Top Southwest China Day Trips - page 6

Enjoying the name “the home to giant pandas” and “the land of abundance”, Chengdu is worth visiting. Escaping from the tedious and boring routine life, you can slow down your pace to have a wonderful encounter with adorable pandas and to explore the ancient bronze civilization reserved for thousands of years. If you have just one day available in Chengdu but want to have a memorable tour, you can have a try of this itinerary.

Experience Chinese history and culture on this all-day guided private tour. After a convenient hotel pickup in Chonqing, travel to Dazu and explore its thousands of Tang Dynasty-era cliff side statues with a knowledgeable local guide. UNESCO has recognized the Dazu Rock Carvings, a collection of more than 50,000 statues and 100,000 Chinese characters, with World Heritage status. Then, Tour the flag stoned lanes of Ciqikou, an ancient porcelain-making town, and see its Ming- and Qing-dynasty architecture. Lunch will be served.

Visit two of China's top attractions on this private full-day tour to the Chengdu Panda Base and the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Grand Buddha in Leshan. Get an early start to see the pandas in action and enjoy photo ops of baby and adult panda bears. Then travel to Leshan for a guided tour of the Grand Buddha, the world’s biggest stone Buddha sculpture. Visit the Buddha’s adjacent temples, and admire the surrounding scenery of rivers and forest. Travel in comfort with a private guide and driver; lunch and Chongqing hotel pickup are included for added convenience.

Early in the morning our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel. You will drive about 1.5 hours to Dujiangyan Panda Base. You will be guided through visiting the different enclosures of Dujiangyan Panda Base, where you may not only see adult pandas, but also newly born baby pandas if luck enough. We spend whole morning walking around this area to see different pandas playing in the enclosures or on the trees. After our tour in the Panda Base, we will drive about 30 minutes to Dujiangyan City; Later, enjoy your lunch in a local restaurant and continue to visit the Dujiangyan Irrigation System honored as the 'Treasure of Sichuan'. It is the oldest and only surviving no-dam water conservancy project in the world, and it has been functioning for more than two thousand years. Explore this magnificent irrigation system with your guide to learn the history and its crucial role. Afterwards, drive back to downtown to conclude the full day sightseeing.

It's not possible to drive in China without a local license and outside the cities public transit can be very patchy. This full-day private door-to-door experience lets you get out in nature with ease. Spend the morning admiring giant pandas at the Dujiangyan Panda Base; after lunch, hike through spectacular Taoist Temples and caves on the sacred mountain Mt. Qingcheng, which holds UNESCO World Heritage status.

Combine a trip to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base with visiting the Dujiangyan Irrigation System on this private tour with a knowledgeable guide. Admire cute pandas and learn about the care of giant pandas and conservation efforts to protect this endangered mammal.Appreciate the oldest and only living no-dam irrigation system in the world. It's an over 2000-year-old ancient wonder which still works and benefits the local people until today.

Visit highlights of Dujiangyan including the Dujiangyan Panda Base volunteer program and Dujiangyan Mount Qingcheng with this self-guided day tour from Chengdu. You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chengdu hotel.

This is the perfect tour for those interested in discovering the beautiful natural wonders outside of Kunming. Language barriers can make it difficult to organize transport in China, but you won’t have to worry as round-trip private transfers are included. Going on a private tour means you won’t have to wait around for other travelers, so you’ll make the most of your time. You’ll be taken to Stone Forest, and Jiuxiang Cave in one day with plenty of free time to explore the sites at your own pace.

Travel from Chengdu to the Leshan Giant Buddha with a private guide and driver, making the full-day visit easier than arranging long-distance transport on your own. Your guide explains the history, carving work, river setting, and Buddhist meaning of this UNESCO-listed site while helping you choose the best available viewing route. This private tour works well for culture travelers, photographers, and first-time visitors to Sichuan. Guide service, private vehicle with driver, hotel pickup and drop-off, and Leshan Giant Buddha admission are included. Meals, personal expenses, and gratuities are not included.

Start your tour by picked up from your hotel by private car and with the help of professional English tour guide get to know about incredible UNESCO World Heritage Emei Shan. You can choose to hike or take the cable car to the Golden Summit. Enjoy the beautiful scenery at 3000 meters above sea level, admire 48 meters high golden Buddha sculpture and temples at the top. Or discuss with your guide and customize the sightseeing route in your way.

Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Leshan Giant buddha and Round Chengdu airport transfers with this private layover day tour from Chengdu airport(CTU) You will be picked up from and dropped off from Chengdu airport.

Visit highlights of Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings including Baoding Mountain Carved Stone area and Dazu Roce Carvings Beishan Site with this private Dazu day tour. You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chongqing hotel

Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Chengdu Panda base and Sanxingdui Museum with this private day tour from Chengdu. You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chengdu hotel.

Both the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the Sanxingdui Museum are fiddly to reach by public transport unless you speak Chinese. Save time and stress with a personal guide and comfortable private vehicle direct from your door to your door. Spend the morning with the pandas then explore the museum in the afternoon. Your guide will be happy to unpick the mysteries of the 3,000-year-old Shu culture.

One of Chengdu’s most loved attractions is Chengdu Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding, and on this tour, you’ll be taken directly there after a convenient hotel pickup. Enjoy free time to see the pandas, before heading to the UNESCO World Heritage Site—Leshan Giant Buddha. The tour gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace, and you can choose to either climb or take a boat ride once you’ve got to Leshan Giant Buddha.

Appreciate the World Cultural Heritage announced by UNESCO from Chengdu by bullet train. Dazu rock carvings reveal from all aspects the vital development of the art style of Chinese grottoes and the folks religious believes from the 9th century to the 13th century. Visit Beishan and Baoding Mountain where you can always see pilgrims and preaching monks.

Experience the history and culture of Chongqing on this all-day private excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, explore hundreds of religious sculptures at the Dazu Rock Carvings, a 1,300-year-old UNESCO-designated site. Visit famous sites like Beishan and Baodingshan, and learn about them with an informative, professional guide. Enjoy a delicious complimentary lunch before returning to Chongqing.

On this private day-trip from Chongqing, explore the remarkable Wulong Karst National Geology Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007, without a large and noisy tour group to disturb your peace. Take your time touring the park’s highlights, including the stalactite-filled Furong Cave, the grand Three Natural Bridges cluster, and the Houping Giant Doline, a massive sinkhole that’s home to its own lush forests. Walk around the park with your guide by your side to answer all your questions Don’t wear yourself out: transport to the attractions is provided in the park Stop along the way for a traditional Chinese lunch Get a ride from your hotel to the park and back free of charge

Visit highlights of Chongqing including the Dazu Rock Carvings and Ci Qi Kou Ancient Village with this private day tour fromChongqing. You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chongqing hotel.

This is the ideal tour for travelers with limited time in Chengdu. Spend a day discovering Chengdu highlights with a guide to accompany you, so you don’t get lost. You’ll save time and see multiple attractions in a day, including Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and Huanglongxi Ancient Town. Conveniently, a delicious Chinese lunch, entrance tickets, and round-trip transport are included.

If you only have a short time for a visit to Mount Emei, this is the tour for you. You’ll take the high speed train from Chengdu, then your guide will take you to Mount Emei. Here you’ll ride the cable car to the Golden Summit to see the large bronze buddha statue and have panoramic views of snow capped mountains in the distance. After lunch, you’ll visit Baoguo temple and head back to Chengdu.

This is a private tour that let you explore the best part of Wulong Geopark, a UNESCO site, with a local guide. At 8am, you will be picked up from your centrally located downtown Chongqing hotel, then take 3-hour ride to Wulong along the stunning river road. Upon arrival, you will visit the Three Natural Bridges which the best part of the Wulong Karst National Geopark. You will walk along the pavement, and explore the Tiankeng, Longshui Gorge, waterfall, and old buildings etc. with a local guide. A quick lunch is included at a local restaurant. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your Chongqing hotel where the trip concludes.

Take this full day private tour with a local expert guide to discover the top attractions in Chengdu, see the lovely furry giant pandas of all ages at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda, explore one of the UNESCO listed World Heritage sites of Leshan Giant Buddha, taste delicious Sichuan cuisine at local restaurant, and enjoy private transportation during the whole trip. Transport by air-conditioned vehicle, English-speaking tour guide, entrance ticket fees and local lunch are all inclusive.

Discover Chengdu's top attractions effortlessly with our private tour. Spend the morning with giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base and then journey to the UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha, taking a boat trip for a unique view. Your private guide shares insights on Buddhism and panda biology. Enjoy an express immersion into Chinese culture and relax with door-to-door round-trip private transfers.