The 4 Days Yangtze River Cruise(乘船游览) Tour covers cities along China’s greatest, world’s third longest river. To sail through the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze is to feel its power and to explore its new dam, the Three Gorges Dam.

Itinerary(行程):

Day 1 Beijing-Chongqing

After you arrive in Beijing, a TCT tour guide will transfer(使转乘)you to Chongqing. Your Chongqing tour guide will wait for you at the high-speed rail station and take you to enjoy hot pot before helping you transfer to Chainmen wharf and check in at the Victoria cruise, which sets sail at 9: 00 p. m.

Day 2 Yangtze River Cruise

[08:30-13:00]Activities on board as you like. Or take an additional shore excursion(游览) to the White Emperor City with extra cost.

[13: 15-16: 00]Sailing through Qutang Gorge& Scenic cruising of Wu Gorge. Three meals are served on board.

Day 3 Yichang-Shanghai

[08: 15-12: 30]Disembark at Maoping cruise terminal and take a shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam Site.

[16: 00-19: 30]Fly to Shanghai.

Day 4 Shanghai

[8: 30-12: 30]Visit the exterior of the Oriental Pearl Tower while walking on the Riverside Promenade.

[17: 30-18: 30]Take the Maglev train to Pudong airport for return flight.

$1308

Price includes:

High-speed train as listed

Private licensed English-speaking guide

All attraction entrance fees as listed

Meals mentioned in the itinerary

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In a nutshell

A genuine secret garden, Heligan was lost for decades under dense undergrowth until a door to one of the walled gardens was discovered by accident in 1990. An award-winning restoration project followed and you can now explore a jungle filled with strange and marvellous plants and trees.

Best things about it

We loved imagining we were plant explorers, surrounded by towering trees and banana trees. There are rare breeds of sheep, pigs and cattle to meet, wildlife hides from which to observe nesting barn owls and other native birds and even an insect hotel to visit.

Getting there

By car, head to St Austell and take the B3273 towards Mevagissey and then follow the brown signs. The nearest railway station is St Austell, five minutes away from the gardens by the 471 bus or taxi. The gardens are linked to National Cycle Network, Route 3.

Value for money?

Yes, you can easily spend a full day here and it’s a memorable day out. Adults £14.50, students £8.50, children (5-17) £6.50, under 5s free, seniors £12.50. Family (2 adults and up to 3 children) £40. Buy a combined ticket for Heligan and the Eden Project and save 10%.

Opening hours

Gardensand estate open daily 10am-5pm (last tickets 3.30pm) from 1 October to 31 March and 10am-6pm (last tickets 4.30pm) from 1 April to 30 September. Closed on Christmas Day.

Going on holiday doesn’t have to be bad for the environment, and there are still plenty of ways in which you can have a much-deserved break without harming the environment.

Forget planes.

While most forms of transport produce carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for global warming, planes have a massive carbon footprint because of the huge number of miles they travel. 【小题1】 There’s so much to see and do in the U.K., yet most of us overlook the endless possibilities. There’s the unparalleled beauty of the Cornish coast and the Peak and Lake District. Enjoy the history of a stunning Welsh castle, try boating on the Norfolk Broads or riding the “Hogwarts Express” across Scotland. Or try taking the train over to Europe — within six hours of London are Amsterdam’s famous art galleries. Alternatively, take the car to Cannes in just over half a day or the ferry to Scandinavia for holidays you’d normally only dream of.

【小题2】

Hotels can be huge producers of greenhouse gases — think about the water that’s wasted, all the bathroom products thrown out half used and all the buffet food that goes uneaten. So choose an eco-friendly option instead. Camping and a home stay — where you live with a family in their own home — are two of the best options. But if you insist on staying in the hotel, some of the things to look out for are hotels made from ustainable materials, which are energy efficient or use their own solar energy and that recycle. 【小题3】

Pack with care.

The less you take, the lighter your carbon footprint, because the heavier your luggage is, the more fuel it takes to carry. So pack light and responsibly. 【小题4】 All of their bottles, from shampoo and conditioner to body wash and moisturizer, are now made from recycled plastic that can be repurposed again and again so no new plastic is produced. And their iconic soap bars now also come in plastic-free packaging.

Buy gifts responsibly.

Bringing back gifts for friends and loved ones is part of the fun of a holiday. 【小题5】 Avoid anything plastic, or if it is plastic, make sure it is 100% recyclable, and make sure your friends will love whatever you give them so it isn’t just thrown in the bin headed for landfill. Try to buy presents made by local craftsmen, which will benefit the community and help their economy. And don’t bring back anything made from shells, corals or animal products, because you don’t know if they’re from sustainable sources.