2-Day Panda Base plus Leshan Giant Buddha and Emei Mountain Tour

2-Day Panda Base plus Leshan Giant Buddha and Emei Mountain Tour

By Century Holiday

Free cancellation available

Features

Free cancellation available
2d
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup

Overview

This tour departs every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Make the most of your 2 days in Chengdu with our extraordinary tour that will take you to the popular Chengdu Panda Base, Leshan Giant Buddha and the sacred Mount Emei. Take bullet train from Emei to Chengdu on Day 2.

Activity location

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
- No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District
- 610081, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

SHERATON CHENGDU LIDO HOTEL
- 15号 Ren Min Zhong Lu Yi Duan
- 610014, Cheng Du Shi, Si Chuan Sheng, China

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Twin Share - Sign up from 2pax in English

2d
Opening hours: Sun 0:00-23:30
English

Please offer hotel information for pickup arrangement (from your hotel lobby, or you will be advised a nearest pickup hotel to meet with your tour guide)
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

RM 1,224.89 x 2 AdultsRM 2,449.78

Total

What's included, what's not

Escorted walking tour at Chengdu Panda Base
Escorted tour by English-speaking tour guide
2nd class bullet train from Meishan to Chengdu
Option of an escorted walking tour along Leshan Giant Buddha is cancelled from October 8, 2018 to February 4, 2019 due to the environmental examination. The boat ride to see the Giant Buddha is still available.
1-night accommodation with breakfast at Days Inn Frontier Emeishan 3 *, based on twin share
Breakfast
Escorted walking tour on Emei Mountain
Transfers by air-conditioned company coach with expereinced driver
Hotel Pickup from 44+ hotels in downtown Chengdu
Shuttle bus service on Emei Mountain
Lunch and Dinner
Extra cost for optional photo opportunity with baby panda by request (RMB$2,000/person, proceed goes to Panda Research and Protection Program)
Cable car tickets between Leidongping to Golden summit @ RNB120 round trips
Gratuities for tour guide and driver (recommended)
Accommodation in Chengdu
Coach transfer from Chengdu railway station back to your hotel in Chengdu

Know before you book

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour is a seat-in-coach tour, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers.
Your hotel information in Chengdu should be provided 48 hours before departure.
The pickup place is your hotel lobby. Or you will be advised a nearest pickup hotel to meet with your tour guide
Please note that pickup service is only available to guests staying at downtown Chengdu area.
If you live in the outskirt of Chengdu please go to Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu to join in this tour. The hotel pickup time is 7:50am.
Tour is not available for big Chinese public holidays, including New Year, Chinese New Year, Qinming Festival, Labor Day Holidays from May 1 to May 7, Duanwu Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day Holidays from Oct 1 to Oct 7.
Adult rate is from 12 years old and above. Child rate is from 3 to 11. Children 2 and younger are complimentary when accompanied by a paying adult.
Adult price is based on twin share of a hotel room, child price is based on sharing adult's bed. Please notice the hotel allows only maximum of 4 persons (2 adults and 2 children) in one room. Usually you do not need to add an extra bed for child. You can also tell the front desk on site if you like to pay for an extra bed when necessary. If you need to book for the 3rd adult, please book a new room.
Please notice the hotel allows only maximum of 3 persons to stay overnight in one room.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 Chengdu / Leshan / Emei

4 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)

Pick up from your hotel lobby in Chengdu between 7:30 to 8:30. Board an air-conditioned tour coach bound for the famous Chengdu Research Base of the Giant Panda. Spend several hours at the Chengdu Panda Base, learning about the staff's breeding and conservation efforts. Visit the research laboratory, the museum, the panda playground, the animal hospital, and the facility's beautiful lake.

Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo)

Depart around 11 am for the tour's next stop, the Leshan Giant Buddha. Arrive at the world's largest stone Buddha around lunchtime, and immediately take a break for lunch. Your guide will be happy to recommend some area restaurants (own expense). The statue, dating from the Tang Dynasty, overlooks the confluence of the Qingyi, Dadu, and Minjiang rivers, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Meishan

Then you will take 40 minute coach to Meishan, a city at the foot of Emei Mountain.

Baoguo Temple

Between 6:00PM-7:00PM you will be transferred to your hotel in Baoguo Temple area, situated at the foot of Mount Emei. Upon arrival your guide will take you out to the local food street for dinner. Some local restaurants will be recommended (own expense). Accommodation: Days Inn Frontier Emeishan 3 star

Day 2: Day 2 Emei Mountain

7 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Mount Emei (Emeishan)

After hotel breakfast, start to explore Emei Mountain.

Leidongping

Take shuttle bus to Leidongping, take cable car up to Golden Summit, visit Golden Temple Palace and Silver Palace. The view on the summit is magnificent if weather permits.

Wannian Temple

Take the cable car down to Leidongping, change to shuttle bus to Wannian Temple.

Wannian Temple

The shuttle bus ride is organised by the Mount Emei National Park. Every passenger has no choice but to take this shuttle bus. Please ask your tour guide to tell the driver to slow down. Though your driver might knows every turn of the mountain road, safety is our first concern. The Wannian Temple is the oldest surviving Temple on the mountain, dating in the 9th century. Its dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the Bodhisattva Puxian, who is the protector of the mountain.

Wannian Temple

You will take cable car down to Jieyin Hall, walk to Leidongping to take the bus to Wannian parking. Then you will walk to visit Wannian Temple. Take a lunch break here (own expense).. Your guide will be happy to recommend some area restaurants.

Qingyin Pavillion

You will walk down the mountain to Wuxiangang after lunch, pass Qingyin Pavillion. Take the shuttle bus from Wuxiangang to the parking lot at foot of mountain.

Chengdu

Then you will take 50-minute bullet train back to Chengdu. Your tour will conclude at 6:30pm at Chengdu Bullet Train Station.

Location

Activity location

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
- No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District
- 610081, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

SHERATON CHENGDU LIDO HOTEL
- 15号 Ren Min Zhong Lu Yi Duan
- 610014, Cheng Du Shi, Si Chuan Sheng, China

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