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Tour Code: GB11

Home of Giant Pandas: Heaven On Earth
                   
20 days

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   Since the third century Sichuan has been known as 'Heaven on Earth' in celebration of its fertile land and magnificent scenery. It is also the home of Giant Pandas. The trip offers the fantastic chance to see Giant Pandas and look for rare and beautiful birds and plants in one of the world's most spectacular environments.

   Our first stop is at Wolong, China's largest and most important sanctuary for Pandas. Apart from the fascinating, yet illusive, Giant pandas, the surrounding scenery ranges from lowland waterfalls and forests to alpine meadows fringed by snow-capped peaks.

   We travel north through the vast and beautiful Hongyuan grassland to the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. From here we travel southeast to the spectacular alpine valley at Jiuzhaigou and its stunning blue lakes and waterfalls, another large sanctuary for the Giant Panda, a nature photographer's dream.

   After returning to Chengdu where we travel west to Baoxin county where the world's first Giant Panda was discovered in 1869. In Fengtongzai Nature Reserve, founded in Baoxin in 1979 Giant Pandas live in a wonderful setting of forests surrounded by rugged snow-capped mountains and can be seen in their natural condition.

ITINERARY:

Day 1                  Arrive Hong Kong
Day 2                  Hong Kong to Chengdu
Day 3                  Chengdu to Wolong
Day 4-6                Wolong
Day 7                   Wolong to Shuamalukou
Day 8                   Shuamalukou to Hongyuan
Day 9                   Hongyuan
Day 10                 Hongyuan to Jiuzhaigou
Day 11-12            Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
Day 13                 Jiuzhaigou to Huanglong to Songpan
Day 14                 Songpan to Chengdu
Day 15                 Chengdu to Fengtongzhai
Day 16-17             Fentongzhai Panda Reserve
Day 18                  Fentongzhai to Chengdu
Day 19                  Chengdu to Hong Kong
Day 20                  Leave Hong Kong

Trip Ratings from 1 to 5

           Nature: Landscapes, desertscapes, flora and fauna.
          Comfort: Accommodation and transport.
           History: Palaces, monasteries, ancient kingdoms, etc.
             Culture: People, festivals and traditions.
            Effort: Physical exertion.

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