| Day 1: |
Depart Home Gateway City to Shanghai |
| Day 2: |
Shanghai |
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Arrive in Shanghai and be greeted by a Uniworld representative who will escort you to your hotel. |
| Day 3: |
Shanghai |
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Featured Excursion: Shanghai city tour and acrobatic performance |
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Visit the famous Bund waterfront promenade and Old Town. See the tranquil Yu Yuan Gardens. After lunch, visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. At night, see the famous Shanghai acrobats. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 4: |
Shanghai to Tongli to Suzhou |
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Featured Excursion: Tongli and evening cultural performance |
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Depart Shanghai for Tongli, a picturesque collection of ancient bridges crossing meandering rivers. After lunch, continue the tour to Suzhou where you’ll enjoy an evening performance of the Master of Fishing Nets. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 5: |
Suzhou, Shanghai (embark), Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Garden of the Humble Administrator and Embroidery Institute |
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Visit the exquisite Garden of the Humble Administrator. Cruise along the city canal. Learn about silk manufacturing at the Embroidery Institute. Return to Shanghai and board your Victoria Cruises ship. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 6: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Confucian Temple |
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ToDay, you’ll visit the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China. You’ll also have time to browse the Qing Dynasty-style bazaar and explore the Confucian Temple. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner) |
| Day 7: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Huangshan Mountain tour |
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Enjoy a full-Day trip to Huangshan Mountain, depending on weather and/or road conditions. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 8: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Hubei Provincial Museum |
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The capital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, is a fusion of three cities that span both banks of the Yangtze. While here, you’ll visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 9: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Enjoy a full Day cruising the majestic Yangtze. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 10: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Three Gorges Dam |
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Visit the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant, and then traverse through the Yangtze 5-stage ship locks. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 11: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Lesser Three Gorges, Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge |
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Board a riverboat and travel down the Daning River, depending on water levels. Explore the tranquil Lesser Three Gorges, Dragon Gate, Misty Gorge and Emerald Gorge. Later in the Day sail through Wu Gorge. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 12: |
Cruising the Yangtze River |
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Featured Excursion: Fengdu |
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Tour the temples on Mingshan Hill. Depending on water levels, an alternative visit to Shibaozai or Wanzhou will be made. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner) |
| Day 13: |
Cruising the Yangtze River, Chongqing (disembark), fly to Xi’an |
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Featured Excursion: Chongqing city tour |
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Enjoy your last Day onboard the magnificent Victoria Cruises ship cruising to Chongqing. If time allows, we’ll visit the giant pandas at the zoo. Fly to Xi’an and check into your hotel, with a delicious dinner waiting for you. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 14: |
Xi'an |
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Featured Excursion: Terra Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Dumpling lunch, and Tang Dynasty dinner and show |
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Spend an exciting Day with a visit to the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Big Wild Goose Pogoda. Enjoy a savory dumpling lunch, but save room for your Tang Dynasty dinner with cultural show. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 15: |
Xi’an to Beijing |
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Featured Excursion: Summer Palace |
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Your first Day in Beijing will be spent at the Imperial Gardens and the Grand Summer Palace. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 16: |
Beijing |
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Featured Excursion: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Beijing Opera |
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Tour the Forbidden City and visit Tiananmen Square. Ride in a rickshaw for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hutongs. And in the evening, enjoy the Beijing Opera. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 17: |
Beijing |
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Featured Excursion: The Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Peking Duck dinner |
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A full-Day journey takes you to the Great Wall. Travel the Sacred Way, home to the remnants of the Ming Tombs. Tonight feast on Peking Duck. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 18: |
Beijing (depart) |
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Transfer to the airport for your return flight home, or continue your tour with an extension to Hong Kong. (BB) |
