D1: arrive at airport in Chengdu and transfer to hotel to rest for the day.
Hotel: Chengdu Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4*) or similar
D2: after breakfast, take domestic flight from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou. Head over to Mounigou scenic area upon arrival. The scenic area is situated 17 thousand metres west of Songpan county, with waterfalls, springs and caves as the main attractions. Zhaga Waterfall, being 40 metres wide and 931 metres high, is largest calcified waterfall in China. After that, check in to hotel.
Meals: lunch, dinner
Hotel: Grand Jiuzhaigou Hotel (4*) or similar
D3: After breakfast, travel to Jiuzhaigou scenic area. Have a look around Jiuzhaigou for the whole day and have lunch at the restaurant within the scenic area. (Can participate in the Tibetan party at night at 150RMB/person, and roasted lamb at 120RMB/person, expenses self paid)
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Hotel: Grand Jiuzhaigou Hotel (4*) or similar
D4: After breakfast, head over to Chuanzhu Temple, passing by Gonggang Peak which is the source of Minjiang River. Along the way, visit Zangjiu Hall (Tibetan medicinal hall) (40 minutes), local specialty shop (40 minutes) and Shangheng Linka crystal shop (40 minutes). Then travel to Chengdu by plane and check in to hotel. You can go for free and easy activity in the afternoon and have a look around Jinli, one of Chengdu’s old streets, and experience the lifestyle there.
Meals: breakfast
Hotel: Chengdu Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4*) or similar
D5: Travel to Leshan and visit Haitang Xiangyuan crystal exhibition centre or Rundong crystal exhibition centre (40 minutes). After lunch, go sightseeing at Leshan Buddha, Lingyun Temple and the Mahavira Palace. Leshan Buddha, a large stone carving of Maitreya Buddha, is 71 metres tall, head 10 metres wide, shoulders 24 metres wide and ears 7 metres long. Next, head over to famous Dongfang Buddha scenic area (admission ticket 90RMB self paid), then travel to Mount Emei. On the way there, you can choose to enter Wumu Museum (admission ticket 90RMB self paid). Arrive at Mount Emei and check in to hotel. (Optional activity: large scale special stunts and Emei wushu performance 180RMB/person)
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Hotel: Huasheng Hotel (4*) or similar
D6: Enjoy breakfast at 6am in the morning, then take the tour bus within the tourist attraction to Leidongping car park. Walk approximately 1.5 kilometres to take the cableway to Golden Summit Temple. If you are lucky, you get to see the beautiful sunrise. Go sightseeing at Mount Emei’s newly opened tourist attractions: Golden Palace, Silver Palace, Bronze Palace and large viewing tower. You can choose to take a train ride to Wanfoding (expenses self-paid). Take the cableway down to the reception hall (55RMB/person self paid) or walk there (1 hour), then take the tour bus down the mountain. Change to the tour coach and return to Chengdu.
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Hotle: Chengdu Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4*) or similar
D7: choose either option 1: Xindu Baoguang Temple/Daci Temple/Wenshu Monastery
Travel to Baoguang Temple after breakfast, which is situated in Xindu 18 kilometres away from the city. After lunch, travel back to Chengdu and have a look around Daci Temple. Built during the Sui Dynasty, which is one of Chengdu’s famous ancient temples. Next, visit Wenshu Monastery, a famous Buddhist temple in Chuanxi.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Hotel: Chengdu Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4*) or similar
Or option 2: Panda Base/Wenshu Monsatery/Daci Temple
Travel to Panda Base after breakfast. The base was built to save the endangered wild pandas and has a world standard panda breeding research institution. Have a look at the panda cubs, the wild living area for the pandas and the delivery room. After lunch, head over to Wenshu Monastery, a famous Buddhist temple in Chuanxi, then visit Daci Temple, which is built in Sui Dynasty and is one of Chengdu’s famous ancient temples.
D8: Free and easy actitivy after breakfast, then take flight back home.
Meal: breakfast
Price: S$1344/person
Information: (calculated based on 25 people/group)
1. Excludes return air tickets from Singapore to Chengdu
2. Includes transport on 30-seater air-conditioned tour coach
3. Includes 7 breakfasts and 8 proper meals (excludes lunch within Jiuzhaigou, eight dishes and one soup per proper meal)
4. Includes accommodation in standard twin room in 4-star hotel (breakfast included in hotel)
5. Includes first admission tickets for each tourist attraction (unless otherwise stated), tour bus within Jiuzhaigou, tour bus and cable car within Golden Summit, electromobile within Panda Base
6. Includes professional tour guide services
Remarks: self paid tourist attractions will be recommended, but not mandatory!
