D1 Panda Base/ Factory Memory / Bamboo Garden / Green Ram Palace / Wide and Narrow Alley ( Lunch )
Your Chengdu tour starts in the early morning today, the guide from China Exploration will pick up you at your hotel, and then head for the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in the suburb, just 10 kms north to Chengdu, where you can see the lovely pandas making various funny movement in eating and playing, also it is a good chance to take picture for them. It is free! The most amazing is that you can also hold a panda in your arms to take picture by donating some money to the panda base. And it is also a pleasant experience to walk in the wide garden of bamboo.
After the tour in Panda Garden, your guide will take you to an interesting park of Factory Memory. It was built on the base of old factory actually. The East suburb of Chengdu used to be known for its many large factory, but now they have all been moved out of the city, and a park was built on their site. It is an interesting park mixed with both old factory and modern pop culture.
China Exploration always want to arrange the special food to our clients. So today you will also enjoy delicious Sichuan Snack here. Snack is the easiest food in Chengdu reminding people of the old and sweat history.
After lunch, a leisure walk in the Kuanxianzi Wide and Narrow Alley will be arranged, which was built about 300 years ago. Although many of western coffee, bars have occupied here, you can still trace the ancient history through the square yard and wooden door. About 1 hour’s visit here. It is also a good site for photographers.
In the afternoon your guide will send you to Wangjianlou Bamboo Garden, also called Wangjiang Park built 1000 years ago. It is to commemorate famous poetess Ms. Xuetao in Tang dynasty. The highlight of the park is also its bamboo forest boasting of 100 varieties. You will be enthralled as you walk beside the yellow columns of bamboo; you can also hear the exquisite sound when the green leaves sway with the wind. And if you are tired of walking, you can always take rest under the wonderful shade created by the green leaves of the bamboo trees.
After tour of Bamboo Garden, you will explore Qingyanggong Palace. Qingyanggong Palace, means Green Ram Palace, the most famous Taoism temple in Chengdu. It is said to be connected with a tale of Mr. Laozi 2000 years ago, and people will get god’s blessing by touching the bronze ram in the temple. Of course we will learn about Daoism here.
And today’s tour is completed, and your guide will send you back to hotel.
D2 Leshan Giant Buddha Tour / Huanglongxi Old Town ( Lunch )
This day you will head for Leshan city in about 2 hours on the express way. You can enjoy the wide Sichuan plain en route. When you arrive in Leshan, your guide will take you to a local restaurant to eat traditional Chinese Cuisine for lunch.
After lunch, the guide will show you the wonder of Buddha is the hill and the hill is a Buddha at the other side of Minjiang river. And then you will walk up the Leshan Giant Buddha. Visit Linyun temple firstly, and then walk down the zigzagging trail in the left side of Buddha. The Buddha is a small mountain, from it is head to shoulder, and from leg to foot, about 30 minutes hiking. After it you need to hike up from its right side again. It is also a good place to view Leshan city cross the joint of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River. Eventually you will walk about 30 minutes to Wuyou temple for the statue of 500 Arhats.
In the afternoon your guide will take you back Chengdu. It is 2 hours’ driving again, just enough for you to have a short time’s nap in your car. Yes, it is a bit tired after the hiking in Buddha.
And you will drop a tour in Huanglongxi Old Town when arrive in Shuangliu. Huanglongxi Old town is the closest old town in Chengdu, and it got its name from the Yellow Dragon River in front of it. In this old town, you will enjoy the old style houses and streets of 100 years ago.
In the late afternoon our guide will send you back hotel, and your Chengdu tour will be finished with sweet memory.
Price Inclusions and Exclusions:
1. Entrance ticket of Chengdu Panda Base, Leshan Giant Buddha Statue, Bamboo Garden and Green Ram Palace.
2. Guide. An English speaking guide will be provided, who will accompany you from the start of tour to end of tour.
3. Private Transfers during tour. Our guide and driver will pick-up you at your hotel on time and drop-off you after the tours. And an air-conditioned vehicle will be provided during the tour.
4. Meal. Two lunches will be provided, one is Sichuan Snack, and another is traditional Chinese cuisine.
5. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
6. Insurance. We provide a free insurance of accident and casualty for each traveler. The highest refund is RMB 300000.00. Detailed terms please view our contract with Ping An of China.
Our prices not included:
1. The cruise of Leshan. If you want to take cruise to enjoy the Buddha in its front side, you need to pay extra $12.00/p.p.
2. Tips to the guide and driver.
3. Your hotel.
If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.
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