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14 Days Snowy High Land Tour & Luxurious Yangtze Cruise (upstream)
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Hong Kong - Guilin
Hong Kong to Guilin by Air in the morning (air ticket included). Arrive in Guilin. Pick up at Airport/Railway Station in Guilin.
Overnight in Guilin
Guilin - Yangshuo
Guilin to Yangshuo by Cruise in the morning (cruise ticket included; lunch served on board). Visit Li River, West Street, Moon Hill, Big Banyan Tree. Enjoy the show of Impression Liu Sanjie (ticket included).
Overnight in Yangshuo
Yangshuo - Guilin - Wuhan - Yichang - Yangtze
Transfer from Yangshuo to Guilin in the morning. Guilin to Wuhan by Air in the morning (air ticket included). Drive to Yichang. Start Yangtze Cruise at about 9:00pm.
Overnight on Cruise
Yangtze
Morning visit Three Gorges Dam site. Sail through the Three Gorges dam shiplocks and Xiling Gorge. Optional Excursion - Tribe of the Three Gorges.
Overnight on Cruise
Yangtze
Excursion to Daning River Small Gorges or Shennong Stream. Pass through Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge. Optional Excursion to White Emperor City (river conditions permitting).
Overnight on Cruise
Yangtze - Chongqing
Disembark Chongqing at about 9:00am. Visit Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, Chongqing Peoples Assembly Hall and Ciqikou Old Town.
Overnight in Chongqing
Chongqing - Lhasa
Chongqing to Lhasa by Air in the afternoon (air ticket included).
Overnight in Lhasa
Lhasa - Gyangtze - Shigatse
Visit Lake Yamdrok. Transfer to Gyantze in the morning.
Visit Palkhor Monastery. Transfer to Shigatse in the afternoon.
Visit Palkhor Monastery. Transfer to Shigatse in the afternoon.
Overnight in Shigatse
Shigatse - Lhasa
Visit Tashilhunpo Temple, New Palace of Panchen.
Transfer from Shigatse to Lhasa in the afternoon.
Transfer from Shigatse to Lhasa in the afternoon.
Overnight in Lhasa
Lhasa - Beijing
Transfer to Airport/Railway Station in Lhasa.
Lhasa to Beijing by Air in the morning (air ticket included; pick up or drop off in Beijing not included).
Lhasa to Beijing by Air in the morning (air ticket included; pick up or drop off in Beijing not included).
Take flight to Guilin from Hong Kong airport (air ticket included). Upon arrival, your guide greets you and escorts you to the hotel. The remaind of the day is at your leisure.
Day 2 Guilin
Visit the Reed Flute Cave in the morning. Reed Flute Cave is one of the most egregious underground scenery in China. The cave got its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make flutes. Inside this water-eroded cave, you will see a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition.
Head for the Diecai Hill (Folded Brocade Hill). The thin shape of the hill and lush greenery around make it resemble brocaded fabric. The local osmanthus tea (Guihua) is very famous and worth trying.
Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, which really looks like an elephant drinking from the river.
Head for the Diecai Hill (Folded Brocade Hill). The thin shape of the hill and lush greenery around make it resemble brocaded fabric. The local osmanthus tea (Guihua) is very famous and worth trying.
Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, which really looks like an elephant drinking from the river.
Take a cruise on the meandering blue waters of Li River and view the limestone rock formations along the banks (cruise ticket included). You will agree that "Guilin waters and mountains are the most beautiful under heaven. Lunch is served on board.
Go ashore as you arrive in Yangshuo. You can choose to rent a bicycle to tour the countryside of West Street if you want to get a taste of the laidback rural life of the farmers there.
Appreciate Moon Hill and the Big Banyan Tree. Moon Hill is a limestone pinnacle with a moon-shaped hole in the middle.
Big Banyan Tree became famous for its long history, towering beauty and the moving love story of Liu Sanjie.
Then enjoy a local folk dance show of Impression Liu Sanjie (ticket included) before transfer to hotel in Yangshuo.
Go ashore as you arrive in Yangshuo. You can choose to rent a bicycle to tour the countryside of West Street if you want to get a taste of the laidback rural life of the farmers there.
Appreciate Moon Hill and the Big Banyan Tree. Moon Hill is a limestone pinnacle with a moon-shaped hole in the middle.
Big Banyan Tree became famous for its long history, towering beauty and the moving love story of Liu Sanjie.
Then enjoy a local folk dance show of Impression Liu Sanjie (ticket included) before transfer to hotel in Yangshuo.
Transfer from Yangshuo to Guilin in the morning.
Before lunch, you can have leisure activities near the hotel or continue the unfinished trip with tour guide. Take a flight to Wuhan (air ticket included).
Upon your arrival in Wuhan, drive to Yichang. Set sail at about 9:00 p.m. to start your Yangtze adventure.
Before lunch, you can have leisure activities near the hotel or continue the unfinished trip with tour guide. Take a flight to Wuhan (air ticket included).
Upon your arrival in Wuhan, drive to Yichang. Set sail at about 9:00 p.m. to start your Yangtze adventure.
Day 5 Yangtze
Go onshore to see the Three Gorges Dam site in the morning. The Three Gorges Dam will be the largest hydropower station and dam in the world.
Later sail through the Three Gorges Dam Ship Locks, a marvelous experience during your cruise on Yangtze River.
Xiling Gorge, named after Xiling mountain that at the endpoint of Three Gorges. It is the longest and historically the most dangerous of the Yangtze gorges.
You can enjoy optional excursion - Tribe of the Three Gorges, consists mainly of the Village on the Water, the Brook-Side Village, the Mountain-Top Village. The area has been officially designated as a "Protected Center of the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges.”
Later sail through the Three Gorges Dam Ship Locks, a marvelous experience during your cruise on Yangtze River.
Xiling Gorge, named after Xiling mountain that at the endpoint of Three Gorges. It is the longest and historically the most dangerous of the Yangtze gorges.
You can enjoy optional excursion - Tribe of the Three Gorges, consists mainly of the Village on the Water, the Brook-Side Village, the Mountain-Top Village. The area has been officially designated as a "Protected Center of the Popular Culture and Art of the Three Gorges.”
Day 6 Yangtze
Take an excursion to Small Three Gorges or Shennong Stream.
Small Three Gorges the exciting and famous stops in the Yangtze River. It is so called because the river channel through these three gorges is narrower and cliffs are steeper.
Shennong Stream, a good place to drift, is a typical canyon creek with peaks and cliffs on both sides and Waterway in the Shennong Stream is very winding.
Sail through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest but most spectacular and precipitous one among the Three Gorges of Yangtze River in China. Wu Gorge is famous for its pristine mountains and picturesque sights.
You can take an optional excursion to Baidicheng (river conditions permitting). Baidicheng, also called White Emperor City, is a place full of poetic sense, gleams amongst forest-covered hills on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Small Three Gorges the exciting and famous stops in the Yangtze River. It is so called because the river channel through these three gorges is narrower and cliffs are steeper.
Shennong Stream, a good place to drift, is a typical canyon creek with peaks and cliffs on both sides and Waterway in the Shennong Stream is very winding.
Sail through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest but most spectacular and precipitous one among the Three Gorges of Yangtze River in China. Wu Gorge is famous for its pristine mountains and picturesque sights.
You can take an optional excursion to Baidicheng (river conditions permitting). Baidicheng, also called White Emperor City, is a place full of poetic sense, gleams amongst forest-covered hills on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Day 7 Yangtze
Take an onshore excursion to sightsee either Fengdu or Wanzhou.
Fengdu, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, is an ancient city with a long history, known as the "Ghost City" to most Chinese people.
Wanzhou is a small mountainous city. It is at about the halfway point between Chongqing and Yichang, and has been an important river port for centuries.
Fengdu, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, is an ancient city with a long history, known as the "Ghost City" to most Chinese people.
Wanzhou is a small mountainous city. It is at about the halfway point between Chongqing and Yichang, and has been an important river port for centuries.
Day 8 Yangtze>>Chongqing
Arrive at Chongqing Port at around 9:30am. Upon Arrival, visit Ciqikou Old Town, an ancient town near the downtown of Chongqing gathered with old streets paved by top-grade stone tablets. On the both sides of the street stand antique houses and shops. The shops sell various artworks like embroidery, Chinese calligraphy and paintings. Also you can find many local snacks, such as deep-fired twisted dough and beef jerky.
Head for Chongqing People's Assembly Hall, which is designed in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is spanned by greenish glazed tile dome supported by scarlet columns. It nestled round gorgeous lush trees complementing the building visual experience.
Then visit Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, the largest monographic museum and a public undertaking for the preservation, education, scientific research in respect of cultural relics and the natural environment of Chongqing and the Three Gorges area.
Head for Chongqing People's Assembly Hall, which is designed in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is spanned by greenish glazed tile dome supported by scarlet columns. It nestled round gorgeous lush trees complementing the building visual experience.
Then visit Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, the largest monographic museum and a public undertaking for the preservation, education, scientific research in respect of cultural relics and the natural environment of Chongqing and the Three Gorges area.
Before lunch, you can have leisure activities near the hotel or continue the unfinished trip with tour guide. Take the flight to Lhasa (air ticket included). On arrival in Lhasa, transfer to your hotel first. Afternoon is at your leisure, either enjoy the nearby strolling in the area along the streets or rest at hotel to generate energy for the high altitude destinations.
Day 10 Lhasa
Visit the most known Potala Palace, a model of Tibetan architecture. The construction of this massive, beautiful yet forbidding structure was a gigantic undertaking, and it has bequeathed to the world one of its most unique architectural treasures.
In the afternoon, get to the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual centre of Tibet and the holiest destination for all Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims.
In the Evening, browse through the Barkhor Square, the heart of the local bazaar, enjoy shopping some of the rare traditional specialties of Tibet, such as Tibetan Thangka, Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan Carpet, etc.
In the afternoon, get to the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual centre of Tibet and the holiest destination for all Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims.
In the Evening, browse through the Barkhor Square, the heart of the local bazaar, enjoy shopping some of the rare traditional specialties of Tibet, such as Tibetan Thangka, Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan Carpet, etc.
Day 11 Lhasa
Visit Deprung Monastery, the main place where Shoton Festival takes place, to the west of which was where each reincarnation of the Dalai Lama received his training.
Move on to the Norbulingka Park, the Summer Palace of Tibet with the highest gardening level artistic level.
Visit Sera Monastery, one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa. A most interesting time to visit the monastery is in the afternoon when monks, after finishing their morning scripture classes, can be seen debating in the courtyard. During the remainder time we can visit the carpet factory and enjoy some beautiful Tibetan Carpets.
Move on to the Norbulingka Park, the Summer Palace of Tibet with the highest gardening level artistic level.
Visit Sera Monastery, one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa. A most interesting time to visit the monastery is in the afternoon when monks, after finishing their morning scripture classes, can be seen debating in the courtyard. During the remainder time we can visit the carpet factory and enjoy some beautiful Tibetan Carpets.
Leave Lhasa for the Yamdrok, the transformation of a goddess according to local mythology and one of the Three Sacred Lakes in Tibet.
Then drive westward to Gyangtze, stop at Palkhor Monastery, a monastery having the characteristics of Han, Tibetan and Nepali architecture. Palkhor Choede enjoys a high status in Tibet Buddhism history because it houses three sects -Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelugpa together. Drive west to Shigatse.
Then drive westward to Gyangtze, stop at Palkhor Monastery, a monastery having the characteristics of Han, Tibetan and Nepali architecture. Palkhor Choede enjoys a high status in Tibet Buddhism history because it houses three sects -Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelugpa together. Drive west to Shigatse.
Visit the Tashilhunpo Temple, one of the Six Big Temples of Gelugpa in Tibet and the official seat of the Panchen Lama, the chief spiritual and temporal authority of Tsang. The biggest stupa - Stupa tomb of the tenth Panchen Lama is kept there.
Go on to visit the New Palace of Panchen, famous as the summer palace of the tenth Panchen Lama. It greatly mixes both traditional and modern architectural styles.
Later leave Shigatse for Lhasa. Visit the Tibetan family and savor the local food.
Go on to visit the New Palace of Panchen, famous as the summer palace of the tenth Panchen Lama. It greatly mixes both traditional and modern architectural styles.
Later leave Shigatse for Lhasa. Visit the Tibetan family and savor the local food.
Pricing Policy
Tipping is now considered by many locals to be a part of their normal remuneration. However, this is a matter of personal discretion. You may use following as a reference.
Suggested Tipping: for local guide: $8 to $10 per person (guest) per day, for driver: $4 to $5 per person (guest) per day.
Special Note:
1 Your length of stay in part or all cities listed in our itineraries can be adjusted on line; but the extra charge is not included in the original charge.
2 Generally speaking, these excluded lunch and dinner in our itineraries are optional; the price is according to the group size; but may we have your attention on following point: tips to local guide and driver are must remuneration if you prefer to self-catering.
3 We offer hotel upgrade service but extra charge to the hotel is at your own.
We offer 4-stars or above cruise ships during the journey, including Victoria Anna, Victoria Grace, Victoria Lianna, Victoria Selina, etc. And we have the right to anrrange the cruise ship for you depending on your departure date. If you want to travel on a date when there is no cuise to book, we will adjust your itinerary or refund you after consulting with you.
Suggested Tipping: for local guide: $8 to $10 per person (guest) per day, for driver: $4 to $5 per person (guest) per day.
Special Note:
1 Your length of stay in part or all cities listed in our itineraries can be adjusted on line; but the extra charge is not included in the original charge.
2 Generally speaking, these excluded lunch and dinner in our itineraries are optional; the price is according to the group size; but may we have your attention on following point: tips to local guide and driver are must remuneration if you prefer to self-catering.
3 We offer hotel upgrade service but extra charge to the hotel is at your own.
We offer 4-stars or above cruise ships during the journey, including Victoria Anna, Victoria Grace, Victoria Lianna, Victoria Selina, etc. And we have the right to anrrange the cruise ship for you depending on your departure date. If you want to travel on a date when there is no cuise to book, we will adjust your itinerary or refund you after consulting with you.
Inclusions
1 Airport or hotel pick-up and drop-off service in cities listed in the itinerary.
2 Private English-speaking tour guide, driver and car service as indicated in the itinerary.
3 The admission tickets for scenic spots listed in the itinerary.
4 Service charge and government Taxes.
5 The air ticket of economic class, taxes and dues for the flights as listed in the itinerary.
6 Nine-night hotel accommodation in twin shared room with daily breakfast.
7 Four-night accommodation in twin shared room with daily breakfast on cruise.
8 Meals: lunches and dinners on cruise, a lunch on board on Li River.
9 Tibet entry permit based on the listed itinerary.
10 Boat ticket and tipping for Yangtze Cruise.
Exclusions
1 International flight tickets or train tickets.
2 Hotel room single room supplement.
3 Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc.
4 Tips to local tour guide and driver.
5 Estimated group surcharges for excess baggage.
6 Fees for entry visa to China.
7 Cable car, sightseeing bus and cruise are not included unless explained specially.
8 Meals (L & D) not listed in the itinerary.
Terms / Condition
Cancellation and refund policy for Tours reservation
If you want to cancel your booking or part of it, you must advise us in advance. The letter must be signed by the lead name on the booking and once we receive it you should expect to receive a cancellation letter within 24 hours. If you do not then please contact us to ensure your letter has been received.
To cover the cost of processing your cancellation and to compensate us for the risk that we may not be able to resell your travel arrangements, we make a cancellation charge on the scale shown below. The person who made the booking is responsible for paying this charge. The size of the charge depends on when we receive your cancellation notice or letter or how you would like us to deal with your payment providing that we have received your full payment for the tours.
No Cancellation Fees if written cancellation notice is received more than 30 days prior to tour departure!
Cancellation in advance & Cancellation penalty
More than 30 days, no Cancellation Fee
30-10 days, 50% of the full payment
9-0 days or no show, 100% of the full payment
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