Travel Reference
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cluding three nights on board). Some boats stop at all the sights; others stop
at just a few (or even none at all). They are less professional than the luxury
tour cruises and are aimed more at domestic travellers (Chinese food, little
spoken English):
Special class
(
te deng
)
¥
1750, two-bed cabin
1st class
(
yi deng
)
¥
950, two-bed cabin
2nd class
( e
r deng
)
¥
610 to ¥630, four-bed cabin
3rd class
(
san deng
)
¥
510 to ¥530, six-bed cabin
Passenger Ships
Straightforward passenger ships
(ke chuan)
are cheap, but can be disappoint-
ing because you sail through two of the gorges in the dead of night. Stops are
frequent, but hasty, and they pass by the tourist sights. Journeys between
Chongqing and Yichang take around 36 hours; between Fengjie and Yichang,
around 12 hours. Toilets are shared, and soon get pretty grotty.
Chongqing to Yichang:
1st class
(
yideng
) ¥830, twin cabin
2nd class
( e
rdeng
) ¥540 to ¥560, twin cabin
3rd class
(
sandeng
) ¥440 to ¥460, four- to six-bed dorm
4th class
(
sideng
) ¥300 to ¥330, eight-bed dorm
Fengjie to Yichang:
1st class ¥
343
2nd class ¥
212
3rd class ¥
147
4th class ¥
119
