Chengdu Pandas and Dujiangyan - 3 Days 2 Nights by Bullet Train
Chengdu: Giant Panda Breeding Base + Dujiangyan (depart from Xi'an)
Tour Overview
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Tour characterA precision 3-day Chengdu sampler: pandas at their most active morning hours and the world's oldest surviving dam-less irrigation system, rail in and out, one hotel, no rushing.
Places & experiencesGiant Panda Breeding Base, Dujiangyan Irrigation System (UNESCO World Heritage), Anlan Suspension Bridge, Li Bing water-control shadow play (optional), Kuanzhai Alleys free time, Chunxi Road free time.
Three days, two world-class names: first-slot entry at the Giant Panda Breeding Base and the 2,280-year-old Dujiangyan irrigation system, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Round-trip D-train from Xi'an included. From $540 USD / EUR 495 per person.
Detailed Itinerary
Xi'an to Chengdu by Rail
Board a second-class D-train at Xi'an North (approx. 4 hours). On arrival at Chengdu East our guide meets you and transfers you to the hotel. Afternoon free - we recommend the Kuanzhai Alleys or Chunxi Road. Meals on your own. Overnight: Chengdu.
Giant Panda Breeding Base, Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Early entry to the Giant Panda Breeding Base (approx. 1.5 hours) when pandas are most active, among the enclosures, nursery and red-panda section. Continue to Dujiangyan (approx. 2.5 hours): walk the Anlan Suspension Bridge across the Min River and see the Fish Head levee, Flying Sand Weir and Bottle-Neck Channel - the 2,280-year-old engineering that still waters the Chengdu Plain. Optional: Li Bing shadow-play theatre (RMB 50) and Yulei Pavilion escalator (RMB 40). One included meal today. Overnight: Chengdu.
Chengdu to Xi'an by Rail
Free morning (breakfast included), then transfer to Chengdu East for the D-train back to Xi'an. Tour ends on arrival.
What’s Included
- ✓Round-trip second-class D-train seats Xi'an - Chengdu
- ✓2 nights at a 4-star-standard hotel in Chengdu, twin share
- ✓English-speaking licensed guide plus dedicated driver
- ✓First-entry tickets to the Giant Panda Breeding Base and Dujiangyan
- ✓2 breakfasts and 1 meal
- ✓Travel agency liability insurance
What’s Not Included
- ×International airfare (not included; routing advice available)
- ×Single supplement $160 USD / EUR 145 for solo occupancy
- ×In-park items paid on site: Panda Base headset RMB 30, Dujiangyan headset + shuttle RMB 50, Yulei Pavilion escalator RMB 40, shadow play RMB 50
- ×Meals marked on your own
- ×Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, souvenirs)
- ×Travel insurance (personal accident, medical and cancellation cover strongly recommended)
- ×Gratuities for guide and driver (customary in this market; see Good to Know)
- ×Extra costs from traffic, weather or rail disruption
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