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This 7-day Chengdu panorama weaves the human warmth of the city together with the fairyland scenery of Jiuzhaigou — a relaxed pace with no rushing and a fully immersive, pure-sightseeing experience. Thoughtful private transfers run throughout: land with nothing to worry about, leave with nothing to arrange, and travel in comfort and ease.
On the way you meet western Sichuan's finest natural scenery — the secret blue waters of Jiuzhaigou and Dujiangyan's dreamlike “Blue Tears” — and explore Chengdu's photo-ready landmarks in depth, unlocking Sichuan food and night views. From healing natural landscapes to authentic street life, Sichuan's lively rivers-and-mountains and its everyday warmth come together in one trip.
Unlock Chengdu's own brand of slow time. Sit in an old teahouse over a fragrant bowl of gaiwan tea and enjoy a lazy afternoon. With the warmth of the streets around you, play a round of Sichuan mahjong and feel the true Sichuan ease. Your palate then meets genuine Sichuan cooking — numbing, spicy, fresh and fragrant on the tongue, everyday warmth that heals the heart. Shed the rush of travel and feel Chengdu's relaxed, contented way of life from the inside.
Step into the Panda Base and meet the soft, adorable national treasures at close range — gentle interaction and play, their endearing antics melting away every bit of tiredness in an instant.
Jiuzhaigou is a painting in every season. In spring the snow and ice melt and mountain flowers meet the green water — gentle and fresh. In summer forests stack up in jade green, waterfalls and streams tumble, and the eye finds coolness and calm. In autumn colour floods the hills, painted layer by layer, and the lakes turn motley as a picture. In winter snow covers the ranges and frozen falls stand like carved jade — silent and holy. Each season has its own character; whenever you come, you meet Jiuzhaigou at its absolute best.
Coming to Zhongshuge for the first time, it is easy to be caught by the spatial design in front of you. Mirrors, bookshelves and a distinctive architectural structure interweave, as if you had stepped into a reading space full of futuristic feeling. It is not only good for photographs — you also get a sense of Chengdu's young, many-sided character.
Come to Dujiangyan by day and feel the ingenuity of a waterworks more than two thousand years old; at night, as the lighting comes on, the river reflects a dreamlike blue glow, like a “blue teardrop” hidden among hills and water. Natural landscape and modern lighting combine to add a touch of romance to the journey.
After nightfall, head to the Jiuyan Bridge area, where the river mirrors the city lights and the restaurants, bars and street life around it gradually warm up. There is none of the brashness of Chongqing's night scene here — instead there is a lightness and romance that belongs to Chengdu alone.
On arrival in Chengdu a private car meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel to rest. Today is mainly about adjusting: arrange it freely according to your own energy and ease into Chengdu's unhurried rhythm.
Morning at the Panda Base, meeting the adorable giant pandas. Afterwards, depending on the size of your party and the train schedules, a private car is arranged by default for the journey to Jiuzhaigou; for smaller parties the high-speed train is an option, keeping the travel arrangements flexible.
Chengdu Panda BaseA whole day immersed in Jiuzhaigou. Forget the rushed style of travel: slowly tick off the three core valleys of the Y shape and savour classics such as Five Flower Lake, Nuorilang Waterfall and Pearl Shoal, feeling the vividness and impact of Jiuzhaigou's water and hills and enjoying the fairyland scenery to the full.
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Five Flower LakeBid farewell to the hidden world of Jiuzhaigou, stopping along the way at Chuanzhusi and Songpan Ancient Town to take in the human warmth of western Sichuan and its plateau landscapes. Then back to Chengdu, with flexible travel — smaller parties can take the high-speed train. An easy end to the journey through western Sichuan's hills and waters.
Songpan Ancient TownA whole day unlocking Chengdu's street life: People's Park, Eastern Suburb Memory, Kuanzhai Alley and Taikoo Li in turn. By day wander the old lanes, tick off the photo-ready landmarks and taste Sichuan specialities; in the evening take in the beautiful night view at Jiuyan Bridge — Chengdu's classic sights, fully immersed.
Kuanzhai Alley
Taikoo LiA private car collects you from the hotel. Tick off the photo-ready artistic landmark Zhongshuge and take in its interplay of light and bookish atmosphere. Then on to the Dujiangyan scenic area to explore a waterworks a thousand years old, and in the evening encounter the exquisite “Blue Tears” night scene of Dujiangyan. With the night at its most beautiful, return to your Chengdu hotel.
Zhongshuge
DujiangyanA private car transfers you from the hotel to the airport or station, arranged flexibly around your flight or train time. An easy journey home, bringing this panoramic, restorative Chengdu–Jiuzhaigou trip to a perfect close.
Throughout the trip we choose quality hotels in convenient locations with comfortable surroundings, so that after each day out there is a space in which to relax with peace of mind. The hotels focus on cleanliness, comfort and rest, with easy access to nearby restaurants, shopping districts and city sights. In Jiuzhaigou priority goes to hotels with convenient transport links and comfortable surroundings, cutting down travel fatigue.
