5-Day Yangtze river cruise&Chongqing city half day tour from Shanghai by Air

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Shanghai-Yichang  by air⌄

   14:30-18:50 Our driver will meet you in hotel lobby of Shanghai and take you to airport, then fly to Yichang

   21:20 arrive Yichang, while the local guide will pick you up and take you to Maoping pier for boarding. 18:00-22:30 Boarding in Maoping 21:00 Embarkation begins at Yichang Maoping Wharf. Meals: None Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)

   Overnight: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

2. 2Sailing on Yangzte river⌄

   07:00 - 8:00 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise 07:30 - 12:30 Morning Optional Excursion to The Tribe of the Three Gorges (CNY290 per person) or Quyuan Hometown (CNY220 per person) 12:00 - 13:30 Buffet lunch 14:00 - 17:00 Shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam Afternoon optional tour to Quyuan Hometown(CNY180 per person) or Ship Lift (CNY290 per person) 17:00 - 18:00 Captain's Welcome Party 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner 20:30-21:30 The Three Gorges theme show Meals: BLD Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

3. 3Sailing Through Three Gorges⌄

   07:00 - 08:00 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise 07:30 - Sailing through Wu Gorge  08:00 - 12:00 Boat excursion to the Lesser Three Gorges, and optional tour to the Mini Three Gorges(CNY150 per person). 12:30 - 13:30 Buffet Lunch 14:30 - 15:00 Sail through Qutang Gorge  15:00 - 18:00 Optional Excursion to White Emperor City (CNY290 per person) 19:00 - 20:00 Buffet dinner 20:30 - 21:30 Dancing Party  Meals: BLD  Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

4. 4Sailing on Yangzte river⌄

   07:00 - 08:30 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise 08:30 -10:30 Optional Excursion to Shibao Village 12:00 - 13:00 Buffet lunch 15:30 - 18:30 Shore excursion to the Ghost City of Fengdu 19:00 - 20:00 Captain’s Farewell Banquet.  20:00 - Check out 20:30-21:30 Entertainment show

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

5. 5Chongqing  Arrival and half day city tour then fly Shanghai⌄

   07:00 - 08:00 Buffet breakfast 09:00 - Disembark from the cruise at Chongqing Chaotianmen Wharf, end of the cruise tour . Your local tour guide will pick you up at pier, then start your half day tour in Chongqing, the following itinerary as below.

   Your tour will begin with a ride in Yangtze river cable car, As we know Chongqing is known as a city among mountains and surrounded with water. The Yangtze River and Jialing River separates the city into three parts, which causes the local people much inconvenience to across the river, the cable car ride is no more than a means of convenient and inexpensive traffic across the river, but to tourists it can be an exciting way of appreciating the scenery of rivers and downtown Chongqing. Standing in the cable car with wind blowing on your face and looking down at the rolling water, you will be impacted with a striking sense of spectacular.

   The magic terrain of Chongqing has let many Chongqing outsiders get lost and sigh for helplessness. So do you have the courage to challenge it? Now it’s time to experience the The Crown Escalator- It is said to be the Asia's longest escalator, a total length of 112 meters, running a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

   Then continue another magic place, it sounds maybe crazy for you,In Chongqing, it is indescribable to take a light rail. It may runs in the mountain, but in next minute it is under the river.even runs through a building with people living inside where the 6 floor is the station hall; the 7 floor is the device layer, and the 8 floor is the platform layer.

   After you get a idea of landscape of Chongqing, now you will chance to try local cuisine -Chongqing Hotpot. Afterwards Continue the tour to Hongya Cave . The main style and feature in Hongya Cave is the traditional stilted building. Hongya Cave is preserved the most complete and decorated the best stilted building group in Chongqing. It is built leaning on the mountain and beside the river. There you can also see the The Monument to Liberation of People, it was built in 1945 to commemorate the victory over the Japanese in WWII.

   At last drive to airport fly back Shanghai. Our driver will meet you Shanghai then take you to hotel directly.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch