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Grand Yangtze Discovery: Shanghai to Chongqing
9 days/8 nights upstream itinerary
Day 1
3:00 pm sail from Shanghai (D)
Day 2
Half day tour of Nanjing including the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and a Qing Dynasty style bazaar surrounding a Confucian Temple (B, L, D)
Day 3
Full-day shore excursion to Huangshan ("Yellow Mountain"). (Jiuhuashan or "Mountain of the Nine Lotuses" may be substituted if weather or road conditions do not permit a visit to Huangshan.) (B, L, D)
Day 4
Shore excursion of Wuhan, visiting Guqin Terrace. (Depending on arrival time, an alternative excursion may be substituted to the Rare Stone Museum.) (B, L, D)
Day 5
Sailing through the Yangtze River (B, L, D)
Day 6
Arrive Yichang; sail through Gezhou Dam; Early afternoon visit Three Gorges Dam site; Then sail through Three Gorges Dam ship locks (B, L, D)
Day 7
Sail through Wu Gorge
Excursion to Daning River Small Gorges (B, L, D)
Day 8
Morning shore excursion to Fengdu, visiting either the "Ghost City" on Mingshan Hill, or the new relocation village for families who have moved as result of the Yangtze's rising waters brought about by the Three Gorges Dam (B, L, D)
Day 9
8:00 am disembark Chongqing (B)
Itineraries and times are subject to change according to river conditions.
Included meals as noted in above itinerary: (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner
Rates (Cruise Only)
Superior Cabin
Main Deck
Promenade Deck
Executive Superior Cabins *
Executive Suite
Deluxe Suite
Shangri-La Suite
A fuel surcharge may be added to the cruise fare, depending upon fluctuations in the price of fuel.
* Executive Superior Cabins receiving Executive Amenities may be located on the Promenade, Bridge or Observation Decks.
- All prices are per person in U.S. Dollars based on double occupancy in each cabin. Cruise prices include meals on board, but shore excursions are extra. For cruises departing in the evening, dinner is not provided the first night.
- Single supplement: Add 75% of the cruise fare in a superior cabin and 100% of the cruise fare in a suite.
- Children under 12: Staying in the parents' cabin are charged 67% of the full cruise fare.
- Children under 2: Staying in the parents' cabin are charged 10% of the full cruise fare.
- Parents with children 2 and over, and adults sharing a triple may find that a Superior Cabin is not roomy enough when a third bed or cot is placed in it. For such bookings, it is suggested that either a suite be reserved, or the third passenger reserve as a single or share basis in a separate cabin.;
- Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
- Service Charge: In lieu of tipping, Victoria Cruises charges Rmb. 150 (approximately US $24.00) for cruises of 5 days and under, and Rmb. 300 (approximately US $48.00) for cruises of 7 days and over, to be billed on passengers’ credit cards upon check-in. This service charge does not include a gratuity to our river guide or cruise director, which may be given at passengers’ discretion based on their satisfaction with services received, as can gratuities for additional special services requested by passengers.
