Panda, Leshan, and Emei Mountain 2-day tour

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About this activity

This is a classic travel route to Chengdu! This is the hometown of giant pandas, where you can see many, many adorable pandas! Mount Emei is a world cultural and natural heritage site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China!Leshan Giant Buddha is the main attraction in Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, which was listed as a World Natural & Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996 together with Mount Emei. Located at the joint of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River, Leshan Giant Buddha is sitting facing Leshan City across the river and it’s the largest cliff rock carving Maitreya Buddha statue in the world.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Written guide: English
Operated by: pandachinago

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: 2-day transportation from the hotel to all attractions
Included: English explanation of Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Emeishan Scenic Area of Panda Base
Included: Road toll and fuel fee

Not included

Not included: Hotel Accommodation
Not included: Lunch and dinner
Not included: Tickets for scenic spots
Not included: Driver's tip
Not included: guide

Itinerary

Day 1 · Chengdu Giant Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Tour

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

3 hours Admission not included

The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base is located on the northern outskirts of Futou Mountain in Chengdu, 10 kilometers away from the city center. It is connected to the city center by a wide Panda Avenue and has become one of the main bases for the relocation and protection of rare and endangered wildlife such as giant pandas in China. Animals such as giant pandas, red pandas, black necked cranes, white storks and swans, black swans, geese, mandarin ducks, and peacocks are kept year-round.
Leshan Giant Buddha

3 hours Admission not included

The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty). It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below its feet. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. It is over 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) from the Wuyou Temple.

Day 2 · Emei Mountain Scenic ARea

Emei Mountain

10 hours Admission not included

As one of the Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China and the ashram for Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Mount Emei is reputed for its profound Buddhism culture and it’s the Buddhist sacred place in China. There are about 30 temples in the mountain at present, many Buddhist ceremonies are held here. Important temples are Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Wannian Temple, Hongchunping, Xianfeng Temple, Xixiangchi Temple and Huazang Temple.