Imperial China, Tibet & the Yangtze River (2012)

Beijing • Xian • Chengdu • Lhasa, Tibet • Yangtze River • Wuhan • Hong Kong
  • 21 days
  • from only:
  • $2745
  • $131 per day
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  • 22 days
  • from only:
  • $4145
  • $189 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Learn how to customize your adventure, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two adventures to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the OAT adventure that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your adventure
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your adventure with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of OAT adventures to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Dallas, Newark, Portland, OR

18hrs

Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco

19hrs

Denver, Orlando

20hrs

Houston, Washington, DC (Dulles)

21hrs

New York (JFK), Phoenix

22hrs

Los Angeles

17hrs

Seattle

12hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Beijing, China. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Inspiring new travelers to join the OAT family is a rewarding experience—both for you and your new travelers.

Share your love of travel with others and, for each referral who embarks on an OAT trip, you will earn $100 in CASH or credit. With your 4th referral departing on a 2012 departure, your reward increases to $200 in CASH or credit per person. And once you refer 8 travelers departing in either 2012 or 2013, you'll earn a FREE trip valued up to $4,500 per household—which will bring the total value of your earned rewards up to $5,600.

And you are also passing along savings to your new traveler: We'll instantly deduct $100 off the cost of their reservation when they mention your name and Customer Number while reserving.

To learn more about the benefits of our Vacation Ambassador Referral Program, please call us toll-free at 1-800-955-1925 or click here.

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Pre- & Post-Trip Extensions

Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!

Solo travelers—save $995
Single Supplement now FREE for all 2012 departures
Prices on the website reflect savings.

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Pre-Trip: Mongolia, the Gobi Desert & Kharkhorin
7 nights from only $2495
T18028

Discover the many faces of Mongolia, from the sweeping, boundless sands of the Gobi Desert, where nomadic herders still practice an ancient way of life … to the green plains of Kharkhorin, where Ghengis Khan once rode … and the modern capital city of Ulaanbaatar, where contemporary buildings stand side by side with Buddhist monasteries and traditional ger tents. Explore the place where Marco Polo made his name on the trade route between Russia and China, where the windswept steppes and cobalt blue sky go on forever.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

Pre-Trip: Shanghai: China's Historic Gateway to the West
4 nights from only $795

Shanghai retains—along with its colonial architecture—a determinedly cosmopolitan and contemporary point of view. That this culturally progressive city embraces the future while celebrating its past is apparent as you gaze up at the towering skyscrapers of the Bund while watching locals practice the ancient art of tai chi.

We’ll break down cultural boundaries while dining with a local Shanghai family during an intimate Home-Hosted Lunch. You’ll also tour Old and New Shanghai, cruise along the maze of canals lining an ancient river town, and explore the ancient treasures of the Shanghai Museum. Discover another side of China on this fascinating pre-trip extension.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

Post-Trip: Heart of Cambodia: Angkor Wat & Siem Reap
5 nights from only $1195
T16842

Considered Southeast Asia’s greatest artistic and spiritual center, Angkor is a huge network of palaces, temples, and monuments. Nestled in tropical forests is Angkor Wat—the largest temple in the world—so vast in scale, it took 30 years to complete. Discover this UNESCO World Heritage Site on this affordable extension. We’ll also be touched by personal encounters with the Cambodian people, who are noted for their friendliness and hospitality. We’ll visit a local school, share lunch in the home of a Cambodian family, discover a lakeside village, ride an ox cart, and much more.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

Pre-Trip: Mongolia, the Gobi Desert & Kharkhorin
7 nights from only $2495
T18028

Discover the many faces of Mongolia, from the sweeping, boundless sands of the Gobi Desert, where nomadic herders still practice an ancient way of life … to the green plains of Kharkhorin, where Ghengis Khan once rode … and the modern capital city of Ulaanbaatar, where contemporary buildings stand side by side with Buddhist monasteries and traditional ger tents. Explore the place where Marco Polo made his name on the trade route between Russia and China, where the windswept steppes and cobalt blue sky go on forever.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

Pre-Trip: Shanghai: China's Historic Gateway to the West
4 nights from only $795

Shanghai retains—along with its colonial architecture—a determinedly cosmopolitan and contemporary point of view. That this culturally progressive city embraces the future while celebrating its past is apparent as you gaze up at the towering skyscrapers of the Bund while watching locals practice the ancient art of tai chi.

We’ll break down cultural boundaries while dining with a local Shanghai family during an intimate Home-Hosted Lunch. You’ll also tour Old and New Shanghai, cruise along the maze of canals lining an ancient river town, and explore the ancient treasures of the Shanghai Museum. Discover another side of China on this fascinating pre-trip extension.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.

Post-Trip: Heart of Cambodia: Angkor Wat & Siem Reap
5 nights from only $1195
T16842

Considered Southeast Asia’s greatest artistic and spiritual center, Angkor is a huge network of palaces, temples, and monuments. Nestled in tropical forests is Angkor Wat—the largest temple in the world—so vast in scale, it took 30 years to complete. Discover this UNESCO World Heritage Site on this affordable extension. We’ll also be touched by personal encounters with the Cambodian people, who are noted for their friendliness and hospitality. We’ll visit a local school, share lunch in the home of a Cambodian family, discover a lakeside village, ride an ox cart, and much more.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension only available on select departures. Ask your Adventure Specialist for details.