2-Day Panda Base plus Leshan Giant Buddha and Emei Mountain Tour

2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This tour departs every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.  Make the most of your 2 days in Chengdu with our extraordinary tour that will take you to the popular Chengdu Panda Base, Leshan Giant Buddha and the sacred Mount Emei.   Take bullet train from Emei to Chengdu on Day 2.

What's Included

Escorted walking tour at Chengdu Panda Base
Escorted tour by English-speaking tour guide
2nd class bullet train from Meishan to Chengdu
Option of an escorted walking tour along Leshan Giant Buddha is cancelled from October 8, 2018 to February 4, 2019 due to the environmental examination. The boat ride to see the Giant Buddha is still available.
1-night accommodation with breakfast at Days Inn Frontier Emeishan 3 *, based on twin share
Breakfast
Escorted walking tour on Emei Mountain
Transfers by air-conditioned company coach with expereinced driver
Hotel Pickup from 44+ hotels in downtown Chengdu
Shuttle bus service on Emei Mountain
Lunch and Dinner
Extra cost for optional photo opportunity with baby panda by request (RMB$2,000/person, proceed goes to Panda Research and Protection Program)
Cable car tickets between Leidongping to Golden summit @ RNB120 round trips
Gratuities for tour guide and driver (recommended)
Accommodation in Chengdu
Coach transfer from Chengdu railway station back to your hotel in Chengdu

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
OR
Meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Day 1  Chengdu / Leshan / Emei

    4 stops
  • 1
    Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)

    Pick up from your hotel lobby in Chengdu between 7:30 to 8:30. Board an air-conditioned tour coach bound for the famous Chengdu Research Base of the Giant Panda. Spend several hours at the Chengdu Panda Base, learning about the staff's breeding and conservation efforts. Visit the research laboratory, the museum, the panda playground, the animal hospital, and the facility's beautiful lake.

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo)

    Depart around 11 am for the tour's next stop, the Leshan Giant Buddha. Arrive at the world's largest stone Buddha around lunchtime, and immediately take a break for lunch. Your guide will be happy to recommend some area restaurants (own expense). The statue, dating from the Tang Dynasty, overlooks the confluence of the Qingyi, Dadu, and Minjiang rivers, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Then you will take 40 minute coach to Meishan, a city at the foot of Emei Mountain.

    Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Between 6:00PM-7:00PM you will be transferred to your hotel in Baoguo Temple area, situated at the foot of Mount Emei. Upon arrival your guide will take you out to the local food street for dinner. Some local restaurants will be recommended (own expense).  Accommodation: Days Inn Frontier Emeishan 3 star

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Day 2   Emei Mountain

    7 stops
  • 5
    Emei Mountain

    After hotel breakfast, start to explore Emei Mountain.

    Admission ticket free
  • 6

    Take shuttle bus to Leidongping, take cable car up to Golden Summit, visit Golden Temple Palace and Silver Palace.  The view on the summit is magnificent if weather permits.

    Admission ticket free
  • 7

    Take the cable car down to Leidongping, change to shuttle bus to Wannian Temple.

    Admission ticket free
  • 8

    The shuttle bus ride is organised by the Mount Emei National Park.  Every passenger has no choice but to take this shuttle bus.  Please ask your tour guide to tell the driver to slow down. Though your driver might knows every turn of the mountain road, safety is our first concern.   The Wannian Temple is the oldest surviving Temple on the mountain, dating in the 9th century. Its dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the Bodhisattva Puxian, who is the protector of the mountain.

    Admission ticket free
  • 9

    You will take cable car down to Jieyin Hall, walk to Leidongping to take the bus to Wannian parking.  Then you will walk to visit Wannian Temple.   Take a lunch break here (own expense).. Your guide will be happy to recommend some area restaurants.  

    Admission ticket free
  • 10

    You will walk down the mountain to Wuxiangang after lunch, pass Qingyin Pavillion.  Take the shuttle bus from Wuxiangang to the parking lot at foot of mountain. 

    Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Chengdu

    Then you will take 50-minute bullet train back to Chengdu. Your tour will conclude at 6:30pm at Chengdu Bullet Train Station.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is a seat-in-coach tour, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers.
  • Your hotel information in Chengdu should be provided 48 hours before departure.
  • The pickup place is your hotel lobby. Or you will be advised a nearest pickup hotel to meet with your tour guide
  • Please note that pickup service is only available to guests staying at downtown Chengdu area.
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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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