River & Rail Tour

--Emperor's Seat-in-coach Tour :

Pick you up at your hotel (within 4th loop road). The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. The first stop is the magnificent Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square - the world's largest city square. After lunch, we continue to the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace to experience the grandeur of China's imperial past. After the tour, you'll return to your hotel.

Note: If your hotel is outside of 4th loop road of the city, you have to get to the one of following boarding places at the appointed time. The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. The transportation cost is at your own expense.

Boarding Place:

(1) Beijing International Hotel

(2) Catic Hotel Beijing

(3) Jianguo Hotel Beijing

(4) Beijing Xinxing Hotel

--World Wonder Seat-in-coach Tour:

Pick you up at your hotel (within 4th loop road). The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. Today's adventure will first take you to the Changling tomb, one of the Ming Dynasty Tombs. Built for Emperor Yongle in 1413, it is the best preserved of the 13 mausoleums. After the lunch, we will continue our tour to The Great Wall - Badaling Section. The section was the first to be opened to the public, and has been extensively restored. You get a wonderful view across the hills. After the tour, you'll return to your hotel.

Note: If your hotel is outside of 4th loop road of the city, you have to get to the one of following boarding places at the appointed time. The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. The transportation cost is at your own expense.

Boarding Place:

(1) Beijing International Hotel

(2) Catic Hotel Beijing

(3) Jianguo Hotel Beijing

(4) Beijing Xinxing Hotel

--Half Day Seat-in-coach Tour of Ancient Culture of Xi'an: Pick you up at your hotel lobby. The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. You will visit Shaanxi Historical Museum in which displaying impressive collection of artifacts from the Silk Road as well as other relics from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India. Then pay a visit to Islamic mosques with more than 1200 years' history. It is famous for particular design of mixed architecture - combining traditional Muslim and Chinese styles. After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.

--One Day Seat-in-coach Tour of Xi'an Historic Relics: Pick you up at your hotel lobby. The guide will call or leave you a message the night before your tour to prearrange the meeting time. Pay a visit to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, where 2000 year-old army of life-sized warriors are displayed, each one unique. It is about 35 km from Xian. After lunch, visit Banpo site, the village grounds occupied a physical area of 50,000 square meters, and consisted primarily of a residential section, a pottery area, and burial grounds. You will shall the coach with other tourists from different hotels. After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.

- Ciqikou Old Town (1.5 hours): This lively old area has been partly restored, and remains an authentic and busy community. The old wooden houses and narrow streets furthest from the river are mostly unimproved, closer to the river there are craft and souvenir shops, teahouses and music, and lots of local food and snacks. The locals certainly love their food – this is a good chance to try some.
- Panda Room in Chongqing Zoo (2 hours): Located in the western suburbs of the city, Chongqing Zoo occupies an area of 45 hectares. There are some rare animals including Golden hair monkeys and South China Tigers. In Panda Room, visitors can see the giant and lesser pandas and their offspring.In the mornings, many local people practice Tai chi at the zoo. Join them if you wish.

--Fengdu is where the devil lives, according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead. The whole place has an eerie feel to it with deserted streets, tower blocks, empty shops and banks. The only people here are those who make a living from visiting cruise boats

--Passes through the 1st gorge--Qutang Gorge.

Passes through the 2cd gorge---Wu Gorge.

Shore excursion to Shennong Stream(1:30pm-5:30pm). You have the option of visiting White Emperor City(RMB260 per person).

Crew's Performance.

Sails through the 5-steps Ship locks.

Shennong Stream is another tributary of the Yangtze River , and its fast-flowing, crystal clear water runs southwards through deep gorges. The stream races past large and small karst caves, flocks of swallows, sheer cliffs, deep gorges, waterfalls, three-colored springs, rapids, the ancient plank path, a suspended coffin in the cliff, groups of ancient tombs and marvelous karst formations

--Shore excursion to The Three Gorges Dam Site. Arrive in Yichang at 1:00pm.

Three Gorges Dam, the largest water conservancy project ever undertaken by man and it has been a dream for several generations of Chinese people. The construction of the dam formally began in 1994. The body of the dam was completed in 2003, and the whole construction has been completed in 2009. It will be 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide on the top and 130 meters wide at the bottom.The tourists can get access to the top of the dam and enjoy different kinds of photo opportunities.