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YANGTZE RIVER UP STREAM  - 5 days/ 4 nights (YUS)

Yichang / Chongqing

Private Tour - Friday & Wednesday Departure (March - November)

This 4-night Yangtze expedition offers our guests an unforgettable experience to the majestic natural wonders of The Yangtze, China's longest river and the third longest waterway in the world. This ever-popular river cruise invites you on board the EAST KING or PRESIDENT No. 1, two of the Mighty Yangtze's top floating hotels. A few of the cruise's highlights include the legendary Three Gorges, a motorboat ride on the Daning River through the towering Three Small Gorges, shore excursions to The Three Gorges Dam and the future site of the largest reservoir in the world. All meals are included on board.

Special discounted international airfares are available for this tour -- contact us for details.  

TOUR INCLUDES:

• All meals included while onboard cruise ship (food only)

• Private sightseeing with services of English-speaking guides

• Private transfers upon arrival and departure with guide

TOUR ITINERARY:

Day 1. Upon arrival in Yichang, commence brief sightseeing (time permitting) before boarding your cruise ship and begin your journey up the Yangtze River. (B)

Day 2. Cruise along the Yangtze. Today you will visit the site of the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping. When completed in 2008, it will be the largest reservoir in the world. This evening enjoy the captain’s welcome party. (B,L,D)

Day 3. Today you will cruise through the legendary Three Gorges: Xiling, Wu & Qutang. After arriving at Wushan, enjoy a motor boat ride on the Daning River through the towering Three Small Gorges. Enjoy an unforgettable boat journey along the spectacular Shennong Stream (B,L,D)

Day 4. Today’s shore excursion takes you to Shibaozhai, gem of Chinese architecture. There you will find a 11-story-high red wooden pavilion built against a protruding rock with sheer cliffs on the north bank overlooking the great Yangtze. (B,L,D)

Day 6. Disembark cruise. Transfer to the airport for your flight onward. (B)