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Yangtze River Downstream Tour with President Prime

Route:Chongqing - Yichang
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights	Tour Code: GWV-Presidentprime-001
Type of Tour: Private Tour	Tour Grading: Easy
Customers can choose the arrival & departure date based on their holidays.

Tour Hightlights:

Summary:

The President Prime is the breakthrough of traditional cruise facilities and services for the presidential fleet, which marks the new generation of super 5-star boat on the Yangtze River.

Features:

It features both deluxe classical European style and modern comforts. Its spacious public area, lobby, restaurants, banquet and conference facilities are unique in design and decoration. It boasts the highest passenger capacity of all vessels sailing on the Yangtze River with 187 cabins for 374 passengers in total (2 President suites, 2 deluxe suites, 32 Deluxe Business cabins and 151 Deluxe standard cabins). The whole ship is central air-conditioned. Each cabin is equipped with satellite TV that can receive HBO and CNN programs, satellite telephone, a private bathroom with a shower or bathtub and a private balcony which enables passengers to appreciate the magnificent views of the Yangtze River any time in their own cabin.

Day 1 Chongqing

Activities: 19:00-20:00 Embarkation at Chongqing
22:00 Departing Chongqing Pier

Accommodation:On the ship

Meals: D

Day 2 On the ship

Activities: 07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Briefing on the cruise
09:00-11:30 Shore Excursion: Fengdu (Ghost City)
14:00-16:00 Lectures
18:00 Captain's Welcome Dinner
20:00 Evening entertainment

Accommodation:On the ship

Meals: B/L/D

Day 3 On the ship

Activities: 09:00-09:30 Passing the Qutang Gorge
10:30-12:00 Passing the Wu Gorge
13:00-17:00 Shore Excursion: Shennong Stream
17:00-19:00 Passing the Xiling Gorge (West Part)
18:00 Farewell Dinner
20:00-24:00 Passing the Three Gorges Dam 5-stage Shiplock

Accommodation:On the ship

Meals: B/L/D

Day 4 On the ship

Activities: 06:45 Wake up call by music
06:45 TAICHI exercise
07:00----08:00 Breakfast provided by Buffet
08:00----10:00 A shore excursion to the worksite of The Three Gorges Project
(coach ride 15min,go to visit jar hill, 185flat , model room, ab.2. h)
10:00 Passes through the 3cd gorge----XILING GORGE
09:30---11:30 Pay all the accounts to Front Desk on Deck2
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Disembarkation at Yichang

Accommodation:

Meals: B

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Day 1 Chongqing

After dinner, you board China's official 5-star cruiser (with private balcony) to start your memorable 3-night cruise down the Yangtze River. Settle into your cabin and check out the numerous amenities on board. The Yangtze River originates on the Tibetan Plateau and traverses a distance of 3900 miles before flowing into the East China Sea, near Shanghai. It is the third longest river in the world, after the Amazon and the Nile.With over 700 tributaries, the Yangtze River has been the lifeline and major commercial thoroughfare in China for millennia.

Day 2 On the ship

Your cruiser stops at Fengdu. You then take a shore excursion to explore China's city of Ghosts, where all souls are said to return here to accept final judgments after their death. You visit temples and shrines dedicated to the gods of the underworld and other landmarks including "Ghost Torturing Pass, Last-glance-at-home Tower, and Nothing-to-be-done Bridge.

Back onboard in the afternoon; your cruise continues and enters Qutang Gorge - the shortest, narrowest and probably the most fascinating of the three, noted for its fantastic scenery resembling an elegant Chinese painted scroll.

Day 3 On the ship

Another day of incredible views awaits you upon entering Wu Gorge. The softly layered peaks form a surreal backdrop as the ship courses through the rugged canyons. So sheer are the cliffs that it is said the sun rarely penetrates. Wu Gorge, celebrated for its twelve misty peaks soaring above, has been the inspiration of Chinese painters and poets throughout the centuries. The most famous is Goddess Peak, which resembles the figure of a maiden kneeling in front of a pillar.

You then change to the "peapod" boat for a trip up the crystal-clear Daning River through its magnificent Lesser Three Gorges to experience the excitement and awe of bygone days of river travel in China. Notice the ruins of the ancient plank road along the cliff face as well as the coffins of the Ba people suspended from the cliffs above.

Tonight you have a dinner featuring local cuisine and enjoy onboard entertainment.

Day 4 On the ship

Your memorable cruise continues as you enter the spectacular Xiling Gorge. Choose your vantage point as the ship transits the five stage shiplocks, the largest shiplock in the world. Your cruiser makes a brief stop at Sandouping, the site of modern China's most ambitious engineering project - the construction of the Three Gorges Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant. View the current phase of this 17 year project. When completed, the dam will be 610 feet high and over a mile wide. The hydroelectrical power plant will be driven by the world's largest turbines and have the generating capacity of 18 nuclear power plants. A reservoir 372 miles long will be created, with the end result of displacing 1.5 million people, submerging 1000s of their towns and villages and wiping out numerous archaeological sites. Whole cities have been relocated, precious topsoil brought to higher elevations and centuries-old lifestyles altered forever.

Disembark at Yichang, the terminus of your memorable Yangtze cruise comes to the end.

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Dec 01 (2011)—Mar 31 (2012)
Jun 01— Aug 31 & Nov 01—Nov 30 (2011)
Apr 01—May 31 & Sep 01—Oct 31 (2011)

Group Size	3 Star ( Basic Standard)		4 Star ( Basic Standard)		5 Star ( Basic Standard)
Group Size	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy	Double Occupancy	Sole Occupancy
10 travelers or above	464	464	464	464	464	464
6-9 travelers	464	464	464	464	464	464
2-5 travelers	464	464	464	464	464	464
1 travelers	464		464		464
10 travelers or above	464	464	464	464	464	464
6-9 travelers	464	464	464	464	464	464
2-5 travelers	464	464	464	464	464	464
1 traveler	464		464		464
10 travelers or above	575	575	575	575	575	575
6-9 travelers	575	575	575	575	575	575
2-5 travelers	575	575	575	575	575	575
1 travelers	575		575		575

Hotels provided in the Tour

Destinations

3 star (Basic Standard)

4 star (First Class)

5 star (Deluxe)

Optional Dinning and Show on Tour

Destinations	Western Meals	Optional Shows	Optional Shows
Chongqing
Yichang

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Price is for one person in US dollars. Price may vary according to your travel time, e.g. China National Day Holiday (Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2010), and Chinese Spring Festival (Feb 2 - 8, 2011).

* The above price is for private tours. If you want to join a group tour, please see our SIC tours.

The availabilities of rooms, flights and so on are subject to change until the actual booking is being made. So your early confirmation is highly appreciated. Child(ren) betweem 2 to 12 years can get discounts from 50% to 90% from above price, please contact us for details to make your bookings in advance.

Quotation Inclusions & Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

All transportation by private vehicle between airports/railway stations, hotels and all sightseeing spots. Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges.
Meals (breakfast in hotel, Chinese lunch) are included as specified in the itinerary table marked with (B or B/L).
All hotel nights are on a twinshare basis. Only If you choose single occupancy travel should you be required to pay the Sole Occupancy. If some of above hotel are not available, they will be substituted by a similar one.
Services of professional driver and English-speaking guide on normal sightseeing activities in each destination.
Domestic airfare of economic class or train ticket(s) or cruise ticket(s) as mentioned in the itinerary.
Fee of Tibet Permit if needed.

Price Exclusions:

The fee of Optional Dinning and Show on Tour is not included in our quotation.
Expenses of other purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Visa fee, passport application or renewal fee, Travel insuranceFor more details about travel insurance, please click here.
Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc.
Applicable taxes or government fees.
Any other changes caused by any natural or man-made destructive activities, such as natural disasters, weather, governmental and local authority orders, political change, strikes war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations, which are beyond the control of GreatWallVacation and that has incurred due to the tourist action violating the laws.
Any items not specified in the plan.

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