China Yangtze River Cruise and Tour
VIKING RIVER CRUISES VIKING EMERALD
October 11–22, 2013
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Join PIED PIPER TRAVEL as we return to China for our 23rd season of organizing gay groups on the world's most luxurious cruise ships and river cruises. Our 12-day excursion includes a 6-day Yangtze River cruise, hotel accommodations in Beijing, Shanghai and Xian and 12 guided tours in China. Intra-China flights are also included. In Beijing, explore the imperial treasures like the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and famed Summer Palace and walk through Tiananmen Square. You will see the Terra Cotta Warriors, cruise the legendary Yangtze through the scenic Three Gorges and tour the Three Gorges Dam. Your tour will conclude in cosmopolitan Shanghai.
For our single travelers, we can arrange roommate shares to avoid single supplement charges! Please contact us for a free Viking River Cruises brochure for further details.
| Date | Day | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11 | Friday | Beijing, China | -- | -- |
| October 12 | Saturday | Beijing, China | -- | -- |
| October 13 | Sunday | Beijing, China | -- | -- |
| October 14 | Monday | Beijing/Xian | -- | -- |
| October 15 | Tuesday | Xian/Chongquing | -- | -- |
| October 16 | Wednesday | Shibaozhai | -- | -- |
| October 17 | Thursday | Lesser Three Gorges/Three Gorges | -- | -- |
| October 18 | Friday | Three Gorges/Three Gorges Dam | -- | -- |
| October 19 | Saturday | Wuhan/Shanghai | -- | -- |
| October 20 | Sunday | Wuhan/Shanghai | -- | -- |
| October 21 | Monday | Shanghai, China | -- | -- |
| October 22 | Tuesday | Shanghai, China | -- | -- |
Included Cruise-tour activities:
October 11: Beijing airport to hotel
October 12: Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City, Summer Palace
October 13: Great Wall, Sacred Way
October 14: Rickshaw Tour in Beijing, Fly to Xian
October 15: See Terra Cotta Warriors; Fly to Chongqing, Board Viking Emerald
October 16: Shibaozhai Temple Tour
October 17: Lesser Three Gorges excursion; Wu & Qutang Gorges cruising
October 18: Three Gorges Dam facility tour; Xiling Gorge scenic cruising
October 19: School visit and schoolchildren performance
October 20: Hubei Provincial Museum, bronze bell performance; disembark ship, fly to Shanghai
October 21: Old Shanghai/Bund tour, silk carpet workshop tour; Shanghai Museum & free time; Chinese acrobatic performance
October 22: Hotel to Shanghai airport