Downstream: Chongqing To Shanghai
Day1
Destination: Chongqing
Highlights:Ghost City
10:00 am depart from Chongqing. Afternoon shore excursion to Fengdu, visiting either the "Ghost City" on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village for families who have moved as a result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam.
Chongqing 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: Three Gorges
Highlights:Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream,
Three Gorges Dam Ship locks
Morning excursion to Daning River Small Gorges or Shennong Stream. Evening sail through Three Gorges Dam Ship locks.
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.
Day3
Destination: Yichang
Highlights:Three Gorges Dam,
Rboard ship at Yichang dock
Morning visit to Three Gorges Dam site and reboard ship at Yichang dock.
Three Gorges Dam site 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.
Day4
Destination: Wuhan
Highlights:Hubei Provincial Museum
Afternoon shore excursion of Wuhan , visiting the Hubei Provincial Museum .
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.
Day5
Destination: Huangshan
Highlights:Yellow Mountain,Pine trees,
or Jiuhuashan
Full-day shore excursion to Huangshan ("Yellow Mountain").
(Jiuhuanshan or "Mountain of the Nine Lotuses" may be substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Huangshan.)
The Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is very famous for its scenic beauty, which lies in the peculiar shapes of the granite peaks, in the weather-shaped Huangshan Pine trees, and in views of the clouds from above. The area also has hot springs and natural pools. Listed in the "Inventory of the World's Cultural and Natural Heritage" in 1990, Huangshan is one of China's most popular tourist destinations.
Day6
Destination: Nanjing
Highlights:Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum,
Qing Dynasty style Bazaar
Full day tour of Nanjing including Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and a Qing Dynasty style Bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple; 9:00 pm Leave Nanjing for Shanghai
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin (Purple Mountain) in Nanjing, China. Construction of the tomb started in January of 1926 and was finished in spring of 1929. The architect was Lu Yanzhi, who died shortly after it was finished.
Day7
Destination: Shanghai
Highlights:Passengers disembark from the ship
8:00 am arrive in Shanghai, where is located at the spot where the Yangtze River enters the East China Sea which is the largest metropolis and one of the ancient cultural cities of China. It is a flourishing international metropolis, known worldwide for its highly developed industry, commerce, and finance and its convenient land, air and sea transportation, rich tourist resources, great variety of food, and recreational facilities.
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.
Upstream: Shanghai To Chongqing
Day1
Destination: Shanghai
Highlights:Get aboard.
5:00 pm Sail from shanghai,which is located at the spot where the Yangtze River enters the East China Sea which is the largest metropolis and one of the ancient cultural cities of China. It is a flourishing international metropolis, known worldwide for its highly developed industry, commerce, and finance and its convenient land, air and sea transportation, rich tourist resources, great variety of food, and recreational facilities. .
Day2
Destination: Nanjing
Highlights:Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum ,
Qing Dynasty style Bazaar
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin (Purple Mountain) in Nanjing, China. Construction of the tomb started in January of 1926 and was finished in spring of 1929. The architect was Lu Yanzhi, who died shortly after it was finished.
Day3
Destination: Huangshan
Highlights:Yellow Mountain, Pine trees,
or Jiuhuashan
Full-day shore excursion to Huangshan ("Yellow Mountain"). (Jiuhuashan or "Mountain of the Nine Lotuses" may be substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Huangshan.)
The Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is very famous for its scenic beauty, which lies in the peculiar shapes of the granite peaks, in the weather-shaped Huangshan Pine trees, and in views of the clouds from above. The area also has hot springs and natural pools. Listed in the "Inventory of the World's Cultural and Natural Heritage" in 1990, Huangshan is one of China's most popular tourist destinations.
Day4
Destination: Wuhan
Highlights:Hubei Provincial Museum
Or The Rare Stone Museum ,
Evening shore excursion of Wuhan ; depending on arrival time, either visiting the Hubei Provincial Museum or the Rare Stone Museum.
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.
Day5
Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Sailing through the Yangtze River
Nestled in the middle reaches of the Yangtze are the Three Gorges, renowned the world over as Nature's Gift and one of the great treasures of China's landscape. The scenery includes sheer cliffs and mountains rising up to 1,000 meters on both sides of narrow, rushing water, old towns cut by slender lines of stone steps, and a hill almost lined from top to bottom with a pagoda.
Day6
Destination:
Highlights:Gezhou Dam,
Three Gorges Dam
Arrive Yichang; sail through Gezhou Dam; Early afternoon visit Three Gorges Dam site; Then sail through Three Gorges Dam ship locks.
Three Gorges Dam site 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.
Day7
Destination: Three Gorges
Highlights:Wu Gorge,
Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong Stream
Sail through Wu Gorge. Excursion to Daning River Small Gorges.
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.
Day8
Destination: Fengdu
Highlights:Ghost City
Morning shore excursion to Fengdu, visiting either the "Ghost City" on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village for families who have moved as result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam.
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.