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Day 1 : Sun: Arrival Chongqing / Yangtze Cruise
Today on arrival in Chongqing, you are met on arrival and taken on a tour of the city visiting the Goose Neck Park, and the General Stillwell Museum. After the tour you are taken for dinner to a local restaurant before you will be dropped off at the Pier to board your luxury cruise ship that will be your home for a stunning passage through the Yangtze River Gorges. Leave Chongqing headed toward the broad reaches of the upper Yangtze, a rich and beautiful country.
(Accommodations: M/V East King Cruise Ship – (Royal Cabin) - (L,D)
Day 2 : Mon: Yangtze River Cruise -
Today's shore excursion, depending on scheduling, will feature one of the historic sights soon to be submerged by the new dam such as Shibaozai, where a Buddhist temple and Qing Pavilion cling to a massive 295-foot high rock, or the historic market town of Wanxian, which rises from the riverbank amid splendid surroundings. Back on ship, enjoy ever-changing panoramas as well as your choice of activities. Listen to onboard narratives of local sights such as old Fengdu, a "ghost city" Steeped in legend. Dock overnight near the entrance of the Three Gorges.
(Accommodations: M/V East King Cruise Ship – (Royal Cabin) - (B,L,D)
Day 3 : Tue: Yangtze River Cruise
Your second day on the river is devoted solely to the splendor of the gorges. To boatmen and navigators, these were once perilous passages.
But now we glide easily through Qutang Gorge, where towering green hills drop steeply to the river, and Wu Gorge, whose celebrated Twelve Peaks are all more than 1000 feet high. A pea-boat excursion takes you through the gorges of Shennong Stream, home to exotic flowers, playful monkeys, and hanging coffins, a series of unique burial niches. Take in the wild grandeur of Xiling Gorge as you anchor for the evening.
(Accommodations: M/V East King Cruise Ship – (Royal Cabin) - (B,L,D)
Day 4 : Wed: Departure Yichang
Today you will disembark from the cruise ship in Yichang after which you are transferred to the airport for your flight to your onward destination – (B)
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