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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
• All intra-China air/land
transportation
• Locally guided: local guides
provide transfers, sightseeing, information and assistance in each city
• 5 nights in superior first
class hotels; 3 nights aboard Victoria Cruises' ship in outside cabin
• 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
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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
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$1,273 |
$1,858 |
$2,018 |
$490 |
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Apr 21 |
Apr 30
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$1,273 |
$1,858 |
$2,018 |
$490 |
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May
12 |
May 21
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$1,333 |
$1,918 |
$2,078 |
$550 |
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May 19 |
May 28
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$1,333 |
$2,078 |
$2,238 |
$550 |
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Jun
16 |
Jun 25
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$1,273 |
$2,118 |
$2,278 |
$490 |
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Jun 30
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Jul 9
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$1,243 |
$2,088 |
$2,248 |
$470 |
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Jul
14 |
Jul 23
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$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Jul 21 |
Jul 30
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$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Aug
11 |
Aug 20
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$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Aug 18 |
Aug 27
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$1,203 |
$2,048 |
$2,208 |
$470 |
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Sep
8 |
Sep 17
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
15 |
Sep 24
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
22 |
Oct 1
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Sep
29 |
Oct 8
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct
6 |
Oct 15
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct 13 |
Oct 22
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct
20 |
Oct 29
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Oct 27 |
Nov 5
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$1,493 |
$2,238 |
$2,398 |
$630 |
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Nov
3 |
Nov 12
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$1,223 |
$1,808 |
$1,968 |
$490 |
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Nov 10 |
Nov 19
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$1,223 |
$1,808 |
$1,968 |
$490 |
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2008: |
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Mar 15 |
Mar 24
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$1,153 |
$1,738 |
$1,898 |
$410 |
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Mar
22
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Mar 31
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$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:
• 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
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Las Vegas,
NV |
Phoenix,
AZ |
Sacramento, CA |
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Fresno, CA
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Palm
Springs, CA |
Reno, NV
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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
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Denver, CO
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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
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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
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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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