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FASCINATING CHINA & MONGOLIA W/YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE

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Discover the wonders of China and Mongolia on this incredible vacation that includes a 4-night cruise along the magnificent Yangtze. Visit the fabulous Yu Yuan Gardens in Shanghai, see the legendary Terracotta Warriors in Xi - an, and encounter the unspoiled splendor of Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Topping off your experience: the Great Wall and the Forbidden City in Beijing.

City Highlights
Cruise:
Deluxe 4-night cruise from Yichang to Chongqing in an outside stateroom with two lower beds, private facilities, and balcony

Shanghai:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide including headsets, visit the Bund, a silk factory, Yu Yuan Gardens, the Children's Palace, and Shanghai Museum; attend an acrobatic show

Yichang:
Begin your Yangtze cruise aboard the Victoria Anna or Victoria Jenna

Three Gorges Dam Site:
Sightseeing of the impressive dam site with a Local Guide

Shennong Stream or Daning River:
Boat excursion down one of the Yangtze's lesser gorges

Wanxian/Shibaozhai/Fengdu:
View a wooden pagoda, an acrobatic show, or visit Snow Jade Cave

Chongqing:
Visit a local zoo

Xi - an:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide including headsets, visit the Dayan Pagoda and Terracotta Warriors, calligraphy class, lacquer workshop, noodle-making demonstration; enjoy "The Tang Dynasty" dinner show

Beijing:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide including headsets; Hutong tour by rickshaw; visit the Forbidden City, Imperial Palace, Tian - anmen Square, Summer Palace, Great Wall, cloisonné workshop, and Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs; Peking Opera performance; Peking Duck dinner

Ulaanbaatar:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide, visit the Gandan Monastery, the Natural History Museum, Bogd Khan Winter Palace, and the National History Museum; Mongolian folklore performance; farewell dinner

Gobi Desert:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit Eagle Valley National Park, Cemetery of Dinosaurs, and a camel breeders camp

Terelj National Park:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit Turtle Rock and the Ariyabal Meditation Temple; archery lesson

All Intra-Tour Flights

Notes:

• Wine with dinner on cruise.
• Intra-tour flights: Included in both land-only and air-inclusive prices.
• Accommodations in the Gobi Desert are in traditional Mongolian gers with shared bathroom facilities.