China 14 Days Tour of Shanghai Yichang Yangtze River Cruise Chongqing Lijiang Kunming Guilin Yangshuo

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Entry Shanghai.  
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  Arrive at Shanghai airport or train station.
  Be picked by private vehicle and English-speaking tour guide from Beijingservice.com and transferred to hotel for check in.
  Remainder of the day is at leisure.
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• Day 2. Shanghai: Yu Garden, Nanjing Road, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, The Bund, Huangpu River Cruise.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Start your Shanghai trip with Yu Garden. This well-restored Suzhou-style garden is one of the best gardens in southern China. It perfectly combines pavilions, halls, bridges, towers, ponds and rockeries.
  Take a stroll on Nanjing Road. Nanjing Road is the most prosperous shopping street in Shanghai and one of the top ten pedestrian streets in China.
• After lunch, proceed to Oriental Pearl TV Tower. This 468-meter-high tower is the most recognizable landmark of Shanghai. It has four major sightseeing observatories at different heights.
  Wander on The Bund. The Bund is a famous waterfront along the Huangpu River. It is famed as "Exhibition of International Buildings" because of 52 various buildings in different architectural styles, such as Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque and the Renaissance.
  Take a cruise on Huangpu River, which is a good way to discover the old and new Shanghai.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 3. Take flight to Yichang.  Reach Yichang and board ship.  
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  Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport. Take flight to Yichang.
  
  
• Local guide will meet you at the airport in Yichang and escort you to board the cruise ship.
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• Day 4. Yangtze River Cruise Ship.  
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• Take a shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam in the afternoon. Admire this world's largest hydroelectric dam.
  
• In the evening, you will be the guests at the captain's cocktail party.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 5. Yangtze River Cruise Ship.  
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  Cruise through the two of the great Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge, framed by steep mossy cliffs and Wu Gorge, celebrated for its 12 peaks.
  Take an excursion to Shennong Stream, another tributary of the Yangtze River. You may find the plank roads and ancient hanging coffins.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 6. Yangtze River Cruise Ship.  
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• In the afternoon, go ashore to visit Fengdu Ghost City, where the Chinese believe the soul of the dead goes.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 7. Yangtze River Cruise Ship, Chongqing, Chongqing Zoo(Panda House), flight to Lijiang.  Reach Lijiang and hotel check-in.  
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  Arrive in Chongqing in the morning.
  Local guide will meet you at the port.
  Drive to Chongqing Zoo. You may take a closer look of lovely pandas in the Panda House. Chongqing Zoo is the home to over 230 species of animals.
• Then transfer you to airport to take the flight for Lijiang.
  
  Local guide will meet you at the airport in Lijiang and escort you to check in the hotel.
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• Day 8. Lijiang: Glacier Park, Baisha Ancient Town and Baisha Murals.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to Glacier Park located at the bottom of the main peak Shanzidou of Jade Snow Mountain. The biggest glacier of the snow mountain, “ Baishui No.1” glacier, can be enjoyed in this park.
• Proceed to Baisha Ancient Town, which is the most pristine Naxi village. The town was the earliest political and spiritual center of Naxi ethnic minority.
  Enjoy Baisha Murals in Baisha Ancient Town. The murals describe the religious stories of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism with the fine and smooth lines, bright colors and vivid pattern.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 9. Lijiang Ancient City, flight to Kunming.   Reach Kunming and hotel check-in.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Go to Lijiang Ancient City. The city is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. Many traditional Naxi houses are made of adobe bricks and wood. Dongba culture and ancient Naxi music are preserved here.
  Take stroll on the Sifang Ancient Street located in the center square of the ancient city. The street was the important junction station of the Ancient Tea-horse Road. Visitors can find the dancing and exercising of local people in the square.
  Move on to Black Dragon Pool. Surrounded by towering old trees and bamboo groves, Black Dragon Pool was built in 1737 during the Qing Dynasty. Some ancient architectures were built near the pool.
• Then transfer you to airport to take the flight for Kunming.
  
  Local guide will meet you at the airport in Kunming and escort you to check in the hotel.
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• Day 10. Kunming: Stone Forest.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Take a full-day excursion to the World Karst Landscape Museum, Stone Forest. Covering 400 square kilometers, Stone Forest is made up of large numbers of awesome natural rock formations with grotesque shapes. It has been regarded as “The First Wonder of the World”.
• Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 11. Kunming: Flowers and Birds Market, Jinma Biji Square, flight to Guilin.   Reach Guilin and hotel check-in.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to Bird and Flower Market. This is nice corner to know the daily leisure life of local Kunming people. Travelers may find all kinds of shopping stalls in this 500 meters long street, including bird, flower, worm, jewelry, local arts, antique... etc.
  Proceed to Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways. With a history of about 400 years, these two archways are the landmark buildings of Kunming.
  Then transfer you to airport to take the flight for Guilin.
  
  
• Local guide will meet you at the airport in Guilin and escort you to check in the hotel.
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• Day 12. Li River Cruise to Yangshuo.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel in the morning and transfer you to Zhujiang Port.
  Take a Li River Cruise to Yangshuo escorted by your guide. The section from Guilin to Yangshuo is the essence of the Li River scenery. It is reputed as the "Hundred-mile Gallery". The cruise will last about 4.5 hours. Lunch is on onboard.
• Disembark at Yangshuo in the afternoon. Take a short exploration in this ancient town. Walk on the famous West Street and feel the relaxed atmosphere.
  Then transfer you back to the hotel in Guilin with private car.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 13. Guilin: Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to Fubo Hill. On the hill, there are lots of rock stone carvings and Buddha statues from Tang Dynasty(618-907). You may have a bird's-eye view of Guilin city on the summit.
• Then we will visit Reed Flute Cave. Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts", Reed Flute Cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites and stone pillars formed from 180 million years ago.
  Walk in the Seven Star Park, the biggest comprehensive park in Guilin. The park is the epitome of the essence of Guilin's landscape.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 14. Departure.  
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  Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport for departure.
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