijing
Day 1  Arrive in Shanghai

Our guide will pick you up at airport and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Nanjing Road and the Bund. A welcome dinner is served at Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of around 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

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Day 2  Shanghai - Suzhou

Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. Take a soft seat train to Suzhou and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 3  Suzhou - Shanghai

Visit the Tiger Hill, the Garden of the Master of the Nets and the Humble Administrator's Garden. Return to Shanghai by soft seat train and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 4  Shanghai - Wuhan

Visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Take a flight to Wuhan. Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. After having dinner served at a local famous restaurant, check in at the deluxe German-made cruise ship. Your memorable Yangtze River tour begins at 19:00.

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Day 5  Sailing

Full day is sailing.

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Day 6  Sandouping

Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project.

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Day 7  Shennong Stream

Disembark at Badong and take a small pea boat along Shennong Stream to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature.

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Day 8  Wanxian

Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian.

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Day 9  Chongqing - Guilin

At 10:00 arrive in Chongqing. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell. A rich buffet lunch will be served at the 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze. Then take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner.

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Day 10  Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin

Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles. Transfer back to Guilin. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.)

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Day 11  Guilin - Xian

Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening.

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Day 12  Xian

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)

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Day 13  Xian

Visit the Provincial History Museum. The a la carte lunch is served at a famous local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque and a local family.

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Day 14  Xian - Lhasa

Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Take a flight to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Transfer to the finest hotel in Lhasa and acclimatize yourself to the high altitude. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.

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Day 15  Lhasa

Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. Dinner is served at your hotel.

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Day 16  Lhasa

Visit the Jokhang Temple and the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street. After having a western-style lunch, go ahead to visit the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Dinner is served at your hotel.

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Day 17  Lhasa - Beijing

Visit a Tibetan family. Take a flight to Beijing and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 18  Beijing

Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

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Day 19  Beijing

Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon.The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area.

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Day 20  Beijing

Visit the Summer Palace. See off.

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