Day 1: Depart home gateway city to Shanghai
Day 2: Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai and be greeted by a Uniworld representative who will escort you to your hotel
Day 3: Shanghai
Visit the most famous sites of Shanghai before savoring a traditional dim sum lunch at a local restaurant. During the evening, see the world renowned Shanghai Acrobats perform. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Shanghai city tour and Shanghai Acrobats performance
Day 4: Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou
Depart Shanghai for picturesque Tongli. Cruise through Tongli's canals on a Sampan before continuing to Suzhou for an evening performance of the Master of the Fishing Nets. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Tongli canal cruise and evening cultural performance
Day 5: Suzhou, Shanghai, cruising the Yangtze River
Visit the Garden of the Humble Administrator and the Embroidery Institute. Return to Shanghai where you'll board your cruise ship. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Garden of the Humble Administrator and Embroidery Institute
Day 6: Cruising the Yangtze River, Nanjing
Tour the Mausoleum and Temple. (BB, L, Captain's Welcome Reception, D)
Featured Excursion: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Confucian Temple
Day 7: Cruising the Yangtze River, Huangshan or Jiuhuashan
Enjoy a full-day trip to Huangshan Mountain. Depending on river conditions, an alternate tour to Mt. Jiuhua may be substituted. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Huangshan Mountain tour
Day 8: Cruising the Yangtze River, Wuhan
Explore the Rare Stone Museum in Wuhan, which features over 200,000 cultural relics, including the Sword of Goujian and extensive artifacts from the tomb of Marquise Li. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Rare Stone Museum
Day 9: Cruising the Yangtze River
Enjoy a full day cruising the majestic Yangtze. (BB, L, D)
Day 10: Cruising the Yangtze River, Yichang
Visit the Three Gorges Dam and then traverse the five-stage ship locks. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Three Gorges Dam
Day 11: Cruising the Yangtze River
Board a riverboat for a voyage down the enchanting Lesser Gorges of the Daning River or Shennong Stream. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Lesser Gorges
Day 12: Cruising the Yangtze River
Visit the “Ghost Town” of Fengdu, or the port cities of Wanzhou or Shibaozhai, depending on water levels. (BB, L, Captain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Fengdu, Wanzhou, or Shibaozhai
Day 13: Chongqing, fly to Xi'an
Disembark in the morning in Chongqing. Enjoy a tour of this city before flying to Xi'an. Spend your first evening in Xi'an savoring a sumptuous traditional dumpling dinner. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Chongqing city tour
Day 14: Xi'an
Visit the famous Terra Cotta Warriors and the City Wall, before enjoying a Tang Dynasty dinner with cultural show. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Terra Cotta Warriors, City Wall, and Tang Dynasty dinner and show
Day 15: Xi'an, fly to Beijing
Fly from Xi'an to Beijing. Once in Beijing you will visit Beijing's UNESCO World Heritage Grand Summer Palace and the Imperial Gardens, one of the best-preserved gardens in the world. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Summer Palace
Day 16: Beijing
Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Take a rickshaw ride, and in the evening attend the famous Beijing Opera. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs tour with home-hosted lunch, and Beijing Opera
Day 17: Beijing
Visit the 2008 Beijing Olympic sites, the Great Wall, and the Ming Tombs. Indulge in a Peking Duck farewell feast. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: The Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, and Peking Duck dinner
Day 18: Depart Beijing
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home, or continue your tour with an extension to Hong Kong. (BB) Note:Substitute visits to other sites along the Yangtze River may occurdepending on water levels or other uncontrollable factors.
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