Day 3: Fengdu Ghost City
Three Gorges
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Activities:
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08:00-10:30 Shore excursion to White Emperor City (optional280 p.p.)
10:30-11:00 Qutang Gorge
12:00 Wu Gorge
12:30-16:30 Boat excursion to "Three Little Gorges"
17:00 Xiling Gorge
Qutang Gorge is the first one of the three gorges of the Yangtze River, and it is famous for its sheer and spectacular precipices. The widest point of Qutang Gorge is more than 150 meters while its narrowest point is about 10 meters.
Wu Gorge is known for the beautiful scenery, stretching 45 kilometers. Wu Gorge has too many places of interest such as Twelve Peaks, Luyou Cave, Dayu Shoushu platform, Shennv Temple site, Kongming stone tablet, etc.
Xiling Gorge is famous for its twists and turns waterway, rocks everywhere, many beaches and swift rivers and boats sailing adventure in ancient times. There are many other gorges located on both sides, such as broken water gorge, sword art of war gorge, white dog gorge, etc.
Three Little Gorges zigzags about 31 miles from Wushan County in the south to the Dachang Ancient Town in the north. They are the Dragon Gate Gorge, Misty Gorge and Emerald Gorge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Highlights:
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White Emperor City
It is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River and is 8 km away from Fengjie county in the east. The mighty Yangtze encircles the city on three sides and majestic mountains serve as its magnificent wall to the north. A high immense gorge serves as the city's backdrop which overlooks the picturesque Yangtze River. As a renowned scenic spot on the Three Gorges tour, once you visit you will never want to leave this fairyland.
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Qutang Gorge
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Small Gorges
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