China to launch world's longest inland water cruise route

China to launch world's longest inland water cruise route

China on Saturday will offer a service for tourists to cruise a total 2,399 kilometers on the Yangtze River from Chongqing in the southwest to Shanghai in the east, the world's longest inland water cruise route.

The cruise service is operated by the Changjiang Cruise Overseas Travel Corporation (CCOTC), based in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.

The route will sail through five provinces in the country, withmore than 300 renowned scenic spots along the way.

Tourists will spend nine days and eight nights on the voyage going downstream, and ten days and nine nights going upstream fromShanghai to Chongqing.

CCOTC is the largest yacht company operating on the Yangzte River with its fleet of more than 20 luxury cruisers. With more than 20 branches set up across the country, CCOTC now offers cruise services on separate sections of the Yangtze.