Yangtze Victoria Cruises – Winter Season Ⅲ

Chongqing / Yichang / Chongqing 8 Days / 7 Nights

Day 1 Depart Chongqing Municipality

9:00am: Sail today from picturesque Chongqing Municipality, the "Mountain City".

Day 2 Shibaozhai

Shore excursion to this impressice 12-story pagoda, known as "The pearl of the Yangzte River". It's one of the gems of Chinese architecture. (B/L/D)

Day 3 Enter the Three Gorges / Daning River "Lesser Three Gorges" / Ship locks

Enter the Three Gorges, one of nature's most extraordinary sculptures. Today you will pass through the first two-Qutang Gorge and Wuxia Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and most dramatic. The 25-mile long Wuxia Gorge is known for its quiet beauty, forest-covered mountains, and cliffs so sheer that the sun barely penetrates the precipices. Take an excursion through the Daning River Lesser Gorges, which are narrower than the Three Gorges, but very impressive. Later enter Xiling Gorge, the longest (41 miles), and the deepest – its cliff walls rise to 4,000 feet. In the evening, sail through the Three Gorges Dam ship locks. (B/L/D)

Day 4 Three Gorges Dam / Yichang

Visit to the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping in the morning, the largest in the world. Have a city tour in the afternoon in Yichang City, the economic and cultural center of western Hubei province. (B/L/D)

Day 5 New Zigui

Shore excursion to New Zigui, a new city built to accommodate families relocated as a result of the rising waters of the Yangtze River, brought about by the Three Gorges Dam Project. (B/L/D)

Day 6 Shennong Stream / Wuxia Gorge / Qutang Gorge

Transfer to another vessel for a relaxing ride through the attractive gorges of Shennong Stream. Pass through Wuxia Gorge / Qutang Gorge. (B/L/D)

Day 7 Fengdu Ghost City

Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City, visiting either the "Ghost City", known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mt. 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.

Depending on river conditions, alternate excursions may be substituted as follows: Day 2: Wanzhou; Day 3: Shennong Stream.

Meals: B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner

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