Grand Yangtze Discovery: Shanghai to Chongqing
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Highlights
- Visit Nanjing, where you will tour the Sun Yat-sen Memorial
- An excursion to Jiuhuashan or “Mountain of the Nine Lotuses”, one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism
- Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum.
- Visit the Three Gorges Dam, the largest in the world.
- Visit Wu Gorge, known for its quiet beauty and forest-covered mountains
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- All meals as noted in the itinerary
- Entertainment, lectures and demonstrations on board.
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Itinerary
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Depart Shanghai - 12:00 noon: Sail today from Shanghai, China’s dynamic international commercial center.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Nanjing - Visit Nanjing, where you will tour the Sun Yat-sen Memorial and time permitting, a Qing Dynasty style bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Jiuhuashan - Full day excursion to Jiuhuashan or “Mountain of the Nine Lotuses”, one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. The one hundred square kilometer area is known for its quiet beauty, which includes ridges ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wuhan - Evening excursion of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. Visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. (Depending on arrival time, an alternate excursion may be substituted to the JiangHan Pedestrian Street, which contains hundreds of establishments, including food shops, retail stores and theatres.)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sailing on the Yangtze River
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Yichang / Xiling Gorge / Three Gorges Dam / Ship Locks - This morning, sail through Gezhou Dam near Yichang. In the afternoon, visit the Three Gorges Dam, the largest in the world. Sail through Xiling Gorge, the longest (41 miles), and the deepest of the Three Gorges. Later today, enter the Three Gorges Dam ship locks.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wu Gorge / Qutang Gorge / “Small Gorges” - Enter Wu Gorge, known for its quiet beauty and forest-covered mountains. Then sail through Qutang Gorge, the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and most dramatic gorge. Transfe...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Fengdu - Take a shore excursion to Fengdu’s “Ghost City” known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village for families who have moved as a result of the Yangtze’s rising waters brought...
Meals: Breakfast
Arrive Chongqing - 8:00am: Disembark at picturesque Chongqing, the “Mountain City”
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- Air transportation
- Visa and passport Charges
- Airport taxes
- Shore excursions
- Any designated overnight hotel stay prior to boarding the ship.
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Reservations will be held until 30 minutes prior to departure. No refunds will be made in the event of "no shows", unused tickets, lost tickets, interruptions, partially used tickets, or cancellations received late or after the start of the cruise. A cancellation occurs when a stateroom is released and not simultaneously rebooked on the same sailing. Victoria strongly recommends the purchase of trip cancellation insurance from your travel agent. Cancellation charges for individual bookings will result in loss of deposit. For cancellation charges related to group bookings, partial ship charters or full ship charters refer to your charter contract or group booking agreement for terms and conditions.
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