On arrival in Beijing, meet our guide and transfer to hotel. The rest of day is at leisure.

Pick up from your hotel at 8:30 am. Visit the Tiananmen Square. Then move on to the Forbidden City. After lunch,  visit the Temple of Heaven. Visit the No. 1 Pearl Center of Beijing for shopping. You will be treated to a delicious Beijing roasted duck dinner. Your cultural show tonight will the national opera-Beijing Opera or Acrobatic Show. (B+L+D)

Morning tour features the Badaling Great Wall. On the way, visit the jade factory where you can buy some best local folk arts and crafts. After Chinese style lunch you will be driven to visit the Changling Mausoleum, the largest of the 13 Ming Tombs. (B+L)

Pick up from hotel at 8:30 am. Ride in an old fashioned Pedicab (Jianozi) to explore the picturesque Shishahai Lake area and “Hutong”,  the traditional building complex formed by 4 houses around a quadrangular courtyard. Visit with one of the local families. Then tour the exquisite Summer Palace and enjoy a boat ride on serene Lake Kunming (weather permitting). (B+L)

Transfer to the airport and take a two-hour flight to Xian. On arrival you will be met by our guide and visit the Bell Tower Square and the Ancient Cultural Street. Transfer to hotel.(B+L)

Today your city tour features the Terracotta warriors and Shaanxi Provincial Historical Museum. Dinner will be Steamed Dumpling Banquet and the Tang Dynasty song and dance performances for your evening entertainment . (B+L+D)

Transfer to airport to connect the flight for Guilin. Meet our guide and visit the dramatic karts formations at Reed Flute Cave. Then move to the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin. Transfer to hotel after dinner.

Enjoy a downstream cruise on the Li River which moves gently between Guilin’s lovely peaks, stopping at the village of Yangshuo. Yangshuo has been one of China’s best antiques and crafts markets. This evening you can join an optional river boat excursion to watch the cormorant fishing. (B+L)

Transfer to airport for Chongqing. On arrival in Chongqing, you will be met by our guide. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Stilwell Museum if time permits. After typical Chinese dinner, board the deluxe cruise ship at 21:00 and start our memorable Yangtze River tour. (B+D)

Disembark at Fengdu, the "Ghost City" for an excursion. Enjoy the Captain's Welcome Party presents Chinese folk dancing and music performance after dinner. ( B+L+D )

Sail through the Qutang Gorge, the shortest and the grandest of the 3 Gorges. Followed by the Wu Gorge with its famous lofty and misty peaks. Disembark at Badong and visit the Shennong Stream. Take a boat ride drifting along the crystal stream. Then sail into the western section of Xiling Gorge. Stay overnight at Sandouping which is adjacent to the Three Gorges Dam. ( B+L+D )

At San Dou Ping, see the progress at the historic Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric project. Sail on to Yichang. Met by the local guide and transferred to airport for Shanghai. Upon arrival you will be met by our guide and transferred to hotel. (B+L)

Pick up from your hotel at 0830, Your sightseeing this morning is the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Yuan Garden. After lunch, tour the Bund, Old French Concession Area, the White House and Pudong New Shanghai-The People's Square. Transfer back to your hotel. (B+L)

Transfer to the airport for departure or free activity on your own. (B)