Day01 Chengdu to Dujiangyan to Mt. Qingchengshan (60KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel service:   3* Zhenrong hotel or same level

this 'sichuan tour' starts with a drive northward to Dujiangyan city for visit to the famous water project - Dujiangyan Irrigation Project (also named as Dujiangyan Water Project); this water project is buitl around 2250 year ago, after it was built, the water project irrigated hundreds of huansands of hecters of farm lands at Chengdu plain, because of this project, Sichuan becomes the famous "Tianfu Zhi Guo" -- literally meaning "Land of Abundanse" or "Heavenly Kingdom" ; after Dujiangyan, drive to Mt. Qingchengshan, the holy mountain to Taoists in the world.

Day02 Mt. Qingcheng to Songpan to Jiuzhaigou (430KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel service:  4* Xingyu hotel or same level

Drive to Jiuzhaigou in the morning. On the way, visit the Diexi haizi (a lake), the old wall in Songpan. Arrive in Jiuzhaigou around 1900PM. Today, thee aren't arranged senic spots sightseeing, the long distance will exhaust the whole day.

if you don't like the drive, you can select our 5 days round flight tour to Jiuzhaigou nature and Huanglong nature by air

Day03 Jiuzhaigou sightseeing

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel service: 4* Xingyu hotel or same level

Enjoy the beauty of Jiuzhaigou (world her-mitage in the list of UNESCO) whole day. At night, enjoy the local folk performance (self pay).

Day04 Jiuzhaigou to Huanglong to Songpan (185KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel service: 3* Huanglong international hotel

Arrive in Huanglong in the late morning. Enjoy the beauty of Huanglong (world her-mitage in the list of UNESCO). After it, drive to Songpan town for over night.

Day05 Songpan to Wolong to Rilong (395KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel accommodation: 4* Siguniangshan intl. hotel

Drive to Rilong town, the entrance to Mt. Siguniangs nature; there are 3 valleys close to this town, the entrance to Changpinggou valley is right in the town, the entrance to Haizi valley is about 500 meters before the hotel; Shuangqiaogou valley is about 15 kilometers far to the west of the town. 90 kilometers before arriving at Rilong town is the world famous Wolong nature reserve, where tourists can have a close look to the panda bears.

Day06 Rilong sightseeing

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel accommodation: 4* Siguniangshan intl. hotel

Today, trekking in Haizigou valley. Only from somewhere in this valley, the 4 peaks can be viewed, among the 4 peaks, only the 4th peak (Yao Mei feng peak in Chinese) is year round snow capped.

Day07 Rilong to Danba to Bamei to Tagong (245KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel accommodation: Local guesthouse

Drive 245 kilometers to reach Tagong; naturally sightseeing. Drive aong a river till get to Donggu pass (3780Meters), if weather is nice, the snow capped peak of Mt. Yala can be seen clearly here (see picture to the left). Local towered farm houses in Danba area will impress you for its unique style of archetecture with strong Qiang features. 8 Kilometers before Bamei, where is a Tibetan monastery - Huiyuan monastery, it was said that the 7th Dalai Lama once lived here for some years before he was throned in Potala palace and after Muslim army moved into Lhasa in 18th century.

Day08 Tagong to kangding (110KM)

Meals service: B/L/D
Hoteln: 3* Karlarkaer hotel or same level

Spending time to visit Tagong monastery and Tagong Buddhism college, 2 kilometers behind the town. In middle afternoon, drive to leave for kangding, the local political, economical and cultural center of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous prefecture.

Day09 kangding to Luding to Mt. Emeishan

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel accommodation: 4* Huasheng Hotel or same level

After your time at Kangding, the gate to Tibet, drive eastward to Mt. Emeishan (also named as Mt. Emei) for sightseeing. Visit Baoguo temple.

Day10 Mt. Emeishan sightseeing

Meals service: B/L/D
Hotel accommodation: 4* Emeishan Hotel

The whole day sightseeing at Mt. Emeishan, a Buddhism mountain. First, visit Jinding (the mountain top) and Huazang temple by cable car, have lunch in the mountain; in the afternoon, visit Wanian temple, Qinyin temple and the lovely monkey.

Day11 Mt. Emei to Leshan to Chengdu

Meals service: B/L
Hotel accommodation: N/A

In the morning, Drive 30 kilometers southwards to Leshan to visit the famous Leshan Big buddha statue (71 meters, carved out of a whole piece of mountain), which is seat at the conjunction of 3 rivers: Mingjjiang river, Qingyijiang river and Dadu river. We visit the Buddha by boat first, then get on the mountain. After it, drive back to Chengdu.

if you have plan to board Yangtze cruiser ship at Chongqing, you can leave chengdu upon your return by bus;

if not, we suggest you leave Chengdu next day

End of the tour

Reference tour price: USD1420.00 per person

 

Price covers:
1. All hotel charge through this tour
2. All meals through the tour (breakfasts are served in hotel, lunches and dinners are served outside hotel in local restaurants)
3. All land transfers
4. English speaking guide service through the tour
5. Land travel insurance

Price excludes:
1. Scenic entry admission along the way, you pay when you go and visit
2. Tips to your guide and driver through the tour
3. All personal expenses beyond the tour
4. Expenses and charges caused by natural reasons and elements beyond the control of us (such as flight delay, flight cancellation, street protesting, war, mudslides, low water level affecting ship access, porter service charge if there is, hotel charges beyond the tour above, lose because of air delay or air cancellation)

when the tour ends, but you want to further tours to other parts of Tibet, such as to Gyangtse, Shigatse, Samye monastery, Mount Everest and even exit China into Nepal; based on your tour destination and your holiday, we can arrange you different length of trips. for this, please contact