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7-Day Shanghai Sights & Yangtze Combo

Shanghai Sights & Yangtze Combo

7-Day Shanghai, Chongqing, Yangtze and Yichang Tour

Combine Shanghai with China's most landscape sceneries, cultural treasures and historical sites on the Yangtze River.

Highlights

  • Enjoy the less-crowded part of the Great Wall by combining moderate hiking and effort-saving cable car
  • Explore the mystical Forbidden City leaded by our expert guide in history and architecture
  • Experience minority people's life at the incredible Longji rice terrace fields and cycle through Yangshuo's stunning countryside
  • Capture the unique Fengshui pictures on a boat ride in the West Lake of Hangzhou
  • Lingering in the best representative of Chinese classical gardens: Suzhou
  • Discover the modern and traditional Shanghai lifestyle

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 1Arrive in Shanghai

Your personal tour guide will greet you at the arrival hall of the airport. The driver will help you with the luggage and transfer you directly to the hotel via a comfortable private vehicle.

Day 2Shanghai

Attractions: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, The Bund, The Shanghai World Financial Center

The highlights packed in a day. You'll learn about the city from different angles. Relax in a yuyuan tea house gardens, the collonial waterfront, China's best museum and a bird's eye from Shanghai's highest building.

Day 3Shanghai to Chongqing

Attractions: Panda Room in Chongqing Zoo, Ciqikou Old Town

A two hour flight will get you to the mountain city where the Yangtze River cruise starts, a panda visit tops the day.

Day 4Yangtze River Cruise

Attractions: Taichi exercise, Welcoming Banquet, Dancing Party, Fengdu Ghost City A half day shore excursion to the Ghost City will make sure that you get the best knowledge of China's ghost culture, a formal welcoming banquet follows.

Day 5Yangtze Cruise to Yichang

Attractions: Taichi exercise, Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, Shennong Stream

Take a sampan to go deep into the beautiful narrow gorges of Shennong Stream, the once torpidly flowing water is now tamed and it is ideal for a sampan-pulling performance.

Day 6 Yichang, Fly to Shanghai

Attractions: Three Gorges Dam Site

Appreciate the magnificent Three Gorges Dam and pick up more background information on this largest water conservancy project. Fly back to Shanghai for your last night in the metropolis.

Day 7Yangtze River Cruise and Shore Excursion to Fengdu Ghost City

Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at a set time and transfer you to the airport with the driver, safely and on time!

FromUSD 1,760p/p Based on a private tour for 2 people. Price varies depending on program, travel date, number of people and chosen hotel

Price includes:

  • Private air-conditioned business car with big windows and ample space
  • English speaking local guide
  • Activities, hotels, and meals listed in the itinerary
  • 24/7 helpline for while you are traveling

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