SIXTEEN NIGHT CHINA FLY, RIVER-CRUISE AND STAY

Sixteen night fly, cruise and stay tours of China that incorporate a luxury Viking River Cruise and select first class hotels, are available between March and October next year, and if booked through ecruising.travel come with savings of up to $750 per person.

And providing even greater value, they also include such cultural diversities as a visit to the Peking Opera, a Peking Duck Dinner, Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, and a Chinese acrobatic performance.

The 16-night packages are priced from $4599pp twin-share and begin with three nights in Beijing, then a night in Xian followed by a river cruise to Chongqing, Fengdu, Shibaozhai, the Three Gorges and Lesser Three Gorges, the Three Gorges Dam, Jingzhou, Dongting Lake, Wuhan, Jingdezhen, Mt Jiu Hua, and Nanjing to Suzhou and Shanghai where there are two hotel nights.

Fly, cruise and stay packages are available on select dates between March 23 and October 9 2009 and include return air from Sydney or Melbourne, intra-China flights, ten night’s scenic river cruising and six hotel nights, a Welcome Cocktail Reception and Dinner, Captain’s Farewell Dinner, and Port Charges and Government taxes; air taxes and fuel surcharges applicable at time of booking are additional.

For full details phone 1300 369 848 or check-out www.ecruising.travel 
 

ADDITIONAL VIKING CENTURY SUN DETAILS: Launched in 2006, Viking Century Sun carries just 306 passengers and features as grand lobby elegant restaurant, Promenade Deck cafeteria, a lounge bar, and a sheltered bar on the Sun Deck with 360-degree views.

All spacious staterooms have outside views and private balconies, and there’s a gym and beauty salon.