This 15-night adventure explores China’s cradle of
culture with a 9-night cruise on the Yangtze all the way from
Chongqing to Nanjing. You’ll still see all the wonders of Beijing,
Xian and Shanghai, but on this cruise, you uncover the roots of
Chinese civilization from Jingdezhen, birthplace of porcelain, to Mt.
Jiu Hua’s remote Buddhist Temple complex, to Nanjing, former capital
of ancient China, and Suzhou with its famed gardens. This adventure is
for those who really want to understand the origins of Chinese
culture.
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9-night Yangtze River Cruise with balcony cabin onboard new, deluxe Viking Century Sun |
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5-star hotel accommodations: 3 nights Beijing, 1 night Xian, 2 nights Shanghai |
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19 tours with private English-speaking guides: Beijing/Tiananmen Square/Forbidden City/Summer Palace/ Great Wall/Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs/Hutongs & Silk Carpet Workshop; Xian/Terra Cotta Army; Fengdu/ Snow Jade Cave; Lesser Three Gorges; Three Gorges Dam; Viking River Cruises school; Dongting Lake/Yue Yang Tower; Wuhan Museum; Jingdezhen/Ceramic History Museum; Mt. Jiu Hua; Nanjing/Old City Wall; Suzhou/Silk Factory & Fishermen’s Garden; Shanghai/Bund/Children’s Palace |
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43 meals: 15 breakfasts, 14 lunches & 14 dinners with select meals at local Chinese restaurants |
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Welcome Cocktail & Farewell Dinner |
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Cultural Highlights: Peking Opera; Peking Duck Dinner; Tang Dynasty dinner show; Chinese acrobatic performance |
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Fully escorted vacation from airport arrival to departure |
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All intra-China flights & appropriate hotel/airport/ship transfers |
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All port charges included |
