Our Featured 2009 Tour — A Wildcat Classic!

Ancient and Modern in Gigantic Balance

Classic China and the Yangtze River

April 15-28, 2009 (14 days)
from approx. $3,695 pp/do airfare and land inclusive
single supplement available
Tour operator: Odysseys Unlimited

Our journey begins in 2000-year-old Beijing — China’s modern-day capital. Experience its legendary sites including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and, of course, the Great Wall. Get a special inside look at communal life along Beijing’s ancient alleyways (hutongs) which are quickly disappearing as the city rushes to modernize. Continue to Xi'an — site of the recently excavated terra-cotta army of nearly 8,000 life-size warriors — called the Eighth Wonder of the World. Then board our Victoria Cruises ship at Chongqing for a three-night cruise on the Yangtze — one of the world’s longest and busiest rivers. Witness daily life along its shores and see the spectacular Three Gorges and the much-heralded new dam. Our tour concludes in Shanghai — a dazzling city that epitomizes 21st-century China. Discover the European-influenced Bund, the Children’s Palace, and the renowned Shanghai Museum which houses centuries-old Chinese treasures.

Daily Itinerary

1. arrive in Beijing, China.
2. check-in in the late evening at the Renaissance Beijing.
3. tour Beijing, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City.
4. visit the Great Wal.
5. enjoy a Beijing city tour.
6. stay in Xi'an at the Sheraton Xi'an.
7. visit the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Terra Cotta Warriors.
8. travel to Chongqing and board a Victoria Cruises premier ship.
9. cruise the Yangtze River, Shibaozhai, and Qutang Gorge.
10. cruise the Daning River, Lesser Gorges Wu and Xiling, and Three Gorges Dam.
11. cruise the Yangtze, tour the Three Gorges Dam site.
12. disembark in Wuhan, check-in to the Shangri-La Wuhan Hotel.
13. fly to Shanghai, stay at Hilton Shanghai.
14. Shanghai.
15. take a return flight home.

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