Meeting on arrival and check in at the well selected hotel. The left hours of the day if any are on your side for free individual arrangements.

Today's delightful highlights cover the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. You will be served Beijing Duck for dinner at a famous restaurant,  followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

One of the most important activities for the entire Beijing trip is the brief hiking at the Great Wall, Badaling section. Sichuan food is arranged for lunch at a nice restaurant after a short drive. Continue the visit to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel  - downtown
  Meals : B, L, D

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses unearthed near Xian is thought to be one of the great wonders of China and of the world. Drive through highway back to downtown to a decent restaurant to have well prepared food instead of the mass produced food around the site. Have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall in the afternoon. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel  - downtown
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 06: Xian

Take the morning sightseeing tour to the Provincial History Museum and the a la carte lunch is served at a local famous restaurant. Have visits to the Great Mosque and a local family in the afternoon.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel  - downtown
  Meals : B, L

Have the last stop of Xian at Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi if time is available. Take a morning flight to Lhasa, the capital city of the mysterious Tibet with the altitude of 3,650 meters above the sea level. We leave the left hours of the day for you to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude. The a la carte dinner is served at one of the best restaurant in Lhasa.

Your guide will take you for a whole day's city adventure, which covers the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and visit to a Tibetan family. A western style lunch will be arranged for you. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

Continue the city religion tours to the Jokhang Temple, thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street, Tibet Museum, the Carpet Factory and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. A western style lunch will be arranged for you. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

After having breakfast at the hotel, take an overnight soft sleeper train to Lanzhou. Lunch and dinner are on your side.

Your guide will pick you up at the railway station when you arrive in Lanzhou. Transfer to the hotel. The rest day is to visit the Waterwheel Garden and the Gansu Provincial Museum if time permits. Full board are on your own.

After the visit to the Binglingsi Grottoes, leave for Chongqing by flight.  After buffet dinner at 4-star hotel, you will be transfer to check in at the deluxe 5 star China Regal cruise ship.

The ship is scheduled to depart at 08:00, and then your Yangtze River travel get started. The first stop of Cruise will be the Ghost City Fengdu which is said to be the abode of devils in Chinese legends.

  Hotel : China Regal Cruises
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 14: Badong  Xiling Gorge  Sandouping

Drive to visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. Take a Huangpu River cruise after lunch. The Farewell Dinner is served at the Wang Bao He Restaurant which has a history of around 260 years of serving the best Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner is followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.