Downstream: Chongqing To Yichang
Day1
Destination: Chongqing
Highlights:Get Board
Preboard at Chongqing ‘ Face to Heaven ’ pier.
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.
Day2
Destination: Fengdu
Highlights:Ghost City
08:00 Am Depart from Chongqing. Shore Excursion to Ghost City in Fengdu.
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.
Day3
Destination:
Highlights:Qutang Gorge,
Wu Gorge,
Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream
Pass through the Qutang Gorge . Shore Excursion to Lesser Three Gorges.(or Shennong Stream). Pass through Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge.
Qutang Gorges 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.
The 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.
The lesser Three Gorges, situated on a tributary of the Yangtze, are much smaller, narrower and have some dramatic scenery. On both sides impressive stone cliffs are interspersed with surrounding rural scenery and forested areas.
Day4
Destination: Yichang
Highlights:Three Gorges Dam, Xiling Gorge
Passengers disembark from the ship
08:00 Am Disembark in Maoping pier. Visit the Three Gorges Project. Arrive in Yichang.
Three Gorges Damis 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.
Yichang City is located at the west of China's Hubei Province, where the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River are divided. For a very long time, it has been renowned as "Gateway to the Three Gorges".
Upstream: Yichang To Chongqing
Day1
Destination: Yichang
Highlights:Get aboard
Preboard on Maoping pier (or Taiping Stream pier)
Yichang City is located at the west of China's Hubei Province, where the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River are divided. For a very long time, it has been renowned as "Gateway to the Three Gorges". Today, as well as a cultural and tourist city in China, Yichang remains a brisk river port of China, controlling the access to Chongqing City to its southwest.
Day2
Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Three Gorges Dam site,
Xiling Gorge
Shore Excursion to the Dam site. Depart from Yichang. Pass through the Xiling Gorge.
Three Gorges Dam site, which 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.
Day3
Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Qutang Gorge ,
Wu Gorge,
Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream
Shore Excursion to Shennong Stream(or Lesser Three Gorges). Pass through the Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge.
Qutang Gorges 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.
The lesser Three Gorges, situated on a tributary of the Yangtze, are much smaller, narrower and have some dramatic scenery. On both sides impressive stone cliffs are interspersed with surrounding rural scenery and forested areas.
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.
Day4
Destination: Fengdu
Highlights:Ghost City
Shore Excursion to Ghost city in Fengdu.
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.
Day5
Destination: Chongqing
Highlights:Passengers disembark from the ship
09:00 Arrive in Chongqing.
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.