
Itinéraire de 5 jours Wuhan + croisière sur les Trois Gorges du Yangtze 2026
Cinq jours : Jours 1-2 Wuhan, Jours 3-5 croisière sur les Trois Gorges (aval, 3 nuits depuis Chongqing OU amont depuis Yichang). La plupart sont exemptés de visa pendant 30 jours. Voler vers Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) ou Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG).
5 days, 5 cities.
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Cinq jours : Jours 1-2 Wuhan, Jours 3-5 croisière sur les Trois Gorges (aval, 3 nuits depuis Chongqing OU amont depuis Yichang). La plupart sont exemptés de visa pendant 30 jours. Voler vers Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) ou Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG).
5 days at a glance
Day 01
Arrivée à Wuhan
Arrivée à l'aéroport Tianhe de Wuhan (WUH)
Day 02
Culture de Wuhan
Musée provincial du Hubei (gratuit)
Day 03
De Wuhan à Yichang
HSR Wuhan → Yichang Est (2 h, ¥150)
Day 04
Croisière sur les Trois Gorges
Gorge de Qutang
Day 05
Barrage des Trois Gorges + Yichang
Écluse du barrage des Trois Gorges
ROUTE OVERVIEW
Route Overview
Every stop on this itinerary, ordered by day. Tap a city to read our in-depth destination guide.
5
days
18
stops tested
5
editors involved
22
hotels short-listed
$1280
mid-range / person
Q3 2026
last re-priced
| Duration | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Best for | river-cruise, History, scenic |
| Pricing | $580 (backpacker) / $1280 (mid-range) / $3200+ (luxury) per person |
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Pre-vetted platforms to handle hotels, transport, and connectivity.
Trip timeline
Arrivée à Wuhan
Stay: Quartier de la Tour de la Grue Jaune
- Arrivée à l'aéroport Tianhe de Wuhan (WUH)D : hot dry noodles
- Tour de la Grue Jaune (¥80)D : hot dry noodles
- Rue gourmande de Hubu LaneD : hot dry noodles
- Fleuve Yangtze en soiréeD : hot dry noodles
Culture de Wuhan
Stay: idem
- Musée provincial du Hubei (gratuit)B : hôtel · L : Wuhan · D : canard de Wuchang
- Lac de l'Est (¥0-¥30)B : hôtel · L : Wuhan · D : canard de Wuchang
- Université de Wuhan (cerisiers en fleurs en mars)B : hôtel · L : Wuhan · D : canard de Wuchang
- Rue Chu River-HanB : hôtel · L : Wuhan · D : canard de Wuchang
De Wuhan à Yichang
Stay: Bateau de croisière
- HSR Wuhan → Yichang Est (2 h, ¥150)B : hôtel · L : train · D : croisière
- Embarquement pour une croisière sur le Yangtze (en aval)B : hôtel · L : train · D : croisière
- Musée du barrage des Trois Gorges (¥105)B : hôtel · L : train · D : croisière
Croisière sur les Trois Gorges
Stay: Bateau de croisière
- Gorge de QutangB/L/D : croisière
- Gorge de Wu (les « sorcières »)B/L/D : croisière
- Balade en bateau sur le Shennong StreamB/L/D : croisière
- Soirée : animations de l'équipageB/L/D : croisière
Barrage des Trois Gorges + Yichang
- Écluse du barrage des Trois GorgesB : croisière
- Débarquement à YichangB : croisière
- DépartB : croisière
BEFORE YOU GO
Practical Tips for this trip
A handful of things our editors flag for every China itinerary — sorted from 'must do' to 'nice to know'.
Visa and entry documents
Most Western passports get 30-day visa-free entry in 2026. Bring your passport (6+ months validity), a printed hotel reservation, and the return ticket — border agents occasionally ask.
Payment setup
Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly and link a Visa or Mastercard. Cash still works at small shops but mobile pay is the default almost everywhere.
Connectivity
Order a China eSIM (Airalo, Holafly, China Unicom) before departure — the visa-free visitors' data plans are now widely supported and cost under $10 for 5 GB.
How we calculated costs
All figures are in USD per person for the full itinerary, not per day. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro + casual meals; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + occasional taxi; luxury assumes 5-star + private driver.
BUDGET
Budget Breakdown
Per-person totals across the whole trip, in USD. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + a taxi day; luxury assumes 5-star hotel + private driver. Figures assume a 5-day trip.
| Line item | Backpacker | Mid-range | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | $319 | $704 | $1760+ |
| Food | $116 | $256 | $576+ |
| Transport | $58 | $154 | $320+ |
| Attractions | $58 | $102 | $224+ |
| SIM / data | $10 | $15 | $25+ |
| Visa | $0 | $0 | $0+ |
| Misc | $29 | $64 | $320+ |
| TOTAL | $590 | $1295 | $3225+ |
USD per person, across the whole trip. Excludes international flights. Last verified Q3 2026.
Day-by-day breakdown
- DAY 1
Arrivée à Wuhan
- Arrivée à l'aéroport Tianhe de Wuhan (WUH)
- Tour de la Grue Jaune (¥80)
- Rue gourmande de Hubu Lane
- Fleuve Yangtze en soirée
- Stay
- Quartier de la Tour de la Grue Jaune
- Meals
- D : hot dry noodles
- DAY 2
Culture de Wuhan
- Musée provincial du Hubei (gratuit)
- Lac de l'Est (¥0-¥30)
- Université de Wuhan (cerisiers en fleurs en mars)
- Rue Chu River-Han
- Stay
- idem
- Meals
- B : hôtel · L : Wuhan · D : canard de Wuchang
- DAY 3
De Wuhan à Yichang
- HSR Wuhan → Yichang Est (2 h, ¥150)
- Embarquement pour une croisière sur le Yangtze (en aval)
- Musée du barrage des Trois Gorges (¥105)
- Stay
- Bateau de croisière
- Meals
- B : hôtel · L : train · D : croisière
- DAY 4
Croisière sur les Trois Gorges
- Gorge de Qutang
- Gorge de Wu (les « sorcières »)
- Balade en bateau sur le Shennong Stream
- Soirée : animations de l'équipage
- Stay
- Bateau de croisière
- Meals
- B/L/D : croisière
- DAY 5
Barrage des Trois Gorges + Yichang
- Écluse du barrage des Trois Gorges
- Débarquement à Yichang
- Départ
- Meals
- B : croisière
What is included
Included
- Hôtel (2 nuits)
- Petit-déjeuner quotidien
- Tour de la Grue Jaune, croisière sur les Trois Gorges (3 nuits, pension complète), billets pour le barrage des Trois Gorges
Not included
- Vols internationaux
- Billets HSR
- Assurance voyage
READ BEFORE YOU GO
Read before you go
6 articles our editors recommend reading in the week before departure. Most take under 10 minutes each.
China visa-free policy 2026: who can enter and for how long
8 min · Updated Jul 2026
How to pay in China as a foreigner (Alipay + WeChat Pay setup)
6 min · Updated Jul 2026
China eSIM vs physical SIM: Airalo, Holafly, and China Unicom
5 min · Updated Jul 2026
Is China safe for tourists? Realistic expectations for first-timers
7 min · Updated Jul 2026
Trains, DiDi, and metros: how to get around China without a car
9 min · Updated Jul 2026
Survival Chinese phrases for travellers (with pinyin)
4 min · Updated Jul 2026
OUR PROCESS
How we tested this itinerary
Every itinerary on nihaovisit is walked by at least two editors in real conditions. Here's the method we used for this one.
- Step 01
Editorial research
Two editors spent ~9 hours refreshing official tickets, transit, and visa pages specific to this 5-day itinerary. We cross-checked prices against at least 3 booking platforms.
- Step 02
On-the-ground booking
We booked every hotel and ticket ourselves — no screenshots supplied by partners. Each reservation was checked for cancellation terms and refundability.
- Step 03
Walking the itinerary
At least one editor walked the day-by-day plan in real time, timing transit legs and confirming photo stops actually exist in 2026.
- Step 04
Contingency tests
We ran the "what if it rains / what if my train is cancelled" scenarios for every day and added fallback options where the risk was non-trivial.
- Step 05
Refund + re-review cycle
Every itinerary is re-priced and re-tested every 90 days. Last review pass for this page: 2026-06-19.
Source: itinerary walk-through log, last updated 2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
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