Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Irrigation System Private Day Tour from Chengdu

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Chengdu, China

6 to 8 hours (approx.)
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Group discounts
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Escape the hustle and bustle of Chengdu to experience the natural splendor of the Sichuan region on this immersive, full-day excursion. First, journey to Mt. Qingcheng (Qingcheng Shan) to visit temples and hike through bamboo forests, then continue to the historic Dujiangyan Irrigation System to learn how the structure led to significant agricultural development in the region. There's no need to navigate unfamiliar roads with round-trip transport included, and a local guide is on hand throughout to provide context you'd otherwise miss out on.

Check off two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in just one day
A private tour ensures an unhurried experience with plenty of personal attention
Travel outside of Chengdu with ease thanks to round-trip transport
Entry tickets and lunch are included and prebooked for a seamless experience

What's Included

Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Professional English-speaking guide
Admission of all the places list in the itinerary
Excursion bus at Qingchengshan and Dujiangyan
Boat ride and round-trip cable car at Qingchengshan
Lunch at local restaurant

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

Departure point: Free picking up service from your city hotel or residence in Chengdu (all hotels within 3rd Ring Road), if you stay outside the 3rd Ring Road, then need to be picked up at the main gate of Wuhouci, or please contact us in advance to arrange to be picked up from your hotel or airport and pay extra cost to driver. Return point: Returns to original departure point or can be drop-off at the city center.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

After pickup from your centrally located Chengdu hotel, travel in an air-conditioned vehicle to Mt. Qingcheng, known for its forested slopes, peaceful atmosphere, and deep connections to Taoism.

Explore the mountain’s well-preserved Taoist temples and cruise across Yuecheng Lake, taking in the tranquil scenery before beginning a guided hike. Follow shaded trails for around two hours, stopping at historic temples along the way while your guide explains their spiritual significance and the influence of the Tang and Qing dynasties. After reaching the upper sections, choose to descend on foot or by cable car.

Continue to a local restaurant for lunch, then head to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a UNESCO-listed hydraulic project that transformed agriculture in the region more than 2,000 years ago. Walk the site to see its ancient structures, waterways, statues, and gardens, and learn how its innovative design still controls water flow today.

After exploring the complex, relax on the return drive to Chengdu, arriving back at your hotel with a deeper understanding of the area’s natural beauty, spiritual heritage, and engineering legacy.

Mount Qingcheng

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Dujiangyan Irrigation System

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
Please be advised that a moderate amount of walking is involved and the hike up Qingcheng Mountain involves a few steep slopes; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

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Interesting places and good guide

CristinaTieko_K, Jun 2025

The guide Wells had very good english, and he and the driver were very attentious. I didn't last any time buying tickets to boat and cable car. Mount Qingcheng is very interesting, the birth of Taoism. And the Dujiangyan irrigation system is impressive. Wells explained to me the clever system built some centurires ago and still working. The lunch was very good. I liked the trip but would not do it again because of the cost benefit, mainly because I was traveling solo.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you very much for your feedback, have forwarded it to Wells, we are keeping work hard to let all our clients enjoy their tours here.

Day trip from chengdu

daniel_e, Apr 2025

Great trip. Guide spoke excellent English and could understand our questions and answer them with context. He was considerate in his pacing and concerned for our safety. There are many many steps and the trip description should advise travelers that this is a strenuous activity. The irrigation site was beautiful with outstanding landscaping. The history and significance of the site was amazing. Our guide was very helpful in our understanding of the story.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to serve you again in the near future.

walk in the nature with a dating feeling

Nikolaos_P, Oct 2024

The tour itself was OK and many of the monuments were left aside in order to have a lunch.It took also more than the predicted time,which left me no time to visit the monuments at Chengdu.So for people that can speak some Chinese and want to do sightseeing I would recommend to go there by themshelves. They would manage to see more and walk around in the mountain,whose natural environment is comparable to Emeishan. But for people like me that like flirting with girls, this tour is ideal. Silvia,although not so beautiful, will let you have a nice dating feeling that you will remember for days.She also arranged for me a driver to drive me to the train station next day.

Wonderful tour, many many stairs

Kalynn_G, Oct 2023

Had an awesome time seeing all the history and party's of this tour. Would've liked a little more time at the irrigation plant as we only saw the main pieces, none of the trails. Our guide was great, answered questions, allowed us time to explore each place and taught us lots about the history each place.

Absolutely fantastic tour. Extremely...

Simon P, Nov 2017

Absolutely fantastic tour. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. Would recommend to anyone!!

Excellent tour - we started at...

Randalll N, Oct 2017

Excellent tour - we started at emporers temple and then the irrigation system -it was both beautiful and informative! Qingcheng mountain was just a lovely visit. So much history , so much lore , so much beauty! We hiked , we had a cable car ride , we boated across a lake - just a great tour!,

Extraordinary adventure! Our guide...

JoseOscar_E, Aug 2016

Extraordinary adventure! Our guide was very knowledgeable and very polite. It was an outstanding service and will probably book further tours with them in the future.

Excellent tour. Tour guide was amazing...

Miguel M, Jun 2016

Excellent tour. Tour guide was amazing. Be prepared for a long hike and bring extra water.

This tour was outstanding. Most...

Barbara K, Jun 2015

This tour was outstanding. Most people go to Chengdu for the pandas, which of course are must-see, but this tour got us out of the city into the nearby mountain areas. What a nice change of pace to get out of the city and into the countryside and farmland. Lillian, our guide, spoke excellent English. She notified the hotel she was coming and picked us up in the lobby. Our driver was friendly, car was clean and comfortable with strong a/c. Lillian and driver provided so much information cultural and historical about the beautiful area. The irrigation system is awesome! Quite an engineering feat from over 2000 years ago. So strong the 2007 earthquake didn't damage it. You can walk or ride the tram. Cross the river on a suspension bridge to see the Dao temple and choose to climb the surrounding trails. Lunch at a local restaurant was delicious and the beer was COLD!. Qingcheng Mountain was lovely. We took a tram, then a short walk to a short boat ride to a gondola. Then started to climb. The climb was steep at times, mostly on stairs with several flat areas to stop and rest. There were several young Chinese women doing the trek in platform spike heels! Very few handrails but steps were never too narrow or close to drop-off to be uncomfortable or scary. To avoid the climb you could choose to be carried in a sling for a nominal fee. The view from the top was stunning! Clean western toilets in both locations.

Very interesting tour and good tour...

David S, Jun 2014

Very interesting tour and good tour guide. Had a nice lunch in between sites. Thought the extra payment for transport $4 and the tram fare $13 could have been built into the tour fee.

I was disappointed that I wasn't...

Deana J, Nov 2013

I was disappointed that I wasn't able to visit Mt. Emei while in the area but found this tour and was impressed! First of all, I did not realize that this was a personal tour. All the other trips I've taken on Viator.com are with a big group. Not for this one, just you and the guide! My guide was nice and fun, which is good since just the two of us spent the whole day together. The irrigation system was okay, a bit crowded by the color of the water was beautiful and the bridge to see right by the entrance was neat. I like the swinging bridges, would have liked to go to the temple across the longer swinging bridge but we didn't have time, too far of a walk. The Qingcheng Mountain was great!! First of all, it's quite the adventure to get up there: you do a hike, then a (really smooth, short) boat ride and then a gondola ride to the top! (Be prepared, you'll have to pay for these tickets extra when you get there but it's very cheap and would take you hours to walk it so this is much more fun and practical way of doing it. And don't worry, still plenty of hiking and good exercise on this excursion!) There are plenty of interesting things to do on the way up, like see the temples or eat lunch at the monastery (the best Kung Pao chicken I had in China!) One very special moment for me was there is a "lock wall" where you can buy a lock and engrave it and leave it, very fun, cheap and quick to do and a lasting memory leaving my mark on the mountain forever. Lots of great opportunities for good shots on this excursion (I travel to take pics so that was the most important thing for me.) The one thing I'd recommend is to bring warmer clothing for the top, you're in the clouds and it gets cold. I forgot mine back at the hotel and survived but was a bit chilly, my own fault.

The trip was fantastic, started with...

Faisal A, Feb 2013

The trip was fantastic, started with a small hickup caused by very late booking, but even that was sorted out very quickly. Great guide and amazing place to see.