Yangtze River Cruise Tour

Day 1. You will be greeted at the exit of Chongqing airport in the afternoon by your private guide and van, then you will be transferred to the cruise afterwards. If you arrive in the morning, we will provide you with a city tour for you to have a glimpse of Chongqing downtown. After dinner you can get onboard the cruise. Remember the cruise rates vary according to the different standards and seasons. A luxurious cruise seat at the high season always needs early reservation.

Day 2. Your cruise will leave the port early in the morning and when you get up after long night sleep, you will find that scenes on the river banks are quite different from those of the day before. After buffet breakfast the cruise guide will give all the boarders a brief introduction about the programs and do’s & don’ts within the three days. After lunch you will be showed to the bank of Fengdu, to have a tour over the “Ghost Town”, which will last about one hour. After buffet dinner the captain will throw a welcome party to all the new comers. You can enjoy the songs and dance performed by the staff. During watching the show you will be suggested by the host that personal talent shows from the all the new boarders are mostly welcomed by the staff so be prepared for the personal talent presentation.

Day 3. You will enter the three gorges early in the morning and the chopped lofty peaks with narrow water channel in the mist impress all the travelers most. After lunch you will disembark at Badong for an excursion to the Shennong Stream. The trip features natural beauty and an exciting boat ride drifting along a crystal stream. The smaller boat allows you to experience a speedy adventure and have a close look at mossy rocks, verdant plants, and rare-met animals. The highlight of this outing is to watch the ancient coffins hang on the cliff for thousands of years, a mysterious phenomenon in ancient China. Then you will be back onboard and your cruise will continue sailing into the western section of the Gorges. By the sunset you will pass the rest of the three gorges and enter a wider water channel. The cruise will pause at anchor at Maoping for overnight.

Day 4. After buffet breakfast, you will depart the cruise and won’t be back so repack your luggage the night before. The tour buses will pick all the passengers for the Grand Dam tour and you will have your lunch at the downtown of Yichang City. Then your private van will take you for a city tour and you will go to the airport afterwards. If your cruise tour is in the opposite direction, that is to say that you want to go up the Three Gorges from Yichang to Chongqing, just remember that your guide and private van will greet you at the exit of Yichang airport and lead you across over the Big Dam and you can get on board your vessel at Maoping. And your journey will last one day longer as the up-stream speed is much slower than that of downstream. Please keep in mind that you add one day more in your schedule when you design your tour calendar up to Chongqing.

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