📌 Program Overview
This 5-day / 4-night Sichuan & Chongqing private tour is designed for travelers who want Chengdu’s pandas and local culture, Leshan Giant Buddha, and Chongqing’s mountain-city atmosphere in one route.
The itinerary starts in Chengdu with panda viewing, teahouse culture, old neighborhoods, and relaxed local life. It then continues to Leshan Giant Buddha before moving to Chongqing, a dramatic riverside city known for hills, bridges, layered streets, hotpot culture, and night views.
This sample itinerary includes selected hotel accommodation, breakfasts, private English-speaking guide service during sightseeing, local vehicle service, listed visits, intercity transport support, and confirmed pickup or drop-off.
✨ Tour Highlights
• Combine Chengdu, Leshan Giant Buddha, and Chongqing in one private southwest China route
• Visit Chengdu Panda Base or another confirmed panda site with early-morning timing if possible
• Experience Chengdu teahouse culture, old lanes, parks, and selected cultural areas
• Visit Leshan Giant Buddha with walking or boat-view arrangements if available and suitable
• Explore Chongqing’s mountain-city streets, riverside views, old areas, and night atmosphere
👥 Who This Tour Is For
This tour is suitable for couples, families, mature travelers, food lovers, photographers, and small private groups who want pandas, Sichuan heritage, Chengdu lifestyle, and Chongqing’s layered urban scenery in one arranged trip.
It also works well for travelers who want to finish in Chongqing for onward travel to Zhangjiajie, Yangtze River cruise routes, Guilin, Yunnan, or another city.
🧩 Customization Notes
This sample itinerary can be customized based on arrival time, departure time, hotel preference, room arrangement, group size, luggage, walking ability, and preferred pace.
The standard route starts in Chengdu and usually ends in Chongqing. Returning to Chengdu, adding Dazu Rock Carvings, adding a Yangtze River cruise connection, or continuing to another city can be arranged with a revised quote.
🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Chengdu Arrival, Teahouse Culture and Old City Area
• Meet your private English-speaking guide and driver at the confirmed Chengdu pickup point
• Transfer to your selected Chengdu hotel and check in if room availability allows
• Visit People’s Park for local teahouse atmosphere, park life, and a relaxed first look at Chengdu
• Continue to Kuanzhai Alley, Jinli, Wenshu Monastery, Wuhou Temple area, or another selected cultural neighborhood depending on arrival time
• Lunch or dinner can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• If arrival time is late, the first-day city visit may be shortened or moved to Day 2
• Stay overnight in Chengdu
Day 2: Panda Base and Chengdu Local Culture
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Chengdu Panda Base or another confirmed panda site as early as practical
• Walk through panda viewing areas according to hotel location and opening rules
• Continue with Wenshu Monastery, Wuhou Temple area, a market walk, teahouse experience, or local food neighborhood
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Enjoy free time in the evening or return to your hotel
• Stay overnight in Chengdu
Day 3: Leshan Giant Buddha and Travel to Chongqing
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Travel by private vehicle to Leshan
• Visit Leshan Giant Buddha with a walking route, boat-view route, or combined arrangement if available and suitable
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Travel from Leshan or Chengdu area to Chongqing by high-speed train or private vehicle support
• Arrive in Chongqing, transfer to your selected hotel, and check in
• Stay overnight in Chongqing
Day 4: Chongqing Mountain City Highlights and Night Views
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Explore Chongqing’s layered city scenery with selected visits such as Liziba Monorail viewing area, Ciqikou Old Town, Eighteen Steps, Jiefangbei, or riverside viewpoints
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Continue with Hongya Cave exterior area, Chaotianmen riverside area, or another city viewpoint depending on timing and crowd levels
• Add a night-view stop if suitable and included in the final route
• Stay overnight in Chongqing
Day 5: Chongqing Cultural Visit, Optional Dazu Extension and Final Transfer
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit a selected Chongqing cultural area, museum, riverside viewpoint, or local neighborhood depending on departure time
• Dazu Rock Carvings can be arranged as an optional extension if timing, ticket availability, and final route design allow
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Transfer to Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, railway station, downtown hotel, cruise pier, or another confirmed final drop-off point
• The tour ends after the final transfer
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Included
✅ Selected hotel accommodation for 4 nights
✅ Hotel breakfasts as listed in the itinerary
✅ Private English-speaking guide during the sightseeing itinerary
✅ Private vehicle service for sightseeing and transfers according to the itinerary
✅ Chengdu pickup on Day 1 and final Chongqing drop-off on Day 5
✅ Chengdu Panda Base ticket or selected panda-site ticket according to the final route
✅ Selected Chengdu cultural site ticket if included in the final route
✅ Leshan Giant Buddha ticket
✅ Leshan boat ticket if included in the final confirmed route
✅ Chengdu/Leshan to Chongqing intercity transport support according to the final itinerary
✅ Selected Chongqing cultural site ticket if included in the final route
✅ Dazu Rock Carvings ticket if added and clearly included in the final quote
✅ Airport, railway station, hotel, or cruise pier transfer support
✅ No shopping stops and no group merging during sightseeing
❌ Not Included
❌ International flights
❌ Domestic flights unless clearly included in the final quote
❌ Lunches and dinners unless clearly included in the final quote
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Optional activities not listed as included
❌ Extra hotel room charges, upgrades, or extra bed fees
❌ Drinks, snacks, minibar expenses, tips, and travel insurance unless arranged
❌ Yangtze River cruise unless clearly added to the final quote
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
💰 Price / Quote Information
Approximate starting price: from USD 1,199 per person.
This reference price is based on about 4 travelers sharing 2 standard rooms. It includes selected hotel accommodation, private English-speaking guide service, local vehicle service, basic intercity transport support, listed visits, main ticket arrangements, and the sample itinerary services.
The actual price may vary depending on travel dates, hotel level, room arrangement, group size, Chengdu to Chongqing transport availability, vehicle arrangements, panda-site tickets, Leshan route, Chongqing sightseeing plan, meal standard, final drop-off point, and itinerary adjustments.
Please send your travel dates, number of travelers, preferred hotel level, room requirements, Chengdu pickup point, Chongqing drop-off point, luggage details, and special interests. We will prepare a customized quote.
🏨 Hotel Notes
The standard route usually includes 2 nights in Chengdu and 2 nights in Chongqing.
Hotel names, room types, breakfast arrangements, and availability will be confirmed after travel dates and room requirements are provided. Chongqing hotel location matters because traffic, hills, bridges, and night-view areas can affect sightseeing flow.
🚆 Transport Notes
This tour may use high-speed train, private vehicle, and local transfers between Chengdu, Leshan, Chongqing, and the final drop-off point.
The Chengdu/Leshan to Chongqing section will be arranged based on train availability, luggage, group size, traffic, and timing. Local sightseeing usually uses private vehicle service, but some Chongqing areas may require walking because of traffic control, hills, stairs, old streets, and pedestrian zones.
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a private tour with one group per booking
• A private English-speaking guide is included during the sightseeing itinerary
• Passport information is required for hotel check-in, train tickets, and some attraction reservations
• Please bring the original passport used for booking on the travel day
• Panda activity is usually better earlier in the day, but animal activity cannot be guaranteed
• Leshan walking routes and boat-view arrangements may be affected by weather, water conditions, maintenance, crowd control, or local operation
• Chongqing includes hills, stairs, bridges, elevators, busy roads, old streets, and crowded night-view areas
• The itinerary may be adjusted due to traffic, weather, transport schedules, attraction rules, hotel arrangements, or local conditions
• Final pickup, drop-off, hotel, guide, vehicle, train, ticket, and sightseeing details will be confirmed before the travel date
📍 Pickup / Drop-off Information
Day 1 pickup can usually be arranged from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Chengdu pickup locations.
Day 5 drop-off can usually be arranged at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, Chongqing railway stations, downtown hotels, Yangtze River cruise pier, or another confirmed Chongqing drop-off point.
Please provide accurate flight, train, hotel, passport, luggage, and contact information when requesting a quote or booking the tour.
