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[Drill]

I am about to travel yangtze, can some one tell me about form where should I begain ? hong long does it takes?
thanks in advance

[kamal]

Day 01: Three Gorges Dam
Your memorable Yangtze River Cruise will disembark at Yangjiawan Pier for an excursion to the new and still under construction, Three Gorges Dam. And Pass through the five- step ship lock at the Three Gorges Dam.
Day 02: Three Gorges/ Shennong Stream
Pass the western section of Xiling Gorge. About 10:00 assemble and disembark at Badong, for a sampan river ride drifting along the Shennong Stream. afternoon, get ashore and continue the Three Gorges passage with the dramatic grandeur of Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge.
Day 03: Shibaozhai
After breakfast, the last part of your Yangtze cruise is to be a morning excursion to Shibaozhai (Precious Stone Stronghold) or Wanxian. Shibaozhai, a nine-storey red architecture, clings on the precipice resembling a jade hill. Back on board and have lunch. The sailing continues to pass through the mountains of Eastern Sichuan.

that is what i can tell you .

[jabaroo]

If you get on internet and search Yangtse river cruise you can bring up a lot of websites with useful information about what to see and were and how long it takes. You just have to choose what you want to see and how much you want to spent.

Another quick simple option is outlined below-

You can take the fast boat or hydrofoil from Wanzhou (wanxian) to Yichang.

Takes about 5/6 hours downstream and stops at Fengjie, Wushan, Badong on route. You can choose to buy a ticket for any portion of the river and get off for a brief visit. You'll need to buy a separate ticket for each portion if you want to get off.

They run several times a day. Sorry I cannot give you more specific information about price and sailing times but it is all during daylight hours. I did Badong to Wanzhou this August and I thought it was just as good if not better than the "cruise" I took two years earlier. You still have to go outside to take photos and if you have a limited time it is a great way to see it.

Hydrofoil Yichang to Badong Y?? Badong to Fengjie Y52 and Fengjie to Wushan Y45 Wushan to Wanzhou approx Y100 (forgot to write this up) In total no more than Y250

Bus to and from Chongqing is 4 hours Y96 You can book bus from the boat and take it from the port if you arrive from downstream.

It's possible to travel from Chongqing to Yichang in a day Cruising the Three Gorges