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This five-day trip links the Chengdu Giant Panda Base with two of the great scenic valleys in north Sichuan, Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou. You start in Chengdu, where the Giant Panda Base gives a close look at giant pandas and red pandas, and the city side of the trip takes in Renmin Park, Wenshu Monastery and the Jinli street in the evening. On the third day a high-speed train runs from Chengdu East to Huanglong Jiuzhai, and a cable car lifts you into Huanglong, the valley of colored limestone pools at around 3,556 meters. Day four spends a full day among the blue lakes and waterfalls of Jiuzhaigou, and on the last day your guide walks you to the station or the airport. A private guide and driver travel with you throughout, and transfers cover your hotel, the train station or the airport as you need. The order and pace of the sights can be adjusted to your group.
Duration: 5 Days 4 Nights
Attractions(Cities):
Chengdu Panda Base, Renmin Park, Jinli Old Street, Huanglong National Park, Jiuzhaigou Valley
Pick-up point:
Your hotel in Chengdu, train station or airport (based on your requirement)
Finishing point:
Your hotel in Chengdu, train station or airport (based on your requirement)
Tour Customizable:
Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry)
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Cash, Wire, Paypal, WesternUnion, Wechat, Alipay, Bank transfer
Available: Daily
Day 1 Chengdu Arrival:airport/train station pick-up
Day 2 Chengdu: Chengdu Panda Base, Renmin Park, Jinli Ancient Street
Day 3 Chengdu - Jiuzhaigou: Huanglong National Park
Day 4 Jiuzhaigou: Jiuzhaigou National Park, Nuorilang Waterfall
Day 5 Jiuzhaigou Departure
On arrival at Chengdu International Airport or Chengdu Train Station, your guide and private driver meet you with a Your Way Holiday sign and drive you to your hotel in the city. The rest of the day is free to rest or start exploring Chengdu at your own pace, and your guide can suggest places nearby.
With the afternoon and evening open, you can walk Kuanzhai Alley, where old lanes hold shops, teahouses, and snack stalls, or relax at a teahouse in Renmin Park and watch a game of mahjong. History stops include the Sichuan Museum, and Jinli Ancient Street offers traditional buildings and street food. In the evening you could catch a Sichuan Opera show with its face-changing act, and your guide can help you choose and arrange any of these.
You meet your guide in the hotel lobby early and drive about 17 kilometers to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The morning is the best time to visit, because pandas are more active in the cooler hours, so you can watch them climb and eat bamboo. Alongside the giant pandas the base is home to red pandas, and your guide explains the breeding and conservation work carried out here.
Next is Wenshu Monastery, a temple with more than 1,400 years of history and one of the four great Chan, or Zen, Buddhist temples in China, dedicated to Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom. Its red wall is a well-known photograph spot, and inside you pass the Heavenly Kings Hall, the Three Saints Hall, and the Grand Buddha Hall, with a bell tower, corridors, and a scripture library set among quiet courtyards.
For lunch you eat at a local restaurant and try classic Chengdu dishes such as mapo tofu, soft tofu in a chili-bean-paste sauce with minced pork and Sichuan peppercorn, and dan dan noodles tossed in sesame and chili oil. Your guide points out the dishes and where they are best known.
In the afternoon you wander Renmin Park, also called People's Park, where locals dance, practice tai chi, play Chinese chess, and row boats on the lake. You can see the blind date corner, where parents post profiles seeking partners for their children, then sit at the long-standing Heming Tea House for jasmine tea. While there you can try the Chengdu custom of ear cleaning and watch a game of mahjong.
In the evening you walk Jinli Street, laid out to recall an old Chengdu riverside scene and named one of the most beautiful streets in the world by CNN Travel in 2021. The lane began in the Three Kingdoms period as Shu Jinli and today shows Qing-style architecture. You can taste snacks such as egg pancakes, bon bon chicken, and iced jelly, and browse souvenirs of Shu embroidery, lacquerware, and folk crafts, while sugar painting, shadow play, and Sichuan opera are performed along the street.
At the end of the day your guide and driver take you back to your hotel in downtown Chengdu. Your guide can suggest what to see the next day.
Your day begins at Chengdu East Railway Station, where a high-speed train carries you toward Huanglong Jiuzhai Station in roughly 1.5 to 2 hours. The ride rolls past farmland and green foothills, an easy way to settle into the mountains. A local guide and driver greet you at the station, then drive about 30 to 40 minutes (around 27 km) to the edge of Huanglong National Park, pointing out the geography and villages along the way.
Huanglong is a limestone valley terraced with colored pools in blues, greens, oranges, yellows and whites. Its name means "Yellow Dragon": seen from above, the pale travertine ridges run down the valley like a dragon between the snowy peaks. Glacier-fed waterfalls, old-growth forest and rare animals fill the park, among them the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey. Huanglong was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
Rather than the full 6-hour hike, take the cable car to the top of the park and walk back down the valley, an easy-going descent of about 3 to 4 hours. On the way down you pass Honglong Monastery, the Five-Color Ponds, the still Mirror Ponds and the Welcoming Guest Ponds, with waterfalls, small temples and old caves set among the trees.
At the top, some 3,556 meters up, the Five-Color Ponds spread across the slope in close to 700 pools of different sizes and shades. Pale cobbles on the bottom refract the light while thin water plants tint the edges, and the water spills from one pool into the next, so the whole terrace reads as sheets of jade green in the sun. From the upper path the view runs back over the ridge and the forest below.
When you leave Huanglong, a scenic drive of about 2 hours (104 km) carries you to Jiuzhaigou. The road winds through mountain country while your guide fills it with background on the local culture and history, along with suggestions for the day ahead. On arrival, your guide helps you check in so you can settle before exploring Jiuzhaigou, another UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Your guide and driver see you back to your hotel, helping with your luggage and closing out the last details of the day, so you can rest before you see Jiuzhaigou tomorrow.
After breakfast the day opens with a full day inside Jiuzhaigou National Park. Your guide rides with you on the park sightseeing bus and, as you enter, points out the landforms and plant life that give Jiuzhaigou its standing among the great scenic valleys of China. Over the day the guide flags the main sights and talks through the history and Tibetan culture of the valley, so you can settle into the pace and take in the scenery.
Jiuzhaigou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful places in China. Its name means Nine Settlement Valley, taken from the nine Tibetan villages along its length. The park is known for clear blue lakes, tiered waterfalls and colored forests set below snowy ranges. It forms a Y-shaped valley with three arms, the Zechawa, Rize and Shuzheng valleys, and the easiest way to move between them is the park sightseeing bus that runs from the entrance up each arm. You step off, walk the wooden plank roads beside the water, then catch another bus onward. Your guide plans a route around your time, energy and the crowds, keeping a comfortable pace.
The usual route starts with a ride on the sightseeing bus to Nuorilang Waterfall, the most famous single sight in the park. From there a second bus runs up the Zechawa arm, where a short walk reaches Five-Flower Lake and Pearl Beach, both prized for their color. The next stop is the Rize arm, home to Panda Lake, Five-Flowers Lake, Pearl Shoal and Mirror Lake, each worth a pause for photographs. Back at Nuorilang, where the two arms of the Y meet, there is a rest break at the Nuorilang Tourist Center. The final leg follows the Shuzheng arm downward, its paths passing traditional Tibetan villages along the way.
A buffet lunch is included at Nuorilang Restaurant, the only place to eat inside the park. Options there are limited and priced high, so your guide can suggest good times to go to avoid the crush, or a quiet picnic spot if you would rather eat a packed lunch you brought. If you bring your own food, there are calm places away from the busy stops where you can sit and eat without losing time in the longest lines. Your guide and driver help you get to lunch so this part of the day runs easily.
At the end of the day your guide and driver bring you back to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou, handling the transport so you can rest and look over the day. The guide is on hand for any last questions and can talk through the plan for tomorrow, so you know what to expect next.
After breakfast your guide meets you at the hotel and sees you off on the next part of your trip. Depending on your plans, this is a hand-off to the station or the airport, and your guide travels with you as far as that point, helping with your luggage and any last questions along the way. At the station or airport the guide walks you through check-in and shows you the way to your platform or gate, so you leave with everything settled and know exactly where to go.
Late April to early June and September to October are the most comfortable windows. Spring brings fresh green and smaller crowds, while autumn turns the forests around Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou into reds and golds. Winter is quiet and cold with some high-altitude ice, and the summer rainy season can soften the colors but keeps the waterfalls full.
Huanglong reaches about 3,556 meters at the Five-Color Ponds, while the Jiuzhaigou valleys sit lower, near 2,000 to 3,000 meters. The thin air at Huanglong is the main point to respect. Walk slowly, use the cable car to save effort, and drink plenty of water. Most travelers adjust well, and your guide can pace the day and point out rest points if you feel short of breath.
No. Rather than the full six-hour round hike, the usual plan takes the cable car to the top and then a gentle three- to four-hour walk down the boardwalk. The path is well kept, and you can stop at the platforms beside each group of pools as often as you like.
The route uses the high-speed train from Chengdu East to Huanglong Jiuzhai, about 1.5 to 2 hours, and a private guide and driver meet you at the station. Between the stations, the parks and your hotels you travel by private vehicle with your own driver, and on the last day the same guide walks you to the station or airport for your onward journey.
Breakfast is included at your hotels each morning, and a buffet lunch is provided inside Jiuzhaigou at Nuorilang Restaurant, the only dining point in the park. Other meals are on your own, so you can pick your own dishes; your guide will suggest local places to eat, and around Chengdu this is a good chance to try Sichuan cooking at your own pace.
Five days is a comfortable length to combine the Chengdu panda base with Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou without rushing. The plan is private, so the order of sights and the time spent at each can be adjusted to your pace, and extra nights in Chengdu or Jiuzhaigou can be added if you prefer a slower trip.
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Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)： Chengdu Panda Research Base, People's Park, Jinli Ancient Street, Kuanzhai Alley
Tour Style：One day, one private car, and an English-speaking local guide who has already booked every ticket on the list. Mornings start early at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding so you catch the pandas while they are still active; after that, the pace slows to a hillside teahouse in Renmin Park, gaiwan jasmine tea in hand. Between the two you walk Jinli's lantern-lit lane and finish in Kuanzhai Alley, where restored Qing courtyards now sit alongside small shops and tea rooms. Pick-up and drop-off match your schedule — a Chengdu hotel, a train station, or the airport.
Duration：8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base, Leshan Giant Buddha
Tour Style：Two UNESCO-listed sights on one private day out of Chengdu. The morning starts at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding while the animals are still active in the cool hours, then the driver takes you south along the expressway to Leshan, where a 71-metre stone Buddha carved between 713 and 803 AD still stands at the junction of three rivers. Walk the Nine Bends Plank Road, take the river boat, or do both. English-speaking local guide, private air-conditioned car with an experienced driver, Panda Base and Leshan tickets included, hotel, train station, or airport pick-up.
Duration：2 Days, 1 Night
Attractions(Cities)：Chengdu Panda Base, Renmin Park, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Street, Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu Museum, Tianfu Square
Tour Style：This two-day private tour moves between the old and new faces of Chengdu at your own pace. Day 1 starts at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in the morning, when the pandas are feeding, then takes in the teahouse scene at Renmin Park, the Three Kingdoms shrines of Wuhou Temple, and the snack stalls and craft shops of Jinli Ancient Street. Day 2 covers the Buddhist halls of Wenshu Monastery, the collections of the Chengdu Museum, and the modern plaza at Tianfu Square. A private car and an English-speaking guide carry you between all of them, with pickup from your hotel, train station, or the airport, and the daily order flexes if you want longer at the panda base or a slower teahouse stop. Lunch is left open so your guide can point you to local kitchens rather than tourist menus.
Duration：8-9 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Dujiangyan, Qingcheng Mountain
Tour Style：This day trip pairs two UNESCO-listed sights west of Chengdu: the Dujiangyan Irrigation System and Qingcheng Mountain. A private car and driver collect you from your hotel, train station, or the airport and stop first at Dujiangyan, where an English-speaking guide walks you through the 256 BC waterworks that Li Bing and his son built without a dam, still carrying Min River water onto the Chengdu plain after more than 2,000 years. You see the Fish Mouth levee, Flying Sand Reef, and Bottle Neck channel up close. After lunch you drive to Qingcheng Mountain, a founding site of Taoism, and take the cable car and stone paths past the front-mountain temples. Lunch is left out on purpose so your guide can point you to a local Sichuan kitchen; pace, photo stops, and vegetarian or lighter requests are easy to adjust on a private tour.
Duration：3 Days 2 Nights
Attractions(Cities)：Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Emei, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Renmin Park, Jinli Ancient Street, Kuanzhai Alley
Tour Style：This three-day private tour pairs Chengdu with two mountain and heritage sights. Day one covers the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in the morning, then Renmin Park teahouse, Jinli Ancient Street, and Kuanzhai Alley. Day two drives about two hours to the 71-metre Leshan Giant Buddha, seen from the cliff path or a Dadu River boat, then on to an overnight at the foot of Mount Emei. Day three rises by eco-bus and cable car to the Golden Summit at 3,077 metres and the old temples before the return to Chengdu. A private car, driver, and English-speaking guide handle tickets and transfers, and pick-up and drop-off run from your Chengdu hotel, station, or airport.
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