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This four-night cruise up the Yangtze takes advantage of the best experiences available with the least hurry – a perfect blend of excitement and relaxation.  As we move upstream from Yichang, both the modern and the ancient are on offer, from the cutting edge technology of the Three Gorges Dam to the untouched beauty along the otherwise inaccessible wilderness.

First Night

Boarding the ship in the evening allows our guests to settle in and become familiar with the amenities on offer, while shedding the hustle and bustle of their travels. We give you a buffer to refresh and prepare for the next day’s sightseeing on the amazing Yangsze, the ancient pathway across China, spanning centuries of cultures and blending the best of the old and the modern.

The Next Day – Adventure Begins

Soon after departing Yichang, we arrive in the Three Gorges dam. This 60-story, mile wide structure is a stunning example of human achievement and a hallmark of an emerging China. We’ll transit the dam in a series of lifts that takes us from the lower river into the gorges themselves.

The cruise continues upstream through the Xiling Gorge, the first of these dramatic slices through the surrounding mountains. The new reservoir has altered the landscape, and with more than a million people relocated, the picture is now of a wild countryside – the physical embodiment of thousands of beautiful Chinese landscape paintings. Watch the fog move in that turns the mountains into ghostly sculptures and enjoy our sumptuous Captain’s Dinner for your evening meal.

Second Day – Wu Gorge

Here we will see where the mighty Yangtze flows faster and has carved narrower, even more dramatic, rising stone cliffs. We’ll spot the coffins of the Ba people hanging on suspended along an ancient plank road that hugs the cliff face.

A side excursion is offered into the Lesser Three Gorges or Shennong stream in our smaller boats. Tonight’s dinner features local cuisine and entertainment while you feast.

Third Day – Qutang Gorge

On our last full day, we’ll be in the narrowest of the Three Gorges. We’ll visit Fengdu, the “Ghost City.” This ancient village of temples is full of shrines to the gods of the underworld. Visitors are said to be purified after they “survive” the scares. Surrounded by misty mountains, this area was revered as a crossing-over point, a mix of the material and spiritual worlds.

The day finishes with a Farewell Banquet. Tomorrow we will finish up at Chongqing.