Yangtze Essence

Yangtze Essence - 12 Day Locally Guided

Visiting Beijing(3 nts), Xian(2 nts), Yangtze River Cruise(3 nts), Shanghai(2 nts)

Yangtze River Sunset

Viking Century Sky

12 days tour features first class hotel and luxury Yangtze Cruise Ship. Yangtze is one of the great river journeys of the world. Coursing a distance of almost 4,000 miles, it is the longest river in Asia, the third longest in the world and home to more than 300 million people.

To see this mighty river is a thrill in itself, but to feel the power and majesty of China's greatest river aboard a cruise ship is an unforgettable experience. The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

from $2,737* Including Airfare from LAX or SFO

Tour package includes:--

Round trip trans-Pacific airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco
All intra-China air/land transportation
3 nights aboard the new, deluxe Viking Cruises' Ship River View Cabin with balcony - Downstream Chongqing to Yichang
5 nights in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels in Beijing and Shanghai
28 meals - 10 breakfast, 9 lunches and 92 dinners
Services of English Speaking Hosts, Professional local Guides and Cruise Directors
All Transfers
Luggage Handling whenever you arrive and depart

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

BEIJING: 3 nights New Otani Hotel
Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City's Imperial Palace with living quarters, museum and jewelry sections; Summer Palace with cruise on Lake Kunming; Great Wall; cloisonné factory; Sacred Way to Ming Tombs; Chang Ling Exhibition Hall

XIAN: 2 nights Hyatt Regency
Victoria cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Daning River's Small Gorges including picturesque sampan ride of the mini-gorges of the Ma Du River or Shennong Stream; San Dou Ping (Three Gorges Dam); Yichang

YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE: 3 nights on Victoria Cruises' ship the VICTORIA EMPRESS (outside cabin with balcony)
Victoria cruise downstream; Chongqing; Fengdu; Daning River's Small Gorges including picturesque sampan ride of the mini-gorges of the Ma Du River or Shennong Stream; San Dou Ping (Three Gorges Dam); Yichang

SHANGHAI: 2 nights Swissotel Grand
Jade Buddha Temple; Yu Garden; Nanjing or Huai Hai Road shopping streets; carpet factory; The Bund; Children's Palace

Evening Entertainments
Yangtze River Cruise - Cultural show on board Viking Empress

City	Average High Temperature (°F)
City	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct
Beijing	24	68	89	69
Chongqing	46	66	83	67
Shanghai	46	66	90	74

TUESDAY DEPARTURES

Departure 2010 Tuesday	Return Saturday	Los Angeles & San Francisco	Single Supplement
Apr 13	Apr 24	$2,737	$750
Apr 20	May 1	$2,737	$750
Apr 27	May 8	$2,737	$750
May 4	May 15	$2,837	$750
May 18	May 29	$2,837	$750
May 25	Jun 5	$2,837	$750
Jun 1	Jun 12	$2,837	$750
Jun 15	Jun 26	$2,937	$750
Jun 29	Jul 10	$2,937	$750
Jul 13	Jul 24	$2,837	$750
Jul 27	Aug 7	$2,837	$750
Aug 10	Aug 21	$2,837	$750
Aug 24	Sep 4	$2,837	$750
Sep 7	Sep 18	$2,937	$850
Sep 14	Sep 25	$2,937	$850
Sep 21	Oct 2	$2,937	$850
Sep 28	Oct 9	$2,937	$850
Oct 5	Oct 16	$2,937	$850
Oct 12	Oct 23	$2,937	$850
Oct 19	Oct 30	$2,937	$850
Oct 21	Nov 6	$2,837	$850
Nov 2	Nov 13	$2,737	$800
Nov 16	Nov 27	$2,737	$800

Tour Program Details

Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation

* Package prices are in US Dollars, per person, twin or double occupancy including airlines ticket from Los Angeles to Beijing and returning from Shanghai. All rates are subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Customs & departure tax additional to be paid locally. Accomodations may be substituted with hotels of equivalent categories without prior notice.

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