Century's Yangtze Odyssey: 5-Day Upstream Legend

Century's Yangtze Odyssey: 5-Day Upstream Legend

Duration

5 Days

Guide

Professional Tour Guide

Transportation

Private Vehicle

Tour Overview

Sail against the current of history on a 5-day voyage from Yichang’s concrete titans to Chongqing’s neon hills. Century Cruises invites you to unlock the Yangtze’s secrets—where goddesses dance in misty gorges, ghostly legends haunt ancient temples, and human ambition reshapes rivers.

Detailed Itinerary

1

Day 1: Yichang/Yangtze Cruise

Transfer via: Flight/train - your arrangement

17:00-22:30 Board the cruise at Maoping pier (Include the luggage handling service)
【*18:30-20:30----You can take the ship company's shuttle bus from Yichang East Train Station or Yichang Three Gorges Tourist Center to board the ship. If you choose not to take the ship company's bus and require our transportation arrangement from Yichang Sanxia International Airport or Yichang East Train Station directly to Maoping Pier, please inform our travel advisor when making your inquiry. Alternatively, you can hire a taxi from the airport or the train station to Maoping Pier.】

19:00-20:30 Embarkation buffet dinner (Free flow House wine, local beer, variety of soft drinks are included)
21:00-21:30 Embarkation Safety Welcome Briefing
2

Day 2: Yangtze Cruise

Activities for today: Three Gorges Dam Site

06:30-07:00 Morning coffee, tea and pastries
06:30-07:00 Tai Chi morning exercise
07:00-08:00 Breakfast Buffet
07:30-12:45 Optional Tour — Three Gorges Tribe (CNY320/pp/tour) or participate the onboard activities

12:00-13:30 Lunch Buffet
14:30-17:00 Shore Excursion — the Three Gorges Dam Site ( River Closure Memorial Park & the Three Gorges Dam Project Museum)

*OPTIONAL: If you would join the optional tour to the Ship Lift:
14:00-16:30 Join the tour to the Three Gorges Dam Site. (Exclude the golf car fee: CNY10/pp.)

16:30-18:30 Transfer to a smaller boat to join the optional tour of the Three Gorges Dam Ship Lift (CNY290/pp/tour)

18:30-20:00 Dinner Buffet
20:30-21:15 Captain's Welcome Reception (Smart Casual is Required)
20:00-21:30 Children's care service with designed onboard activities
22:00-23:00 Midnight snacks time
(*Set menu snacks are available throughout the day; Free flow house wine, local beer, variety of soft drinks are included while Lunch & Dinner.)
3

Day 3: Yangtze Cruise

Activities for today: Shennv Stream

06:30-07:00 Morning coffee,tea and pastries
06:30-07:00 Tai Chi morning exercise
07:00-08:30 Breakfast Buffet
08:30-11:00 Shore Excursion — Shennv Stream
Approx. 11:00 Cruising through the magnificent Wu Gorge
12:00-13:30 Lunch Buffet
Approx. 14:00 Cruising through the spectacular Qutang Gorge
15:00-18:00 Optional Tour — White Emperor City (CNY290/pp/tour) or take party in the onboard activities

18:30-20:00 Dinner Buffet
20:30-21:30 Crew Cabaret/Talent Show
20:00-21:30 Children's care service with designed onboard activities
22:00-23:00 Midnight snacks time
(*Set menu snacks are available throughout the day; Free flow house wine, local beer, variety of soft drinks are included while Lunch & Dinner.)
4

Day 4: Yangtze Cruise

Activities for today: Fengdu Ghost City

06:30-07:00 Morning coffee, tea and pastries
06:30-07:00 Tai Chi exercise
07:00-08:30 Breakfast (Buffet)
08:30-11:00 Cultural Activities
12:00-13:30 Lunch (Buffet)
14:00-17:00 Shore Excursion — Fengdu Ghost City
18:00-19:30 Buffet Dinner
20:00-23:00 Settle the bills
20:00-21:00 Evening Show / Movie
20:00-21:30 Children's care service with designed onboard activities
22:00-23:00 Midnight snacks time (*Set menu snacks are available throughout the day; Free flow house wine, local beer, variety of soft drinks are included while Lunch & Dinner.)
5

Day 5: Yangtze Cruise/Chongqing/Exit

Activities for today: Airport/train station to hotel transfer

07:00-08:30 Breakfast (Buffet)
08:30 Disembark the cruise in Chongqing for your onward Journey (Include the luggage handling service.)
Meet our tour guide and driver at Chaotianmen Wharf to begin a city tour in Chongqing, or be directly transferred to the airport or train station according to your preference.

What's Included & Excluded

Inclusions

  • Private transportation as per itinerary
  • English-speaking guide service
  • Accommodation as listed
  • Meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees to scenic spots
  • Bottled water during tours

Exclusions

  • International flights, visa fees
  • Personal expenses, optional activities
  • Force majeure costs, travel insurance
  • Gratuities for guide and driver
  • Any items not mentioned as included
  • Seasonal price fluctuations

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