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10
Day Three Gorges Yangtze River Super Value
Tour
Code: 7YS10VD
LOCALLY GUIDED
Beijing • Downstream
Yangtze
River Cruise • Shanghai
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DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: |
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Day 1 • Depart San Francisco for Beijing
Fly transpacific aboard United Airlines. |
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CHINA |
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Day 2 • Arrive Beijing
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Beijing Capital Hotel |
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Day 3 • Beijing |
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Today's full day tour visits vast Tiananmen Square, the Imperial
Palace in the once Forbidden City, and the exquisite Summer Palace
with a boat ride on Lake Kunming (weather permitting).
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 4 • Beijing |
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Today, experience a highlight of your tour as you walk the ancient
ramparts of the astonishing Great Wall. After lunch, visit a
cloisonné factory to watch the skilled artisans create their
intricate designs. Then stroll along the Sacred Way to the Ming
Tombs and Chang Ling Exhibition Hall.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 5 • Beijing/Chongqing |
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Morning at leisure, then transfer to the airport for your afternoon
flight to Chongqing. In the evening board your cruise ship to begin
a memorable downstream cruise.
Board Victoria Cruises' ship
MEALS: American Breakfast |
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Day 6 • Yangtze River Cruise: Shibaozhai* |
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A
shore excursion at Shibaozhai shows its scenic 12-story wooden
pagoda. Over 400 years old, this magnificent pagoda is known as the
“Pearl of the Yangtze.”
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
*Alternate shore excursion may visit Fengdu or Wanxian.
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Day 7 • Yangtze River Cruise: Qutang Gorge/Daning River Small
Gorges or Shennong Stream/Wu Gorge/Xiling Gorge |
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Cruise through the first of the fabled Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge
hemmed by mossy cliffs. At Wushan, an excursion takes you up the
Daning River to view the famed Small Gorges. Continue by sampan to
the picturesque mini-gorges of the Ma Du River. Alternatively, your
excursion may be on Shennong Stream with its impressive small
gorges. Sail on through Wu Gorge, celebrated for its Twelve Peaks.
Cruise through Xiling Gorge, most scenic of all the gorges.
Finally, sail through the Three Gorges ship lock.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Day 8 • Yangtze River Cruise: Xiling Gorge/San Dou Ping/Yichang to
Shanghai* |
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Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam site. Continue on to Yichang
where you disembark from your ship and transfer for your flight to
Shanghai.
Shanghai Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*If direct flight is not available, travel by motor coach to Wuhan
and fly to Shanghai. |
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Day 9 • Shanghai |
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Sightsee Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, Nanjing or Huai
Hai Road shops, a carpet factory, The Bund, and see a charming
performance at the Children's Palace.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 10 • Depart Shanghai to San Francisco |
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Fly home aboard United Airlines. Cross the International Date Line
and arrive home the same day.
MEALS: Breakfast |
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CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS:
BEIJING: 3 Nights
Beijing Capital Hotel
Tiananmen Square • Forbidden City's Imperial Palace • Cruise on
Lake Kunming • Great Wall • Cloisonné Factory • Sacred Way to Ming
Tombs • Chang Ling Exhibition Hall
YANGTZE RIVER
CRUISE: 3 Nights
Victoria Cruises' ship
Victoria Cruise Downstream: Chongqing • Shibaozhai • Daning River's
Small Gorges or Shennong Stream • San Dou Ping (Three Gorges Dam) •
Yichang
SHANGHAI: 2
Nights
Shanghai Hotel
Jade Buddha Temple • Yu Garden • Nanjing or Huai Hai Road Shops •
The Bund • Children's Palace Performance |
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ALL
INCLUSIVE FEATURES:
• Round-trip
transpacific air transportation
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United Mileage Plus® members earn: frequent flyer credit with the
purchase of each air/land tour package
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All intra-China
air/land transportation
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Locally guided:
local guides provide transfers, sightseeing, information and
assistance in each city
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5 nights in
superior first class hotels; 3 nights aboard Victoria Cruises' ship
in outside cabin
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8 breakfasts, 6
lunches, 2 dinners
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Round-trip
transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes
and service charges
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Sightseeing,
cultural activities and performances as noted
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$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed
by PDT
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USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program |
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SATURDAY DEPARTURES; MONDAY ARRIVALS ON UNITED AIRLINES: |
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Tour Cost (Per Person)† |
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Departure
Date |
Return
Date |
LAND ONLY |
AIR & LAND
from
San Francisco |
AIR & LAND
from
New York |
Single
Supp. |
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2007: |
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Apr
7 |
Apr 16 |
$1,273 |
$1,858 |
$2,018 |
$490 |
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Apr 21 |
Apr 30 |
$1,273 |
$1,858 |
$2,018 |
$490 |
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May
12 |
May 21 |
$1,333 |
$1,918 |
$2,078 |
$550 |
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May 19 |
May 28 |
$1,333 |
$2,078 |
$2,238 |
$550 |
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Jun
16 |
Jun 25 |
$1,273 |
$2,118 |
$2,278 |
$490 |
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Jun 30 |
Jul 9 |
$1,243 |
$2,088 |
$2,248 |
$470 |
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Jul
14 |
Jul 23 |
$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Jul 21 |
Jul 30 |
$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Aug
11 |
Aug 20 |
$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Aug 18 |
Aug 27 |
$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Sep
8 |
Sep 17 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
15 |
Sep 24 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
22 |
Oct 1 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
29 |
Oct 8 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct
6 |
Oct 15 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct 13 |
Oct 22 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct
20 |
Oct 29 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct 27 |
Nov 5 |
$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Nov
3 |
Nov 12 |
$1,223 |
$1,808 |
$1,968 |
$490 |
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Nov 10 |
Nov 19 |
$1,223 |
$1,808 |
$1,968 |
$490 |
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2008: |
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Mar 15 |
Mar 24 |
$1,153 |
$1,738 |
$1,898 |
$410 |
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Mar
22
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Mar 31 |
$1,153 |
$1,738 |
$1,898 |
$410 |
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*EarlyBird
Savings are valid only on departure dates indicated in RED and are
applicable to final payment.
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Special Notes:
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Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares from interior U.S.
cities to San Francisco, refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.
• Air taxes and fuel surcharges are additional and subject to
change.
• Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial
arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
• Tour fares are subject to change. |
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BUSINESS CLASS AIR UPGRADE AVAILABLE |
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UNITED AIRLINES ADD-ON AIRFARE CHART |
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ZONE 1: Not Applicable |
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Honolulu, HI |
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ZONE 2: No Additional Charges |
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Los Angeles, CA |
Portland, OR |
Seattle, WA |
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ZONE 3: Add $40.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Eugene, OR |
Las Vegas, NV |
Phoenix, AZ |
Sacramento, CA |
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Fresno, CA |
Palm Springs, CA |
Reno, NV |
Spokane, WA |
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ZONE 4: Add $100.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Albuquerque, NM |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
Houston, TX |
San Antonio, TX |
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Austin, TX |
Denver, CO |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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ZONE 5: Add $120.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Anchorage, AK |
Kansas City, MO |
Omaha, NE |
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Detroit, MI |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
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ZONE 6: Add $140.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Chicago, IL |
Columbus, OH |
Memphis, TN |
St. Louis, MO |
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Cincinnati, OH |
Green Bay, WI |
Milwaukee, WI |
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Cleveland, OH |
Indianapolis, IN |
Nashville, TN |
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ZONE 7: Add $160.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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New York, NY |
Newark, NJ |
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ZONE 8: Add $240.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Baltimore, MD |
Hartford, CT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Syracuse, NY |
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Boston, MA |
Manchester, NH |
Richmond, VA |
Washington, DC |
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Buffalo, NY |
Philadelphia, PA |
Rochester, NY |
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ZONE 9: Add $320.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Atlanta, GA |
Greensboro, NC |
Orlando, FL |
West Palm Beach, FL |
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Charlotte, NC |
Jacksonville, FL |
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Miami, FL |
Tampa, FL |
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If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for
information. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on
United Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008. Fares
subject to change. |
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For
payment, trip cancellation, please refer to the Terms &
Conditions |
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feel free to contact us at 1-800-865-6221 or email to
us at info@chinacustomtours.com
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