Yangtze River Hiking Tour
Hiking along the Three Gorges
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Tour Code: ST-S04 (6-day/5-night)
Departure: Daily
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Activity |
Meals |
Day 01. |
Arrive Chongqing. Our guide meet at airport and transfer to city for sightseeing tour to Erlin Mt. Park, Three Gorges Museum and Panda in Chongqing Zoo if time permits. After dinner, check in at hotel. |
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Day 02. |
Transfer to Wanzhou Pier by bus (170 miles in 3.5 hours), then take motorboat to Fengjie (2 hours). Upon arrival, check in hotel. Take a warm-up hiking tour (3.5 miles in 3 hours) along the river at Qutang Gorge in afternoon. You will visit Bai Di Cheng (also known as White Emperor City), which is the entrance of the Yangtze Three Gorges and very dramatic and poetic scenic spot of the Yangtze River. Overnight at hotel in Fengjie. |
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Day 03. |
Transfer to pier and board the motor boat sailing through 6 mile-long Yangtze Qutang Gorge. Before and during the hiking trip (8 miles in 5 hours) , you will enjoy the beautiful landscape and scenery of Chinese countryside, also you will see the farmers working on their vegetable fields, rice paddy and orchards. Overnight at hotel in Wushan. |
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Day 04. |
Transfer to pier for 45-minute boat ride from Wushan to Qinshi, which is in the middle section of the poetic and picturesque Wushan Gorge. Lots of poets, men of letters and photographers come to Qinshi for its beauty of nature. For today’s hiking tour (8 miles in 6 hours), you will climb the Mountain Qing Shi Ya (about 3300 feet above the sea level) to enjoy a panoramic views of the 12 famous mountain peaks along the way. After trip, take motor boat at the foot of the mountain for return to Wushan Town (2 hours ride). Overnight at hotel in Wushan. |
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Day 05. |
Take motor boat sailing through the Wushan Gorge, then change to a local ferry for 30-munite trip to Huoyanshi, where you start today’s hiking tour to Badong Town ( 6 miles in 4 hours ). The trail will lead you to turn and twist through farming fields and orchards. During the hiking, you will enjoy the view and sense from the steep cliff thousand feet above the river level while watching cargo boats and cruise ships sailing just under your feet. After hiking tour, return to Badong pier and take boat to the Yangtze Three Gorges Dam (3 hours ride). Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 06. |
Morning tour to visit the Yangtze Three Gorges Dam - it is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. After lunch, transfer to airport for your next destination city. End tour. |
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| 2010 Year Round Cost |
Single supplement |
| $1280 |
$310 |
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