6 Days Sichuan Tour to Leshan & Mt. Emei

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Chengdu

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Ancient Street

In the early morning, pick up from your hotel and transfer to visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding which is about 10 km from Chengdu downtown. This beautifully laid out park is the home of about 80 giant pandas and some other rare animals, such as red panda, black-necked crane, white crane ect. Walking along the excellently designed walkways, you could have a good angle through the open enclosures of giant pandas.

The best time to visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is the morning when the pandas are most active in the day. Depart from hotel early in the morning, and arrive at the center before 09:00 am, then you could have chance to see the pandas feeding at around 09:30 am. After the feeding time, you could choose to visit Panda Museum and watch a 20-minute video at Panda Theatre to learn about the research and breeding of the giant pandas. Then walk along the walkways to watch pandas or other rare animals. Besides, you could also choose to deliver a postcard or other panda souvenir from the Panda Post to yourself or your family and friends. The Panda Post is the only post office who has its own post code 610088 and post date mark.

Have a Chinese lunch with traditional Hotpot at local restaurant. We will visit Wuhou Temple, the largest museum of the site left over from the Three Kingdoms Period, and a very quiet oasis in the city. Then walk around Jinli Ancient Street neighboring to Wuhou Temple. 

At night you can enjoy a traditional opera show as an optional activity at night (show time: 20:00-21:30) . Sichuan Opera is characterized by unique solos, refined performance, percussion instrument and talented comedians. In this performance, you can see various unique skills such as the Facing Changing Show which enjoys an international fame for decades, the Hands Shadow Show which only performed by hands rather than actors. Drop off at your hotel in the downtown of Chengdu.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Chengdu

Sichuan Cuisine Museum, Chengdu People's Park

Leisure breakfast in your hotel, we will start today's trip with a hotel pick-up. A trip to visit Sichuan Cuisine Museum is arranged this morning.  At the Museum, you will not only realize the history of Sichuan Cuisine, but also have chance to watch the whole procedure of cooking and practice cooking Sichuan food.

You will have a leisure afternoon in Chengdu downtown. We will bring to Chengdu People's Park, where you will find many locals dancing, doing exercise, playing card, playing Mahjong, ear-picking, marriage seeking ect in the park. They enjoy the leisure time in the park. If you are interested in, you could try to join in them.
We will take a seat in a tea house, having a cup of tea to feel the local's leisure life.

After that we will show your way to walk around the famous Kuan Zhai Alley which consists of several ancient streets of Ming and Qing Dynasty. We will have a stop at a Chinese style Starbucks where you could have a cup of coffee to enjoy the leisure afternoon.

Sichuan Cuisine Museum 

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Mt. Emei area

Drive to Leshan, Leshan Giant Buddha, Drive to Emei

In the morning after breakfast, have a 1.5 hours driving to Mt. Leshan - has the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. Just take a cruise (about 30 min) to have an overview of this mountain and the Leshan Giant Buddha. After that, continue to have a 1 hour driving to Mt. Emei area. After that, drive back to your hotel and free of the rest time.

Details in the itinerary:
We arrange a cruise to see Lesha Giant Buddha. While you can also choose to climb Mt. Leshan (1- 2 hours hiking) which is not recommended from us because it is tired and could not get a overview of the Buddha.
Chengdu downtown - Mt. Leshan: 150 km, 1.5 hours driving
Mt. Leshan - Mt. Emei area: 41km, 1 hour driving

Leshan Giant Buddha

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Chengdu

Mt. Emei, Drive to Chengdu

Today you will have a half day tour to do sightseeing in Mt. Emei including a cable car to the Golden Summit. After some stroll on the mountain, get down the mountain then drive back to Chengdu (165 km). Have a rest in hotel in Chengdu or feel free of the rest time.

Details in the itinerary:
A suggested sightseeing route in Mt. Emei:
Entering - 2.5 Hours Scenic Shuttle Bus to Leidongping - 20-minute walk to take the cable car - Go up to Golden Summit by cable car - Sightseeing in Golden Summit - Back to the entrance in the same way
Mt. Emei area - Chengdu downtown: 165km, 2 hours driving

Golden Summit on Mt. Emei

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Transfer service to airport

Feel free at the leisure till the time to be transferred to the airport for the flight to your next stop.

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