Compare Grand Yangtze Discovery: Shanghai to Chongqing by Victoria Cruises
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4.5 | Great
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| Duration | 9 days |
| Price From | $ 1,610 |
| Price Per Day | $ 179 |
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| Trip Style | River cruise |
| Lodging Level | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included |
8 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 8 Dinners |
| Description |
During this 9 day long Grand Yangtze Discovery tour from Shanghai to Chongqing you will sail on one of Victoria Cruises' comfortable ships. You will have the opportunity to visit Nanjing, tour the Sun Yat-sen Memorial, and enter the Wu Gorge that is known for its quiet beauty and forest-covered mountains. You will also visit the Three Gorges Dam, the largest in the world, and sail through the Qutang Gorge, the shortest, narrowest, and most dramatic gorge |
Day 1 :
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Depart Shanghai - 12:00 noon: Sail today from Shanghai, China’s dynamic international commercial center.
Day 2 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Nanjing - Visit Nanjing, where you will tour the Sun Yat-sen Memorial and time permitting, a Qing Dynasty style bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple.
Day 3 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Jiuhuashan - Full day excursion to Jiuhuashan or “Mountain of the Nine Lotuses”, one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. The one hundred square kilometer area is known for its quiet beauty, which includes ridges and peaks, winding paths, waterfalls, streams and ancient temples. (Huangshan or “Yellow Mountain” may be substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Jiuhuashan.)
Day 4 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wuhan - Evening excursion of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. (Depending on arrival time, an alternate excursion may be substituted to the JiangHan Pedestrian Street, which contains hundreds of establishments, including food shops, retail stores and theatres.)
Day 5 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sailing on the Yangtze River
Day 6 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Yichang / Xiling Gorge / Three Gorges Dam / Ship Locks - This morning, sail through Gezhou Dam near Yichang. In the afternoon, visit the Three Gorges Dam, the largest in the world. Sail through Xiling Gorge, the longest (41 miles), and the deepest of the Three Gorges. Later today, enter the Three Gorges Dam ship locks.
Day 7 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wu Gorge / Qutang Gorge / “Small Gorges” - Enter Wu Gorge, known for its quiet beauty and forest-covered mountains. Then sail through Qutang Gorge, the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and most dramatic gorge. Transfer to another vessel for a relaxing excursion through the attractive gorges of Goddess Stream. Depending on river conditions, an alternate excursion may be substituted to the gorges of Shennong Stream. Additional optional Shore Excursion to White Emperor City (river conditions permitting), an ancient city overlooking the western end of Qutang Gorge.
Day 8 :
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Fengdu - Take a shore excursion to Fengdu’s “Ghost City” known for its statues of ghosts and devils 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. Depending on river conditions, an alternate excursion may be substituted to Shibaozhai, with its impressive wooden pagoda.
Day 9 :
Meals: Breakfast
Arrive Chongqing - 8:00am: Disembark at picturesque Chongqing, the “Mountain City”
