Athena, the first new cruise ship in 221, will make its maiden voyage on May 1st!
Description of the cruise ship: total number of cabins: (217), total passenger capacity (65), crew number (18), year of construction in 22, maiden voyage date on May 1, 221, gross tonnage (15T), captain (138m), ship width (19m) and sailing speed (26km).
Chongqing-Athena-Fengdu-Zhongxian-Wushan-Shennvxi-Three Gorges Dam-Yichang for 3 nights and 4 days
Reference itinerary:
D1: Go to Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing by yourself (16:-2:3), check in Athena Cruise, and start to enjoy the luxurious rooms and colorful entertainment facilities on the cruise.
at 2: 3, all boarding personnel are requested to bring life jackets, which must be attended.
At 21: , the Athena cruise ship honked its horn and set sail, and began a poem and painting tour of the Three Gorges.
D2: Today's voyage will pass through Fengdu, Zhongxian, Wanzhou and Yunyang.
6:45 Morning Music Call
6:45-7: Morning Coffee Time
7:-8: Morning Coffee Time, and enjoy a rich buffet breakfast in the restaurant.
from 8: to 11: , the Athena cruise ship docked at the dock of Fengdu Scenic Area and went ashore to visit the self-funded scenic spot "Fengdu Ghost Town". Guests who did not pay for the self-funded scenic spot tour, please move freely on board. You can take part in movie screening, scenic spot introduction, leisure massage, karaoke and other activities.
Fengdu Ghost Town is a self-funded sightseeing spot, and its expenses include scenic spot tickets, tour guide fees, round-trip transportation fees, dock parking fees, navigation management fees, etc. Fengdu Ghost Town, also known as "Youdu", "Hometown of China Divine Comedy" and "Ghost Country Kyoto", is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, downstream of Chongqing. It is famous for its buildings and shapes, such as Huma Temple, Tianzi Temple, Naiheqiao, Huangquan Road, Wangxiangtai, Yaowangdian and so on, and is famous at home and abroad for its rich ghost culture. Return to the cruise ship in about 2.5 hours.
from 11: 3 to 12: 3, please go to the restaurant on the second floor to enjoy a rich Chinese and western buffet lunch.
from 13: to 15: , the boat ticket for the shore tour includes Shuanggui Mountain in Fengdu. Fengdu Shuangguishan (also known as Lumingshan) National Forest Park is located on the bank of the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, Chongqing. It was built in 1992 with a total area of 1 hectares. Shuanggui Mountain is 41 meters above sea level, facing the famous mountains. There are mountains and peaks, which are shaped like a penholder. In the fourth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 159), Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe went to Bianjing (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province) and visited Shuanggui Mountain, leaving behind such timeless poems as "Deer in Xiandu Mountain" and the beautiful legend of "White deer singing at night to welcome guests". In the park, the trees are green, birds are contending, and streams, clouds are steaming, Xia Wei, buildings, platforms, pavilions and pavilions are hidden among green trees and flowers. It is known as dangerous, secluded and ancient.
17:3-18:3 Cruise Dinner (Buffet)
At 18: 3-21: 3, Athena Cruise docked at Zhongxian Wharf and went ashore to watch the large-scale landscape live performance of the self-funded project "Scenery and Smoke in the Three Kingdoms". Guests who have not paid for it are welcome to move freely on board.
the "Three Kingdoms of Scenery and Smoke" is a self-funded ashore viewing project, and the expenses include scenic spot tickets, guide service fees, round-trip transportation fees, dock parking fees, navigation management fees, etc. The Three Kingdoms is a large-scale landscape performance in Zhongxian County, Chongqing. A cultural feast with the Three Gorges Harbor as the stage, the culture of the Three Kingdoms as the theme and the spirit of loyalty as the soul; It is a real-life drama with the history of the Three Kingdoms as the script on the Three Gorges tourist belt of the Yangtze River, and it is a humanistic blockbuster that enriches the tourism of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
On-board activities: cultural activities/captain's welcome reception
On-board recommendation: Ghost Town in Fengdu and Cultural Live Performing Arts in Fengyan
D3: Today, we sailed through Fengjie, Wushan and Badong. Travel through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River all day
6:45
6:45-7:
7:-8:, enjoy a sumptuous buffet breakfast in the restaurant on the second floor
8:-11:, Athena cruise ship stops at the pier of Fengjie Baidicheng Scenic Area and visits the scenic spots at its own expense. Non-paying guests, please move freely on board. You can take part in Tai Chi morning exercises, watch movies, sunbathe and so on. Baidicheng is a scenic spot that goes ashore at its own expense. The expenses include scenic spot tickets, guide service fees, scenic spot transportation fees, dock parking fees, navigation management fees, etc.
Baidicheng is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River at the mouth of Qutang Gorge in fengjie county, Chongqing, on Dongbaidi Mountain in Fengjie, which is the best place to see "Kuimen is the best in the world". Famous poets of past dynasties, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Fan Chengda, Lu You, all visited Baidi and left a lot of poems, so Baidi City has the reputation of "Poetry City". Baidicheng has picturesque scenery and many historical sites, including Mingliang Hall, Wuhou Temple, Viewing Pavilion, Wangjiang Tower and other buildings, as well as gold-painted statues of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other people and hanging coffins exhibition in Fengxiangxia.
from 11: to 11: 3, the cruise ship passes through Qutang Gorge. You can listen to the live explanation of the tour guide on the sunshine deck on the sixth floor and experience the majestic momentum of "Kuimen is the best in the world" (the pattern on the back of the new version of 1 yuan).
from 11: 3 to 13: , please go to the restaurant on the second floor to enjoy a sumptuous Chinese and western buffet lunch. After lunch, it is time for rest and free activities.
From 13: to 13: 45, the cruise ship passes through Wuxia. You can listen to the live explanation of the tour guide on the sunshine deck on the sixth floor and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Wuxia.
from 16: to 19: , the cruise ship stops at Badong Wharf, and the tour ticket includes the scenic spot Goddess Creek. Fairy Creek, also known as "Beauty Creek" by local people, is 15 kilometers long. Because of the rapid water surface and narrow roads, 1 kilometers of it is an inaccessible primitive valley. After the third phase of water storage, you can explore the secrets in the depth of the canyon in the stream. The beautiful scenery and the original ecological residents are "surprised" in front of tourists. In the past, only a few photographers knew the wonderful peaks and beautiful scenery, which will become the new highlight of the Three Gorges tour.
19:15-2:15 farewell dinner (buffet) for the captain of Athena cruise ship. The captain took a group photo with the guests and exchanged blessings.
It is recommended on board at your own expense: Baidicheng
D4: 6: 3 Morning Music Call
6:3-6:45 Morning Coffee Time
6:45-7:45 Breakfast buffet in the restaurant on the second floor.
from 7: 3 to 12: , the ticket for tourists to disembark and visit the shore includes the scenic spot "Three Gorges Dam" (excluding the scenic spot battery car 1 yuan/person). Visit the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water control project, overlooking the Yangtze River and learn about the hydropower project in all directions. Located in Sandouping, Xiling Gorge, the Three Gorges Dam is the largest water conservancy project in the world, with an estimated construction cost of 7 billion US dollars. Its purpose is to prevent floods, generate electricity, open navigation and irrigate. The Three Gorges Dam is 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide at the top and 13 meters wide at the bottom. The dam raised the river to an altitude of 175 meters, and formed a 6-kilometer reservoir extending from the dam site to Chongqing.
it flooded about 57, acres of farmland, 13 cities, 14 towns, 1,352 villages and 657 factories, and about 1.5 million people moved. Transfer from the pier to the tourist bus, pass the Xiling Yangtze River Bridge, go to the north shore double-track five-level lock, and visit the lock at the middle pier. Then take a bus to Tanziling to visit the dam model and the dam panorama. Then go to the south bank spillway dam and visit the downstream longitudinal cofferdam. After visiting the Three Gorges Dam, the tourists take the bus (a gift from the cruise company) to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in Yichang City (about 12:3).
End the classic cruise of Athena.