China, the Yangtze River & Hong Kong

• 3-night Yangtze River cruise aboard the Yangzi Explorer, featuring balconied staterooms
• Private insider visit to Beijing’s hutongs with Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center director
• Tea tasting followed by private talk with the conservation director at the Terra Cotta Warriors museum in Xi’an
• Visit to the Shaanxi History Museum with insights from an expert on the Tang Dynasty
• Private introduction to Shanghai on the VIP viewing terrace of the Shanghai Urban Planning Center
• Visits to Beijing's Olympic Village and two iconic venues from the 2008 Olympic Games, the "Bird's Nest" stadium and "Water Cube" aquatics center
• Tai Chi racquet exercise in a park at the Temple of Heaven, and a dragon boat cruise across Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace
• Private visit to the Map Room at the Three Gorges Dam project, and a stop to meet the children of a local school in a dam project relocation village
  
• A ride on the world’s fastest train – the Maglev
• Performance of the daring ERA acrobatic show
• Funicular ride and sampan cruise in Hong Kong
• 37 meals included (15 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 12 dinners) with gratuities to wait staff
• Gratuities to ship staff, local guides, drivers, service charges, admissions and porterage