Chongqing · Outdoor
Three Gorges Cruise from Chongqing
长江三峡游轮
Multi-day Yangtze cruise leaving Chongqing for the Three Gorges, with cabins from entry-level to the premium river ships.
What you’ll do
Multi-day Yangtze cruise leaving Chongqing for the Three Gorges, with cabins from entry-level to the premium river ships.
- Best for
- Travellers treating Chongqing as the start of a Yangtze journey rather than a city break.
- Travel party
- Couple, Family, Friends
- Skip this if
- Anyone on a short Chongqing city trip
- How long
- 4320–5760 min
- Cost per person
- CNY 1399–4000
- When it opens
- Departure dates run most weeks; sailing schedules are published by season.
- Best time to go
- spring and autumn for clearer gorges
- Do I need to book?
- Required
- How early?
- At least 30 days
- Can foreign visitors join?
- Foreign passport holders can sail but are normally charged a supplement and some fares are enquiry-only.
- Language help
- Ships carry onboard commentary; English support varies by vessel, so confirm when booking.
- How to book
- Book the cabin through a cruise operator or an OTA before travel; foreign passport holders are usually quoted a supplement.
Where to book
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How we checked it
Verified · 2026-09-26
Downstream Chongqing to Yichang is four days and three nights; upstream Yichang to Chongqing adds a night and costs more. Published 2026 balcony cabins start around CNY 1,399 per person on the older ships and run to roughly CNY 2,699-3,599 for all-inclusive fares in low, shoulder and high season, with suites well above that, so the range is genuinely wide and depends on ship and date. Foreign passport holders are quoted a supplement, commonly given as about CNY 200 per person, and several operators say non-mainland pricing is enquiry-only, which is worth flagging to readers. Optional extras are the real variable: the ship lift at the dam is CNY 290 and was closed for roughly 42 days of maintenance from 18 August 2026, and other shore options run CNY 220-290 each. Boarding is normally at Chaotianmen pier in Chongqing but shifts to Fuling or Fengdu when water levels require it, with the operator running a free transfer.
GetYourGuide source ↗ · checked 2026-09-26