Tour Code: REC-16 Total Charge 3330 USD per person
Single Room Supplement 723 USD
Tour Duration from October 10th to November 6th, 2008
Beijing 2 Nights + Xian 2 Nights+ Yangtze Cruise Ship 4 Nights + Chengdu 2 Nights + Kunming 1 Night + Lijiang 2 Nights + Shangri-la 2 Nights + LongSheng 1 Night + Guilin 1 Night + Yangshuo 1 Night + Guangzhou 1 Night + Shanghai 2 Nights + Hangzhou 1 Night + Train 5 Nights

23/10 Kunming/Lijiang (B+L+D)
Guide sees you off at Kunming airport; take morning flight to Lijiang. Guide picks you up at Lijiang airport and then leads you to visit majestic oriental Alps--Jade Dragon Sown Mt, Jade Peak Temple, Dongba Vale, Dongba Kingdom, Dongba Garden, Yuzhu Qingtian, Yushui stockade. Enjoy the large-scale folk performance----Impressions of Li River in the evening.
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24/10 Lijiang (B)
The full of day is on your own to explore the China History & Culture City----Lijiang Ancient Town. Meander along the zigzag stone street, leisure at bars and enjoy the old Naxi ethnic music at Lijiang AncientTown
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25/10 Lijiang/Shangri-la (B+L+D)
In the morning, take tour bus to Shangri-la. On the way, visit one of the world famous gorges-----Tiger Jumping Gorge, The First Lay of Yangze River, "Moon Light Town"--DuKeZong Ancient Town, the largest and best preserved Tibetan's living quarters and JiDaMu Grassland.
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26/10 Shangri-la (B+ L+D)
Depart from the hotel in the morning and visit Potala National Park, the largest plateau lake here----Shudu Lake, Bita Lake and Xiaji folk culture village.
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27/10 Shangri-la/Kunming/Guilin (B+ L+D)
Guide sees you off at Shangri-la airport; take morning flight to Kunming. Guide picks you up at Kunming airport and visit Stone Forest, Colorful Yuan, watching tea art performance. In the late afternoon, guide sees you off at Kunming Railway Station; take overnight train (Soft Sleeper) to Guilin.
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28/10 Arrive in Guilin (L+D)
Guide picks you up at Guilin Railway Station in the early afternoon and drive to Longsheng. Check-in the hotel and enjoy the local popular Ailing hot spring.
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29/10 Longsheng / Guilin (B+L+D)
Visit Dragon Ridge Terrace Rice Fields, Dong Village--Long Hair Village, chat with locals of Dong nationality, dance with long-hair girls. Taste local specialties as lunch. Back to Guilin.
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30/10 Guilin/Yangshuo (B+L+D)
Most time of day is spent on Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. Enjoy the endless romantic gallery--Li River with picturesque landscape and osprey performance. After cruise, you can stroll on continental foreigner's street and leisure at local bars in Yangshuo. Taste local flavor--beer fish and enjoy the large-scale musical performance Impressions of Miss Liu" in the evening.
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31/10 Yangshuo/Guilin/Guangzhou (B+L+D)
Back to Guilin in the morning. Taste local specialtiestea feast as lunch. Then visit Elephant Trunk Hill and Reed Flute Rock. In the evening, guide sees you off at Guilin Railway Station; take overnight train (Soft Sleeper) to Guangzhou.
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1/11 Arrive in Guangzhou (L+D)
Guide picks you up at Guangzhou Railway Station; transfer you to the hotel in the morning. Then visit Sun Yat-sen Memory Hall, Mausoleum of King Nanyue, Family Chen's Temple while appreciating Cantonese culture. Enjoy Cantonese falvor-- Pastry Banquet in the evening.
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2/11 Guangzhou/Shanghai (B)
Explore Guangzhou city by yourselves. Guide sees you off at Guangzhou Railway Station in the late afternoon. Take overnight train (Soft Sleeper) to Shanghai.
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3/11 Arrive in Shanghai (L+D)
Guide picks you up at Shanghai Railway Station in the noon; transfer to the hotel. Visit Jade Buddha Temple, Bund and Oriental Pearl. In the evening, you will taste Shanghai cuisine, pastry or crab banquet in the well-known Lu Bo Lang restaurant where had ever entertained many foreign celebrities, then enjoy acrobatic show.
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4/11 Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou (B+L+D)
Take morning bus to "A Paradise in Heaven"----Suzhou, visit Lingering Garden, West Garden, Master of Net's Garden, Grand Canal & Ancient City Wall and No.1 Silk Factory. Then take tour bus to Hangzhou. Enjoy Hangzhou cuisine at Zhi Wei Guan in the evening, a famous snack food restaurant in Hangzhou.
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5/11 Hangzhou/Shanghai (B+L+D)
Morning visit Ling Yin Temple, Hua Gang Park. In the afternoon, after cruise on West Lake, Love Bridge, visit Dragon-Well Tea village and taste Dragon-Well tea. Back to Shanghai.
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6/11 Shanghai/Depart from China (B)
Free time at Town God's Temple after breakfast. Guide sees you off at Shanghai airport. End of the program.
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