Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Irrigation System Private Day Tour from Chengdu
Description
Enjoy a day away from the city and experience the grandeur of the Sichuan region’s scenic wonders on this full-day tour to Qingcheng Mountain and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Admire how temples and halls are seemingly carved into the thick forest of bamboo trees and caves at Qingcheng Mountain, where you’ll take a boat ride and a hike with your guide. Marvel at the construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, which was built in 256 BC and led to significant irrigation and agricultural development of the region.
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Itinerary
Escape the hustle and bustle of Chengdu and enjoy the natural beauty the Sichuan province on this full-day trip. Your first stop is Qingcheng Mountain. In addition to its incredibly lush surroundings and secluded tranquility, the mountain boasts of number of well-preserved Taoist temples. Take a boat ride across the Yuecheng lake and then look down to the green forest from the cable car, later follow your guide to hike up the mountain, visiting various temples along the way such as the Jianfu temple, from the Tang Dynasty, or the Tianshi Cave, finished during the Qing Dynasty and where a famous Taoist master once taught. Take the same trail back down to the bottom of the mountain.
After lunch at a local restaurant (included), enjoy the drive to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Built in 256 BC to provide irrigation and flood control to the region, the Dujiangyan is one of the greatest hydraulic engineering projects of the Qin Dynasty. See the fish mouth levee, named for its conical head resembling the mouth of a fish, and learn about the significant role it plays in the system. The Dujiangyan area also boasts a beautiful landscape and many cultural relics and historical sites. Visit the Two Kings Temple and the Dragon-Taming Temple, and admire the style of traditional Chinese architecture and the intricate designs of ancient statues. Stroll around the gardens of Lidui Park and see how engineering masterpieces blend well with the park’s natural landscape.
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What's included
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 or airport and pay extra cost to driver. Return point: Returns to original departure point or can be drop-off at the city center.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please be advised that a moderate amount of walking is involved and the hike up Qingcheng Mountain involves a few steep slopes; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Reviews(26)
We had this experience with Silvia as our guide. Her enthusiasm and knowledge made the whole trip much more enjoyable and interesting than it would have been otherwise. Also, her availability to suggest local landmarks can't be fully appreciated until you experience her. She directed us for instance to the local Tea Market and Embroidery museum & helped us to acquire beautiful local manufacture. If you book this, ask for her. Five stars aren't enough, she deserves twice as many.
Stunning scenery - I love snow covered mountain views (I was fortunate that it was a sunny winter;s day). Add in the birthplace of Taoism and the associated temples - altogether making a great start to the day (I could have spent all day there). Add to that the interesting history and engineering of the irrigation system. My guide was very friendly and added to the day. A great day out.
This package was way way over priced, it took only a short car ride distance to reach the place of interest, and the prices of the entrance tickets for the 2 places of interest i visited were pretty low too, less than US$15. And the lunch was taken at a local resturant, agaian the cost was less than US$20. And yet the total package cost was about US$250 which was way way over priced. When I checked with a few local travel agencies, it costs only about 200CNY. I strongly advise foreign visitors to review your plan before signing up the packages offered.
It’s very disappointed to hear that! How can a private day tour with private car transportation, private English speaking guide tour, entrance fees and lunch included cost 200 CNY? I know that there are local Chinese shopping tour groups you can join for free, even 200 CNY is too much, but without buying enough amount of goods the guide recommended, it’s not possible for the group to leave the shopping place, too many sad stories we heard from news. We offer high quality private tour, we hate those deceptive tricks, just arrange total different tours from the 200 CNY tour you mentioned. Let me list the costs: 1. Private car for one day: how much you think will be: 2. Private English speaking guide for a day: how much you think will be: 3. Entry fees of Mt. Qingcheng and Irrigation Systems: 90+90 =180 CNY 4. Ferry boat at Mt. Qingcheng: 5 CNY 6. Cable car at Mt. Qingcheng: 70+60=130 CNY 7. Lunch: 150 CNY (20 US$ as you said) 8. Our service charge: how much you prefer to pay? Obviously, 200 CNY is absolutely impossible, how can you trust those lies from those local agencies? Ten times 200 CNY is not enough, think about it again, my friend!
The guide Wells had very good english, and he and the driver were very attentious. I didn't last any time buying tickets to boat and cable car. Mount Qingcheng is very interesting, the birth of Taoism. And the Dujiangyan irrigation system is impressive. Wells explained to me the clever system built some centurires ago and still working. The lunch was very good. I liked the trip but would not do it again because of the cost benefit, mainly because I was traveling solo.
Thank you very much for your feedback, have forwarded it to Wells, we are keeping work hard to let all our clients enjoy their tours here.
Shirley was a great tour guide. She paid attention to the needs of the guest and was very nice. The day was very successful.
Danke, we are thrilled you enjoyed the trip to Mt. Qingcheng and Irrigation System with Shirley, hope to host you again in the future.
Great trip. Guide spoke excellent English and could understand our questions and answer them with context. He was considerate in his pacing and concerned for our safety. There are many many steps and the trip description should advise travelers that this is a strenuous activity. The irrigation site was beautiful with outstanding landscaping. The history and significance of the site was amazing. Our guide was very helpful in our understanding of the story.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to serve you again in the near future.
Great experience with knowledgeable and very nice guide and kind driver, explaining the history and importance of the sites we visited, also sharing about their culture. Interesting exchanges about our ways of living and flexibility to adapt to client interests. I would definitely recommend. It was a fantastic experience.
Thank you so much for your feedback and delight to hear you enjoyed the trip!
현지 투어로서,뛰어난 관개시설의 두장옌과 도교 본산의 청성산 관광은 아름다움과 문화적 가치가 유네스코 유적으로 등재될 가치가 충분하고 입구부터 출구까지 편리한 동선과 적절한 편의시설의 배치,숙련된 스텝과 조경등이 완벽했다.소문보다 더 좋았음. 무엇보다 현지 가이드 Wells의 뛰어난 가이던스가 우리 부부의 여행에 결정적 도움을 주었다. 해당 지역에 대한 해박한 지식과 친절함 위기 대처능력,순발력,배려 적절한 시간 관리,영어 구사능력등이 돋보였던 내가 강추할 수 있는 명가이드였다.
The tour itself was OK and many of the monuments were left aside in order to have a lunch.It took also more than the predicted time,which left me no time to visit the monuments at Chengdu.So for people that can speak some Chinese and want to do sightseeing I would recommend to go there by themshelves. They would manage to see more and walk around in the mountain,whose natural environment is comparable to Emeishan. But for people like me that like flirting with girls, this tour is ideal. Silvia,although not so beautiful, will let you have a nice dating feeling that you will remember for days.She also arranged for me a driver to drive me to the train station next day.
The views were amazing and I was lucky to be able to visit with good weather and a good guide. My guide Leila was friendly and very knowledgeable. Could tell that she's passionate about her job as she explained the significant of each location. I had a good time chatting with her and she even helped me get a bracelet at a nearby coffee place. Thank you so much. Definitely highly recommend this tour and if you have Leila as your guide, you'd be in good hands!
