Start in: Chongqing
End in: Wuhan
Special Experience: Yangtze River Cruise from Chongqing to Wuhan, concert of ancient ritual bells in Wuhan
Yangtze Cruise and Wuhan Glimpse
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Chongqing / Embarking
Accommodations: On the Cruise 
Transfer via: Flight or train on your own arrangement
Upon your arrival at Chongqing airport, our local guide will meet you and escort you to board Regal China Cruise(5 stars).
Qutang Gorge boasts not only its splendid scenic spots but also its historical sites. Yangtse River Cruises
Accommodations: On the Cruise
Meals: B,L,D
Sightseeing: Fengdu Ghost City
Transfer via: Yangtze River Cruise
Departs Chongqing at 08:00AM. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City.
- Fengdu Ghost City: constructed on the Mingshan Hill by the river bank, it is so called because of the legend which goes that about 1,700 years ago, two officials, Yin and Wang (the combination of their surnames means "Ghost King ") became Taoists here and eventually Immortals. Now with fantastic temples of underworld demons and gods, it shows the Chinese ghost culture and is a place for punishing the devil and awarding the good.
Accommodations: On the Cruise
Meals: B,L,D
Sightseeing: Shennong Stream
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream by smaller vessels.
- Shennong Stream: a small tributary of the Yangtze River is 60 kilometers long and is famous for its picturesque scenery. Shennong Stream is beautiful and ancient. When you take a sampan drifting along it, which is not without risk yet exhilarating and a challenge to battle with the nature. You will be attracted and surprised by its crystal clear steam flowing swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, steep ridges and peaks, thick vegetation and wild flowers, flying birds and a plank road built along a cliff and ancient hanging coffins. Sweet love songs will be presented to you by the local ethnic people.
Drifting on Shennong Brook
Accommodations: On the Cruise
Meals: B,L,D
Sightseeing: Three Gorges
Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam site.
- Three Gorges: spanning the Yangtze at Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province, China. Construction began in 1994, and the 'Three Gorges Dam' is now the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The Dam will be 2,335 meters long, 18 meters wide, and its bottom will be 130 meters wide after completion in 2009. When completed, the water level will rise to 135 meters above sea level. The reservoir began filling on June 1, 2003, and it will occupy the present position of the scenic Three Gorges area, between the cities of Yichang, Hubei, and Fuling, Chongqing Municipality.
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Riverside Wuhan
Meals: B,L,D
Sightseeing: Hubei Provincial Museum,Yellow Crane Tower,Guiyuan Temple
Disembark the ship in Wuhan at 11:30AM. You will be met and escorted to your hotel, and then you will have a city tour to visit Guiyuan Buddist Temple, Heptachord Terrace, Yellow Crane Tower and the Hubei Provincial Musuem and enjoy the concert of ancient ritual bells.
- Hubei Provincial Museum: built in 1953, the museum is highlighted by a large collection of artefacts from the Zenghouyi Tomb dating from aound 433 BC and unearthed in 1978, the most spectacular collection is a complete set of 65 ritual bronze bells of different sizes made more than 2200 yeaers ago that are played using hammer-like objects and poles, the museum offers wonderful performances on duplicate bells throughout the day.
- Yellow Crane Tower: first built in 223 AD and famed as "No. 1 Tower in the world", standing on the top of the Snake Hill imposingly, with 50 meters high, the five-level Tower covered with tiny tiles glazed in gold is where many poets and artists through the ages found their inspiration and left us with many pieces of poetry and prose.
- Guiyuan Temple: Wuhan's most famous Buddhist temple with 400-year history, the temple houses a collection of rare sutra, a jade Buddha and 500 gilded Arhats, the main attractions are statues of Buddha's disciples in an array of comical poses.
Meals: B,L
Sightseeing: The East Lake Park
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Today you will have a visit to East Lake before our local guide escorts you to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination.
- The East Lake Park: the largest open space in the city of Wuhan, the lake itself is huge with 33 sq. kms. With zigzagging lake banks and crisscrossing ponds and brooks, the lake is called a lake with 99 bays. There are rich plant resources and over 80 species of bird and fish in the East Lake area.
China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary 
Accommodations for 5 nights, including
1 night at four star or higher hotels, 4 nights at five star yangtze cruise ship
14 meals, including 5 full breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners
Round-trip transfers---between airports, hotels and scenic spots in each city by private air-conditioned motor coaches with experienced drivers
A local English-speaking guide in each city
Entrance fees to scenic spots listed in the itinerary
Luggage transfers between airports and hotels
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty insurance
Government taxes and service charges except tips for tour guides and drivers
We would like to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Guilin. Libby was fantastic and we really enjoyed spending time with her. Her English was excellent and she was able to find out the answers to some of our strangest questions! The driver was also great-much safer than the other tours we took in Beijing and Chengdu.
- Karen and Michael,Canada
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