Day 1. LAX – Shanghai by flight
Today you will board on the plane flying to Shanghai.
Day 2. Arrive at Shanghai
As arrive at Shanghai, you will be met by the tour guide of Shanghai Spring Tour. Check in the hotel. Shanghai Sky Fortune Hotel or same (5*)
Day 3 Shanghai – Chongqing by flight (B/L/D) board on Century Cruise (5 star) Before leaving Shanghai for Chongqing, your will take the city excursion to Nanjing Road – the largest shopping street in China and the waterfront Bund – the best place to enjoy the view of Shanghai. Then you will take the flight to Chongqing. In Chongqing, you will visit the old town – Ciqikou and the zoo to see panda. You will enjoy a specialty dinner of Chongqing – the spicy Hot Pot, then board on the five star river boat for your Yangtze River cruise.
Day 4 Yangtze-Fengdu Snow Jade Cave (B/L/D) Century cruise
After buffet breakfast, there will be an introduction to the Three Gorges which can help you get to know more about the history and current issues about the Three Gorges. In the afternoon, you will take a land excursion to visit Fengdu Snow Jade Cave, the most beautiful cave in China along the Yangtze River. You will be invited to attend the captain’s welcome cocktail party. And the following will be the dinner show.
Day 5 Yangtze-Shennong Stream (B/L/D) Century cruise
The boat will go through the first gorge - Qutang Gorge and at about 09:00am the second gorge - Wu Gorge. After lunch, you will take a small boat visiting Shennong Stream, a place people call it the small three gorges. You will be intoxicated by charming mountains and greens on both sides. There is no any artificial scenery or landscapes. It is the virgin forests and original mountains without any human effects and reconstructions. It totally belongs to the nature and wild animals. Late in the afternoon, the boat will go through the third gorge Xiling Gorge. At about 6:00-10:30pm the ship will go through the five-stages ship locks, which is part of the three gorges dam project. Dinner will be the captain’s farewell banquet.
Day 6 Arrive at Yichang - Three Gorges Dam- Shanghai by flight (B/L/D)
After breakfast, you will take a land excursion to visit the Three Gorges Dam. Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, close to Yichang. It is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any
kind. After the visit, you will take the tour coach to Zhangjiajie - the first national park in China.
Shanghai Sky Fortune Hotel or same (5 star)
Day 7 Tianzi Mountain (B/L/D)
Tianzi Mountain (Heaven’s Son Mount) lies in the northwest of Wulingyuan and stands at a position of tripartite confrontation with Zhangjiajie National Park, and Suoxi Valley. The mount is dotted with nearly 100 natural platforms for sightseeing, more than 2000 stone peaks and dozens of waterfalls and springs. The sea of clouds, the wavelike stone ranges, the snowcapped in the winter and the sunrise are the most spectacular.
Hotel: Jinjiang Int’l Hotel or the same (5*)
Day 8 Zhangjiajie National Forest Park – Shanghai by flight (B/L/D)
In 1982 Zhangjiejie was recognized as China's first national forest park (4,810 hectares). In 1992, part of Zhangjiajie - Wulingyuan National Park was officially recognized as the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. In 2004, Zhangjiajie Geopark was listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark. The most notable geographic features of the park are the pillar-like formations that are seen throughout the park. The weather is moist year round, and as a result, the foliage is very dense. Much of the erosion which forms these pillars is the result of expanding ice in the winter and the plants which grow on them. These formations are a distinct hallmark of Chinese landscape, and can be found in many ancient Chinese paintings. Today you will enjoy the picturesque view of Zhangjiajie and after dinner you will fly to Shanghai .
Shanghai Sky Fortune Hotel or same (5*)
Day 9 Shanghai World Expo 2010 (B)
World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China is a great event to explore the full potential of urban life. Centered on innovation and interaction, it will also offer a wonderful opportunity for cross-culture dialogues. Today you will have a full day to visit this World Expo. Note: Shanghai World Expo 2010 will be from May 1 to Oct 31, 2010. For more info, please visit: http://en.expo2010.cn/
Day 10 Shanghai – LAX by flight (B)
Today you will take the Maglev, the world fastest train, to the airport to fly back to America.
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