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What is Yangtze River Cruise?

  The Yangtze River is a water trip from Chongqing to Yichang or reversely, passing through the famous Three Gorges, watching the wonderful scenery along the two banks, and visiting historical scenic spots on the shore to understand how this mother river has nurtured Chinese civilization.

Yangtze River English Cruise Tour on American Cruise Ships

Yichang-Chongqing Yangtze River Upstream 5-day English Cruise Tour

Victoria Cruises, known as the "first brand of the Three Gorges" and the Amenities

  

  • The only tour fleet on the Yangtze River that is American-managed.
  • Multi-lingual foreigners as ship managers. 
  • Most cruise ships have scenic elevators.
  • The ship offers comfortable view rooms with a private bathroom (with bathtub). 
  • All rooms have a view balcony with a view of the Three Gorges. 
  • Deluxe suites have an exclusive private viewing lounge area. 
  • All cruise ships are equipped with an individual air-conditioning system. 
  • There are business center, library, gym, gift shop, beauty salon. 
  • The ship has various activities onboard, including lectures on Chinese history and culture, Taichi practice, calligraphy, and painting classes.
  • Sailing the Three Gorges with knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide. 
  • It is equipped with the latest satellite communication system, HBO, CNN, and Internet access.
  • The captain's farewell dinner is an elegant Chinese banquet, and the VIP restaurant will provide you with a personalized ordering service. 
  • No cruise scams! Go with Victoria only!


 Introducing 2 Largest American Victoria Yangtze River Ships

  • Victoria Sabrina -  the largest, newest and most luxurious cruise ship in the world debuted in October 2020.
  • Victoria Jenna - 5-star, luxious cruise ship and the largest before Sabrina was inaugurated. 


> A 4-day 3-night downstream from Chongqing to Yichang is also available if your vacation time is shorter.

Yangtze River Three Gorges Cruise Route

Yangtze River Cruise Upstream Day by Day

Day 1: Embarkation in Yichang

 18:30-20:30 We'll pick you up from Yichang Airport or Train Station and transfer you to Maoping Harbor for embarkation. Start your sailing tonight. 

Day 2: Three Gorges Family (optional) and the Dam Tour

06:30-07:00 Complimentary tea or coffee   

06:30-07:00 Tai Chi Morning Practice   

07:00-08:30 Breakfast    


07:30-13:00 Optional tour to visit the Three Gorges Family Village or Qu Yuan Temple.  The Three Gorges People's House, with its dramatic style and the brilliant combination of rocks, waterfalls, caves, and springs, makes the whole scenic area like a fairyland. The dreamy scenery of the river. The white walls and blue tiles on the stone slabs, the bridges and flowing streams, the dangling foot buildings, the fusion of the essence of the Three Gorges culture, the BaBa wind and Chu charm, the present, and past of the gorge, at a glance. 


12:30-13:30 Lunch  

13:45 Optional shore excursion - The "Ship Lift" Adventure. This is the once-in-a-life experience by getting involved in-person with the ship lifting process at the Dam. With the Three Gorges ship lift, 1,000-ton ships can "ride the elevator" to overturn the dam.  Highly recommended!

 

14:30-17:00 Three Gorges Dam walking tour.   Transfer from the pier to a tour bus via the Xiling Yangtze River Bridge to the double-lane, five-stage locks on the north shore and visit the locks at the middle bulkhead. Then drive to the Three Gorges Dam tourist area and visit the altar ridge to see the dam model and panoramic view of the dam. Then proceed to the south bank spillway dam and visit the downstream longitudinal cofferdam. Return to the cruise ship after about 2.5 hours.   


17:00-18:00 Cultural activities   

18:15-19:00 Captain's Welcome Reception   

19:00-20:30 Dinner   

21:00 Victoria Fashion Show 

Day 3: The Three Gorges

Day 4: The Ghosty City and the Karst Mt. Wuling

06:30-07:00  Complimentary tea or coffee    

06:30-07:00 Tai Chi Morning Practice

07:00-08:15 Breakfast  

08:30-11:00  Optional excursion on small boats to the Goddess Stream is offered.  Surrounded by precipitous mountains, the stream is hiding in a deep valley. The primitive landscape is fortunately well preserved with abundant natural scenic beauty with bamboos, birds, flowers, caves, and rocks.   

11:30-12:30 Lunch  


12:45 (Est.) Sailing through Wuxia Gorge. 

14:45 Sailing through Qutang Gorge   

15:30-18:00 Dock at Fengjie and disembark for a tour of the White Emperor City.  The White Emperor City is located on the Yangtze River's northern bank in Qutang Gorge. It is the best place to see the "Kui Men and the World." Famous poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Fan Chengda, Lu You, etc. have all climbed the White Emperor and visited Kui Men. The city is also known as the "City of Poetry." The picturesque scenery of Baidi City is full of historical relics.


19:00-20:30 Dinner 

18:30-21:00  Optional to watch the magic show of the "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms," the story of a famous general saving his emperor's family in the wars.  

21:00 This evening features the ship crew's cabaret with their performce of costume shows, magic shows, traditional Sichuan Opera, and the magical Mask Changing. 

Day 4: The Ghosty City and the Karst Mt. Wuling

Day 4: The Ghosty City and the Karst Mt. Wuling

Day 4: The Ghosty City and the Karst Mt. Wuling

06:30-07:00  Complimentary tea or coffee    
06:30-07:00 Tai Chi Morning Practice
07:00-08:15 Breakfast  
08:30-12:00 Cultural activities


Shore Excursion Option 1

10:00-12:30  Adventure to the Fengdu Ghost City.  This place used to be a burial area with scores of temples and shrines and a small ancient town. It got submerged underwater because of the Three Gorges Dam construction. The city has become a few islands. The attraction called "Gate of Hell" remains above the water. 
12:00-13:15 Lunch buffet
14:00-17:00 Cultural activities


Shore Excursion Option 2

9:30-18:00  Mt. Wuling Great Rift Valley hiking. The valley is a human wonder formed by karst landforms. The core area of the Great Rift Valley is an original ecological canyon of karst landform about 10 kilometers long. Surrounding the canyon, there are mountains, ridges, steep walls standing on top of each other like a knife and axe, holding the rift valley tightly in your arms; in the canyon, there are mountains, gorges, forests, springs, waterfalls, cliffs, caves, pools, and streams. , Pits and seams in one, all year round, waterfalls splash, streams flow, green grasses and flowers blooming!


19:00-20:15 Captain's Farewell Dinner
18:30-23:00 Checkout 

Day 5: Disembarkation in Chongqing

Day 4: The Ghosty City and the Karst Mt. Wuling

Day 5: Disembarkation in Chongqing

07:00-08:15 Breakfast. The cruise ends. 

We'll transfer you to Chongqing Airport or train station.

Yangtze River Cruise Itinerary

DAY 1:  18:30-20:30  Embark on the cruise at Maoping, Yichang.

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    Cruise Sailing through Qutang Gorge

    Our ship Victoria Jenna is passing the first gorge (Qutang Gorge).

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