Victoria Cruises 5 Day Yichang to Chongqing Yangtze River Cruise

5 daysEnglishBook 2 days aheadYichang, China

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$682

Victoria Cruise Lines was founded in New York in 1993. It is the only American-managed cruise line on the Yangtze, sailing the Three Gorges since 1994. More than two million guests have sailed with the fleet. Five ships, all five-star by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Victoria Jenna, Katarina, Anna, Sabrina, and Isabella (about 264-690 guests). Public rooms mix European and Asian design. Standard cabins have a private balcony, bathtub, and satellite TV; Wi-Fi is available onboard. This 5-day/4-night Yichang-Chongqing sailing usually departs: Monday Sabrina; Wednesday Isabella; Thursday Jenna; Friday Katarina; Saturday Anna. No regular upstream sailing Tuesday or Sunday. Your confirmation names the ship; winter and holiday weeks can differ. Sailings have a Western cruise director and English-speaking river guides. Days include lectures and cultural activities.

Included

Shore excursion to Fengdu Snow Jade Cave & Xiao Guan Shan
Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site
4 nights onboard Victoria Cruises
Lunch
Dinner
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream
Breakfast

Not included

Optional: Three Gorges Ship Elevator. payable onsite
Optional: White Emperor City excursion. payable onsite
Optional: shore excursion to Wuling Mountain Great Rift Valley. payable onsite
Cruise service fee / gratuities per person. payable onsite

Choose your option

6 options

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What you'll do

Meet at Yichang Sanxia Center Cruise Terminal between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Show your boarding information and take the free shuttle to Maoping Port. The ship does not dock downtown.
2 min
Meet at Yichang East Railway Station(Yichang Tourist Information Center) Cruise Terminal between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Show your boarding information and take the free shuttle to Maoping Port. The ship does not dock downtown.
1 hour

Three Gorges Dam Project
Sandouping Town, Yiling District, Yichang, China
Shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Walk the viewing platforms to see the five-stage ship lock and take in the scale of the world’s largest hydropower project by generating capacity.
2h 30mAdmission included
Three Gorges Dam Project
Sandouping Town, Yiling District, Yichang, China
Optional extra at 1:45 PM: Board a sightseeing boat for the Three Gorges ship lift and be raised or lowered through the dam. You do not stay on your cruise ship.
1 minAdmission not included

Shennong Stream
North Shore of Wu Gorge, Badong County, China
Board a smaller boat to cruise Shennong Stream, a narrow tributary of the Yangtze. Pass beneath steep cliffs and look for hanging coffins set into the rock.
2h 30mAdmission included
This afternoon, stay on board as the ship sails through Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge, two of the Three Gorges
2 min
Optional extra: Visit White Emperor City (Baidi City), a hilltop temple complex overlooking Qutang Gorge
There are quite a few stairs.
2h 30mAdmission not included

Fengdu Ghost City
North Bank of Yangtze River, Chongqing, China
Shore excursion in Fengdu to Snow Jade Cave and Xiaoguanshan Folk Culture Park. Walk a limestone cave of white formations, then a reconstructed village of old courtyards, temples, and city gates moved before the reservoir rose.
2h 30mAdmission included
Chongqing Wuling Mountain Forest Park
In Fuling County, Fuling County, Chongqing, China
Optional extra, 9:30 AM–6:00 PM: Full-day trip to Wuling Mountain Great Rift Valley, with lunch included. You rejoin the ship at Fuling, not at the same dock.
2h 30mAdmission not included

Breakfast on board, then disembark at Chaotianmen Port in Chongqing by 9:00 AM
1h 30m

Meeting and pickup

4 locations

Pickup details

Meet at Sanxia Tourist Center in Yichang between 17:30 PM and 19:30 PM on Day 1. Search “Sanxia Tourist Center” in Google Maps. Show your boarding information and transfer to the cruise shuttle for Maoping Port. The ship does not dock downtown.