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— Chongqing to Wuhan Itinerary Introduction —

Cruise from Chongqing to Wuhan, you can enjoy the best scenic part of the Yangtze River, and also can see an idyllic life, right out of picture book stories. Between Wuhan to Yichang, you can breath the country air, hear cows mooing, birds chirping, buffalo grunting and cuing doves. Transit in Wuhan, a major junction of traffic in Inner China is very convenient.

Chongqing – Three Gorges – Yichang - Wuhan
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Itinerary 2- A: Chongqing to Wuhan

Day 1

Destination: Chongqing
Highlights: Get aboard on this day at 6:00 am

  Fengdu

   



  • 6:45am Depart from Chongqing, which is a modern city, China's fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Within its borders Chongqing encompasses a wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna. The focal point of the unique Yangtze Three Gorges Dam, Chongqing is a tourist attraction as well as a commercial city.
  • Fengdu is where the devil lives, according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead.

Day 2

Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights: Qutang, Wu Gorge,

  Shennong Stream,
  Xiling Gorge  



  • Wu Gorge is gifted with exquisite peaks and lush mountains and ranges. It's deep and serene with changeable weather. The rolling River twists and turns and boats zigzag their way along, as if cruising in a fantastic gallery.
  • Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. With crystal clear steam flows swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, a sampan tour will allow you to experience a speedy adventure.
  • Xiling Gorge is the last of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze. The whole Gorge area is covered with high mountains, gullies, dangerous shoals and hidden reefs of various sizes. The best-known perilous shoal is Qing Shoal. Ships go downstream over the shoal at an arrow speed, but up the shoal it's as difficult as climbing a steep hill.

Day 3

Destination: Three Gorges Dam
Highlights: TThree Gorges Dam,  

  Gezhou Shiplock
   



  • Three Gorges Dam is 27 miles upstream from Yichang City, 38km upstream from the Gezhouba Dam Lock, inside the third of the Three Gorges. The height of the Three Gorges Dam will be 185 meters. All 26 generators will be put into operation. The project is scheduled for completion in year 2009.

Day 4

Destination: Wuhan
Highlights: Passengers disembark from the ship in Jingzhou city

  (Optional visit Jingzhou City Wall & Museum)
  Then transfer to Wuhan
  (Airport directly)



  • Wuhan is situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Daning rivers, just above the western entrance to the Wu (Witches) Gorge. Wuhan, one of the largest inland cities in China, is a center of industry, finance, commerce, science, culture and education, and a hub of railways, waterways, highways, aviation, post and telecommunication of Central China.

 

  Notes:
  1. The above itinerary is for general reference only. It subjects to chang due to the different Weather
  and Water Conditions.
  2. All scenic spots in the above itinerary possibly changed without prior notice.
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Itinerary 2- B: Wuhan to Chongqing

Day 1

Destination: Wuhan
Highlights: Transfer from Wuhan

  Airport to Jingzhou
   

  • Transfer from Wuhan to JIngzhou.
  • Board the ship from 6:00pm to 10:00pm for overnight accomodation.(Dinner is not included)

Day 2

Destination: JIngzhou
Highlights: Jingzhou Ancient City,
                           Jingzhou Museum


  • Visit Jingzhou Ancient City and Jingzhou Museum.

Day 3

Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights: Three Gorges Dam,

  Xiling Gorge
   



  • Three Gorges Dam is 27 miles upstream from Yichang City, 38km upstream from the Gezhouba Dam Lock, inside the third of the Three Gorges. The height of the Three Gorges Dam will be 185 meters. All 26 generators will be put into operation. The project is scheduled for completion in year 2009.
  • Xiling Gorge is the last of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze. The whole Gorge area is covered with high mountains, gullies, dangerous shoals and hidden reefs of various sizes. The best-known perilous shoal is Qing Shoal. Ships go downstream over the shoal at an arrow speed, but up the shoal it's as difficult as climbing a steep hill.

Day 4

Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights: Qutang Gorge ,

  Wu Gorge, Shennong Streem
   



  • Qutang Gorge is the first of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. With vertical cliffs of some thousand meters high as its two flanks, the Qutang Gorge is only a few dozens of meters wide just like a narrow gateway.
  • Wu Gorge is gifted with exquisite peaks and lush mountains and ranges. It's deep and serene with changeable weather. The rolling River twists and turns and boats zigzag their way along, as if cruising in a fantastic gallery.
  • Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. With crystal clear steam flows swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, a sampan tour will allow you to experience a speedy adventure..

Day 5

Destination: Chongqing
Highlights: Wanxian City Tour

  (Museum, relocation village and market)
   

  • Fengdu is where the devil lives, according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead.
  • Wanxian is a small mountainous city known as the gate way to East Sichan. The city's silk-spinning and weaving industries are well known in the Yangtze Gorges region.

Day 6

Destination: Chongqing
Highlights: Passengers disembark from the ship

 


  • 09:00 am Disembarkation in Chongqing, which is a modern city, China's fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Within its borders Chongqing encompasses a wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests, and abundant flora and fauna. The focal point of the unique Yangtze Three Gorges Dam, Chongqing is a tourist attraction as well as a commercial city.

 

  Notes:
  1. The above itinerary is for general reference only. It subjects to chang due to the different Weather
  and Water Conditions.
  2. All scenic spots in the above itinerary possibly changed without prior notice.
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