Encounter Pandas in the Impressive Landscape
Mount Siguniang, meaning "Four-Girls Mountain" in Chinese, is treasured by nature-lovers for its well-protected flora and fauna, along with its picturesque mountain scenery.
To make the most of this trip, we combine the exploration of Mount Siguniang National Park with a visit to the Wolong Gengda Panda Research Center, which is home to over 30 giant pandas.
Highlights
- Explore Mount Siguniang and enjoy the fresh air
- Stay overnight in a mountain hostel and get close to nature
- Visit the lovely pandas in the Wolong Panda Research Center
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An amazing tour of Chengdu with Helen
We took a trip to Chengdu and our guide Helen made it a fantastic expierence. She was knowledgable about the local areas and customised our plans throughout the day based on what we wanted to do. She helped us take good photos with the pandas and other good photo spots throughout the day. Our driver was also friendly and the car was spacious and cool. more
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Great guide Helen of Chengdu. She is VERY kind, VERY attentive, resolved every kind of problems, without asking her she already knew our needs or requirements. SUPER HELEN OF CHENGDU. She is a great professional, not only a tour guide, she is a very attentive person. Top A1. more
Mar 2025, Cecilia
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We are coming back to Chengdu next time
We have had a great couple of days based in Chengdu with Evan from China Highlights. We have been well looked after, being collected and dropped off at the rail station and airport.Evan was very knowledgeable at each site but was fantastic at getting us to the best panda enclosures or the best positions to see the Buddhas. He was very flexible in arranging activities and took us to some great restaurants. We found the weather in March to be just right, mild and dry, slightly overcast cloud, so very comfortable and great light for pictures. more
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Suggested Itinerary
Your private guide will be ready to meet and greet you at the arrivals hall. A comfortable (no-smoking) private car with an experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel, where your guide will help you to check-in.
The tour will start with a long drive from Chengdu to Mount Siuniang: 5 hours to drive 200 km (124 miles). We will arrange for a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle to pick you up from your hotel and you can have a nap during the journey. To break up the long drive, you'll stop at Yingxiu Town, about 2 hours from Chengdu. There is a 2008 Earthquake Memorial Site there, the ruin of Xuankou Middle School. The buildings remain as they were after the quake and the whole area has been cordoned off and made into a memorial site.
You may if you choose have a walk in the town and pay a short visit to the Memorial Site. Lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant.
Continue the car journey and you'll arrive at Mount Siguniang at around 3 pm. Your private guide will accompany you on a walk around the mountain area for a relaxing afternoon. Dinner will be arranged at a local restaurant.
Your tour will start after breakfast in the hotel. Listed as a World Heritage site in 2006, Mount Siguniang National Park is home to a diversity of animals, many of which are rated in China as first-priority protected species, including the Sichuan golden monkey, white-lipped deer, clouded leopard, and giant panda.
Over 1,000 plant species have been recorded in the National Park. The tour will cover a visit to Shuangqiao Valley and Changping Valley. We will arrange a shuttle bus for you, to save time and energy. It is a round trip of about 4 hours, with 30-minute stops at each site. Your guide will accompany you on the tour and arrange lunch and dinner for you.
The snow scenery of Siguniang MountainAfter breakfast, head back to Chengdu. During the tour, we will stop at the Wolong Panda Research Center. Wolong National Nature Reserve is regarded as the real hometown of wild pandas.
Tragically, the Wolong Panda Center was largely devastated by the catastrophic 2008 earthquake. The new Wolong Panda Research Center was opened to the public in May 2016 and China Highlights was the first tour company to inspect it.
You will see pandas of different ages there. After the tour, have lunch near the center and continue on your journey back to Chengdu Airport. Flights taking off after 7 pm are recommended, to ensure you have enough time.
The giant panda in WolongTour Price
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