BACK
Day by Day Itinerary
The itinerary is just for your reference. You can make your own tour by your schedule, and taste of hotel. You can tell us your tour plan to get more travel inspiration.
Day 1: Chengdu&Dujiangyan Tour: Wuhou Shrine, Jinli Ancient Street, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Qingcheng Mountain
Wuhou Shrine
Jinli Ancient Street
Upon your arrival at Chengdu, our tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel in Chengdu downtown. After a short break, we will visit the Wuhou Shrine and Jinli Ancient Street, which together constitute the historic site of Chinese Three Kingdom Period (AD 220-AD 280). Wuhou Shrine was built to commemorate heroes of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in Shu Kingdom (AD 221- AD 263). It’s the most famous and influential of this kind of shrines containing numerous statues of King Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and other officials of Shu Kingdom, as well as sophisticated inscriptions, couplets that are famous in China, precious works of calligraphy and painting and so on.
Stepping out of a side door of Wuhou Shrine, you will find yourself in a hustle old street. It’s just Jinli Old Street. Jinli is a commercial pedestrian street built with the architectural style of the traditional old town in western Sichuan Province in Qing Dynasty. Along the street are numerous stores selling special local products like Shu Embroidery, lacquer products, folk handicrafts, curios, or calligraphies and paintings of celebrities. Here you will experience colorful traditional folk cultures of Sichuan.
After lunch, we will drive 74 kilometers away to see the world famous Dujiangyan Irrigation System during which you can have a short break on the vehicle. Dujiangyan is a great engineering paralleled to the Great Wall in the civilization history of China. It is the only oldest grand water conservancy engineering in the world so far that piloted the water without a dam. Yu Zui, Feishayan and Baoping Estuary are three projects inseparably interconnected, addressing problems of automatic bypass flow, desilting, and water inlet control of the river in a scientific way. In over two thousands years, the ancient weirs have lead surging Minjiang River into the vast Chengdu plain, creating the rich and beautiful “heavenly state”where people control the water. Climbing on the Yulei Pavilion, you will have a bird’s eye view of the whole Dujiangyan project.
Next, we will climb Qingcheng Mountain, right in the behind of Dujiangyan. Known as “the most tranquil place”since ancient times, Mount Qingcheng was the origin of Taoism of China. The ancestral mountain and ancestral hall in Tianshi Path has gathered the essence of Taoist culture. In 2000, Qingcheng Mountain was identified as World Cultural Heritage and the first batch of national 5A scenic area. It has thousand stairs leading to tranquility. With mountains in four sides, the hills, brooks, valleys and temples are hidden in the lush woods. You will obtain inner peace and embrace the nature in this tranquil mountain
Stay overnight in Dujiangyan
Day 2: Dujiangyan & Chengdu Tour: Dujiangyan Panda Holding, Jinsha Site Museum, Renmin Park
Dujiangyan Panda Holding
Jinsha Site Museum
Today, you will experience a highlight of your 2-day tour. In the early morning, your tour guide & driver will pick you up from your hotel, and drive to the Dujiangyan Panda Base and assist you to sign up to get a uniform and gloves. Your guide will introduce you to the professional panda keepers. The panda keepers will guide you to meet the cute panda. You will make your magical experience even more memorable by upgrading to hold a giant panda. Get your photos taken as you hold an adorable panda in an intimate environment. The money raised by upgrading is donated to the non-profit center to continue vital research into the endangered species. Then drive back to Chengdu.
Notice:Tourists are allowed to take pictures with a panda next to them for about 30 seconds. The donation amount is CNY1,800 per person. Only 30 tourists are allowed to take close-up photos with pandas each day, so please try to book in advance. Sometimes the program listed in the description could be adjusted according to health condition of the pandas. Please contact us in advance for confirmation.
After lunch, we drive back to Chengdu to continue the Chengdu sightseeing. You will visit Jinsha Site Museum to learn the history of Chengdu 3,000 years ago. Jinsha Site Museum is a museum built on ruins to protect, study and display Jinsha culture of Chinese Shang and Zhou Dynasty (1600 BC - 221BC) and ancient civilization. It is mainly composed of Relic Hall, Exhibition Hall, Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Center, and garden district. Among them, Relic Hall was constructed on the site where large scale of ritual activities were held in the ancient time. It’s the most completely preserved sacrifice remains in China with the biggest number of relics. When you are touring in it, don’t miss the golden band with Sun and Magic Birds which is now the logo of Chengdu.
And then, we will head to the last stop of Chengdu, Renmin Park, where you can have a rest and get to learn the laid-back lifestyle of Chengdu people. Renmin Park is locate in the central downtown of Chengdu with a long history of over 100 years. Nowadays, it’s still a resort of Chengdu people to enjoy their leisure time especially in sunny days. Parallel of outdoor tea houses crowded with guests drinking teas and chatting with friends constitute a special scenery of the park. Sit down, order a pot of Chinese tea, make a casual chat with your friends and watching tourists boating on the lake, your exhaustion on road will be eliminated. You can also try the ear picking service of folk technicians in the park, which is another highly distinctive experience in Chengdu.
Now you tour ends. You will be escorted to airport for your flight to next destination or home.
Interested in This Tour?
Make an online enquiry, our professional travel expert will contact you within 24 hours. You can also tailor this trip to your own interests.
Enquire NowTailor Your Own Trip
Just tell us your tour thoughts, each tour can be customised in what you need.
More Recommended Trips
-
2 Days Dujiangyan and Wolong Shenshuping Panda Volunteer TourView DetailsChengdu - Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Qingchengshan - Wolong Panda Base - Chengdu
-
3 Days Dujiangyan Panda Holding and Wolong Volunteer TourView DetailsChengdu - Dujiangyan Panda Base - Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Qingchengshan - Wolong Panda Base - Chengdu
-
5 Days Wild Panda Habitat Explore TourView DetailsChengdu - Dujiangyan - Tangjiahe - Laohegou - Chengdu
-
7 Days Ultimate Panda Tour for Panda Fans: Chengdu Dujiangyan Wolong BifengxiaView Details7 Days & 6 Nights
Chengdu (1N) - Chengdu Panda Base - Dujiangyan Irrigation Project (1N) - Dujiangyan Panda Base (1N) - Wolong Panda Base - Bifengxia Panda Base (1N) - Leshan Buddha - Chengdu (1N)
Contact Us for Your Dream Tour Now
Your are enquiring for
2 Days Chengdu and Dujiangyan Panda Holding Tour
Price from
Price upon Request
We, the 3rdpoletour, are the pioneer of in-depth Sichuan tour. We commit to offer you the most professionaltour service to facilitate your Sichuan travel. 
