10 Day Three Gorges Yangtze River Super Value - DN
Tour Code: 8YS10VD
Visits: Beijing, Downstream Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai
TOUR ITINERARY |
DAY 1 Monday Depart San Francisco for Beijing, China |
Fly transpacific aboard United Airlines. | | CHINA |
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DAY 2 Tuesday Arrive Beijing |
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel.
Capital Hotel Beijing | | DAY 3 Wednesday Beijing |
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 | |
DAY 4 Thursday Beijing |
Today, experience a highlight of your tour as you walk the ancient ramparts of the astonishing Great Wall. After lunch, visit a cloisonn 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 | | DAY 5 Friday Beijing/Chongqing |
Morning at leisure, then transfer to the airport for your afternoon flight to Chongqing. In the evening, board your Victoria Empress cruise ship to begin your memorable downstream cruise.
Board Victoria Empress
MEALS: American Breakfast | | DAY 6 Saturday Yangtze Cruise: Fengdu* |
At Fengdu, a shore excursion shows Mingshan Hill's unique temples, with statues of ghosts and devils.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
*Alternate shore excursion may visit Shibaozhai or Wanzhou. | | DAY 7 Sunday Yangtze Cruise: Qutang Gorge/Small Gorges Excursion/ Wu Gorge/Xiling Gorge |
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 | | DAY 8 Monday Yangtze Cruise: Xiling Gorge/San Dou Ping/Yichang to Shanghai* |
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.
Hua Ting Hotel & Towers
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
*If direct flight is not available, travel by motorcoach to Wuhan and fly to Shanghai. | |
DAY 9 Tuesday Shanghai |
Sightsee Shanghai's highlights: Jade Buddha Temple, lovely Yu Garden, Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shopping streets, a carpet factory, colonial-era architecture at The Bund, and the Children's Palace.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch | | DAY 10 Wednesday Depart Shanghai to San Francisco |
Fly home aboard United Airlines. Cross the International Date Line and arrive home the same day.
MEALS: American Breakfast
5-Day Tour Extension to Huangshan |
| GUARANTEED DEPARTURES SHOWN IN RED | | MONDAY DEPARTURE; WEDNESDAY RETURN ON UNITED AIRLINES
TOUR CODE: 8YS10VD |
| Tour Cost (per person, double occupancy) |
Departure
Date | Return
Date | LAND ONLY | AIR & LAND
from
San Francisco | Single
Supp. | | 2008: | | Apr 7 |
Apr 16 | $1,468 | $2,598 | $590 | | May 5 | May 14 | $1,528 | $2,658 | $650 | | May 26 | Jun 4 | $1,528 | $2,658 | $650 | | Jun 2 | Jul 11 | $1,448 | $2,698 | $570 | | Jun 16 | Jun 25 | $1,448 | $2,698 | $570 | | Jun 23 | Jul 2 | $1,448 | $2,698 | $570 | | Jul 7 | Jul 16 | $1,418 | $2,668 | $550 | | Jul 21 | Jul 30 | $1,418 | $2,668 | $550 | | Sep 8 | Sep 17 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Sep 15 | Sep 24 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Sep 22 | Oct 1 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Sep 29 | Oct 8 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Oct 6 | Oct 15 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Oct 13 | Oct 22 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Oct 20 | Oct 29 | $1,618 | $2,748 | $720 | | Oct 27 | Nov 5 | $1,618 | $2,568 | $720 | | Nov 3 | Nov 12 | $1,448 | $2,398 | $620 | | 2009: | | Mar 16 | Mar 25 | $1,418 | $2,368 | $550 | | Mar 23 | Apr 1 | $1,418 | $2,368 | $550 |
Special Notes:
East Coast Cities & Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares from interior U.S. cities to San Francisco, please see below.
Government-imposed taxes and fees, including the 9/11 Security Fee, apply and are additional. Refer to Air and Land Information in our Terms & Conditions.
Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
Tour fares are subject to change. |
| BUSINESS CLASS AIR UPGRADE AVAILABLE | | UNITED AIRLINES ADD-ON AIRFARE CHART | | ZONE 1: Not Applicable | | Honolulu, HI | | ZONE 2: No Additional Charges | | Los Angeles, CA | Portland, OR | Seattle, WA | | | ZONE 3: Add $140.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Eugene, OR | Palm Springs, CA | Sacramento, CA | C ANADA :
| | Fresno, CA | Phoenix, AZ | San Diego, CA | Vancouver, BC | | Las Vegas, NV | Reno, NV | Spokane, WA | | | ZONE 4: Add $180.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Albuquerque, NM | Denver, CO | San Antonio, TX | C ANADA :
| | Austin, TX | Houston, TX | | Calgary, AB | | Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX | Salt Lake City, UT | | | | ZONE 5: Add $180.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Anchorage, AK | Kansas City, MO | Omaha, NE | | | Detroit, MI | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | | | | ZONE 6: Add $220.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Chicago, IL | Columbus, OH | Memphis, TN | St. Louis, MO | | Cincinnati, OH | Green Bay, WI | Milwaukee, WI | | | Cleveland, OH | Indianapolis, IN | Nashville, TN | | | ZONE 7: Add $200.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | New York, NY | Newark, NJ | | | | ZONE 8: Add $260.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Baltimore, MD | Manchester, NH | Rochester, NY | C ANADA : | | Boston, MA | Philadelphia, PA | Syracuse, NY | Montreal, QC | | Buffalo, NY | Pittsburgh, PA | Washington, DC | Ottawa, ON | | Hartford, CT | Richmond, VA | | Toronto, ON | | ZONE 9: Add $340.00 to San Francisco tour fare | | Atlanta, GA | Greensboro, NC | Orlando, FL | West Palm Beach, FL | | Charlotte, NC | Jacksonville, FL | Raleigh-Durham, NC | | | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Miami, FL | Tampa, FL | | | If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information. | | IMPORTANT NOTE : The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on United Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009. Fares subject to change. |
| OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE | - Round-trip transpacific air transportation
- All intra-China air/land transportation
- Locally guided (local guides provide transfers, sightseeing, information and assistance in each city)
- 5 nights in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels; 3 nights aboard Victoria Cruises' ship in outside cabin with balcony
- 8 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 2 dinners
- Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
- Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
- United Mileage Plus members: earn frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each air/land package
- $100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by PDT.
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| CULTURAL DISCOVERIES | BEIJING: 3 nights Capital Hotel Beijing
Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry sections; Summer Palace with cruise on Lake Kunming; Great Wall; cloisonn factory; Sacred Way to Ming Tombs; Chang Ling Exhibition Hall YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: 3 nights on Victoria Cruises' ship the V ICTORIA E MPRESS (outside cabin with balcony)
Victoria cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Daning River's Small Gorges including picturesque sampan ride of the mini-gorges of the Ma Du River or Shennong Stream; San Dou Ping (Three Gorges Dam); Yichang SHANGHAI: 2 nights Hua Ting Hotel & Towers
Jade Buddha Temple; Yu Garden; Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shopping streets; carpet factory; The Bund; Children's Palace
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