Tour Type:River Cruise Tour Duration:17 Days (16 Nights) From:Shanghai toBeijing Tour Code:UNIWCGY Operator:Uniworld
from AU $4,014 pp
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River Cruise Description
Step back in time to explore the wonders of China and the legends of the mighty Yangtze. Start your wondrous journey in Shanghai with its exciting urban streets, emerging fashion district, and pulsating nightlife. From here, you'll visit Tongli, one of the most authentic of Eastern China's famous Water Villages, and Suzhou, a beautiful waterside city known for its gardens, silk, and embroidery.
Included Features
8-night Yangtze River cruise in a riverview stateroom with a private balcony onboard newly remodeled Victoria Sophia
8 nights in centrally located luxury hotels, including buffet breakfast and all service charges, taxes, and porterage
Exclusive VIP Package onshore
13 days of captivating, fully escorted tours with English-speaking local guides
Exciting evening entertainment, including a Kung Fu show, a Tang Dynasty performance, a folklore performance at a garden in Suzhou, and the world-famous Shanghai Acrobats
Services of an experienced Uniworld Tour Manager throughout your trip
State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions (except on the Yangtze River)
All transportation throughout your trip, including flights within China
Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai and be greeted by a Uniworld representative who will escort you to your hotel. Stay: Pudong Shangri-La (2 Nights)
Day 2
Shanghai Featured Excursion: Shanghai city tour and Shanghai Acrobats performance
Visit the famous Bund waterfront promenade, Old Town, TV Tower, and the Shanghai Municipal History Museum. Enjoy a dim sum lunch at a local restaurant. Tonight, see the famous Shanghai Acrobats perform. (BB/L/D)
Day 3
Shanghai, Tongli, Suzhou Featured Excursion: Tongli canal cruise and evening cultural performance
Depart Shanghai for picturesque Tongli. Cruise through Tongli’s canals on a sampan before continuing your tour to Suzhou for an evening performance at the gardens of the Master of the Fishing Nets. Stay: Suzhou Shangri-La (BB/L/D)
Day 4
Suzhou, Nanjing Featured Excursion: Humble Administrator’s Garden, Embroidery Institute and Nanjing city tour
Visit the exquisite Humble Administrator’s Garden and the Embroidery Institute. Ride the coach to Nanjing, you’ll visit the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen, the Qing Dynasty-style Bazaar then board your beautiful, newly remodelled cruise ship, Victoria Sophia. Stay: Victoria Sophia (8 Nights) (BB/L/D)
Day 5
Cruising the Yangtze River, Huangshan Featured Excursion: Huangshan Mountain tour
Enjoy a full-day trip to Huangshan Mountain. (BB/L/Captain’s Welcome Reception/D)
Day 6
Cruising the Yangtze River, Wuhan
Cruising the Yangtze river, arrive Wuhan in the evening. (BB/L/D)
Day 7
Cruising the Yangtze River, Wuhan Featured Excursion: Hubei Museum
Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum, a trove of antiquities, where musicians in historic dress play a replica of the huge bronze chime bells that date to around 900 BC. Their discovery in 1978, along with carved musical notation, pushed back the history of music by 1,800 years. (BB/L/D)
Day 8
Cruising the Yangtze River
Enjoy a full day cruising the majestic Yangtze. (BB/L/D)
Day 9
Cruising the Yangtze River, Yichang Featured Excursion:Three Gorges Dam
Visit an engineering marvel, the Three Gorges Dam and then traverse the five-stage ship locks. (BB/L/D)
Day 10
Cruising the Yangtze River Featured Excursion: Lesser Gorges
Board a riverboat for a voyage down the enchanting Lesser Gorges of the Daning River or Shennong Stream. (BB/L/D)
Day 11
Cruising the Yangtze River Featured Excursion: Fengdu
Visit the “Ghost Town” of Fengdu. (BB/L/Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
Day 12
Chongqing, fly to Xi'an Featured Excursion: Chongqing city tour, Chongqing Zoo’s giant pandas, and dumpling dinner
Enjoy a city tour of Chongqing, along with a visit to the zoo to see the giant pandas. You’ll then fly to Xi'an, and in the evening, indulge in a traditional dumpling dinner. Stay: Sofitel Xi’an Hotel on Renmin Square (2 Nights) (BB/L/D)
Day 13
Xi’an Featured Excursion: Terra Cotta Warriors, City Wall, and Tang Dynasty dinner and performance
Visit the famous Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, along with the City Wall before enjoying a Tang Dynasty dinner with cultural performance. (BB/L/D)
Day 14
Xi’an, fly to Beijing Featured Excursion: Summer Palace
Fly to Beijing, and then tour the UNESCO World Heritage Site Grand Summer Palace and Imperial Garden. During the evening, enjoy dinner at the Sofitel Wanda Hotel. Stay: Sofitel Wanda (3 Nights) (BB/L/D)
Day 15
Beijing Featured Excursion: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs tour with home-hosted lunch, and Kung Fu show at the Red Theatre
Visit Tiananmen Square and tour the Forbidden City. Take a rickshaw ride through the Hutongs where you will have a home-hosted family lunch. Later in the evening, take in a thrilling Kung Fu show. (BB/L/D)
Day 16
Beijing Featured Excursion: The Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, and Peking Duck dinner
Visit the Great Wall, and the Sacred Way. Indulge in a succulent Peking Duck Farewell Feast on your last night in Beijing. (BB/L/D)
Day 17
Depart Beijing
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home, or continue your tour with an extension to Hong Kong. (CB or BB)
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River Cruise Prices
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General Information
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Cruise Operator: Uniworld
Uniworld presents an unrivalled river cruise program with unique itineraries and superb five-star inclusions. Travel onboard intimate, luxurious ships with a maximum of 134 guests - fewer guests than any other river cruise company in Europe. With one highly trained staff member for every three guests and expert onboard hotel management, Uniworld are able to deliver a guest satisfaction rate of 98%.
Cruise aborad on either 'Victoria Jenna' or 'Victoria Empress'. The Victoria Jenna is new for 2009. As you embark, a friendly, English-speaking crew and stunning 3-story atrium lobby welcome you to a decor that blends modern comfort and elegant Asian design. The newest and most luxurious ship on the Yangtze, the Victoria Jenna promises a journey of unbelievable comfort and grand style.
The Victoria Empress is a luxurious ship which will be totally remodelled at the end of 2011, sailing the Yangtze between Chongqing and Nanjing for the first time in 2012. A large sun deck, two lounges, night club, bars, gym, library, salon, and two elevators complement two restaurants including a main dining room and an à la carte restaurant.
A professional, experienced, English-speaking Cruise Director accompanies every departure. Experienced Local Guides will take you on sightseeing tours of wonderful towns and cities, plus if the schedule permits, you can spend the evening onshore. In addition to fascinating sightseeing on each itinerary, there's always time to make your own discoveries as well. Back on board, you'll enjoy interactive presentations with local area experts, wine tastings, local entertainment, and much more. Look on each cruise itinerary page to see the Included Features and Special Highlights listed for each cruise.
All meals onboard are included. Elaborate international buffets are available for breakfast and lunch with an assortment of choices for even the most discerning of palates. During the evening, be treated to wonderfully prepared sit down dinners, with complimentary wine being served. Throughout the day, enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, soft drinks, draft beer, and select spirits onboard.
Travel documents, including any paper tickets or e-ticket itineraries and other information, are sent approximately two to three weeks prior to departure from your home country, provided full payment has been received.
Airport Transfer Information
Transfers are available 24 hours on the date of arrival and the date of departure. Normally the wait is not more than 30 minutes.
Terms & Conditions:
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Uniworld presents an unrivalled river cruise program with unique itineraries and superb five-star inclusions. Travel onboard intimate, luxurious ships with a maximum of 134 guests - fewer guests than any other river cruise company in Europe. With one highly trained staff member for every three guests and expert onboard hotel management, Uniworld are able to deliver a guest satisfaction rate of 98%.
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