“ Climbing the steps of the Great Wall, the fantastic history of China came alive. And the cultural experience — having lunch with a local family and drinking tea with a woman in Hutang — was amazing.”


— Robert Devenney, Plainview, NY


Experience the astonishing variety of China in the most intimate style - in a deluxe small group. With just 18-24 travelers you’ll discover the new and the old, from the Great Wall to the Terra Cotta Army … from cosmopolitan Shanghai to bustling Hong Kong … and from the imperial Forbidden City to historic Tian’anmen Square. Of course you’ll stay in the best hotels, and the centerpiece of your journey is an incredible four-night downriver cruise along the Yangtze River on a 5-star Century Cruises ship, with a visit to the amazing T ree Gorges Dam. And our small group allows us to meet the welcoming people, in charming villages, a tea-farming enclave, a local school, and so much more. Join us for the best deluxe small group value to China!


sightseeing tours & cultural connections — a value of $4500 per couple!


   1 -


Depart Home / Overnight Flight 2 -5


Beijing, China Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall 


Beijing city tour featuring Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City, Welcome Peking Duck Dinner, Full-day tour to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, Trishaw ride through Beijing’s ancient hutong area, with home visits for tea and lunch, Tour of the Summer Palace and the Peking Zoo


6 -7


Xi'an / Hyatt Regency Xi'an Hotel  


+ 8 -9 10 -12


Hangzhou Landison Plaza Hotel Hangzhou  


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Shanghai Longemont Hotel Shanghai 


13 -16


Yichang / Embark Ship / Cruise the Yangtze River Century Cruises ship 


17 -18 19 -2 0 21


Chongqing / Disembark Ship / Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel 


Hong Kong Hotel Nikko Hong Kong 


Tang Dynasty banquet with period music and show, Visit to Xi’an’s Old City Wall and the Small Wild Goose Pagoda,Jiaozi Chinese dumplings lunch, Tour of Xi’an’s Terra Cotta Museum


Cruise on Hangzhou’s West Lake, Visit to a working tea village, Lunch at a local farmer’s home, Visit to a pottery museum,


Visit to Huqingyutang Traditional Medicine Mu- seum, with lecture by a Chinese doctor, Full-day tour of Shanghai, Tour of the Three Gorges Dam site, Visit to a Children’s Palace in Shanghai


Onboard activities during your cruise: tai chi, calligraphy, and more, Motorboat cruise of a scenic tributary of the Yangtze, Visit to a Yangtze River town and a relocated home


Visit to the General Joseph Stilwell Museum in Chongqing, Full-day cruise on the Li River, Visit to a local school in Guilin


Panoramic city tour of Guilin with a visit to the Chuanshan Cave, Half-day tour of Hong Kong


Return Home (or begin optional 3 day Hong Kong post-extension) cultural connections


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 through an old hutong neighborhood in Beijing, giving you insight into the long traditions beneath China’s dynamic and fast-changing capital.


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aboard a Century Cruises ship.


PHOTO: Vantage travelers, Geri and Bob Birman, take in the sights of Beijing during a trishaw ride through the narrow lanes of a traditional hutong neighborhood.


Reserve Today! Call Toll-Free 1 800 322-6677 53 Your Small Group Itinerary includes 26


Destination River Cruise Flight


Train


Optional Extension


Xi’an T ree Gorges Dam Chongqing


Yangtze River Cruise


Yichang CHINA Guilin Hong Kong Hangzhou Shanghai


Beijing


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