Mercury Holidays 2021-2023 Brochure

Tour highlights ✔ City tours of Shanghai, Xi’an and Beijing ✔ Four night Yangtze River cruise and sail past the Three Gorges ✔ Encounter China’s giant pandas with a visit to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Centre ✔ Boat trip to the world’s largest stone-carved Buddhist statue in Leshan ✔ Marvel at Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors ✔ Stroll along the Great Wall of China and visit the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Summer Palace ✔ Enjoy a fantastic Chinese acrobatic performance and Tang Dynasty show ✔ Sichuan hot pot meal and Peking duck dinner Great Wall of China Wonders of China 16 days from £1,989 Home to breath-taking natural wonders and ancient civilisations, savour the iconic wonders of China. Stroll along the Great Wall, meet the Terracotta Army and Giant Pandas and step inside the Forbidden City. Day 1: UK to Shanghai Depart the UK on your scheduled, overnight flight. Day 2: Shanghai D On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After checking in, you will experience your first taste of the city with a visit to the magnificent Bund then a walk along Nanjing Road, the main shopping area in Shanghai. Day 3: Shanghai B/L/D Following breakfast, embark on a full-day tour, taking in the delights of the famous French Concession and Tianzifang. After lunch, you can saunter around Xintiandi - ‘The City’s Living Room’, a multifunctional entertainment district with unique 1920s style stone gate buildings known as “shikumen”. Day 4: Shanghai to Yangtze River B/L/D After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Yichang, where you will board your ship for your four-night Yangtze River Cruise which will tour the Three Gorges Dam and breath-taking scenery along the way as you cruise upstream. Day 5: Yangtze River B/L/D The cruise will set sail to reach your first shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam itself and the Five Stage Ship Lock viewing platform where you can see the giant ship elevator capable of lifting a 14,000-ton passenger liner! *In the afternoon, you’ll sail past the Xiling Gorge, the largest and most famous of the Three Gorges. *A ride in the elevator can be booked locally at an additional charge. Day 6: Yangtze River B/L/D Following breakfast, you will take a tour of the Shennong Stream, a zigzagging watercourse where local inhabitants line the shore. You will then sail to Wu Gorge, the prettiest of the Three Gorges, followed by Qu Tang Gorge, the shortest. Day 7: Yangtze River B/L/D On the final day of the cruise, the ship will sail to the Fengdu Ghost City, thought to have been the place where souls must go to pass three tests to enter the afterlife. Day 8: Yangtze River to Chengdu B/L/D Disembarking the ship at Chongqing, you will travel to Chengdu. Your guide will show you around the People’s Park, before enjoying a stroll through the ancient streets of the Wide and Narrow Alleys which have been renovated to their former architectural glory.   • •   Beijing Yangtze River Yichang Chongqing Chengdu Xi’an < Shanghai < Coach Air Boat Rail • Hong Kong  Visit our website or call for full prices and departure dates 154 East Asia Cruise Tour