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10-day Sichuan Highlights Tour

Tour Destinations: Chengdu - Leshan - Ya'an - Dujiangyan
Sichuan is a vast province that provides many memorable experiences. On this tour, we will guide you around the top attractions and taste many exotic flavors of authentic Sichuan cuisines.
10-day Sichuan Highlights Tour

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1 Chengdu
Transfer via: flight - your arrangement
Activities for today: Airport to hotel transfer (Chengdu)
Upon scheduled flight landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, your guide and driver are get ready to escort and transfer you to hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
DAY 2 Chengdu/Leshan/Emeishan
Activities for today: Leshan Giant Buddha, Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Baoguo Temple
Today make an excursion to Leshan city for a visit to the Leshan Giant Buddha, and on the way we will visit Huanglongxi Ancient Town. After the visit of the Giant Buddha, proceed to Emeishan city. If time permits, you will transfer to visit Baoguo Temple at the foot of Mount Emei.
DAY 3 Emeishan
Activities for today: Mount Emei, Wannian Temple
Full day tour to visit Mount Emei. First you will take a tourist bus for about 25 minutes to the parking lot of Wannian Temple, take the cable car up, visit Wannian Temple, walk through Qingyin Pavilion - the biggest natural ecology reserve area for monkeys, till you get to Wuxiangang parking lot to take the tourist bus down to the foot of the mountain.
DAY 4 Emeishan/Qianwei/Ya'an
Activities for today: Jiayang Mini Steam Train, Jiayang National Mine Park
After breakfast transfer to Qianwei county, take the Jiayang Mini Steam Train from Shixi Town to Bagou Village. And then transfer to visit the Jiayang National Mine Park. The pit at Huangcun, which was the No. 1 pit of the Jiayang Coal Mine and was abandoned some 20 years ago, is now open for sightseers to venture into and experience the working life of the miners.

Dressed as a miner, tourists can get down into the 100 m deep pit, searching the history of the first Sino-British joint venture coal mine in Sichuan and experiencing the hardships, joy and sorrow of the workers. Lunch will be arranged at Bagou Town. Catch an afternoon train back to Shixi Town. Later, transfer to Ya'an.
DAY 5 Ya'an
Activities for today: Panda Volunteer work at Bifengxia Panda Base
Take your time for breakfast in the hotel. Next, we will go to the Bifengxia Panda Base. Your keeper uniform is your passport to go in and out of the research facility as many times as you please. Your volunteer work starts. You will be assigned a "Master" one of the keepers of the center who will assist you and show you what needs to be done.

You will be one of the staff and you are allowed into all restricted areas, getting in close contact with the bears. Some of your chores will be to help sweep the immaculate panda bins, take bamboo to the hillsides behind the bins, and best of all, feed the bears by hand. They are gentle creatures. In-between and after your working hours, you are free to roam the facility and take pictures.
DAY 6 Ya'an/Chengdu
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Shangli Old Town, Jinsha Site Museum
Today, drive to visit Shangli Old Town first. Then return to Chengdu (about 3 hours). Hereafter, escort guide tour to visit the Jinsha Site Museum, then you will visit a large vegetable and meat market and other local markets if time permits.
DAY 7 Chengdu/Dujiangyan/Chengdu
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Mount Qingcheng, Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Today we will make a pilgrimage to the holy Taoist Mount Qingcheng, then proceed to Dujiangyan Irrigation System to see the aqueduct used for more than 2,200 years. Later, return to Chengdu.
DAY 8 Chengdu
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Qingyang Palace, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Jinli Old Street, Hotpot Dinner
A full day visit to the Green Ram Temple (Qingyang Palace), Du Fu Thatched Cottage, the Jinli Old Street, drink tea at Local Teahouse, learn to play Mahjong. Have a try of famous Sichuan hotpot for Dinner at a local hotpot restaurant.

Recommend evening show: Sichuan Opera
DAY 9 Chengdu
Free day for your own arrangement.
DAY 10 Chengdu
Transfer via: flight - your arrangement
Activities for today: Hotel to airport transfer (Chengdu)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Chengdu airport and fly to your next destination.

Price Details

*Actual price will be confirmed upon enquiry

Price Includes

Private Transfers
Airport/hotel transfers with driver and English guide
Entrance Fees
All entrance fees in itinerary
Meals
All meals as specified (B/L/D)
Guide & Transport
English guide, economy flights/trains
Hotel
Twin/double room with breakfast

Price Excludes

International Travel
International flights, visa fees, excess baggage
Personal Items
Personal expenses, tips, optional activities
Others
Force majeure costs, travel insurance
Tour Code: JZG-S-08
Departure: Any day you want
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Our Advantages & Promise

  • One-on-one Travel Consultant Service
  • Flexible time schedule to suit your pace
  • Selected and trained guides
  • Meals are in quality local restaurants
  • Western style service standard

Destinations

Chengdu

Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan Province in Southwest China. It is located on the edge of the Chengdu Plain which is known as the “Country of Heaven” (Tian Fu Zhi Guo). The agriculture in Chengdu really develop well, as a result, it is also called the “Land of Milk and Honey” due to this. One thing you must do in Chengdu is visiting the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. 

Chengdu is famed as “the home Town of Giant Panda” which attracts millions of tourists from inland and abroad. Moreover, Chengdu has a history of more than 2,000 years with numerous historical places of interests and relics. 

You can experience the history of Chengdu can go to the Jinsha Site Museum, Sanxingdui Museum, Wuhou Memorial Temple and Wenshu Temple, or you can stroll in the Jinli Ancient Street and the Wide and Narrow Alley to relax yourself. Additionally, you’d better not miss the Sichuan Cuisine.

Leshan

Leshan is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Province. 

It is located on the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km from Chengdu. 

Leshan is a national historical and cultural city in China, belongs to the ancient Shu State in history, and has the reputation of "Begonia Scent Country". 

Today, Leshan has listed in China's world natural and cultural heritage cities, owns three World Heritages: Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Emei and Dongfeng Weir. 

Ya'an

Located near the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ya'an is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China. 

Ya'an has a long history, dating back to the pre-Qin era (Before 221 BC). 

Ya'an is a historical and cultural city as well as an emerging tourist city in Sichuan Province, known as the "Rain City", the "Western Sichuan Throat", "Tibet Portal", and "National Corridor". 

Two must-see sites in Ya’an are Shangli Old Town and Bifengxia Panda Base. 

Dujiangyan

Dujiangyan is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province. It is 48 km southeast of Chengdu. In the Neolithic Age, it was a region where ancient Shu people's ancestors lived and was one of the birthplaces of Ancient Shu State. 

Being an international tourist city, Dujiangyan has 2 world heritage sites. One is Dujiangyan Irrigation System, which is an irrigation infrastructure built in 256 BC during the Warring States period of China by the State of Qin, the other is Mount Qingcheng, which is the birthplace of Chinese Taoism.  

Some other famous attractions of Dujiangyan include: Guan Xian Ancient Town, Fulong Temple, Erwang Temple (Two Kings Temple), Lingyan Temple, Puzhao Temple, Jade Maiden Peak, Cuiyue Lake, Chaxi Valley, Lidui Park, Yulei Mountain Park, Anlan Cable Bridge, Insect Museum of West China, and Longxi-Hongkou National Natural Reserve Area etc.