Yangtze Cruise to Wuhan

Board at Chaotianmen Pier. No dinner served tonight — recommend exploring nearby Hongya Cave for Chongqing hot pot. Departs around 9PM. 5-star President No.7 vessel.

Breakfast buffet. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City — explore Chinese mythology of life after death. Afternoon free on deck. Optional evening show 'Beacon Fire of Three Kingdoms' (self-pay). Seafood buffet dinner.

Optional morning visit to White Emperor City. Sail through Qutang Gorge (10 RMB note scenery). Afternoon: Wu Gorge with its 12 mystical peaks. Small boat trip on Shennong Stream — hanging coffins, stilt houses, and pristine canyons. Night: ship passes through the incredible Three Gorges Dam five-level ship lock (3-4 hours, 113m total lift).

Morning visit to the Three Gorges Dam — Tanziling Viewpoint and 185 Platform. Afternoon sail through Xiling Gorge (the longest of the Three Gorges at 76km). Pass through the Gezhouba ship lock. Free time on deck.

Morning free. Afternoon shore excursion to Yueyang Tower, one of the 'Three Great Towers of Jiangnan.' Overlooking Dongting Lake — China's second-largest freshwater lake. Learn about Fan Zhongyan's famous essay 'Be anxious before the world worries, rejoice after the world rejoices.' Evening: Captain's farewell gala.

Arrive in Wuhan around 8:30-9:30 AM. Disembark. Optional extension: explore Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Provincial Museum, or continue by train to other cities.