Luxury Cruises in Asia

Take a trip back in time and discover the natural beauty of Asia with a luxury cruise. Journey along the mysterious heart of China, the mighty Yangtze. See ancient sites and remote villages, and get an e-close my eyes to the three- Gorges. Enjoy the stunning scenery wrapped along the Mekong Delta, with its peaks and pine dense fog.

The Yangtze River

The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest riverChina and Asia, and the third longest in the world. The river is about 6380 km long and flows east from its source in Qinghai Province in East China Sea at Shanghai. As the largest river in the region, the Yangtze is historically, culturally and economically important for China.

Most of the luxury river cruises start or end in Shanghai. Shanghai is a dynamic and exciting metropolis at the mouth of the Yangtze River.Since 1842, the city has grown to a massive international port, attracting people from all over the world.

busy city streets, a thriving fashion district, modern skyscrapers and bustling nightlife, give a wonderful feeling modern Shanghai.

Three Gorges is the most spectacular stretch of the Yangtze River and attracts thousands of visitors every year. Located in Sichuan Province and Hubei Province, is the Three Gorges Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling compoundGorge.

Qutang Gorge is about 8 km long, 100 meters high walls, extending from west to Baidi Wushan County in the east, creating a monumental gateway to the Yangtze.

Wuxia Gorge is considered the most beautiful of the three. Wuxia is about 40 km in length, and Xiling Gorge is the longest of the three, which extends from the current Xiangxi in Zigui County in the Nanjing Pass in Yichang, with a total length of 76 km.

Fengdu is anotherMust for every cruise Yangtze. Located at the foot of the mountains, Fengdu is the only ghost town in China. The temples are all over the Ming Mountain, where a number of super-beings to live there.

Legend has it that Ming Mountain is one of the 72 cemeteries of Taoism. Tao believes that when people die, their souls to collect in these locations. From March 3 to 15 the lunar month, people continue Fengdu day temple fair. During the day, "Spirit,exhibition held in the streets and attracts many believers. Fengdu is a mystical and terrible phantoms in the minds of the Chinese people.

Another station on the river cruise tour is the city of Wuhan to see the Museum of Hubei Province. Founded in 1993, covers the entire museum is a space of 51,000 square meters. The archaeological museum 140,000 cultural relics from the Stone Age to modern times. More than 600 of which are shown as a national list of classElements.

Mekong River

The Mekong is one of the world? the main rivers and thus a great cruise destination. Rich in history and rich culture, is a border last trip with his stunning natural beauty and biodiversity. Some of its attractions are monuments of ancient royal capital and a UNESCO World Heritage sites of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Luang Prabang in Laos; representation of an illustrious past.

Each route has a stopmagnificent Angkor Wat, a temple complex of Angkor in Cambodia, for King Suryavarman II in the early 12 th Century built. The present name means Angkor Wat Temple City. "

The temple is the epitome of Khmer architecture. E 'became the symbol of Cambodia and is the center of tourist attraction in the country. The temple is admired for the greatness of architecture that adorn its extensive bas-reliefs and for the many Devata (guardian spirits) walls.

Luang Prabang is a cityis located in the north of Laos on the Mekong River, about 425 km north of Vientiane. The city was once the capital of a kingdom with the same name. Until the acquisition communist in 1975, was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Luang Prabang has both natural and historical sites. Among the sites of nature tourism, there is the Kuang Si Falls and Pak Ou Caves. Haw Kham, the Royal Palace and MuseumWat Xieng Thong temple is essential that in archeology enthusiasts.

luxury river cruises offer a window into the past and an easy tool to offer some of the best Asia.