Yangtze River Cruise Overview:
The Three Gorges in the Yangtze River Valley comprise Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The Three Gorges area starts at Baidicheng ( White Emperor Town ), Fengjie in Chongqing and extends to Nanjin Pass , Yichang in Hubei Province . It stretches over a total of 120 miles. Qutang Gorge is renowned for its majestic appearance. The peaks tower above the river and the waters tumble down in torrents. Wu Gorge is splendid, intertwined and secluded, housing the famous Twelve Peaks . The longest gorge (66km long) of the three gorges. In the past, it was known for its hazardous shoals and rapids. Today, the danger spots have been eliminated, but the fine scenery remains. Your day on board a Yangtze River Cruise might start out in the morning with Tai-Chi exercises overlooking the mists of the river. Then you can choose between the Western-style breakfast or traditional Chinese fare. During the day, you will be occupied with exciting shore excursions to the many stops along the intriguing waterway. After sightseeing, you can lounge on the deck to enjoy the glorious sunset while sipping a tall cold drink. In the evening, you might enjoy a cocktail in the lounge and hear your favorite music at the bar, followed by a sumptuous dinner. There will be numerous activities after dinner - learn to play Mah Jong, enjoy a massage, relax in the sauna, or just dance the night away.
How
to choose a deluxe Yangtze River cruise?
Mainly there are six factors
that will affect your decision making, sailing route, cruise
conditions, itinerary differences, cruise fare, sailing dates
and destination connections.
Sailing
Route
Why Yangtze River becomes a world
famous travel destination? It is the Three Gorges.
Three Gorges is the section of Yangtze River between Chongqing
and Yichang city, thus the most popular route for a Yangtze
trip is take the Chongqing to Yichang downstream cruise or
Yichang to Chongqing upstream cruise.
Itinerary Difference
For the Chongqing-Yichang, Yichang-Chongqing
Three Gorges cruises, these are not many differences.
You will see the Three Gorges onboard the ship, and have some
additional land tours like "Ghost City", "Shibaozhai
Temple", "Wanxian Town", "Lesser Three
Gorges", "Shennong Streem", "Three Gorges
Dam".
Please note that you will only visit some of these offshore
destinations.
Prices
Needless to say, price is important.
Sailing
Dates
Check the Yangtze
River Cruise Database Search.
Flight Connections
Both Chongqing and Yichang
has an airport, with flights to the major cities: Shanghai, Guilin, Xian, and Beijing.
Important Notice !
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