Tour Code: IFH-CD-06
Tour days: 3 Days
On this 3 days Chengdu tour, you will first explore the famous sites, including Jinsha Site Museum, People's Park, Jinli Old Street, and then take a side trip to China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base where you will do one day interesting volunteer program work.
Transfer via: flight – your arrangement
Activities for today: Airport to hotel transfer
Today meet up with your tour guide at Chengdu Shuangliun International Airport.
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Jinsha Site Museum, People's Park, Jinli Ancient Street
After breakfast, drive to visit Jinsha Site Museum. Jinsha was the site of the ancient Shu (Shu is the ancient name of Sichuan. Today Sichuan is also officially abbreviated as Shu) Kingdom between 12B.C. and 7A.D. It is famous for the mysterious Shu culture and unique bronze civilization. The museum was onstructed on the Jinsha ruin site. In the museum, you can see many artifacts and everyday products made of gold, bronze, jade, stone, ivory, lacuqered wood and pottery, from which you will learn the daily life of people of 3,000 years ago. The most famous article is the Gold Foil of Sun and Immortal Bird, which has many stories and legends about the patterns on it.
At noon drive back to the city to visit People's Park, where you can order a pot of tea, have a casual chat and watch locals indulging themselves in different kinds of entertainment - napping, playing Mahjong, disco dancing, giving neck massages, and practicing calligraphy with water on the floor etc.
In the afternoon, move on to Jinli Old Street. Time steals away from you quietly while walking on the lively streets which are full of delicious local snacks, delicate artifacts, interesting folk shows, etc.
Optional night show: Sichuan Opera, which includes folk opera, face changing, fire spitting, rolling lights, and other delightful entertainment ( 20:00 - 21:30).
Transfer via: flight – your arrangement
Activities for today: China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base
Morning drive to Dujiangyan, where you will spend the whole day to experience some interesting programs on the giant panda loving care in China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base. Below is your rough schedule:
07:00ams
Pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu.
08:30am
Arrive at the Dujiangyan Panda Base and sign up with the assistance of your guide.
09:00am–10:00am
Clean the panda enclosures.
10:00am–11:00am
Take a break and tour around the panda base.
11:00am–11:30am
Feed a panda
11:30am–13:00pm
Have lunch and a rest.
13:00pm–14:00pm
Watch a panda movie
14:00pm–15:00pm
More cleaning and feeding.
15:00pm–15:30pm
Make panda cakes.
15:30pm–16:00pm
Get a certificate.
Later, head to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport for your return flight.