In Transit: Depart for your overnight fight to Hong Kong.

Note: Please note that you will be joining a group that has been travelling together for a couple of weeks. Your group leader leader will intergrate you into the group.

Afternoon: Late afternoon arrival and transfer to the airport.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Evening: Please note that you will be joining a group that has been travelling together for a couple of weeks. Your group leader leader will intergrate you into the group.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Ride the historic Star Ferry across the harbor to Central District. Even after 100 years, the ferry remains an important commuter link from Kowloon to Hong Kong island. The eight-minute crossing provides spectacular 360 degree views of Hong Kong’s magnificent harbor. Drive to the base of Victoria Peak and take the funicular up the highest mountain on the island, where spectacular views stretch over the city’s most expensive real estate, to the harbor beyond. At the dynamic Hong Kong History Museum, learn about the unique origins of this beautiful city – from the history of its original inhabitants and colonial past to its present-day status as a distinctively international port and financial center.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Free afternoon for you to explore Hong Kong.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #1: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #2: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: 1 hrs transfer

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Begin your exploration of Taipei with a visit to Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, now a landmark of Taipei City. World famous musicians (such as the great cello performer Yo Yo Ma and the great violinist Shao Lian Lin) and renowned playgroups have conducted performance here. Then continue to Taipei 101 and take make a photo stop there. Afterwards proceed to the National Palace Museum, with its antique collection amounts to nearly 700,000 pieces whose age range covers almost the entire five-thousand-old Chinese history, has made itself the greatest and priceless treasure house regarding Chinese art on earth. Among the collection, you may enjoy Chinese earthen ware like pottery, porcelain, as well as bronze, jade ware, sculpture, embroidery, calligraphy and paintings, each piece is a true curio.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: After lunch continue to Martyrs’ Shrine, which resting on the slopes of the Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River. It was built in 1969 and covers a large area. Its grand and magnificent architectural style is similar to that of the Taihe Dian Imperial Palace in Beijing, Mainland China, and symbolizes the martyrs' brave spirit. More than 10,000 ping (33,000 m2) of grass fields surround the structure, and protected by the neighboring mountains it breathes a serene atmosphere which even more emphasizes its solemn and stately character. The 330,000 men who sacrificed their lives to the revolution before the establishment of the Republic of China and who fell during the Sino-Japanese war and the Chinese Civil war are worshipped here. Plates of these brave and loyal martyrs have been inserted into the four walls of the main building in testimony of their heroic deeds.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #3: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #4: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Explore Shanghai's historic old section and the nearby Yu Garden, whose classical pavilions, fountains, and arching bridges exemplify traditional Chinese garden landscaping.

Lunch: Savor a delicious vegetarian meal, supervised by monks at the active Longhua Temple. This imaginative and healthy Buddhist cuisine often uses plants, vegetables, mushrooms and tofu to simulate meat and seafood dishes.

Afternoon: Known as 'Children's Palaces', after-school centers have been established in cities all over China for the children of working parents. Children study the performing and visual arts, natural sciences, and computers. Observe young children involved in these various activities in one of Shanghai's centers.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Coach to the state-of-the-art Shanghai Museum, completed in 1996 on People’s Square, previously the site of Shanghai’s colonial horse-racing course. English language audio guides are provided, allowing you to explore China’s unparalleled collection of painting, bronzes, ceramics and sculpture at your own pace and according to your own interests.

Lunch: Coach to Shanghai’s Xin Tian Di (‘new heaven earth’) district – a restoration project that has set a benchmark for Asia. Walk about this fashionable area; take lunch on your own in one of its many cafes or international cuisine restaurants.

Afternoon: Strolling on the Bund, Shanghai's Huangpu River promenade, view the busy river activity and the iconic art deco and neo-classic buildings dating from the time of 'foreign concessions' in Shanghai. View, across the river, new Shanghai -- until recently undeveloped farmland and now a forest of glittering skyscrapers.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #5: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #6: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Spend the day exploring Seoul. Depart for Gyeongbok Palace and the Folklore Museum. Built in 1394 as the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty, it is the most comprehensive and grandest of the 5 palaces of the period. Inside the Palace is the Folklore Museum, a showcase of the lifestyle of the Korean people from the prehistoric age to the Joseon dynasty, displaying items of everyday use, funerary objects and major works of arts and replicas. Take a stroll on Isadong Street towards your lunch venue. Isadong Street located in the middle of the city, and is known as a traditional street to both locals and foreigners and represents the culture of the past and the present. It contains a mixture of historical and modern atmosphere and is a unique area of Seoul that truly represents the cultural history of the nation.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Seoul on your own.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #7: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Explore Mokpo with visits to Mt Yudal and Nogeokbong. At the top of Mt Yudal, you will get a view of Mokpo city. Continue to visit Sculpture Park, the first outdoor sculpture exhibition in Korea located under the Ideungbawui (the rock) on Mt Yudal. The Sculpture Park has over 104 pieces of sculptures worked by 44 members of the Korean Sculpture Association are exhibited on 13 thousamd pyeong wide round. Continue to the National Marine Museum, which recover relics that were lost underwater hundreds of years ago. The exhibits are organized into 4 different themes. There is also a full-sized display of a Korean Traditional ships on the waterfront outside the museum.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Drive time is approximately 1 hour one way.

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Depart for Gyeongju, the Museum Without Walls, once the capital of the Silla Kingdom that blossomed into a major cultural center after the Silla Dynasty that unified the Korean peninsula in AD 676. Today, Gyeongju is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discovery of the city will reveal spectacular architectural points of interests, as well as extraordinary museums and ornate temples. In Tumuli Park there are numerous burial mounds, as well as 23 of the more than 200 royal tombs found in Gyeongju. The Cheonmachong (Heavenly Horse Tomb) was excavated in 1974 and yielded more than 10,000 treasures. At the National Museum, much of the Shilla heritage is on display, including artifacts such as magnificent gold crowns, and ancient pottery, Buddhist treasures and stone sculptures. A special attraction is the legendary Emille Bell--one of Asia’s largest and most resonant bronze bells, weighing 23 tons.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Continue explore this place then return to the ship.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: This morning, explore Dazaiful Temmang Shrine, dedicated to 9th century scholar Sagawara no Michizane. This shrine is surrounded by 6,000 plum trees and is a place where students often come to pray before school examinations. Continue to the Kyushu National Museum, one of the 4 national museums in Tokyo. During the Nara and Heian Periods, Dazaifa was the site of a government office that dealt with diplomatic relations with mainland Asia. The Museum recognizes its host cities' history by basing its exhibits on the concept of "Understanding Japanese culture from an Asian Point of view."

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Free time this afternoon to explore Fukuoka on your own. Fukuoka is close to the port with many other sites of interest for you to discover.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Hiroshima is a vibrant city that belies its recent and infamous past. Transfer from the port by coach to alight the Peace Memorial Park and Peace Memorial Museum. Within the grounds of the Park is the Atom Bomb Dome, the old Industry Promotion Hall. The Hall was very close to the epicenter and its smashed walls and twisted metal frame vividly recalls the blast. Continue on to Shukkeien, an archetypal “shrunken” Japanese garden.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: This afternoon, take a ferry across to Miyajima Island to explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Itsukushima Jingu Shrine, and its famed "floating" torii gate.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Transfer time to Kyoto is 1.5 hours one way.

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Transfer to Kyoto by coach and explore some of the cultural icons of Kyoto, starting with the Golden Pavilion. Probably the most recognizable structure in Japan, this was built by 3rd Ashikaga Shogun Yoshimitsu as a lavish retirement villa. The Ashikaga Clan overthrew the Minamoto Shogunate in Kamakura in 1336 and returned the capital to Kyoto. Continue to Nijo-jo castle, the only Shogun residence still in existence, and a chance to learn about the daily life at the Shogun’s court.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Explore Kiyomizu Temple, noted for its clift top Main Hall (designated as a National Treasure) with a broad wooden veranda affording a panoramic view of Kyoto and environs.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Evening: Ship overnights at Osaka Port.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: This morning’s excursion takes you to Osaka Castle, constructed under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and considered to be the strongest and most beautiful castle in Japan. Continue to Shitennoji Temple, believed to be the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #8: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Participate in a presentation by your on board lecturer. Theme 2, Presentation #9: Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.

Lunch: Lunch on board the ship.

Afternoon: Discover the highlights of Tokyo starting with a visit to Meiji Jingu Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife, Emperor Shoken, the great-grandparents of the present emperor. The shrine spread over 700,000 square meters covered by the forest of 120,000 trees and 365 species donated by people from all over Japan. Continue to Sensoki, the oldest and most impressive temple in Tokyo. The main was hall was first built in 645 to houses a tiny golden statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy that had been repeatedly hauled up in fishing nets despite being thrown back into the water.

Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.

Lodging: MV Voyager

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: This is a 3 hour transfer one way.

Breakfast: Breakfast on board the ship.

Morning: Coach to the based of Mount Fuji to see this icon of Japan. Perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone, the mountain is a near-mythical national symbol immortalized in countless works of art, including Hokusai's 36 Views of Mt. Fuji.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Transfer to your hotel for check in.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.

Lodging: Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning: Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.

Meals Included: Breakfast