5-Day Yangtze river cruise&Chongqing city half day tour from Shanghai by Air

Itinerary

Day 1: Shanghai-Yichang by air

Stop At: Yichang Sanxia Airport, 8 Airport Rd, Xiaoting Qu, Yichang Shi, Hubei Sheng, China
14:30-18:50 Our driver will meet you in hotel lobby of Shanghai and take you to airport, then fly to Yichang
21:20 arrive Yichang, while the local guide will pick you up and take you to Maoping pier for boarding.
18:00-22:30 Boarding in Maoping
21:00 Embarkation begins at Yichang Maoping Wharf.
Meals: None
Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

Day 2: Sailing on Yangzte river

Stop At: Three Gorges Dam Project, Sandouping Town, Yiling District, Yichang 443134 China
07:00 - 8:00 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise
07:30 - 12:30 Morning Optional Excursion to The Tribe of the Three Gorges (CNY290 per person) or Quyuan Hometown (CNY220 per person)
12:00 - 13:30 Buffet lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam
Afternoon optional tour to Quyuan Hometown(CNY180 per person) or Ship Lift (CNY290 per person)
17:00 - 18:00 Captain's Welcome Party
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
20:30-21:30 The Three Gorges theme show
Meals: BLD
Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

Day 3: Sailing Through Three Gorges

Stop At: Chongqing Qutang Gorge, Baidi Cheng, Fengjie County 404600 China
07:00 - 08:00 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise
07:30 - Sailing through Wu Gorge
08:00 - 12:00 Boat excursion to the Lesser Three Gorges, and optional tour to the Mini Three Gorges(CNY150 per person).
12:30 - 13:30 Buffet Lunch
14:30 - 15:00 Sail through Qutang Gorge
15:00 - 18:00 Optional Excursion to White Emperor City (CNY290 per person) 19:00 - 20:00 Buffet dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Dancing Party
Meals: BLD
Overnight on the boat (Chinese 5-star boat)
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

Day 4: Sailing on Yangzte river

Stop At: Ghost City of Fengdu, North bank of Yangtze River, Chongqing 408200 China
07:00 - 08:30 Buffet breakfast with morning coffee and Taiji exercise
08:30 -10:30 Optional Excursion to Shibao Village
12:00 - 13:00 Buffet lunch
15:30 - 18:30 Shore excursion to the Ghost City of Fengdu
19:00 - 20:00 Captain’s Farewell Banquet.
20:00 - Check out
20:30-21:30 Entertainment show
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Golden series cruise-Standard Twin Room (based on double occupancy)

Day 5: Chongqing Arrival and half day city tour then fly Shanghai

Stop At: Chongqing Chaotianmen, Interchange of Yangtze River and Jialing River , Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400000 China
07:00 - 08:00 Buffet breakfast
09:00 - Disembark from the cruise at Chongqing Chaotianmen Wharf, end of the cruise tour .
Your local tour guide will pick you up at pier, then start your half day tour in Chongqing, the following itinerary as below.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Yangtze River bridge Chongqing, Chongqing China
Your tour will begin with a ride in Yangtze river cable car, As we know Chongqing is known as a city among mountains and surrounded with water. The Yangtze River and Jialing River separates the city into three parts, which causes the local people much inconvenience to across the river, the cable car ride is no more than a means of convenient and inexpensive traffic across the river, but to tourists it can be an exciting way of appreciating the scenery of rivers and downtown Chongqing. Standing in the cable car with wind blowing on your face and looking down at the rolling water, you will be impacted with a striking sense of spectacular.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Crown Escalator, No.107 Zhongshan 3rd Road, Lianglukou, Chongqing China
The magic terrain of Chongqing has let many Chongqing outsiders get lost and sigh for helplessness. So do you have the courage to challenge it? Now it’s time to experience the The Crown Escalator- It is said to be the Asia's longest escalator, a total length of 112 meters, running a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Liziba Station, Chongqing China
Then continue another magic place, it sounds maybe crazy for you,In Chongqing, it is indescribable to take a light rail. It may runs in the mountain, but in next minute it is under the river.even runs through a building with people living inside where the 6 floor is the station hall; the 7 floor is the device layer, and the 8 floor is the platform layer.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Hongya Cave, Junction of Changbai Road, Yangtze River and Jialing River, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400000 China
After you get a idea of landscape of Chongqing, now you will chance to try local cuisine -Chongqing Hotpot.

Afterwards Continue the tour to Hongya Cave . The main style and feature in Hongya Cave is the traditional stilted building. Hongya Cave is preserved the most complete and decorated the best stilted building group in Chongqing. It is built leaning on the mountain and beside the river. There you can also see the The Monument to Liberation of People, it was built in 1945 to commemorate the victory over the Japanese in WWII.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Shanghai Tourist Service Center (Pudong Airport T2), Pudong International Airport T2, Shanghai China
At last drive to airport fly back Shanghai. Our driver will meet you Shanghai then take you to hotel directly.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.