4 Full Days Private Tour to All Highlights in Chengdu & Vicinity

4 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Explore Chengdu and its surrounds on this relaxed four-day journey. You will meet China’s cuddliest residents (giant pandas) at the world’s most famous breeding center, discover the mysterious civilization from around 4,000 years ago at Sanxindui Museum, visit the birthplace of Taoism at Qingcheng Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and marvel at the ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a remarkable UNESCO-listed engineering feat. In Chengdu, you will not only spend some leisure time with those amazing Giant Pandas, but also go to explore Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone Buddha in the world, and Mount Emei, as one of the four greatest Buddhist mountains in China.

What's Included

Private transportation
Private English-speaking tour guide
One-way cable car up to Qingcheng Mountain
All the main entrance tickets to the attractions mentioned in the itinerary
Optional airport pickup & drop off
Round trip cable cars ride at Mount Emei and scenic area interior buses
Hotel
Meals
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Visiting pandas and discover Sanxindui Museum

    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

    Hiking in Qingcheng Mountain and explore the ancient irrigation system

    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

    Marveling at the biggest stone buddha in the world in Leshan and go to Chengdu city highlights and landmarks in downtown

    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 driving to Emei Mountain, one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains.

    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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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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