7 Days Fairland Photo Tour to Chengdu, Giant Buddha, Mount Emei & Jiuzhaigou

Summary

Day 1 Chengdu Arrival
Day 2 Chengdu: Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, Jinsha Site Museum, Chengdu Renmin Park, Wenshu Temple
Day 3 Chengdu-Emei: Emeishan Mountain
Day 4 Emei-Leshan-Chengdu: Leshan Giant Buddha,Back to Chengdu
Day 5 Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou: Jiuzhaigou Valley
Day 6 Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong: Huanglong National Park
Day 7 Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu: Back to Chengdu, Chengdu Departure

Day 1 Chengdu Arrival

Upon your arrival in Chengdu, our Chengdu local guide will meet you at the exit of airport with a welcome sign "China Private Tour".

Transfer to your hotel in Chengdu for check-in and the rest day is free on your own to explore the city or recover the jetlag.

Day 2 Chengdu

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (or Chengdu Panda Base for short) specializes in baby pandas and their care. It's one of the most popular destinations for foreign travelers. And it's a must-go place when you go to Chengdu. Chengdu Panda Base not only takes care of breeding pandas, but also focuses on providing interactive activities that teach people about pandas and their protection. Besides cute giant pandas, there are also red pandas, black swans, and peacocks in the base.

Then, drive about 30mins to reach the Jinsha Site Museum, it is one of the highlights of your Chengdu Tour. It is famous for mysterious Shu culture and unique bronze civilization. The museum was onstructed on the Jinsha ruin site. In the museum, you can see many artifacts and everyday products made of gold, bronze, jade, stone, ivory, lacuqered wood and pottery, from which you will learn the daily life of people of 3,000 years ago.

Drive back to the Chengdu downtown, then pay a visit the Chengdu Renmin Park, a popular gathering place for locals. Strolling in the park, you will see local people drinking tea, playing mahjong or cards, dancing, singing, and playing music. There is even an interesting matchmaking area where people advertise their sons' and daughters' profiles to attract partners. Sitting alongside the locals and watching a tea pouring ceremony, as well as all other kinds of fascinating activities, is a great way to learn about and experience local culture. 

Continue your tour to Wenshu Temple. It is a buddhist temple and become a major tourist attraction in Chengdu, the temple itself is clean and relatively quiet. There are small ponds and underused buildings in corners of the complex where you can sit and relax. Wenshu Temple houses 300 Buddha statues made of various materials, including iron, bronze, stone, wood, and jade; some are beautifully painted as well. 

At last, transfer back to your hotel.

Day 3 Chengdu-Emei

After breakfast, start your tour in Emeishan Mountain, it is one of the four buddhist mountains in China, and one of the best scenic area for photography.

Upon on your arrival, first take a eco-car in the Scenic Area to Leidongpin and hiking to Jieyin Hall, to take a cable car up to the Golden Summit (altitude: 3077 m). At the highest peak of the mountain, you will be amazed by the awe-inspiring view of Huazang Temple and witness the breathtaking sea of clouds if it’s sunny.

Next, go down to Wannian Temple parking lot by car. Take a cable car up to Wannian Temple at the middle of the mountain. Wannian Temple is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Camel Mountain Range of Mount Emei, in Emeishan City, Sichuan, China. It is one of the six earliest Buddhist temples on Mount Emei. The temple is situated at the foot of Camel Mountain Range, facing the Daping Temple, Niuxin Temple, Shisun Summit and Bomeng Summit in the front. Wannian Temple is known not only for the bronze statue of Samantabhadra, but also for the Beamless Brick Hall.

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Chengdu or drop off at Chengdu train station (airport).

Day 4 Emei-Leshan-Chengdu

In the morning, you will be taken to the Leshan city where Leshan Giant Buddha located. Leshan Giant Buddha is one of the famous scenic spots in Sichuan as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Leshan Giant Buddha is famous for its incredible size. This seated Buddha, which is carved into the red rock wall on the hillside and turned face to the river, is 71 meters high and 28 meters wide at the shoulders. There are two ways to visit the scenic area, climbing and taking boat cruise. If you don’t want to climb on the mountain or want to see the panoramic view of the Buddha, you can take a boat to see the Giant Buddha.

You will be able to climb up the Buddha to have a close-up look. To see more, you may walk down the narrow plank all the way to the feet of the Buddha, to discover you are only as tall as one of its toes. After visiting the Giant Buddha, take a cruise along the Dadu River and enjoy the beautiful scene between the mountains and the water,let you have a complete angle to take photos of Leshan Buddha.

After the boat cruise, drive about 2 hours back to your hotel in Chengdu.

Day 5 Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou

After breakfast, your Chengdu driver will escort you to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to catch your flight to Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport(About 1 hours). Upon arrive at the Jiuzhaigou airport, the local guide will meet you at Jiuhuang Airport and escort you to visit Jiuzhaigou Valley.

Jiuzhaigou is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in the southwestern region of China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. The Jiuzhaigou valley is part of the Min Mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 72,000 hectares (180,000 acres). It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, and snow-capped peaks. Its elevation ranges from 2,000 to 4,500 metres (6,600 to 14,800 ft).

The famous attractions you will encounter are the Multi-colored Lake, the Nuorilong Fall, the Long Lake and the Pearl Beach. The Multi-colored Lake is the smallest but most colorful lake in Jiuzhaigou Valley, and is famous for a profusion of colors and limpidity. You will see the colors of azure, light green and orange in the same pond. The Nuorilang Fall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the valley. In Tibetan language, Nuorilang means majestic and grand waterfall. The surging currents rush passionately and dash down in a series of cascades. 

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou.

Day 6 Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong

After breakfast, our Chengdu private tour guide and driver will escort you to visit Huanglong National Park. 

Huanglong National Park is a scenic and historic interest area in the northwest part of Sichuan, this area is known for its colorful pools formed by calcite deposits, especially in Huanglonggou (Yellow Dragon Gully), as well as diverse forest ecosystems, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs. Huanglong is also home to many endangered species including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.

The travertine scenery was created by the thousands years of geological evolution, including glacial revolution, terrane movement, chemical reaction, climate changing, etc. It covers a total length of 3.6 kilometers. At the top(3990m) of the valley lies the best highlight - Five-Color Ponds consisting of 693 ponds of different sizes, shapes, colors, just looking like beautiful emeralds.

After the tour, you will be taken to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou Valley.

Day 7 Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu

Free on your own until drive to the Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport to catch your flight back to Chengdu, then flight back to your next destination. Our service ends.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes 1. All transfer and city transportation 2. Air-conditioned car or van 3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based     on two persons sharingone standard room; 4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western     breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and     dinner in local restaurants 5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned     in the itinerary will be covered All first     admission/entrance fees in the itinerary 6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional     tour guide

Price Excludes 1. International air-tickets 2. Airport departure tax. 3. International or domestic air tickets which     are not listed in the itinerary. 4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness     or damages incurred during your trip 5. Tips to the tour guide and driver 6. Meals not specified in the itinerary. 7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,     optional tours, postage, excess baggage     charge, entertainment fees out of the     itinerary. 8. Single Room Supplement.