First Navigation: 1996
Last Refurbished: 2006
Capacity: 104
Length (m): 76.1
width (m): 13.8
Cabin Area: 13.8 m²
M/V.President No. 5. Snow Mountain one of the latest type of tourist cruisers on the Yangtze River, belongs to Chongqing.
Three Gorges Forest-Tourism Development CO.LTD under the leadership of Chongqing Three Gorges Forest Industrial CO,LTD. Having 1960h.p in still water, 76.lm long and 13.8m wide with a draft of 2.5m, it can sail from Chongqing to Wuhan all the year round with a speed of 30km/h on the Yangtze River.
Combined with Tibetan-Han nationality culture and modern arts, Snow Mountain is designed and built 1 presidential suit, 2 deluxe suits and 49 standard cabins with elegant layout and magnificent decoration. Equipped with systems of central air-conditioning, international satellite moving telephone, fire alarming and closed-circuit TV, she has up-to-day facilities, such as restaurant, snack bar, dance hall, gift shop, cards-chess room, viewing hail, barber-shop, sauna & massage room, gym and business center, etc. Providing the services of catering and exchange, laundry, medical treatment, postal, guide, safe-box and room services, etc., Snow Mountain is famed for its unique Buddha-Prostrate Room, delicious food and colorful programs among Yangtze cruise ships.
Snow Mountain, the king of Sichuan mountains, the silver snow mountain in Tibetan Language, provides for domestic and foreign guests safety and comfortable service with her first-rate installment and management.
Facilities onboard
Service Desk with Safety Deposit
Gym
Massage
Beauty Salon
Health Clinic
Children’s Playroom
Sun Deck
Observation Decks - outside
Observations Decks - enclosed
Business Center: Internet, Fax, Coping, Printing, International Telecom
Shops
Conference Hall
Meeting Rooms
Multipurpose Rooms
Card Room
Games Room
Smoking Room
Library
Live entertainment
Dancing / Disco
Dining Rooms –Chinese and western
Banquet Hall
Bar / Cafe
Television
Karaoke
Central Air conditioning
Cruise Itinerary
Day 1 Board the ship from 17:00 to 20:00 and departs Chongqing at 22:00.
Day 2 (8:00-10:00) Shore excursion to either Fengdu Ghost City or Wanxian, or Shibaozhai (depending on river conditions).Then return to the ship and sail towards the magnificent Three Gorges.
Fengdu, with fantastic temples of underworld demons and gods, is constructed on the Mingshan Hill by the river band. It is known as the "Ghost City" and is a place for punishing the devil and awarding the good.
Wanxian: One of the most important and largest ports on the Yangtze. It is widely known for its variety and hustling markets. Fifty percent of the city will be resettled after the Three Gorges Dam Project is completed.
Day 3 (08:00-13:00) Passing through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge.
(13:00-16:30) Boat excursion to Shennong Stream.
(17:30) Passing through Xiling Gorge.
Shennong Stream is another tributary of the Yangtze River, and its fast-flowing, clear water runs southwards through deep gorges. The stream races past large and small karst caves, flocks of swallows, sheer cliffs, deep gorges, waterfalls, three-colored springs, rapids, the ancient plank path, a suspended coffin in the cliff, groups of ancient tombs and marvelous karst formations.
Day 4 (08:00-10:00) Shore excursion to The Three Gorges Dam Site.
(13:00) Disembark at Yichang
Three Gorges Dam, the largest water conservancy project undertaken by man . The construction of the dam formally began in 1994. The body of the dam was completed in 2003, and the whole construction will be competed in 2009. It will be 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide on the top and 130 meters wide at the bottom. Tourists can get access to the top of the dam.
Day 1 Board the ship from 17:00 to 22:00 and departs Yichang at 24:00.
Day 2 (09:00-11:30) Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site.
(12:45) Passing through Xiling Gorge.
Three Gorges Dam, the largest water conservancy project undertaken by man . The construction of the dam formally began in 1994. The body of the dam was completed in 2003, and the whole construction will be competed in 2009. It will be 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide on the top and 130 meters wide at the bottom. Tourists can get access to the top of the dam.
Day 3 (08:00-12:00) Boat excursion to Shennong Stream.
(13:00-15:30) Wu Gorge
(17:30-18:00) Qutang Gorge
Shennong Stream is another tributary of the Yangtze River, and its fast-flowing, crystal clear water runs southwards through deep gorges. The stream races past large and small karst caves, flocks of swallows, sheer cliffs, deep gorges, waterfalls, three-colored springs, rapids, the ancient plank path, a suspended coffin in the cliff, groups of ancient tombs and marvelous karst formations.
Day 4 (8:30-10:30) Shore excurison to Fengdu Ghost City.
Fengdu, with fantastic temples of underworld demons and gods, is constructed on the Mingshan Hill by the river band. It is known as the "Ghost City" and is a place for punishing the devil and awarding the good.
Day 5 (09:00) Disembark at Chongqing.
1) All itineraries are subject to change based on various factors beyond our control.
2) Cruise schedule is for reference only. Precise port and land excursions subject to seasonal changes at time of operation.