4 Days Leshan & Mount Emei Tour

Welcome to Chengdu, it is the hometown of world-famous Giant Pandas and the special Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. Our local guide will meet you at the airport, railway station, or port, then take you to your hotel by a comfortable private vehicle and help you with check-in. In the rest of the day, you can explore nearby as much as possible by your own, and please feel free to get some useful suggestions from your tour guide.

Meal: No

Altitude: 503m

Traffic: Car

Hotel: In Chengdu

In the morning, we’ll drive about 2 hours from Chengdu to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Leshan Giant Buddha, which is the largest and tallest stone-carved statue of Buddha in the world. It was carved during AD713~803 on a mountain rock cliff by the river, with its head reaching to the mountain top and its feet standing next to the river. If you are interested, you can walk down to the feet of the Giant Buddha for a closer view and take some awesome photos.

Next, drive about 45mins to Baoguo Temple, it is the biggest temple of Mount Emei at the mountain foot. It has several serene gardens with rare plants, a library of sutras and a huge porcelain Buddha. There is a bell in the temple, which is famous for its 25-ton height and also considered as the second largest bell in entire China. If you go deeper into the temple, you can have a better view of magnificent Mount Emei.

Lastly, drive to check in your hotel. Have a good rest for tomorrow’s Mount Emei trekking trip.

Recommended Optional Activity: take a 30 minutes’ sightseeing boat to enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of the Giant Buddha on the river.

Meal: B

Altitude: 503m

Traffic: Car

Hotel: In Mount Emei

After breakfast, meet your tour guide and set out for Mount Emei. As the famous World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, Mount Emei is an enchanted combination of lush forest and cultural relics as well as one of the Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China, also the home to 5000 kinds of plants (more than the total species in Europe) and over 2300 kinds of wild animals.

We’ll take a car to the tourist center, then shift on to an Eco-Bus to the mountain top area, it takes about 2 hours. Once we reaching at Leidongping (2400m), keep on walking about 30mins along stone steps to the cable car station, along which you will have a chance to see the wild monkeys.

Then, take a cable car (about 5mins) up to the Golden Summit (3077m) which is the biggest highlight and very essence of Mount Emei. There is a towering golden statue of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and next to the statue sits the bronze Huangzang Temple. This temple has a very long history which can be traced back to the first century CE. You can stroll around the Golden Summit to explore Buddhist architecture and tradition, and enjoy a panoramic view of Mount Emei and surrounding.

After this wonderful trip, we’ll drive about 3 hrs back to visit the lovely Chengdu.

Meal: B

Altitude: 503m

Traffic: Car

Hotel: In Chengdu

After breakfast, start your day with an exciting trip to the Giant Panda Base, which completely simulates the wild living environment of Giant Pandas, it looks so natural that also has lakes, streams, bamboo forests, lawns, etc. There are more than 100 giant pandas, you can observe the Giant Pandas in a close distance and learn about their living habits. In addition to Giant Pandas, you can also see small animals such as black-necked cranes, peacocks and ospreys. Besides, you can send postcards with panda postmark at the Panda Country Post Office near the gate of the museum or watch documentaries about pandas at the cinema in the museum.

Next, head to experience the local customs of old Chengdu by visiting the relaxing Broad and Narrow Alley. It is a relatively large existing Qing Dynasty ancient street in Chengdu; in Broad Alley, you can enjoy the most authentic Sichuan cuisine and experience the local customs of old Chengdu while the Narrow Alley is a leisure life area focusing on the Western-style food culture, art and leisure.

Then, head to the antique commercial street – Jinli, it is one of the most popular scenic spots in Chengdu, and also a part of WuHou Shrine Museum. Here, you can enjoy the craft of making clay figures and sugar painting, and also browse the shops with unique characteristics of The Three Kingdoms. There are various of characteristic snacks, tea houses, cafes, bars, inns, etc. You can take some terrific photos especially at dusk the whole street looks surprisingly beautiful. 

After the tour, you will be taken to the airport / train station for your flight or train to next destination or home. Tour ends! 

Meal: B

Altitude: 503m

Traffic: Car

Hotel: No