Guest Author - Taisha Turner

The Yangtze River traveler does not need to have Bill Gates’ money. The budget traveler can travel as cheaply as a native. Local ferry boats ply China's Yangtze river, the third largest river in the world. It is so busy, ferry boats sail night and day.

The budget traveler views the same beautiful scenery as a person on a 5-star luxury cruise boat. The Yangtze ferry traveler tour more historic sites and local villages.

In fact, the Yangtze River ferry traveler sails closer to the shoreline than one on a cruise ship tour. This is because ferry boats are smaller, therefore they can tour closer to shore. This translates into intimate views of shoreline vegetation, animals and birds.

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