Chengdu , Sim’s Cozy Travel , SiChuan & Tibet Tour

Yangtsi River Cruis e 4 day Trip
Chengdu － Chongqing － Yichang
	Itinerary			Place to stay
D1	Chengdu -- ChongQing -- Get on a boat You will be picked up from our hostel and transferred to the bus terminal or train station. It takes about 5 hours to get to ChongQing city . When you arrive in ChongQing, someone will meet you at the bus terminal / train station . Please talk with him / her about any other requirement (such as booking tours at the various scenic places along the cruise , booking a bus from YiChang to WuHan etc); be sure to arrange a time and place to meet later to get on the boat. If you have time, you can explore ChongQing. Get on the boat at about 8 pm and leave ChongQing around 9pm.			On boat
	Options	①	Take the morning bus / train ( th e train usually leaves at 07:57am) and explor e ChongQing in the afternoon.
		②	Take the afternoon train, which usually leaves at 13:07pm (we don't arrange afternoon buses .)
D2	Ghost City -- Black Dragon Waterfall -- Zhangfei Temple At 6:30, disembark at Fengdu, the “Ghost City” for an excursion (6:30-10:00) . At 15:00 , disembark at Wuling Pier and take a bus to visit the “Black Dragon Waterfall” . The trip takes about 3 hours . At 21:00 , visit the Zhangfei Temple . This com memorates Zhangfei, a distinguished general of the Three Kingdom period. Stay over-night on the boat .			On boat
D3	White King town -- Little Three Gorges At 07:00 you can take an optional tour of White King town, famous ruins from the Three Kingdoms period (2 hours). This is the start point of the first of the Three Gorges. At 9:00, after leaving Qutang Gorge, the first of the Three Gorges , you wi ll take a smaller boat through the Little Three Gorges. Stay over-night on the cruise boat .			On boat
D4	Wu Gorge -- Xining Gorge -- the Big Dam -- YiChang Leave at 06:00 pass through the second gorge , Wu Gorge , with its famous misty peak. At 10:30, there is an excursion to the Quyuan Temple (Quyuan Temple, Dragon boat race, performance), then pass the third gorge , Xining Gorge. You will reach MaoPin g (before the Dam) in the afternoon around 14:00. You then have 3 options:
	Options	①	Get off the boat and join Dam Project tour to learn more about the biggest engineering project in China (takes about 3 hours; not included in our price), then continue to Yichang by bus, arriving around 19:00pm.
		②	Get off the boat and catch a bus straight from MaoPing to Yichang (1.5 hours, 70km) arriving around 15:30 pm .
		③	After MaoPing, stay on the boat and go though the big dam. You can enjoy the spectacle of the huge dam up close. Arrive in Yichang around 23:00pm (the weather often influences the arrival time). There is no option to stay overnight on the boat.
Please read carefully and understand the conditions below before you apply.
1.About the Charge
Included in the price
(1) Boat ticket and accommodation on the boat (2) Transportation from the hostel to the bus terminal or railway station (3) Chengdu － ChongQing bus / train ticket (4) Chinese speaking guide (5) Entrance fees for : Ghost City CN￥100 /pp, Zhangfei Temple CN￥80/ pp, Little three Gorges tour CN￥210/pp ( there are other fees not included in our price, for some areas inside of the temples) (6) Insurance: all travellers are supposed to pay the Traveller's Response Insurance, ￥10 for Chinese travelers and ￥30 for the foreign travelers.
Excluded in the price
(1) Meals during the cruise ( there is a restaurant on the boat ) (2) Optional tour / entrance fee for following places (entrance fees are subject to change without notice ) Dragon Waterfall CN￥120 BaiDi City (White King Town) CN￥100 Three Gorges Dam Tour CN￥200 Cable car (in ChongQing City) CN￥2 Cable car (in Ghost City) CN￥20 Deck Fee CN￥55 Quyuan Temple CN￥100 (3) If you would like a twin room to yourself , you will have to pay the whole room charge. You will also have to pay the whole charge if we cannot find someone else with whom you can share the room. (4) Any other service not m entioned above
The price f or children
(1) Boat tickets . If the child does not take a separate bed, but shares with an adult: ① For infants, there is no charge ② For children shorter than 1.1m , the price is CN￥180/pp. ③ For children between 1.1 m-1.4 m , the ticket is half price . ④ Children taller than 1.4 m pay the same price as a dults . (2) Bus or train ticket: We will charge you based on the price we receive at the bus terminal or railway station. (3) Entrance fee s for children: There may be a discount available at some scenic spots, but not others; you should check at each one.
2. Conditions
All attendees must read and sign the “Notice for Group Tours in China” .
3. About the Itinerary
(1) We arrange a car from our hostel to bus terminal / railway station. a.If we arrange a bus to ChongQing for you, there will be a car to pick you up at our hostel and take you to the meeting place for the tour bus . When all travellers on the tour are there (about 8:00am), they will leave. Please confirm the departure time at the travel desk on the evening before the tour. Usually it is between 6:00am --7:00am. b.If we arrange a train to ChongQing for you, we normally leave the hostel 1 hour before the train is due to leave, but please check the exact time with our staff when you have the train ticket. (2) The bus ticket from YiChang to WuHan costs around CN￥130 (450km , about 5 hrs.) (3) Our partner travel agency in ChongQing can arrange train tickets from YiChang or WuHan to other cities. Commission is CN￥30-50 / ticket. (4) Please be prepared for delays if you have a flight (or any other transport) leaving on the same day from YiChang . We will not be held any responsibility for any delays.
4. The facilities and room s on the boat
(1) You can choose from the following: 1st class -- Twin room 2nd class -- 4 bed dorm room 3rd class -- 6 or 8 bed dorm room (2) In the 2nd and 3rd class rooms, you cannot specify upper or lower beds. (3) 1st class rooms have windows (4) Rooms in each class have attached shower and toilet . (5) If you would like a twin room to yourself , you will have to pay the whole room charge. You will also have to pay the whole charge if we cannot find someone else with whom you can share the room. If you want to share a twin room with another traveller, our partner agency in ChongQing will try to arrange this with someone of the same sex, but there is a possiblity you may share the room with someone of the opposite sex. If you are not comfortable with this, we recommend you pay for the whole room. (6) There is a chance you may be on an older boat and the facilities may not be up to modern standards; for example, very narrow rooms, no fresh air in rooms, unpleasant toilets, not very clean , etc. (7) The cruise we arrange is not on a luxury boat. The facilities are simple and there are many Chinese tourists taking this boat , but it is cheaper and you still enjoy the same scenery ! We can also arrange a luxury boat; if you are interested in this, please ask the travel staff.
5. Cancellation and change policy
If you cancel due to personal reasons, we will deduct the cancellation fee from your deposit and refund the rest. The cancellation fee is based on the actual cost of arrange ment.
(1) If your cancellation or change application reaches us before issuing the train ticket and arranging the tour, we won't charge you any cancellation fee. (2) If your cancellation or change application reaches us after issuing the train ticket and arranging the tour, we will charge you : ●The actual cost of arranging the tour ●The train cancel / change charge ; please see our “Ticket booking notice and conditions” ●If it is too late to make the changes, we cannot refund any deposit (3) If your cancellation or change application reaches us after issuing the train ticket but before arranging the tour, we will charge you : ●The train cancel / change charge ; please see our “Ticket booking notice and conditions”
6. Others
The tour conditions are subject to change without notice. Please confirm with our travel office staff .
Updated on 21 January 2008