Sizzling Sichuan - 8 days
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Highlights
- Chengdu -the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Wuhou Memorial Temple, Tomb of Wang Jian and Jinli Lu Street
- Huanglong - Huanglong Monastery, calcium travertines and mineral ponds
- Jiuzhaigou - Scenic Reserve, Pearl Beach Falls, Nuorilong Falls, Long Lake, Dujiangyan Irrigation Scheme and Dragon Taming Temple
- Leshan - UNESCO World Heritage Listed Dafo (Great Buddha) - the world's largest carved Buddha
- Mt Emei/Emei Shan - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Temple of Baoguo and Wannian Temple
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Trip includes
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 4 dinners
- 7 nights superior hotels (deluxe upgrade available on request)
- Mt Emei return cable car ride
- Return economy class flights: Chengdu - Jiuzhai
- Airport arrival and departure transfer on day 1 and day 8
- Touring of Chengdu, Huanglong, Jiuhaigou, Leshan and Mt Emei
- Guided sightseeing excursions as per itinerary
- English speaking specialist guides at local sights
- All transfers and transportation in private A/C vehicle
- Entrance fees to all included sites
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Itinerary
Chengdu, home of the Giant Panda and capital of Sichuan province is famed for its outstanding natural beauty, fiery cuisine and China’s first, largest and best known Panda research and breeding centre. Arrive Chengdu airport and transfer to your hotel. The remainder of the day is free for you to spend at leisure.
Chengdu - Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou. This morning fly to Jiuzhaigou - a region that for centuries has been inhabited by various Tibetan and Qiang people. Tour the Huanglong Monastery - built during the reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu, it is now a place of worship for the lo...
Today is spent exploring the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Reserve. Located in the high Min Shan mountain range, the Jiuzhaigou reserve is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty. It’s home to densely growing conifers, broadleaf trees and rare and endangered animal species su...
Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu. Morning flight returning to Chengdu. An hour’s drive to the north west leads you to the ancient city of Dujiangyan. It was here, in 256 BC that provincial governer Li Bing set up the Dujiangyan Irrigation Scheme. The three part engineering projec...
Today we tour Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding a short drive out of town. China’s Giant Pandas are considered the most endangered mammal on the planet. Due to a loss of habitat in the Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu Provinces it is estimated that there are le...
Chengdu - Leshan - Mt. Emei - Baoguo. Driving to Leshan this morning, we visit the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Dafo (Great Buddha), which is carved into the red sandstone face of Lingyun Hill overlooking the treacherous confluence of the Min, Qingyi and Dadu rivers b...
Baoguo - Chengdu. This morning we travel up Mt Emei by cable car and then walk for 20 -30 minutes to the top, where we tour the magnificent Wannian temple. The oldest structure on the mountain, its contents are stunning: three thousand tiny iron Buddhas surround a lif...
If your flight is not until later in the day, consider a visit to the Tibetan quarter, south of the city, frequented by very few tourists. The district teems with shops stocked to their roofs with heavy clothes, turquoise jewellery, prayer wheels, conches and other te...
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