To rent a Chinese car and drive in China freely is a very good way to explore the wide China, but China is quite different with Europe and America, foreign driving license is not accepted and car rental is also a problem for foreigner.
China Exploration offers foreign tourist the new service of applying temporal Chinese driving license and Chinese car rental service in order to bring foreign tourist the convenience in maximum. With our help, you will apply temporal driving license very quickly and then drive our car, and your are not obliged to have a tour guide with you, so you can save a lot on the cost of renting a guide and pay for his meals and accommodation.
Currently we only offer the service in Sichuan province, which is the best tour province full of diverse natural and cultural resources. Below we recommended a few tour routes for you, but you are not restricted in these routes or schedule. Once you get your driving license and your car, you are free!
Recommended Schedule:
10 Days West Sichuan Tibetan Plateau Self-driving Overland Tours
D1 Arrive in Chengdu
Arrive in Chengdu today, and your guide will pick-up you at airport and then transfer to hotel for check-in. If you arrive in Chengdu in the morning, so part of the license application works may start in the afternoon.
D2 Chengdu Driving License and Car rental works
Apply for your Chinese temporal driving license, and get your car today.
D3 Chengdu > Panda Garden > Sanxingdui > Mianyang (140kms/ 2hrs, all express way)
Drive to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, also called Giant Panda Garden in the morning, and then drive to Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, which will show you the brilliant Yangtze civilization culture. And in the late afternoon drive to Mianyang, the second largest cities in Sichuan province.
D4 Mianyang > Jianmenguan Pass > Zhaohua Old Town (188km/2hrs, all express way)
In the morning drive to Jiange via Zhitong, the road between Zhitong and Jiange was the oldest road from Sichuan to Xi’an, and a lot of ancient pines could be see her. And you can drop a visit in Jianmenguan Pass, which used to be the key of entering Sichuan. And then you can relax in the beautiful Zhaohua old town in the late afternoon.
D5 Zhaohua Old Town > Langzhong > Anyue (320kms/4hrs, all express way)
In the morning drive to Langzhong old town, which is also an important cultural city showing us the ancient culture of Three Kingdom, and then in the afternoon drive to Anyue city.
D6 Anyue > Leshan > Emeishan (240kms/3hrs, all express way)
In the morning drop a visit in the Yuanjue Cave, which you will learn about the Buddhism Rock Carving culture. And then drive to Leshan, and in the afternoon you will visit the Giant Buddha, which is the largest Buddha Statue in the world. And then in the late afternoon drive to Emeishan city for night.
D7 Emeishan > Chengdu (150kms/2hrs, all express way)
In the morning, you can take local sightseeing bus to the summit of huge Emeishan and have a bird’s eye view of Sichuan plain. In the afternoon ascend the mountain, and then drive back to Chengdu in the late afternoon. If you are not interested in the mountain, so you can drive back Chengdu in the morning directly and visit the attractions in the city, such as Wuhou temple, Kuangxiangzi alley, etc.
D8 Chengdu Departure
Return your car today, and finish your self-driving tour in Sichuan.
Recommended Schedule B: 10 Days West Sichuan Tibetan Plateau Self-driving Overland Tours
D1 Arrive in Chengdu
Arrive in Chengdu today, and your guide will pick-up you at airport and then transfer to hotel for check-in. If you arrive in Chengdu in the morning, so part of the license application works may start in the afternoon.
D2 Chengdu Driving License and Car rental works
Apply for your Chinese temporal driving license, and get your car today.
D3 Chengdu > Kangding (300kms/4hrs, all express way)
Drive 300 kms to Kangding via the express way in the morning, and to be acclimated in the afternoon, you can explore the Tibetan temples in the afternoon.
D4 Kangding > Daocheng (425km/8hrs, all paved road)
Drive about 425 kms to Daocheng all the day, climb over a few huge mountains with mountain passes between 4000-4200 meters. Also enjoy the wide view of Tibetan plateau landscape.
D5 Daocheng > Yading (75kms/1.5hrs, all paved road)
Drive to Shangri-la village close to Yading in the morning, and then take local sightseeing bus to visit the Yading Nature Reserve.
D6 Yading > Daocheng > Litang > Ganzi (488km/8hrs, all paved road)
Drive to Ganzi city all the day, enjoy the huge mountains, grassland and Temples en route all the day.
D7 Ganzi > Luhuo > Daowu > Danba (335km/6.5hrs, all paved road)
Visit the Ganzi temple in the morning, and then drive to Danba all the day. You will enjoy the beautiful landscape of Luhuo and Daowu en route.
D8 Danba > Wolong > Dujiangyan (255km/5hrs, all paved road)
Visit beautiful Jiajv Tibetan village in the morning, and then drive to Rilong to drop a visit in Siguniangshan, and then pass by Wolong, drop a visit in the Panda Garden of Wolong. And then continue to drive to Dujiangyan city.
D9 Dujiangyan> Mt. Qingcheng > Chengdu (70km/1hr, express way)
Drop a visit in Dujiangyan Irrigation Dam in the morning, and then drive to Mt. Qingchengshan. And then drive back Chengdu in the late afternoon.
D10 Chengdu Departure
Return your car, and then end of your self-driving tours in Sichuan.
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