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CULTURAL CHINA & TIBET W/YAN GTZE RIVER & HONG KONG EXT

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Experience the rich history of China and Tibet on this 15-day river cruise vacation. Arrive in Beijing to visit the Forbidden City and its Imperial Palace, the Great Wall, and other cultural treasures. Next, travel to Xi - an to see the Terracotta Warriors and the Dayan Pagoda. Next, your journey takes you high in the Himalayas to the capital city of Lhasa, Tibet. During your stay in this Buddhist land, learn about typical Tibetan life and visit holy sites. Then travel to Chongqing to embark on your 3-night river cruise aboard the Victoria Anna. This magical cruise offers breathtaking views of natural landscapes - as well as a visit to the modern engineering marvel at the Three Gorges Dam Site - as you sail through this spectacular region. Disembark in Yichang and travel on to Shanghai. Enjoy visits to the Shanghai Museum, the Yu Yuan Gardens, and the Children's Palace before flying to exciting Hong Kong, where sightseeing includes a cable car ride up Victoria Peak, a Sampan ride on the harbor, and a stop at Stanley Market.

City Highlights
BEIJING
Sightseeing with Local Guide; visit the Forbidden City, Imperial Palace, Tian - anmen Square, Summer Palace; Peking Duck welcome dinner; visit the Great Wall, cloisonne workshop, and Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs; Peking Opera; Hutongs tour by rickshaw

XI - AN
Enjoy "The Tang Dynasty" dinner show; sightseeing with Local Guide; visit the Dayan Pagoda and terra-cotta warriors; calligraphy class, lacquer workshop, and noodle-making demonstration

LHASA
Sightseeing with Local Guide, visit the Potala, Summer Palaces, Jokhang Temple, a local bazaar, a Tibetan's home, Drepung Temple, and the Tibetan Hospital

CHONGQING
Visit a local zoo; begin your Yangtze cruise aboard the Victoria Anna

WANXIAN /SHIBAOZHAI/FENGDU
View a wooden pagoda, an acrobatic show, or statues at numerous temples on Mingshan Hill

SHENNONG STREAM OR DANING RIVER
Enjoy a boat excursion down one of the lesser gorges of the Yangtze

THREE GORGES DAM SITE
Sightseeing of the impressive dam site with a Local Guide

SHANGHAI
Sightseeing with Local Guide; visit the Shanghai Museum, Yu Yuan Gardens, a silk factory, the Children's Palace; stroll along the Bund; attend an acrobatic show

HONG KONG EXTENSION
Sightseeing with Local Guide, cable car ride up Victoria Peak, Sampan ride on harbor, visit Stanley Market, host service during your stay

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