Highlights of China 16 Day Deluxe Tour

This tour provides you with the opportunity to experience some of China's most popular tourist attractions. Walk in the footsteps of past Emperors in Beijing and see the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, for an unforgettable cultural experience. The Yangtze Three Gorges and the magnificent landscape of Guilin, provide some of the best natural scenery anywhere in the world. You will be one of the last visitors to see the spectacular Yangtze Gorges before the waters of the new Three Gorges Reservoir submerge many of the existing sites.
Tour includes:
﹞ all international airfares
﹞ all travel in China, including airfares
﹞ all transfers in China
﹞ luxury 4/5 star hotel accommodation
﹞ 3 meals daily
﹞ hot and cold beverages with meals
﹞ fully guided sightseeing with English speaking guides
﹞ all entrance fees
﹞ entertainment (as specified)
﹞ tour leader from Australia with groups of 20 or more
﹞ complimentary travel bag and travel wallet

Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing (D)
On arrival transfer to the luxury 5 star King Wing Hot Springs Hotel.
Day 2 Beijing (B/L/D)
Morning tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. After lunch visit the Summer Palace. This evening enjoy an exciting Chinese Acrobatic Show.
Day 3 Beijing (B)
Morning tour of the Temple of Heaven. Rest of day free.
Day 4 Beijing (B/L/D)
In the morning, travel to China's most famous icon, the Great Wall. After lunch visit the Ming Dynasty Tombs and a cloisonn?factory. For dinner, enjoy world famous Peking Duck.
Day 5 Beijing - Xi'an (B/L)
Day free until late afternoon transfer to the Beijing Railway Station for your overnight train to Xi'an. You 'll travel in a four berth soft-sleeper.
Day 6 Xi'an (L/D)
Arrive early in the morning. Today's tour includes visits to the Bell and Drum Towers, the Moslem Quarter, the City Wall and the Shaanxi Museum. Stay in the 4 star Jianguo Hotel.
Day 7 Xi'an (B/L/D)
Morning tour to the famous Terracotta Warriors. After lunch, visit the Banpo Museum on the site of the 6000 year old Banpo Village.
Day 8 Xi'an - Wuhan (B/L/D)
After breakfast, fly to Wuhan, where you will visit the Yellow Crane Tower for spectacular city views. Afternoon travel to Yichang by coach to board your luxury cruise boat.
Day 9 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Your cruise commences. The boat leaves Yichang and travels upstream through spectacularly changing scenery. Morning passage through one of the world's largest locks and past the new Yangtze River dam site. In the afternoon travel through the longest of the Three Gorges - The Xiling Gorge. Evening enter-tainment includes a Welcome Party hosted by your Captain and a traditional Chinese Cultural Show.
Day 10 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
After breakfast, travel in long boats along the Shennong Stream Gorge, with its precipitous cliffs, waterfalls and towering peaks. In the after-noon enjoy the scenery of the Wu and Qutang Gorges from the top deck of your cruise boat.
Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise (B/L/D)
Morning excur-sion to the "Ghost City" of Fengdu. In the afternoon continue cruising upstream through the Middle Yangtze Region. This evening, the Captain's farewell dinner.
Day 12 Chongqing - Guilin (B/L/D)
Morning city tour of the Zoo (where you should see a Chinese panda) and to the magnificent City Hall. After lunch fly to Guilin. On arrival, visit the dazzlingly beautiful Reed Flute Caves, and Fubo Hill for scenic views of Guilin City and the surrounding countryside. You 'll stay at the 4 star Park Hotel.
Day 13 Guilin (B/L/D)
After breakfast, board a Li River cruise boat for a scenic journey to the town of Yangshuo. On arrival, spend some time exploring the streets of this small market town. Later, travel by coach back to Guilin through delightful countryside.
Day 14 Guilin - Hong Kong (B)
Morning flight to Hong Kong. On arrival, transfer to your downtown first class hotel.
Day 15 Hong Kong - Australia
Optional free city tour in the morning, before your afternoon flight to home.
Day 16 Australia
Arrive back home.
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner