Chengdu Chongqing Yangtze River 8 Day Tour with Bullet Train Experience
Overview:
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Day By Day Itinerary
Day 01
Arrival at Chengdu
Arrival at Chengdu Airport or train station, met by our local Englih speaking tour guide and transferred to our designated hotel in downtown Chengdu. You are free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Meals: No
Day 02
Chengdu
After breakfast at your hotel, head to Chengdu Panda Breeding and 
Research Centre, 10 km north of Chengdu city center. The Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center has been constructed and imitated the pandas'natural habitat in the hope that they could have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. They are incredibly cute to watch.
After lunch, move on to Wuhou Temple. The temple was built in the sixth century to commemorate Zhuge Liang (Kongming), known for his great wisdom. Then visit Jinli Old Street. The Jinli Old Street was first built as a commercial street during the Shu Kingdom (221 A.D.-263 A.D.). It was rebuilt in 2004 in the traditional architectural style of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The over 350-meter long Jinli Old Street is the presentation of Chengdu ordinary city life. Transferred to your hotel in Chengdu and rest of day free at leisure.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and Chinese lunch
Research Centre, 10 km north of Chengdu city center. The Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center has been constructed and imitated the pandas'natural habitat in the hope that they could have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. They are incredibly cute to watch. After lunch, move on to Wuhou Temple. The temple was built in the sixth century to commemorate Zhuge Liang (Kongming), known for his great wisdom. Then visit Jinli Old Street. The Jinli Old Street was first built as a commercial street during the Shu Kingdom (221 A.D.-263 A.D.). It was rebuilt in 2004 in the traditional architectural style of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The over 350-meter long Jinli Old Street is the presentation of Chengdu ordinary city life. Transferred to your hotel in Chengdu and rest of day free at leisure.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and Chinese lunch
Day 03
Chengdu 
Leshan
Leshan
Pick up from your downtown hotel in Chengdu and head to Leshan. It is approximately 160km in the southwest of Chengdu. The drive takes about 2 hours. After Chinese lunch, you are taken to Leshan Port and board a boat cruising near the highest Buddha in the world on the huge rock of the hill carved in Tang Dynasty for surpressing the flood. you are able to take some pictures in front of the huge sculpture -Leshan Giant Buddha. Then cruise back to the port and drive to your hotel in Leshan. Dinner will be arranged at the hotel. After diner, take a walk around the city. Rest of the day free at leisure. Stay overnight in Leshan.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinnerDay 04
Leshan Mt. Emei Chengdu
Mt. Emei Chengdu 
After breakfast, drive to the entrance to Mt. Emei. The 30-km ride takes only half hour. First take a 22-seat bus, then drive about one and half hours along the mountain road from the gate to the cable car station in the middle of the montain, then take the cableway up to the site near the summit. So walk about 10 minutes you will get to the golden summit - the top of Mt.Emei. Mt. Emei is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. After lunch, you will take a cable car back down to the mountain and then transferred back to your hotel in Chengdu.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner
Day 05
Chengdu 
Chongqing 
( overnight on board)
Chongqing ( overnight on board)
After breakfast, picked up and transferred to Chengdu Railway Station and take bullet train D5106(09:10-11:33) for Chongqing. Arriving in Chongqing, met and transferred to a nice restaurant to have lunch. After lunch, first visit Three Gorges Museum. The Museum is located opposite the Chongqing People's Hall. It is a public undertaking for the preservation, education, scientific research in respect of cultural relics and the natural environment of Chongqing and the Three Gorges area. Then take a walk along the ancient Ciqikou Old Town. Ciqikou Old Town is a historic Chinese old town with traditional style buildings and local flavor food. After dinner, transferred to the dock and pre-board the ship. Day 06
Crusing on Yangtze River
Continue to cruise on the Yangtze River. Today you will be arranged to have a shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City. Fengdu is the only ghost city in China, which is famous for its ghost culture. First take a cable car up to the hill and visit the temples all over the mountain with many statues. Then, return to the ship and move towards the fantastic Three Gorges. Meals: full meals on board
Day 07
Cruising on the Three Gorges
Continiue to cruise on Yangtze River. Today enter the Qutang Gorge Cruise ship carefully pilots its way through the narrow course. At Wushan, disembark the ship and board smaller vessels in order to explore either the Daning River (or Shennong Stream). Reboard the ship and sail through the Wu Gorge. Meals: full meals on board
Day 08
Yichang
Pass through the Xiling Gorge which is the longest and historically the most dangerous of the Three Gorges. Then move on to the massive the Three Gorges Dam and disembark for a tour of this engineering marvel at Sandouping Village.
After lunch on board, You will arrive in in Yichang. You are either transferred to Yichang airport or train station for your next destination or you are free on your own.
Hotels in Use for this tour :
| City | Luxury Deluxe Hotel | Standard Hotel |
| Chengdu | Sheraton Chengdu Tianfu Lido Hotel or same class | Holiday Inn Wuhou Express or same class |
| Leshan | Huashen Hotel or same class | Huashen Hotel or same class |
| Yangtze Cruise | Victoria Cruises | President Yangtze Series Cruises |
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| Price inclusion: 1. All transfers and city transportation for your own use 2. Entrance fees and meals as mentioned 3. Private car or van with English speaking guide 4. The prices above are based two persons sharing one standard room with daily breakfast 5. Chengdu - Chongqing train ticket (second class) 6. Deluxe Yangtze River Cruise Ship 7. The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
Price exclusion: Tips to your tour guide and driver |
Reservation Notes
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| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
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| ● | The cancellation fee is 10% of the total price if your cancellation is made more than 2 working days prior to the scheduled start of the tour. If cancelled less than 2 days, you will pay 100% of total package price. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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