Yangtze Victoria Cruises – Route Ⅱ

These are ships under the name of Yangtze Victoria Cruises: Victoria Sophia,  Victoria Anna, Victoria Lianna, Victoria Selina, Victoria Grace, Victoria Katarina, Victoria Jenna.

Only Victoria Sophia arrives and departs between Chongqing Municipality and Shanghai Municipality along Yangtze River of Yangtze Cruise.

Yangtze Victoria Cruise - Route Ⅱ

Shanghai to Chongqing Upstream 9 Days / 8 Nights

Day1 Depart Shanghai

5:00 pm: Sail today from Shanghai, China's dynamic international commercial center. (D)

Day 2 Nanjing

Visit Nanjing, where you will tour the Ming Dynasty City Wall Museum and a Qing Dynasty style bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple. (B/L/D)

Day3 Mt. Huangshan

Have a full day excursion to Mt. Huangshan, one of China's most famous mountain ranges. Travel to this royal retreat through some of the country's most scenic rural areas. (Mt. Jiuhuashan or "Mountain of the Nine Lotuses" maybe substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Mt. Huangshan.) (B/L/D)

Day4 Wuhan

Have an excursion of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in the evening. Visit Guqin Terrace, which commemorates an ancient legend of the friendship between Yu Boya, a famous official and musician, and Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter.

Day5 Sailing on the Yangtze River (B/L/D)

Day 6 Yichang / Xiling Gorge/ Three Gorges Dam/ Ship Locks

This morning, sail through Gezhou Dam Project near Yichang City. 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. (B/L/D)

Day 7 Wuxia Gorge / Qutang Gorge / Daning River "Lesser Gorges"

Enter Wuxia 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. take an excursion through the Daning River Lesser Gorges, which are narrower than the Three Gorges, but very impressive. (B/L/D)

Day 8 Fengdu Ghost City

Take a shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City, visiting either the "Ghost City", known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village, built for families who have moved as a result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam. (B/L/D)

Day 9 Arrive at Chongqing Municipality

8:00am: Disembark at picturesque Chongqing Municipality, the "Mountain City". (B)