In-Depth Discovery Around Chengdu

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival in Chengdu

  Welcome to Chengdu, the gateway to the largest population of giant pandas! Once your flight lands at the airport, your personal local guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at leisure.

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• Day 2: Chengdu, Giant Panda Encounter

  A tour to Chengdu is not complete without seeing the giant pandas, the city's most famous residents. Giant pandas are usually more active in the early morning, so arrive at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at around 8:30 am so that you can see them having breakfast or playing with each other.

  After lunch, you will go to visit Sanxingdui Museum, the only museum dedicated to the lost civilization of Shu Kingdom (221 - 263). You will gain a unique perspective of the Chinese history by seeing and understanding unearthed relics including countless grotesque bronzes, gold, pottery and jade which date back to 4,500 years ago. The 2.62-meter-tall standing statue, the 1.38-meter-wide bronze mask, and the 3.95-meter-high bronze tree are surely unmissable.

  Optional: you may like to watch a Sichuan opera in Shu Feng Ya Yun Sichuan Opera (USD 35 per person) this evening, during which you will be amazed at different facial make-ups that are changed fast and mysteriously.

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• Day 3: Chengdu - Leshan - Mt. Emei

  Drive about 2 hours to Leshan to the incredible Giant Buddha, the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. You can climb up to the top to get an up-close look and feel its magnitude. To get a full view of its grandness, an optional relaxing join-in boat cruise on Lejiang River is also available with an extra charge.

  Afterwards, take a 30-minute drive to Mt. Emei. Upon arrival, visit Baoguo Temple, which is Mt. Emei's largest temple and the doorway to the mountain. Stay overnight at a nearby hotel.

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• Day 4: Mt. Emei - Chengdu

  This morning, you will take a 2-hour tour bus from Baoguo Temple Station to Leidongping and then walk about 30 minutes to Jieyin Palace to take the cable car up to Golden Summit to enjoy the spectacular natural scenery.

  Descend by the cable car and go to Wannian Temple Parking Lot by bus (about 1.5 hours). Here, you will visit the Wannian Temple, one of the first temples built on Mt. Emei, with a round-trip cable car. Watching people praying and doing offerings and listening to the chanting of the monks inside this ancient temple, you will get a sense of peace and serenity.

  After the tour, you will be escorted back to Chengdu (about 2.5 hours on road).

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• Day 5: Chengdu, a Taste of Local Life

  Today, you will join in a half-day rural life experience in an eco-farm, run by Ms. Gao and her family. Here rice, vegetables, and various herbs are all grown in an organic way, without using any chemical fertilizers. You can help them do some farm work such as digging, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, through which you will get to know these plants better. You will also enjoy an authentic home-cooked meal as lunch with the family. Since the whole family are Buddhists and vegetarians, your lunch will be vegetarian too.

  Afterwards, be driven back to the city. This evening, you will taste the world-famous Sichuan hotpot to tickle your taste buds.

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• Day 6: Chengdu, Cooking Class & Departure

  After breakfast, join in a cooking tour starting from a dazzling spice market, and then walk through the back streets to a traditional Sichuan Courtyard where the cooking class takes place. After arrival, enjoy traditional Sichuan Gaiwan tea and learn about the tea culture. Later on, follow the professional chef to cook some typical Sichuan dishes and enjoy your creation as lunch. In the afternoon, visit the lively Chengdu Museum and the People's Park where you can take a short break while sipping tea just as the locals do.

  After the tour, your private local guide will take you to the airport for your return flight.

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