Pre-Tour Extension (5 Days)

Yangzi River Cruise
October 29 - November 3, 2008

Beijing • Chongqing• Yangzi River• Beijing

Day 1 - 2 -- US/Beijing
Fly from US to Beijing. Arrive on the second day in early evening. Check in at Grand Hotel. .

Day 3 (10/31) -- Beijing-Chongqing
After breakfast, our extension begins with a flight to Chongqing, the great city in the interior of China. We’ll visit General Stilwell's Museum which presents the allied effort in China during WWII. Later, explore the lively art scene at the Chongqing Art Galleries. Dinner is at Yangzi Island Restaurant.

Following dinner we board the Yangzi cruise ship, Victoria.

Day 4-5 (11/1-11/2) -- Yangzi River Cruise
The main focus of the cruise is the extraordinary Three Gorges--the deep valleys and towering mountains carved by the Yangzi River.

Each day there are special excursions on shore, including a visit of the ancient village Shibaozhai and to the breathtaking Lesser Gorge Daninghe.

Tour the Three Gorges Dam construction site at Sandouping and sail through the new ship-locks.

Day 6 (11/3) -- Yichang-Beijing
Disembark the ship in Yichang after lunch. Fly to Beijing in the late afternoon and transit to Grand Hotel.

The evening is free and dinner is on your own. The main group arrives tonight.

Did you know there are Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa Chinensis) in the Yangzi?


Source:HK Dolphin Watch

For more information about these or other Bryn Mawr
trips, please contact Bryn Mawr Alumnae Association's Associate Director Sarah Doody.

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