3-Day Chengdu Tour with Leshan Giant Buddha and Mount Qingcheng from Xi'an

Your driver will pick you up you at 6:00.a.m from your Xi'an hotel and transfer to Xi'an North Railway Station to catch your 7:10am departure train Chengdu. Your driver will help you to get the train ticket.

Upon arrival, your private local guide and driver will pick you up at Chengdu East Railway station and head to Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi). On the way, you will stop for a nice local lunch. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but also beloved by people from all over the world. Here, you will have lots of fun to see the pandas eating bamboos, playing with each other or climbing up trees.

After enjoy your time with lovely pandas, you can relax in the car and drive about 1 hour to downtown Chengdu, visit Kuanzhai Alley. Kuanzhai Alley is one of the top three historic preserve districts in Chengdu City. It is formed by three alleys called Kuan Alley (wide Alley), Zhai Alley (narrow Alley) and Jing Alley (criss-crossed alley) with courtyards between them. Here, you may drink tea, eat hotpot and experience the old and new way of life in Chengdu. Afterwards, you will will be transferred to your Chengdu hotel (at your own arrangement).

After meet your guide and driver in your hotel lobby, head to Mount Qingcheng (approximately 1.5 hours). It is considered one of the birthplaces of Taoism and one of the most important Taoist centres in China. As a centre of the Taoist religion it became host to many temples. The mountain has 36 peaks. It is home to Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After enjoy a local lunch, continue to Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Dujiangyan is the oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world; and a wonder in the development of Chinese science.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. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your Chengdu hotel.

Start your day with an early morning pickup by your friendly guide and driver, then drive about 2.5 hours to Leshan Giant Buddha, a 71-metre tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. Upon arrival, you will have both a boat excursion and walking tour to visit the Giant Budhha. From a distance point and close point to see such an outstanding art. After enjoy a local lunch, drive another 2.5 hours back to your chengdu hotel. After the visiting, you will be transferred to Chengdu East Railway Station and catch your 6:07pm departure train back to Xi'an. If you choose tour ends Chengdu, you will be transferred back to your Chengdu hotel.

You will arrive in Xi'an at 22:18. Upon arrival, your driver will meet you at the exit and transfer back to your Xi'an hotel.