Yangzi Explorer
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Breaking News! Yangzi Explorer is going to sail its brand-new luxury cruise vessel in April 2025!
The “2025 newly constructed” Yangzi Explorer (Yangtze Explorer) will be the newest and unparalleled luxury cruise on the Yangtze River then! Despite its name and all-suite design, it also strictly keeps the finest and most personalized one-on-one service (river highest crew to passenger ratio of 1:1) to ensure every level of comfort for an intimate cruising experience. It is your Best Choice for the ultimate luxury cruise vacation!
2025 Yangzi Explorer cruise booking: Select your favorite date and make your 2025 Yangzi Explorer early bird booking at a good price!
Yangzi Explorer Special Route to Shennongjia 2025: It is the 2025 only cruise offering routes to Shennongjia Nature Reserve (UNESCO World Natural Heritage) which is a vibrantly colorful home to rare animals and plants
Cruise Route:
- 3N & 4D Chongqing - Yichang Cruise (to Lesser Three Gorges)
- 4N & 5D Yichang - Chongqing Karst Landscape Cruise (via Badong)
- 4N & 5D Yichang - Chongqing UNESCO Heritage Site Discovery Cruise (via Shennongjia)
Yangzi Explorer Overview 2025
As 2025 newest and ONLY All-suite 5-star luxury ship, the new Yangzi Explorer (Yangtze Explorer) unveils another ultra-luxury aqua vacation on the picturesque Yangtze! Its previous Yangzi Explorer ship of 30 years’ experience has been chosen by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Henry Kissinger, and many other ambassadors and political magnates, for their Yangtze River cruise. Thus, the newer vessel specially designed for those indulge in luxury will meet all your needs for an unbeatable luxurious Yangtze cruise vacation in China!
Each element, down to the smallest detail, has been thoughtfully considered and flawlessly executed, featuring a new design, fantastic color palettes, original artwork, sumptuous furnishings, and antiques. Guests can indulge in comfort within the 74 spacious suites, all equipped with private balconies and offering a butler service, while enjoying vistas. Carrying just 148 passengers at most, Yangzi Explorer provides the finest and most personalized one-on-one VIP services, which ensures that every level of comfort is catered for during the cruise.
Furthermore, it is the largest and most deluxe Yangtze cruise to directly take the Three Gorges Dam Ship Lift without switching to another sightseeing boat. Let’s check what exactly will Explorer show our cruise travelers on its new cruise in 2025!
Maiden Voyage2025
RefurbishedN/A
Tonnage7389 T
Length104.8 M
Width16.3 M
ItineraryCQ=YC
Capacity148
Crew141
Decks6
Elevators1
Restaurants4
Swimming PoolN/A
Laundry ServiceYes
Cabins74
Private BalconyYes
Private BathroomYes
Hair DryerYes
VIP Restaurant3
Why Choose Yangzi Explorer? - Ultra-Luxury Experience 2025
- Designed by world-first-class river ship institute
- Exclusive & caring One-on-one VIP Service
- The largest staff to guest ratio on the river 1:1
- Globally leading passenger space of 1:50
- Largest Suites on the Yangtze (31 - 105 m2)
- Ship lift experience from the comfort of your cabin
- 4 Restaurants with imaginative Chinese and Western cuisine
- World-class Ning SPA
- Explorer Bar with experienced Mixologists
- State of art GYM & Entertainment Theater
- Diverse on-board activities for view, culture, history and fun
- Exclusive sites and off the beaten track stops on the way
- Onboard 24-hour doctor service
Yangzi Explorer Suites (Click to Enlarge)
What to Expect on Yangzi Explorer?
A surprising flavors tour with Western gourmet and local Chinese food prepared by the team of internationally trained chefs.
Yangzi Explorer Cruise Routes 2025
3 Nights & 4 Days Chongqing - Yichang Cruise
Most popular downstream itinerary to see the best significant mountains and gorges of Yangtze.
Day 1: CHONGQING | Airport or train station Pick-up & transfer to port; Embarkation; Captain’s Welcome Reception
Day 2: FULING & ZHONGXIAN | 816 Underground Nuclear Project or White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum & local market; Feng Yan San Guo Night Show or a night walk in Zhongzhou Alley
Day 3: WUSHAN & YICHANG | Qutang Gorge; Wushan Goddess Sky Road (optional: light trek in hinterland of Wu Gorge); Wu Gorge, Lesser Three Gorges with boat ride; Three Gorges Dam Ship Lift on Yangzi Explorer
Day 4: YICHANG | Disembarkation; Three Gorges Dam or Quyuan Temple + Hubei Three Gorges Resettlement Museum; Yichang Juweng Restaurant lunch; airport or train station drop-off
4 Nights & 5 Days Yichang - Chongqing Karst Landscape Cruise (via Badong)
Experience a wooden sampan ride on the river inside the typical Karst Wuyuan Cave before cruising through the three gorges, fully appreciating the landscapes' contrast.
Day 1: YICHANG | Airport or train station Pick-up & transfer to port; Embarkation; Three Gorges Dam or Quyuan Temple + Hubei Three Gorges Resettlement Museum
Day 2: BADONG | Three Gorges Dam Ship Lift on Yangzi Explorer; Xiling Gorge; Wuyuan Cave (with sampan ride) or Badong Museum + Wu Gorge Lookout; “Badong: A Journey through a Thousand Years” Night Show
Day 3: FENGJIE | Wu Gorge; Qutang Gorge; White Emperor City or light trek at Poetic Trail in Qutang Gorge or Three Gorges Summit
Day 4: ZHONGXIAN / XITUO / HUANGHUA ISLAND | Shibaozhai or Xituo Ancient Town or Huanghua Island
Day 5: CHONGQING | Disembarkation; airport or train station drop-off
4 Nights & 5 Days Yichang - Chongqing UNESCO Heritage Site Discovery Cruise (via Shennongjia)
Explore Shennongjia, a UNESCO World Heritage site that protects the largest primary forests remaining in Central China and provides shelter to many rare animal species.
Day 1: YICHANG | Airport or train station Pick-up & transfer to port; Embarkation; Three Gorges Dam or Quyuan Temple + Hubei Three Gorges Resettlement Museum
Day 2: SHENNONGJIA | Shennongjia National Park
Day 3: FENGJIE | Wu Gorge; Qutang Gorge; White Emperor City or light trek at Poetic Trail in Qutang Gorge or Three Gorges Summit
Day 4: ZHONGXIAN / XITUO / HUANGHUA ISLAND | Shibaozhai or Xituo Ancient Town or Huanghua Island
Day 5: CHONGQING | Disembarkation; airport or train station drop-off
Schedule of Yangzi Explorer
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| 24 Yichang → Chongqing from $1364via Badong | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Chongqing → Yichang from $1206 | 29 | 30 |
- The above price range is based on a standard cabin for twin sharing.
- The prices are valid by Dec.31 of the year.
- Please enquire us of the exact price according to your nationality, cruising time and cruising route.
- The cruise prices for holidays such as National Holiday (the first week of October), Labor Day, Spring Festival, etc., are quoted upon request.
- Limited winter schedules may be adjusted into other dates, cruise ships, etc. based on the arrangement of the cruise company.
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Questions & Discussions
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Thank you for the question. Onboard Yangtze Explorer, the cruise staff prepared a bottle of drinkable water for every guest in their room every day. If you want more, just tell the staff at the reception desk. Besides, there are some beverages like local beer, wine made in China, coca cola, sprites, soda water, juice, and so on, served in the dining rooms for free during your specified meals onboard. However, if you want more drinks, you could buy in the bar onboard where beverages usually are charged a little higher than others onshore but still reasonable. You could know the detailed price of each kind of drinks from the cruise staff after boarding.
Wish you a nice sailing with Yangtze Explorer!
I’m sorry to tell you that we don’t have the detail price list for laundry onboard, but the fees for such services are reasonable, and you could know the prices from the staff on the cruise after boarding.
Have a nice day!
Thanks for the question. There is laundry service offered on Yangtze Explorer for your choice, which is for extra payment. If you book cabin type of suit, you could have your clothes done laundry for free.
Have a good time onboard the Yangtze Explorer!
Thank you for the question and good to know your traveling to Yangtze River cruise in September. That month is during summer season, and there are relatively more mosquitos. However, since most of your time would be enjoyed onboard the cruise, and there is great central air-conditioner provided, you would not be influenced much by the mosquitos. But still, to make you have a worry-free trip and maintain healthy, it is suggested pack your mosquito-repellent for your river cruise and use it before embarkation, going onshore for excursions, and disembarkation.
Wish you a wonderful trip onboard the Yangtze Explorer!
Thanks for your question! Yes, guests onboard the Yangtze Explore can be contacted by telephone, and the ship phone number is (0086) 13972600837. However, it is not recommended for people to contact a guest onboard the ship by Email.
Wish you a good trip on the Yangtze Explore!
Are there any formal events ? What's the dress code for dinner and watching shows ?
Thanks
Thanks for your questions. It is great to take a cruise sailing on Yangtze River in late April for the pleasant weather. Wish you have a nice vacation on Yangtze Explorer.
Travelers will enjoy Captain’s Welcome Party and Farewell Party can attend evening shows performed by the crew onboard, join in different kinds of cultural activities such as Traditional Chinese Culture Lectures, Chinese Tea Appreciation and Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy and more.
Usually dressing code for captain's welcome, farewell party and shows is not very formal. Such as, suite, tie, evening dress, etc. are not strictly required. You can dress as comfortable as possible to enjoy your cruise tour, but too casual clothes like jeans, round-neck shirts, shorts, slipperier, and so forth are better to avoid.
If you have more questions, please feel free to contact us and we are here glad to help!
Thanks for your question. Yes, besides the super 5 star Yangtze Explorer, there are other 23 cruise ships sailing on Yangtze River. You can check it on our page (http://www.yangtze-river-cruises.com/ships.html), and among the ships we recommend you Century Cruises like Century Paragon and Century Legend, Victoria Cruises like Victoria Jenna and Victoria Anna, etc.
Please feel free to tell us your traveling date and number of mates, our travel consultants will send you detailed quote based on your date.
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