Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax during the remainder of the afternoon and evening to recover from the jet lag.

Before the tour starts, you will meet the other members of your group this morning during the pre-tour briefing in the hotel. Your first stop is the impressive Tian'anmen Square. From there you will enter the "Imperial Palace" known as the Forbidden City to explore its many fascinating halls and pavilions. You will then go to the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors worshipped the heaven for good harvests. To round off a memorable start to your tour, we will arrange a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner valued at CNY122.00 net per person at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

This morning you will be taken to Badaling where you will experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at the shopping site restaurant, we specially arrange your lunch served at a local popular Sichuan food restaurant. Later the journey will take you to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the peaceful shadow of Longevity Mountain.

You will take an afternoon flight to Xian after visiting the Summer Palace and the lovely giant pandas in Beijing Zoo. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to check in at the local best hotel, where a sumptuous buffet dinner valued at CNY168.00 net per person will be specially served for you this evening. You may take time to enjoy it.

The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have an a la carte lunch valued at CNY80.00 net per person at a well-known restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the mighty City Wall. This evening you will be transferred to the Tang Dynasty Palace, where you will be entertained with the splendid Tang Dynasty Dinner Show. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)

Today you will visit the Provincial History Museum, which houses a large collection of historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi province. After an a la carte lunch valued at CNY80.00 net per person served at a famous local restaurant, you will be taken to visit a local family, which helps you know well about the local people's life. Then go to see the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore for some souvenirs or antiques in the bazaar near the Mosque. This evening, an a la carte dinner valued at CNY80.00 net per person will be arranged at a well-known Sichuan cuisine restaurant.

Today you will board the flight to Lhasa, where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. On landing in Lhasa you will be transferred to the finest hotel in the city. Late In the afternoon we specially invite a famous professor at Tibet University to have a talk with you on this region, who may bring you some interesting topics such as Tibetan religion, festivals, marriage and customs. You may also have questions and answers with the professor on Tibet people's life today. To ensure that you will have a good appetite to adapt to the high altitude of the region, we arrange you an a la carte dinner valued at CNY120.00 net per person at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.

Today you will visit the vast and magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery and a typical Tibetan family. Tonight while having dinner, you will be entertained with an unforgettable Tibetan dance and fashion show performed by a small group of Tibetan people.

Continuing your tour, you will visit the Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Street, where you will meet many pilgrims in procession prostrating along the street. Then you will visit the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. After having a western-style lunch, you will pay a visit to the Norbulingka Park, which is the Summer Place of Dalai Lamas. Dinner of this evening will be served at your hotel.

Take a morning flight to Chongqing, our Chongqing guide will pick you up at the airport. Visit the Residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell if time permits. Here a rich buffet dinner valued at CNY88.00 net per person at a 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze will precede your boarding of the deluxe German-built cruise ship where you will spend the night.

At 08:00 am your memorable Yangtze River tour begins. In the afternoon the ship will stop at Fengdu, where you will visit the Ghost City, which is famous for its temple dedicated to the King of the Underworld, an association dating back to the Han Dynasty.

You will visit Badong and take a small junk for a close-up view of the breath-taking natural splendors along the Shennong Stream. You are sure to be impressed by the dexterity the team of trackers as they push and haul the wooden sampans over the rapids. Back to China Regal to continue your cruise into the western section of the Xiling Gorge and pass through the five-step ship lock.

Your morning excursion is to visit the world-famous Three Gorges Dam Project. The sheer size of the dam and the exhibition hall with the Dam model will pleasantly surprise you. Afterwards pass the eastern section of Xiling Gorge and the river guide will be available to provide a narration. Exit the gorges at Yichang city, where you pass the ship lock of Gezhouba Dam. At 20:00 enjoy yourself with the dancing and music performance in the evening party.

Arrival in Wuhan at around mid-day, you will visit the Hubei Provincial Museum after a flavored lunch served. Take flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. This evening will be free for you to explore something of Shanghai and maybe sample your dinner at one of the many cafes or restaurants there.

You will visit the Shanghai Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a relaxing cruise tour on Huangpu River, you will experience the prosperity of modern Shanghai. Then you are invited to a farewell dinner valued at CNY105.00 net per person at Wang Bao He in Central Hotel, which enjoys 260 years history and serves the best Shanghai cuisine. Following the dinner is a fascinating Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. Upon returning to the hotel our tour guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage.

After breakfast, you will travel to the airport for your homeward flight by yourselves. However, should you wish to stay on rather than return home right away, we would suggest you choose our City Tour Packages as an extension to your China adventure!