1 Day Dujiangyan Panda Tour with Biking Around Qingcheng Mountain

Tour Outline: Chengdu - Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Dujiangyan Panda Base - Qingcheng Mountain - Chengdu

1 Day Dujiangyan Panda Tour with Biking Around Qingcheng Mountain

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Overview

Would you like to see the countryside without having to travel very far before getting a glimpse at mountainous regions and charming villages? This tailored one day private country biking and and panda tour around Qingcheng Mountain is a perfect solution for having a fun but relaxed day trip where you can escape from reality by admiring the gorgeous landscapes of Qingcheng Mountain, tasting green tea at a plantation and interacting with lovely pandas at Dujiangyan Panda Base.

Start: Chengdu
Physical Demands: Very leisure tour; zero physical demand
End: Chengdu
Best Time to Visit: All year round
Destination: Chengdu - Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Dujiangyan Panda Base - Qingcheng Mountain - Chengdu
Tour Type: Private tour

Highlights

[Dujiangyan Irrigation Project] Visit the oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world;
[Dujiangyan Panda Base] Know the daily life of the cute pandas and get close to the lovely creatures.

Day by Day Itinerary

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Chengdu Dujiangyan Day Tour: Country Biking and Dujiangyan Panda Base

Dujiangyan Irrigation Project

Dujiangyan Pandas Base

The total biking distance of this tour is 20 - 30km, and it will takes you about 2 - 3 hours. The detailed information about the one day biking tour as follows:

In the morning, our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel, and drive to your first destination of your biking tour - Dujiangyan city, about 70 kilometers from Chengdu. It's close to the famous Dujiangyan Irrigation Project which was built over 2,000 years ago by Li Bing. It is honored as the “Treasure of Sichuan”, which still plays a crucial role in draining off floodwater, irrigating farms and providing water resources for more than 50 cities in the province. To avoid crowding with tourists who visit the irrigation project, you will cycle through the city to a mountain foot, from where you will head to Qingcheng Mountain.

At the beginning of your biking tour, you will enter the old city to cycle through several small alleys, river bridges and pass by the main gate of Dujiangyan Irrigation Project. You can have a stop there and shoot pictures.

Later, you will ride your bike enter the mountain area. During this period, you will feel involuntarily peaceful, because the quiet village is not affected by the development of progress, and the green mountains pass by you. After a short ride, you will arrive at Dujiangyan Panda Base, where you will take 1.5 hours to walk around the different enclosures to see the adorable Giant Pandas.

Then, you will head to Qingcheng Mountain for lunch in a local restaurant. Here, you can also have a chance to visit the tea farm which used to serve green tea to royal family. Drinking a cup of tea like locals to enjoy the easy life, undoubtedly, would be a memorable experience in your life.

Your last destination is a local temple, which has a long history of over 1,000 years. As it is not known to many people, It still keeps its primitive state. Here, you can learn something about Buddhism and appreciate the architecture.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Chengdu downtown.

Hour by Hour Timetable:
07:30 - 09:00 Take the car to Dujiangyan city
09:00 - 09:30 Warm up cycling in the city
09:30 - 10:30 Cycle to Dujiangyan Panda Base
10:30 - 12:00 Walk around Dujiangyan Panda Base
12:00 - 12:30 Cycle to Mt Qingcheng for lunch
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch in the local restaurant
13:30 - 15:30 Tea Plantation walk including tea taste
15:30 - 16:00 Drive to a local mysterious temple
16:00 - 17:00 Visit the temple and learn about the Buddhism
17:00 - 18:30 Drive back to your hotel in downtown Chengdu

Price Inclusions

Transportation

Private transportation to the destinations and sites listed in the itinerary; ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route; car gasoline, road toll and in-transport refreshments (free bottles of water, air pillow and headscarf) are included;

Accomodation

Meals

Meals listed in the itinerary;

Service

Private experienced English-speaking trip leader;
Airport/railway station pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
First aid kit;
A coverage of 300,000RMB Chartis travel insurance;

Price Exclusions

International and domestic flight/train to Chengdu (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Chengdu from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in the 3rdpole region cost 3~10USD per person);
Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
China Entry visa fees;