4-day Chongqing private tour with the Dazu Carving and overnight in Wulong karst

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Chongqing. O/N Chongqing.
6 stops
1
Chongqing
In the morning, Your driver and tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00am then transfer to Chongqing city center for the City day tour.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
People's Assembly Hall
Your first stop of this tour will be The People’s Hall of Chongqing, a landmark architecture completed in 1954 to memorize China's resistance war and establishment of new government. It is also one of the top 10 classic architectures in 20th century Asia.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Then, you will visit Chongqing Stilwell Museum - The Flying Tiger Memorial, which was once used as an important lodging place by the KMT government to accommodate VIPs during the war against Fascism.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Ciqikou (Porcelain Port)
After the museum visit, your guide will take you to taste authentic Chongqing Hot Pot (steam bowel) which is well known and popular in China. You will challenge this hot and spicy dish for lunch to appreciate its popularity. In the afternoon, you will visit Ciqikou old town. Ciqikou received its name from making of Chinaware in ancient time. It is also a good place to explore local folklore.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
5
E'ling Park
Your last stop in Chongqing will be the Eling Park, the highest scenic location where you could enjoy aerial views of the whole city.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Chongqing
At the end, you will be chauffeured to your hotel where this tour concludes.
17 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Chongqing - Dazu Carvings. O/N Chongqing.
4 stops
7
Chongqing
Today, you will go to Dazu County for a whole day of sightseeing (your guide will meet you at 08:30 in your hotel lobby).
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
The Dazu Rock Carvings
This is the birthplace of the amazing Dazu rock carvings, which were created from the late Tang dynasty (618~907) to the early Song dynasty (960~1127). With the theme of Buddhism, the Dazu cliffside carvings are distributed in Beishan, Baodingshan, Nanshan, Shimenshan and Shizhuanshan. You will spend the day visiting the Baodingshan carvings located about 527 meters above sea level. It consists mainly of the Dafowan rock carvings area and the Xiaofowan rock carvings area.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
9
After the 2hrs driving, you will reach the well-preserved Baodingshan Carvings. There are green buses taking you to Baodingshan directly. You will see that mountain cliffs are densely scattered with Buddhist and Taoist statues as well as celebrity figures from the late Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). There are about 10,000 statues of Buddha carved on the 500 meter cliff in the U-shaped Dafowan. It is said to be a long narrative mural with plenty of commentary but no repeated content. You can wander at your own pace to have a close look at the precious grotto art. After the tour, a bumper lunch will be served at a fancy restaurant so that you can taste authentic Chongqing cuisines.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Chongqing
After a short break, you will be transferred back to Chongqing city hotel which need 2hrs driving.End our services.
16 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Chongqing - Wulong, 3hrs driving, 186KM. O/N Wulong.
3 stops
11
Chongqing
In the morning, your driver and tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00am then transfer to Chongqing Wulong Karst and need 3hrs driving, 186km.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
Wulong, a beautiful county about 186 km away from the main city of Chongqing. Enjoy the mountain and river en route. After 3 hours’ driving you will arrive at Wulong. You will visit the Furong Karst cave at first. The cave is located along the bank of Furong River; it was discovered in May 1993 and it is very popular among visitors for its limestone cave. It is an underground artistic palace and a cavern scientific museum, and the only nominated site for World Natural Heritage in China so far. The main limestone is unexpectedly as long as 2,700 meters.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
13
Nex, take a private car to Xiannv town in the late afternoon for the night. In the evening, you can watch the famous show of Wulong Impression(pay locally by cash), which will tell you about the life of Chongqing people, and the moving history of Yangtze and Three Gorges Dam.
17 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Wulong - Chongqing, 3hrs driving, 186KM. The tour end.
4 stops
14
Wulong Karst geological park
Wulong Karst National Geology Park, an important part of South China Karst, is situated at the lower reaches of the Wujiang River in southeast Chongqing. It was named as a world natural heritage by UNESCO in 2007. Wulong Karst features spectacular karst landscapes, including the three main parts of Furong Cave, Three Natural Bridges, Houping Giant Doline (Houping Tiankeng) and other scenic spots. Today your Wulong tour will begin from the huge Sink Hole. It is a huge sink hole under the ground as large as a soccer field . And you will walk down to the bottom, and then exit from the beautiful valley. And then your guide will take you to the Great Crack of the earth. It might be caused by some earthquake, or some geological movement. It is about 1000 meters deep under the earth, and 2 kilometers in length . so It’s a good place for hiking !
2 hours • Admission ticket included
15
Wulong Tiankeng Three Bridges
When you purchase main entrance tickets and take a shuttle bus to the park and you will visit Natural Three Bridges first, it is the rare geological wonders ecotype tourism area, the typical Karst landform. They are all natural bridges lying from north to south, crossing over the Yangshuihe Gorge and connecting the mountains at the two sides. It is also the Asia's largest natural bridge group. Some scenes of "Transformer IV" were taken here.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
Chongqing Longshuixia Gap
And then you will visit Longshuixia Fissure Gorge. It is also called Wulong Valley area, it is progeny tens of millions of years ago and the formation is typical of Karst landscape. The valley is 5 kilometers long, 200-500 meters deep. Primitive forests, waterfalls, springs and gorges; here you can actually feel the Earth is older than a city and more powerful than a rocket. After that, transfer back to Chongqing. End of service!
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Chongqing
At the end, your guide will escort you to your Chongqing hotel/airport/train station/river pier. Note: We will back to Chongqing around 17:30pm.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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