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

Day 1 Shanghai-Yichang  by air

1. 1

   Shanghai

   1 hour

   14:30-18:50 Our driver will meet you in hotel lobby of Shanghai and take you to airport, then fly to Yichang

2. 2

   1 hour

   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)

Day 2 Sailing on Yangzte river

1. 1

   Three Gorges Dam Project

   8 hours Admission ticket included

   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)

Day 3 Sailing Through Three Gorges

1. 1

   Chongqing Qutang Gorge

   8 hours Admission ticket included

   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)

Day 4 Sailing on Yangzte river

1. 1

   Ghost City of Fengdu

   8 hours Admission ticket included

   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

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

1. 1

   Chongqing Chaotianmen

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   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.

2. 2

   Yangtze River bridge Chongqing

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   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.

3. 3

   Crown Escalator

   20 min Admission ticket included

   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.

4. 4

   Liziba Station

   20 min Admission ticket included

   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.

5. 5

   Hongya Cave

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   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.

6. 6

   Shanghai Tourist Service Center (Pudong Airport T2)

   4 hours Admission ticket included

   At last drive to airport fly back Shanghai. Our driver will meet you Shanghai then take you to hotel directly.