5 days Chengdu with extention to Chongqing Tour

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The Manjusri Buddha in Wenshu Temple


Tour Code:	HRC-CD04
Destinations:	Chengdu - Zigong - Dazu - Chongqing
Duration:	5 days
Departure date:	Depends on your preferable schedule
Tour Price:	from $475	Click for Price Details
Tour Type:	Private escorted tour
Tour highlights:	Giant Panda Breading Base Leshan Giant Buddha Zigong Salt Manufacturing Dazu Rock Carving

Tour Summary

Daily Itinerary
Featured Hotels
Tour Price
Tour Summary

Tour Dates	Destinations	Today's Activities	Meals Included
Day 1	Arrive in Chengdu	Arrival Pick-up – Sichuan Cuisine Dinner	D
Day 2	Chengdu	Giant Panda Breading Research Base – Wenshu Temple – Jinli Old Street	B,L
Day 3	Chengdu to Zigong via Leshan by car	Leshan Giant Buddha- Zigong Salt Manufacturing	B,L,D
Day 4	Zigong to Dazu by car	Salt & Mining Museum – Dinosaur Museum – Dazu Rock Carvings – Beishan Grotttoes & Baoding Grottoes	B,L
Day 5	Depart Chongqing	depart	B,L

"B" = breakfast, "L" = lunch, "D"=dinner

Tour Price

All price listed are in USD.
	1 person	2--5 persons	6--9 persons	single room supplement
Deluxe Class	1507	1046	593	192
Superior Class	1294	997	544	149
Tourist Class	1270	928	475	89

Tour Package Includes:

-- Accommodation in Chengdu, Zigong and Dazu for 4 nights. Deluxe hotels are 5 star, superior hotels are 4 star and tourist hotels are 3 star.
-- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary "B" stands for American breakfast, "L" for Chinese Lunch in local restaurant. "D" for Chinese dinner     in local restaurant.
   10 meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 2 dinners
-- Round-trip transfers between airports, hotels, and scenic spots in each city by private air-conditioned vehicles with     experienced  licensed drivers
-- A local English-speaking guide in each day
-- Entrance fees to all scenic spots listed in the itinerary
-- Government taxes and service charges

Excludes

--Other optional tours / meals / flights not mentioned in itinerary
--Tips for tour guides and drivers

Featured Hotels

City	Deluxe Class	Superior Class	Tourist Class
Chengdu	Crowne Plaza	Tibet Hotel	Guanxing Hotel
ZIgong	Huidong Hotel	Huidong Hotel	Huidong Hotel
Dazu	Dazu Hotel	Dazu Hotel	Dazu Hotel

Daily Itinerary

Daily Itinerary
Featured Hotels
Tour Price
Tour Summary

Day 1 Arrive in Chengdu (D)

Upon arrival, our tour guide will meet you and transfer to the hotel. Tonight we will enjoy dinner of typical Sichuan Cuisine, which is one of the 4 famous cuisines in China.

Day 2 Chengdu (B, L)
Today we will take a visit to some attractions in the city, which will be the Giant Panda Breading Research Base, and the Wenshu Temple, where you can see the typical Tea House and you can enjoy a cup of tea there.
Chengdu Research Base Giant Panda Breeding:	Giant Panda featured Chengdu Giant Panda Center in southwest China as one of the best in the world.
Wenshu Temple :	Wenshu Temple is arguably the most beautiful and well preserved temple in Chengdu. Worshippers light candles and incense, constantly filling the temple with a thick, perfumed smoke.

Day 3 Chengdu to Zigong via Leshan (B, L, D) transfer by car
Drive 2 hours to visit Leshan and see the Giant Buddha in the morning, then drive to Zigong where is well known for its 1900 years of salt manufacturing history. We will stay at Zigong tonight.
Leshan Giant Buddha:	As the largest Buddha statue in the world, the Leshan Giant Buddha draws millions of tourists and Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world.
Salt manufacturing:	The people of Zigong have been drilling in the area for Salt since before the Han Dynasty (76-88 A.D.) to extract salt from brine.

Day 4 Zigong to Dazu (B, L) transfer by car
Visit the Salt & Mining Museum & Dinosaur Museum in Zigong in the morning, and then depart to Dazu visit the fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Dazu Rock Carving and Beishan & Boading Grottoes. We will stay at Dazu tonight.
Dinosaur Museum:	It is China's first museum located at the actual burial site of dinosaurs and it covers 25,000 square meters.
Dazu Rock Carving:	The Dazu Rock Carvings are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs.

Day 5 Dazu to Chongqing for depart (B, L)

Drive about 2-3 hours from Dazu to Chongqing. You may depart from Chongqing to you next destination or join in the splendid Yangtze Cruise Trip.