Chengdu Panda Mt. Emei and Giant Buddha and Tea Plantation 3 Days

3 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Chengdu. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
02 See the Leshan Giant Buddha from a boat
03 Explore Mount Emei, a UNESCO-listed cultural and natural heritage site
04 Stay overnight in a temple for a unique local experience
05 Join a Kungfu class at the temple
06 Ride up to the Golden Summit area and visit Wan Nian Temple
07 Pick tea in a traditional village and visit a local farmer family
08 Enjoy free time back in Chengdu on the final day

Discover some of Sichuan’s most memorable highlights on this 3-day journey from Chengdu, combining wildlife, UNESCO-listed heritage, mountain scenery, and local culture. Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, admire the Leshan Giant Buddha from the water, and explore the spiritual landscapes of Mount Emei.

This experience goes beyond the classic sightseeing route with a temple stay, a Kungfu class, and time in a traditional tea village where you can pick tea and visit a local family to see how tea is made by hand. Back in Chengdu on the final day, enjoy a little free time to soak up the city at your own pace.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Chengdu, Leshan

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

D1 Chengdu Panda and Leshan Buddha

Day 1: Chengdu Panda Base，Leshan Buddha Over night:Mt.Emei

Our guide will meet you at your hotel and then we drive about 40min to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Center.

After spend morning time at Panda Centre, we will drive for 2.5 hours to one of the World Heritage sites – Leshan Giant Buddha and visit the 71 meters high Buddha from the boat.

Finally,we're gonna take 1h driving to Emei Mt. Checking in the temple. And then we're gonna stay at the Bao guo temple to have vegetarian dinner and have a rest. There will be a master, one of senior Kungfu Master will come to us to share the Kungfu class experience for you in the temple after dinner.

Day 02

D2 Kungfu and Mt.Emei

Day 2: Golden summit ,Wan Nian temple Over night:Mt.Emei

We're gonna take the cable car up to the golden summit. At the Golden Summit, the mountain area 3,077 meters above sea level,we could see a 46 meters high bronze Buddha and the Golden Summit is an ideal place to view the sunrise, the sea of clouds, the "Buddhist lights" .After that, we're gonna take the shuttle bus to the Wan Nian temple. After visiting the temples, river, pavilions, lake and monkeys(maybe),we will back to the Bao Guo temple.

Day 03

D3 Tea Village and Chengdu

Day3：

We shall leave for tea plantation in an old village on the way back to Chengdu. Up to the Mount and learn how to pick tea, and it’s a great chance that we can visit the local family and see how to make tea by hand.

Back to Chengdu at noon, and you will have a leisure time in Chengdu.During the free time, it’s easy to have a walk around the people’s park and Jinli old street.

PS: temple stay is a basic nice clean room but clean public shower and toilet. If you just want to 1 night experience, another in a hotel, we still offer an option, which can book 3-4 star standard hotel for you on day 2.

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Inclusions:
Panda Base Ticket
Leshan Giant Buddha Boat ticket
2 nights temple stay experience
Kungfu class
Mount Emei: entrance ticket
Green bus for the Mount Emei
Tea plantation village
Tea picking experience
Local farmer family visiting
English Guide
Transportation

What's Not Included

Exclusions:
Gratuities (recommended)
Cable car in Mt.Emei
1 night accommodation in Chengdu
Meal

Know before you go

This tour includ 2 nights temple room which is clean and basic with clean pubic show and toilet in the temple.
If you just want 1 night temple experience, and another night upgarde to hotel. Let us know, and need pay 320CNY/night by cash to us. We can help you move to 3-4 star local hotel at Mt. Emei.

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