8-Day Sightseeing Tour Around Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Chi

We will welcome you at the airport and take you to your hotel. You are free to refresh and relax before we hold a briefing about the trip, later in the afternoon.  With your guides, you will go through the itinerary and have the opportunity to ask us any questions you may have. After being fully briefed, in the evening, we will hold a welcome dinner to celebrate the beginning of your journey. We will feast on some of the best food Chengdu has to offer and eagerly anticipate the coming journey that lies ahead.  Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: Chengdu Buddha Zen Hotel, a 4-star standard traditional Chinese style boutique hotel

At 08:00am, your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu. Then you will head for Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (also known as Chengdu Panda Base) located about 12km north of the city center. It takes 20 to 30 minutes to get there.   Found in 1987 with 6 rescued pandas got from the wild, Chengdu Panda Base is now home to 190 (by the end of 2018) giant pandas. You will walk around to the different enclosures and nursery houses, and learn more details about giant pandas’ behaviors, diet, breeding, etc. You will see cubs and adult pandas. What’s more, you will also see red pandas there. Between mid-June and early October, you will also have the opportunity to see the newly-born panda cubs.   After lunch, you will leave for Sanxingdui Museum, which is an important archaeological discovery and have changed people’s understanding of ancient history and culture of Chengdu.  Sanxingdui Museum was built on the northeast of Sanxingdui Site, which was the place where large quantities of jade, bronze and gold wares, as well as elephant tusks, were discovered. As an archaeological museum with excellent modern facilities, it is also a gateway to a mysterious civilization that flourished some 5, 000 years ago. In the late afternoon we will drive to Dujiangyan and stay overnight there.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: Dujiangyan Panda Hotel, a 3-star standard panda-themed hotel

In the morning we will visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System. It was built by the ancient Chinese over 2,250 years ago. In order to control floods and in the meanwhile irrigate the farmland across Chengdu plain, the ancient Chinese constructed this huge project, which has made Chengdu one of the richest regions of China during the past 2,000 years. The construction of this project is an ancient technological wonder of the country. We will spend about 1.5 hours walking around and learn about how it works.   We will have lunch at a local restaurant in Dujiangyan and in the afternoon we will explore Mount Qingcheng. This beautiful Taoism mountain is a good combination of beautiful nature and Taoism culture. We will explore the traditional architectures of the temples scattered in the woods and mountains.   In the late afternoon, We will drive to Jiezi Ancient Town and take a visit of this beautiful riverside town located at the transition area of Chengdu Plain and the Tibetan Plateau.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: Jiazi Hotel, a 3-star standard traditional Chinese style hotel