| Duration: | 4 Day(s) - 3 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
Day 1 Arrival Chengdu
Arriving in Chengdu, you will be greeted by the local guide at the airport or railway station. You take the private vehicle to the reserved hotel. With the assistance of the guide, check-in the hotel and be free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Tips for today:
1. Have a good rest at the hotel to overcome the jet lag if Chengdu is the 1st city you arrive in China.
2. Chang some money at the airport, hotel or a local bank with assistance from the guide or you can also withdraw CNY cash from the ATM machine directly.
Meals: No meal
Accommodation: In Chengdu
Day 2 Chengdu
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, etc. Walking along the excellently designed walkways, you could have a good angle through the open enclosures of giant pandas.
The best time to visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is the morning when the pandas are most active in the day. Depart from the hotel early in the morning, and arrive at the center before 09:00 am, then you could have a 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 that has its own postcode 610088 and post date mark.
Have a Chinese lunch with a traditional Hotpot at a local restaurant. Then visit Jinsha Ruins Museum, which is the museum established in the Jinsha ruins site, and is also a museum to show categories of ancient Shu culture in the Sichuan area during the Shang and Zhou dynasty.
At night you can enjoy a traditional opera show as an optional activity at night (showtime: 20:00-21:30). Sichuan Opera is characterized by unique solos, refined performance, percussion instruments, and talented comedians. In this performance, you can see various unique skills such as the Facing Changing Show which enjoys international fame for decades, the Hands Shadow Show which is only performed by hands rather than actors. Drop off at your hotel in downtown Chengdu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Chengdu
Day 3 Chengdu
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 a chance to watch the whole procedure of cooking and practice cooking Sichuan food.
ou 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 cards, playing Mahjong, ear-picking, marriage seeking in park. They enjoy their leisure time in the park. If you are interested in them, 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 the 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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Chengdu
Day 4 Departure Chengdu
Free at leisure before transfer to the airport to catch the flight for your home or next destination.
Meals: Breakfast
Service Ends
Price Includes:
Private transfer between the airport(railway station), hotel, and attractions
English speaking guide service
Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
Entrance fee to attractions listed in the itinerary
Meals as itinerary specifies
Price Excludes:
International and domestic airfare or train fare
Visa fee
Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc.
Personal expenses
Optional tours, meals, activities, and services
