China Yangtze River Cruise and Tour

VIKING RIVER CRUISES VIKING EMERALD
October 12–23, 2011

Join PIED PIPER TRAVEL as they introduce river cruises in China for our 21st season of organizing gay groups on the world's most luxurious cruise ships. Our 12-day excursion, aboard the Viking Emerald, 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! E-mail info@gaytravelpros.com for more information.

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Ports of call: Beijing, Xian, Chongquing, Shiabaozhai, Lesser Threee Gorges/Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, Jingzhou, Wuhan and Shanghai.

Date	Day	Port	Arrive	Depart
October 12	Wednesday	Beijing	--	--
October 13	Thursday	Beijing	--	--
October 14	Friday	Beijing	--	--
October 15	Saturday	Beijing/Xian	--	--
October 16	Sunday	Xian/Chongquing	--	--
October 17	Monday	Shibaozhai	--	--
October 18	Tuesday	Lesser Three Gorges/Three Gorges	--	--
October 19	Wednesday	Three Gorges/Three Gorges Dam	--	--
October 20	Thursday	Jingzhou	--	--
October 21	Friday	Wuhan/Shanghai	--	--
October 22	Saturday	Shanghai	--	--
October 23	Sunday	Shanghai	--	--

Included Cruise-tour activities:

October 12: Beijing airport to hotel
October 13: Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City, Summer Palace
October 14: Great Wall, Sacred Way
October 15: Rickshaw Tour in Beijing, Fly to Xian
October 16: See Terra Cotta Warriors; Fly to Chongqing, Board Viking Emerald
October 17: Shibaozhai Temple Tour
October 18: Lesser Three Gorges excursion; Wu & Qutang Gorges cruising
October 19: Three Gorges Dam facility tour; Xiling Gorge scenic cruising
October 20: School visit and schoolchildren performance
October 21: Hubei Provincial Museum, bronze bell performance; disembark ship, fly to Shanghai
October 22: Old Shanghai/Bund tour, silk carpet workshop tour; Shanghai Museum & free time; Chinese acrobatic performance
October 23: Hotel to Shanghai airport