23-Day China Panorama Tour with Tibet and Yangtze Cruise

Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. After check-in, the remainder of the day is free to rest.

Beijing City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin exploring historic Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] Start at Tian'anmen Square, then walk into the Forbidden City. Continue to Jingshan Park and climb Coal Hill for a broad view across the palace roofs.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at Shi Yuan Restaurant, with listed dishes including braised eggplant, vegetable balls and diced chicken with walnuts in soy sauce.

[14:00-16:30] Visit the Temple of Heaven, the ceremonial complex where emperors prayed for good harvests, then browse Panjiayuan Antique Market.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for advice if you would like an evening show or a Peking duck dinner.

Tiananmen Square

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and set out for the Great Wall.

[08:30-12:30] Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall and choose between hiking or taking the cable car up before walking along the restored wall.

[12:30-13:30] Stop for lunch at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, with listed vegetable dishes including fried vegetables, dry-fried beans and sweet corn cake.

[13:30-16:30] Return toward Beijing, with time to rest in the vehicle. Stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube for photographs.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Optional evening ideas include a foot massage, Houhai bars or Sanlitun Bar Street.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Bell Tower Grand New Century Hotel ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] Pack, check out and meet your guide for a final half-day of sightseeing in Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Travel to the Drum Tower area for a Hutong Tour by rickshaw and a closer look at the city's traditional lanes.

[11:30-14:30] Continue to the Summer Palace, including a boat ride on Kunming Lake. Lunch is arranged at nearby Xiangyangtun Restaurant, which has an opera stage inside.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station for the five-hour high-speed train to Xi'an. Your guide will meet you on arrival and take you to the hotel.

Hutong Tour by Rickshaw

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Bell Tower Grand New Century Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the lobby and begin exploring ancient Xi'an.

[09:30-12:30] Drive to the Terracotta Warriors and explore the excavated figures, with a sightseeing shuttle included. A pottery-figurine factory visit follows, showing how replicas are made.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at Lanchi Restaurant, which serves a buffet and local food such as dim sum, noodles and Chinese hamburgers.

[14:00-17:00] Return downtown to the Xi'an City Wall; an optional bicycle ride on the wall is excluded from the tour price. Continue to the Muslim Quarter for shopping and local snacks.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. The optional Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner can be arranged in the evening.

Terracotta Army

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Lhasa Hotel ★★★★

Transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Lhasa. Meet your Tibet guide and continue to the hotel. The afternoon is free for a gentle walk or rest while you acclimatize to the altitude.

Lhasa City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Lhasa Hotel ★★★★
Tips: When you enter into a temple or monastery in Tibet, please take off your hats at the entrance to show your respects and follow the clockwise direction for visiting. No smoking, do not touch the Buddha statues, turn the Buddhism scriptures or toll the bell.

[09:00-19:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin exploring Lhasa.

[19:30-12:30] Visit the Potala Palace, walk clockwise around the complex with local pilgrims and continue to the opposite hillside for a panoramic photograph.

[12:30-13:30] Have a local lunch at Ganglameduo Restaurant featuring beef and mutton dishes.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Jokhang Monastery, then walk through Barkhor Street to observe daily religious life and browse Tibetan handicrafts.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for suggestions if you would like to arrange an evening show.

Potala Palace Lhasa

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Lhasa Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide and begin the second day of sightseeing in Lhasa.

[09:30-12:30] Visit Drepung Monastery, one of Tibet's three major monasteries, followed by Norbulingka Park, the traditional summer residence associated with the Dalai Lamas.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at Tibetan Family Kitchen, including the listed yak-meat dumplings.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Sera Monastery and observe the monks' debating courtyard, then return to the hotel for a free evening.

Drepung Monastery

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

Enjoy a free morning, then transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight to Chengdu. Your guide will meet you on arrival and take you to the hotel. The evening is free, with Kuanzhai Alley available for an independent walk.

Chengdu City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide and begin exploring Chengdu, known for its giant pandas.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding using the included sightseeing shuttle. Observe adult and young pandas and learn about their behavior before lunch at a nearby restaurant.

[12:30-13:30] Have a typical hotpot lunch at Old House restaurant.

[13:30-16:30] Spend the afternoon in Renmin Park, with a tea break and optional mahjong lesson, then browse Jinli Old Street and its Qing-style streetscape.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. An optional face-changing show or an independent walk around Kuanzhai Alley can be arranged.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

[09:00-11:30]  Take the high-speed train to Chongqing. Your local guide will meet you on arrival.

[12:00-13:00] Have lunch at a popular local Chinese restaurant.

[13:30-14:30]  Visit Eling Park, whose landscaped grounds include views over the Yangtze and Chongqing from Kansheng Tower.

[15:00-15:30] Continue to Liziba Station , , known for the metro line passing through a residential building.

[16:00-17:30] Walk around Hong Ya Cave to see its hillside stilted buildings, old streets and riverside setting.

Transfer to Chaotianmen Wharf and board the Victoria cruise. The ship is scheduled to leave Chongqing at 9:00 p.m.

Hongya Cave & Liziba

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

[06:30-08:30] Begin with early-bird coffee and tea, tai chi and a buffet breakfast on board.

[09:00-13:30] Join the included excursion to Fengdu's Jade Emperor site. An additional visit to Fengdu Ghost City is available at extra cost, followed by buffet lunch on board.

[16:00-21:30] Attend the captain's welcome reception and buffet dinner. The additional FengYan SanGuo “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” show is available in the evening.

Fengdu Ghost City

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

[06:30-08:30] Begin with early-bird coffee and tea, tai chi and a buffet breakfast on board.

[07:30-10:15] Enjoy activities on board or join the additional excursion to White Emperor City at extra cost.

[10:45-13:00] Sail through Qutang Gorge and continue scenic cruising in Wu Gorge, with buffet lunch served on board.

[15:15-21:45] Join the Goddess Stream shore excursion, then attend the captain's farewell banquet and crew cabaret.

Qutang Gorge

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund Hotel ★★★★

[06:00-07:45] Buffet breakfast

[07:45-10:45] Disembark at Maoping cruise terminal, visit the Three Gorges Dam Site and continue to the passenger center in central Yichang.

[12:30-15:30] Meet your Yichang guide at the passenger center and transfer to the airport.

Fly to Shanghai, where your guide will meet you at the airport and arrange the hotel transfer.

Three Gorge Dam

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise on the Bund Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the full-day Shanghai program.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, then continue to the exterior of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and walk along the Riverside Promenade.

[12:30-13:30] Stop for a local lunch featuring dim sum and steamed buns.

[13:30-16:30] Explore Yuyuan Garden, then browse Shanghai Old Street and Nanjing Road. Finish with a walk along the Bund, known for its collection of historic waterfront buildings.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide if you would like to arrange the optional Acrobatic Show, including the ERA production.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Garden Hotel ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide and transfer to the railway station for the half-hour G/D train to Suzhou.

[09:30-12:30] Meet your Suzhou guide at the station and visit Lingering Garden , one of the city's four renowned classical gardens, followed by Suzhou Museum, designed by I. M. Pei.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local restaurant near Suzhou Museum.

[13:30-16:30] Spend the afternoon at the Humble Administrator Garden, Suzhou's largest classical garden.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Your guide can offer suggestions for independent evening plans.

Lingering Garden

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Hangzhou Merchant Marco Edge Lake Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and start the day's Suzhou program.

[09:30-12:30] Walk along Pingjiang Ancient Street, preserved for more than 800 years, then drive to Tongli Water town to see its Ming- and Qing-era residences and travel by wooden boat through the canals.

After lunch, transfer to the station for the G/D train to Hangzhou. Your guide will meet you on arrival and take you to the hotel, with the rest of the day free.

Pingjiang Ancient Street

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Hangzhou Merchant Marco Edge Lake Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the Hangzhou program.

[09:30-12:30] Cruise on West Lake and allow time for a lakeside walk, then continue to Lingyin Temple, a major Buddhist temple in a wooded setting.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local restaurant serving traditional Hangzhou cuisine.

[13:30-17:00] Visit Six Harmonies Pagoda for views toward the Qiantang River, then continue to Meijiawu Tea Plantation for an introduction to green-tea production. Finish with shopping on Hefang Street.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. The Impression Show of West Lake is available as an optional evening activity.

West Lake

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel Guilin ★★★★

Enjoy free time until the airport transfer and flight to Guilin, where your local guide will meet you.

On the way to the hotel, visit Reed Flute Cave, then continue to Elephant Trunk Hill and nearby Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park for views of the Golden and Silver Twin Pagodas. Check in at the hotel afterwards.

Reed Flute Cave

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel Guilin ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide and transfer toward the Li River cruise.

[09:30-14:00] Board the Li River Cruise, with buffet lunch served during the journey to Yangshuo. After disembarkation, walk along West Street..

[14:30-17:00] Cycle through the Yangshuo countryside in the afternoon, then drive back to Guilin for the overnight stay.

[17:00-17:30] If you remain in Yangshuo, the optional Impression of Liu Sanjie or an evening on West Street can be considered. If you return to Guilin earlier, the Two Rivers and Four Lakes Night Cruise is another optional choice.

Li River Cruise

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Eaton Hotel Hong Kong ★★★★

Enjoy a free morning, then meet your guide for lunch and transfer to Guilin West Railway Station. Take the approximately 3.2-hour high-speed train to Hong Kong, where your driver-guide will meet you and arrange the hotel transfer.

Elephant Trunk Hill

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Eaton Hotel Hong Kong ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the Hong Kong sightseeing program.

[09:30-12:30] Ride the one-way Peak Tram to Victoria Peak and visit the outdoor observation area for city and harbor views. Continue to Aberdeen, including a sampan ride through the fishing village.

[12:30-13:30] Have a dim sum lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.

[13:30-17:00] Browse Stanley Market.  for clothing, souvenirs and inexpensive household goods, then walk along Stanley's waterfront Main Street.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. Optional evening plans include the light show or nightlife around Lan Kwai Fong.

Victoria Peak Hong Kong

Meals: Breakfast

Check out and keep the day free until the scheduled airport transfer. Your guide will reconfirm the pickup time according to your departure flight.

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