Tours/Chengdu/2-Day Private Tour of Leshan Grand Buddha and Emei Shan including Monastery Stay
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2-Day Private Tour of Leshan Grand Buddha and Emei Shan including Monastery Stay

4.6(9)Chengdu1 hour
VIATOR4.6(9)

Description

Spend two days visiting two different UNESCO World Heritage sites in Leshan on this all-inclusive tour! Your private guide will lead you on an exploration to the Leshan Grand Buddha, the largest stone Buddha sculpture in the world, standing at an impressive 233 feet (71 m)! Soar to great heights on a cable car ride up Emei Shan (Mt Emei) and explore remarkable Buddhist temples and sculptures. Spend the night at an ancient Buddhist monastery built during the Ming Dynasty and have the flexibility to enjoy your meals when you want. All meals, your own private guide and private transportation to site locations are included.

Tour Options

2-Day Private Tour of Leshan Grand Buddha and Emei Shan including Monastery Stay
  • Pickup included

Highlights

Admission of all places list in the itinerary
Professional English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Excursion bus at Emei Shan
Dinner
Breakfast
One-night accommodation at Baoguo Temple
Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Round-trip cable car from Jieyindian to Golden Summit

What's included

Included
Admission of all places list in the itinerary
Professional English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Excursion bus at Emei Shan
Dinner
Breakfast
One-night accommodation at Baoguo Temple
Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Round-trip cable car from Jieyindian to Golden Summit
Not included
Gratuities
Optional boat trip at Leshan Buddha($10 per person)

Pickup Locations & Times

Departure point: Free picking up service from your city hotel or residence in Chengdu (all hotels within 3rd Ring Road), if you stay outside the 3rd Ring Road, then need to be picked up at the main gate of Wuhouci, or please contact us in advance to arrange to be picked up from your hotel and pay extra cost to driver. Return point: Returns to original departure point or can be drop-off at CTU airport.

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • An extensive amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Type of private transport used is contingent upon number of tour passengers
  • During sightseeing, passenger's belongings will be tucked away safely in the van or in their accommodations. Please be advised to bring along any essentials for sightseeing (e.g. water, sunscreen, sunglasses)
  • Accommodations provided are twin rooms with standard amenities; it is recommended that you bring your own toiletries
  • Please dress appropriately for Baoguo Monastery; shorts are allowed but tank tops and/or bikinis are not recommended

Reviews(9)

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Natalia_M
April 29, 2026
That was an amazing...

That was an amazing experience, very kind, attentive trip, with all the necessary information. Staying one evening near Emei temples was a huge bonus, don’t be lazy go explore the park, Fuhu Temple and many others around. The places are stunning, also you will try all local chinese food in really authentic spots, and will have really good photos made by guide ☺️ Visit Emei!

Operator response

Dear Natalia, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted you loved your Leshan & Emei Shan private tour. It was our great pleasure to serve you, and we hope you had unforgettable memories here. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Sichuan again soon!

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Kade_L
October 31, 2024
Great experience

Great tour to see Leshan Buddha and Mount Emei! Our guide Wells was very knowledgeable and efficient, he made it very easy for us to enjoy the experience and not worry. He knew the area well and even arranged a hot spring visit that we would have never have known about before. For Leshan Buddha, recommend taking the boat ride for the best view. The monastery is just for visiting and cannot have overnight stays for people who aren't monks or high-value donors, so we stayed at a nearby hostel. Mount Emei was definitely the highlight and cannot be missed when visiting the Chengdu area.

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dana K
June 24, 2015
Andy was a great guide, but this...

<p>Andy was a great guide, but this tour is also not worth the expense. Again, the cost is not comparable to what you would pay in other countries with a similar economy for a similar tour. Way overpriced. Two stars based on cost.</p>

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Zoe X
May 3, 2015
Monastery stay is superrrr, with...

<p>Monastery stay is superrrr, with walking distances to restaurants, grocery stores! Highly recommended! Rachel Pan, my tour guide now we are friends! is really awesome. She is patient, and takes good care of me despite weather was not in our favor. Our driver, Jerry is also helpful and plan ahead to manage timings of trip.</p>

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Dennis S
October 20, 2014
This was a great 2-day excursion...

<p>This was a great 2-day excursion - Andy our personal guide was FANTASTIC!!!</p> <p>Thanks so much for a wonderful experience. I will always check on Viator first when traveling!!!</p>

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ed m
October 14, 2014
This was a great trip! My guide Andy...

<p>This was a great trip! My guide Andy was excellent and spoke very good English. She was very knowledgeable about the different places and sites. The restaurants we ate at was also excellent!</p>

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dsrosenfelt
August 3, 2014
The tour was an unforgettable...

<p>The tour was an unforgettable experience--not always easy, but consistently fascinating. My guide, Andy, was well-informed, energetic, and enthusiastic. The Leshan Grand Buddha was worth the trip in itself--huge and impressive. I didn't make the long walk the down the stairway to its base--it was drizzling, and the stairs looked a bit slippery--but it was an awesome sight even from the top. The monastery at the base of Mt. Emai was serene, lovely, peaceful (or as peaceful as China gets). The ascent up Mt. Emai was a bit hair-raising--a couple of hours on steep mountain roads, many hairpin curves, and a driver who passed every vehicle we caught up with, including other tour buses--all while screaming at the other drivers for being too slow. The climb to the cable car and from the cable car to the peak was easy enough, and the ride in the cable car itself was spectacular--I gather that we were lucky, because we had a fairly clear day at least at first, and that is apparently only rarely the case. There are only a couple of minor reasons why I'm giving the tour 4 stars instead of 5. First, the description should have been more specific about what transpires on which day--I thought we were ascending the mountain on the first day and sleeping in a monastery on top--which affected when I took altitude pills. No, the monastery is at the base of the mountain. Second, my room at the monastery was deep inside it, off a conference room that a group of tourists used for meeting--very noisy--instead of on the outside, looking over the courtyard. The rooms themselves are fine, simple but comfortable, but the bathrooms are on a different level, and I did have a touch of turista--so that was a bit inconvenient. Nevertheless--a memorable experience.</p>

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Ana M
December 2, 2013
Fantastic!!<br/> Although the...

<p>Fantastic!!<br/> Although the weather was not great at all (it raining during 2 days), I had a great time. <br/> Leshan and Emei Shan areas are really worth seeing... the mist even made those places more especial.<br/> My guide was very helpful giving me all the extra details regarding the different temples and places.</p>

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Lisa_W
October 13, 2013
Trip was fabulous, Lilian our guide...

<p>Trip was fabulous, Lilian our guide was great and spoke English well. Mt Emei was awesome, well worth the trip, would highly reccommend this two day trip, bus trip up the mountain pretty hairy though. Professional service by Viator, most organised of our other day trips booked with other companies.</p>

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