Three Gorges Yangtze River Cruise and Big Dam Tour (4-day)
Chongqing-Yichang Yangtze River Downstream 4-day Cruise Tour
Highlights:
• Taking a Yangtze River Three Gorges cruise is a popular way to discover China. Why not relax on a slow boat in China, on the beautiful Yangtze River. It is spectacular and serene. A photographers paradise.
• A Yangtze River Cruise will take you through the center of China, while giving you the opportunity to see some of the most spectacular scenery imaginable.
• There are several impressive guided shore excursions on offer during the Three Gorges cruise including such classic attractions as the Three Gorges Dam, and the Fengdu Ghost City.
*Abundant offshore tours to the precious historical sites that survived the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
Cruise Ship:
You will be on the largest and finest ship - the only American managed cruise company sailing on the Yangtze who has a real understanding of great customer service. All ship crew members speak English and Chinese (and the manager speaks German, too). > Click here to see the details of the ship Victoria Jenna.
> Click to learn the Yangtze River Cruise upstream from Chongqing to Yichang.
The Top 8 Attractions along the Yangtze River
People of Three Gorges - A Worldly Sanctuary in the Mountains
The location of the Three Gorges People's Home is called Shibi Village, located on the southern shore of the Xiling Gorge, between the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam, spanning both sides of the beautiful Lantern Shadow Gorge. . The whole scenic area is divided into homes on the water, homes on the mountain, and homes by the stream. The scenic area is rich in Tujia ethnic customs. The Three Gorges People are two dams on one shoulder, it retains the only original style and natural ecological scenery of the Three Gorges in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River after the Three Gorges Project stored water.
The Three Gorges Falls
Three Gorges Falls is located in Yichang, the waterfall drop of nearly 102 meters, nearly 80 meters wide, is China's top ten waterfalls as long as, but also the world's It is one of the few national geoparks that combines canyon, cave, landscape and fossil culture. The entire scenic area has a wide variety of plants, fresh air, and a secluded canyon stretching 10 kilometers.
The "Lesser Three Gorges"
The "Less Three Gorges" is located at the lower reaches of the Daning River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Wushan County, from Mount Wu (wushan) in the south to Dachang Ancient Town in the north, and is commonly known as Wushan's Little Three Gorges. Compared with the magnificent, majestic and precipitous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges of Wushan are known for their "show". Little Three Gorges is so beautiful, exquisite and elegant that people praise it as "not the Three Gorges, but the Three Gorges".
The Goddess Stream
The Goddess Stream is a 15-kilometer-long tributary that feeds into the Yangtze River, with a fast-flowing, shallow and narrow stream. Even if you stretch your neck to 90 degrees in a boat, you may not be able to see the top of the mountain. In the jungle mountains, there is such a pool of blue water, is really a wonderland, both sides of the strange peaks standing, bamboo trees, the sound of monkeys and more fascinating array of fascinating. This was once a place where fairies bathed! All rides are by boat. In the gorge, the water was as clear as glass, and the gravel at the bottom of the river was clearly visible. The long dark green moss at the border of the river and the water looks like the jade forum in the water.
Wuxia Gorge Gallery
Wuxia Gorge is a long, deep and winding gorge. The scenery here is so magnificent that it is like a beautiful gallery, with its towering peaks and dense clouds of smoke. The Wu Gorge is beautiful and deep, known for its beauty. It is a long gorge with deep valleys, strange peaks, peaks and valleys, clouds and fog, and a winding river. The gallery, full of poetry and painting.
Qutang Gorge
The Qutang Gorge has been known since ancient times as a place where the river rushes through cliffs and walls, such as the Jiange and Kui.
Qutang Gorge's historical sites and places of interest are numerous and concentrated, and visitors say they are convenient. Upstream of the gorge, there are Fengjie Ancient City, the Eight Array of Figures, and the Fish Foo Tower. On the north shore of the gorge, there is a large collection of cultural relics at the top of the hill, the Baidi City, the thrilling ancient trestle, the mysterious bellows gorge; on the south shore, there is a wall full of inscriptions. The whitewashed wall. Not far downstream of the Wind Box Gorge, on the south bank, there is an oddly shaped mountain jutting out of the river, known as the "Rhinoceros looking at the moon", which is very vivid.
Goddess Peak
It is said that the goddess Yaoji of Wushan lived here. The myth and legend of the Wushan Goddess Peak has attracted countless people over the ages because of its mythical and romantic mythology, which resembles a graceful maiden, surrounded by clouds and smoke. The literati have left brilliant poems for it.
The Three Gorges Dam - An engineering Marvel
Spectacle is synonymous with the Three Gorges Dam, whether you're looking down on it from the altar ridge or looking at it from the 185th platform, which is the same height as the dam. It's hard to get a full picture of the dam, even from the waterfront platform of the Interception Memorial Park. The upstream part of the dam offers a beautiful view of the "High Gorge out of Pinghu", while the downstream part is the new and picturesque Xiling Gorge.