China Highlights Tour with Yangtze Cruise

Arrive in Beijing today. Check into your hotel and rest to ease travel fatigue.

Visit Tiananmen Square (one of the world’s largest public squares, an iconic landmark of modern China) - Explore the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) (a 600-year-old imperial palace complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site; a guided tour is recommended to learn its history, plan 3-4 hours)

Visit Temple of Heaven Park (an ancient imperial site for prayer ceremonies, renowned for its “round sky, square earth” architectural symmetry) - Transfer to Beijing West Station for your bullet train to Xi’an.

Explore the Terracotta Army (8,000 life-sized ancient warrior statues, UNESCO World Heritage Site, known as one of the “Eight Wonders of the World”) - Walk along the Xi’an City Wall (one of China’s best-preserved ancient city walls; bike rentals are available for a scenic ride)

Transfer to Xi’an Xianyang Airport for your flight to Chongqing (flight: ≈ 1.5 hours) - Check into your hotel and rest - Optional: Explore Ciqikou Ancient Town to experience old Ba-Yu culture and try local hot pot.

Morning: Visit Hongyadong (stilted houses built along the mountain, inspired by Spirited Away) - Afternoon: Transfer to the cruise port and board your Yangtze River cruise ship - Welcome dinner on board as the ship departs downstream.

Morning: Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (a cultural site blending Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk beliefs) - Afternoon: Relax on board, enjoy the panoramic views of the gorges, and attend a cultural performance.

Morning: Explore the Qutang Gorge (the shortest and most dramatic of the
Three Gorges) - Afternoon: Visit the Wu Gorge and cruise through the Shennong Stream by traditional wooden sampan.

Morning: Experience the Xiling Gorge and pass through the Three Gorges
Dam (the world’s largest hydroelectric project) - Disembark in Yichang and check into your hotel - Optional: Visit the Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center to learn about the dam’s engineering.

Transfer to Yichang Sanxia Airport for your flight to Shanghai (flight: ≈ 2 hours) - Check into your hotel and rest - Optional: Admire The Bund (waterfront with colonial-era architecture & modern skyscrapers)

Wander Yuyuan Garden (classical Jiangnan-style garden in the city center, showcasing traditional elegance) - Stroll Nanjing Road (Shanghai’s iconic shopping street, experience urban vibrancy)

Conclude your journey: After breakfast, transfer to the airport according to
your flight schedule and return to your hometown.