4-Day Private Sichuan UNESCO Tour: Pandas, Buddhas & Peaks

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Giant Pandas & Mystical Ancient Civilizations
2 stops
1
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
This is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83. Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."
4 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Guanghan Sanxingdui Museum
Driving 1 hour to Sanxingdui Museum, located in Guanghan, Sichuan Province. It is a world-renowned museum, often ranked among the best in China, housing incredible 3,000- to 5,000-year-old relics from the ancient Shu Kingdom. It features unique bronze masks, giant bronze sacred trees, and exquisite gold artifacts, showcasing a distinct, mysterious, and highly developed early Bronze Age civilization.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Taoist Alpine Hiking & Ancient Engineering
2 stops
3
Mount Qingcheng
You will take private car to Mount Qingcheng for more than 1 hour in the morning. Qingcheng Mountain located about 40miles (64km) from Chengdu, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Taoism, renowned as "the most peaceful and secluded mountain under heaven". It features lush evergreen forests, ancient temples, and two distinct areas: the cultural Front Mountain and the scenic hiking-focused Back Mountain.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
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3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
The Colossal Leshan Buddha & Chengdu City Landmarks
4 stops
5
Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo)
Driving 2 hours to Leshan Giant Buddha, a colossal 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue carved directly into a red sandstone cliff in the Sichuan province of China. Completed in 803 AD after 90 years of labor, it remains the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Jinli Pedestrian Street
Driving back to city downtown and visit Jinli Ancient Street, a vibrant, 550-meter-long historic lane in Chengdu, known for its well-preserved architecture and traditional Sichuan atmosphere. Often called the "First Street of the Shu Kingdom," its history dates back over 1,800 years to the Three Kingdoms period, though most current structures are built in the late Qing Dynasty style.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Wuhou Memorial Temple
It also known as the Chengdu Wu Hou Shrine Museum, is China's most influential museum dedicated to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). It holds the unique distinction of being the only temple in China that jointly honors a ruler—Emperor Liu Bei of the Shu Han state—and his prime minister, the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Wenshu Yuan Monastery
It is the largest and best-preserved Buddhist temple complex in Chengdu, originally built during the Sui Dynasty (605–617 AD). It is a serene, active religious site known for its exquisite Qing Dynasty architecture, peaceful gardens.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
2.5 hours private car drive to Sacred Mount Emei
1 stop
9
Emei Mountain
Taking a 2.5 hours private car transfer to Mount Emei in the morning. Emei Mountain located about 91 miles (150 km) from Chengdu, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains, known for the 3,077-meter-high Golden Summit, ancient temples, and stunning cloud seas.
9 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Good weather is very important for the beautiful views in mountain area. You couldn't see much views on heavy misty and foggy days on the mountain top. According to your tour date, your guide may help you to swap the itinerary sequence of the tour days for enhancing your experience. For example, the itinerary of day 3 swap with the day 4.

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