Qingcheng
Panda conservation, Dujiangyan's living water system and restorative time among bamboo-covered foothills.
Southwest China, at a human pace.
Chengdu, Qingcheng Mountain, Dali and Lijiang — designed around meaningful encounters, unhurried stays and a WR Travel advisor who listens before shaping every detail.
14 daysSuggested length
4 basesFew hotel changes
PrivateGuide & transfers
Tailor-madeYour pace, your dates
The journey
Four distinct chapters, one coherent story
This route works especially well for a first or second journey to China. It balances headline experiences — pandas, ancient towns and dramatic mountain scenery — with places that reveal themselves more quietly: a Taoist trail, a Bai courtyard, a Naxi scholar's perspective and time to simply look across Erhai Lake.
Dali
Erhai Lake, Cangshan Mountain and Bai culture, explored beyond the most photographed streets.
Lijiang
Naxi heritage, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and a choice between gentle discovery and a deeper gorge walk.
Chengdu
Tea houses, contemporary culture and Sichuan food — with a calm city base before the journey home.
Day by day
A considered 14-day rhythm
D1 · Sep 12
Arrive in Chengdu · Continue to Qingcheng Mountain
Your private driver meets you at the airport for the roughly 1.5-hour drive. If arrival time allows, visit the UNESCO-listed Dujiangyan irrigation system with your guide.
D2 · Sep 13
Panda volunteer programme · Qingcheng Mountain
Begin before 9am, when the pandas are most active, then walk Qingcheng's Taoist paths with a bilingual guide. Reference activity prices: CNY 1,200 and CNY 108 per person.
D3 · Sep 14
Six Senses red-panda experience · Hot springs
Join the resort's guided red-panda programme, then keep the afternoon for a private hot spring or spa. Reference programme price: CNY 2,566 per person, subject to current availability and rules.
D4 · Sep 15
Fly to Dali · First evening on Erhai Lake
A roughly 1.5-hour domestic flight and private transfer bring you to Yunnan. Keep the first evening open for the lake and the changing light.
D5 · Sep 16
Xizhou · Bai homes and indigo
Explore a living Bai community, meet craftspeople and try traditional tie-dyeing. Reference admission and programme price: CNY 150 per person.
D6 · Sep 17
Cangshan Mountain · Jizhao'an tea
Weather permitting, ride the main cableway into Cangshan's high landscape, then visit the mountainside nunnery for tea. Reference prices: CNY 320 return and CNY 20 per person.
D7 · Sep 18
Erhai's quieter shores · Drive to Lijiang
Spend about two hours with a private driving guide, stopping around Shuanglang, small viewpoints and fishing villages before continuing to Lijiang.
D8 · Sep 19
Baisha · Yuhu Village · Naxi stories
See Ming-era murals, visit a local embroidery school and trace Joseph Rock's years beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Reference private guided programme: CNY 800 per person.
D9 · Sep 20
Tiger Leaping Gorge guided hike
Take a roughly five-hour Middle Gorge route with a professional hiking guide. Difficulty, altitude and weather are assessed for your party. Reference price: CNY 1,550 per person.
D10 · Sep 21
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain · Blue Moon Valley
Ride the main cableway toward 4,506 metres, allow time to acclimatise, visit Blue Moon Valley and attend the Impression Lijiang performance. Reference prices: CNY 1,970 plus CNY 260 per person.
D11 · Sep 22
Fly to Chengdu · Taikoo Li at dusk
The roughly 1.5-hour flight returns you to Chengdu. Private airport transfer is approximately CNY 300 from Shuangliu or CNY 600 from Tianfu.
D12 · Sep 23
Chengdu Research Base · Creative city life
Enter at around 8am to see the pandas in their most active hours with a specialist guide, then explore Eastern Suburb Memory or Yulin Road. Reference panda visit: CNY 300 per person.
D13 · Sep 24
Kuanzhai Alley · Sichuan hotpot farewell
Spend the final afternoon with old Chengdu flavours, covered-bowl tea and a relaxed walk, followed by an authentic hotpot dinner adapted to your preferred heat level.
D14 · Sep 25
Private transfer · Return to Singapore
Your driver takes you to the airport. Your WR advisor remains reachable through the end of the journey, including last-minute changes and the trip home.
Where you stay
Hotels chosen for place, not just category
Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain
Hot Spring Suite / King Suite · a restorative foothill base near Dujiangyan.
The Dali Edition
Erhai View Suite / Erhai View Twin · a contemporary lake-facing stay beneath Cangshan.
Amandayan
72 sqm Courtyard Suite · a Naxi-inspired base above Lijiang's old town.
The Temple House Chengdu
60–96 sqm Studio Suite · contemporary Chengdu beside Daci Temple and Taikoo Li.
Before you go
Practical China planning, built into the journey
We plan around the traveller
International arrivals, domestic flights or rail, luggage, mobility, dietary preferences and altitude tolerance all change the right version of this route. Families can add shorter days and hands-on activities; active travellers can extend the gorge or mountain sections.
- Private airport, rail and hotel transfers
- English-speaking local guides where they add meaning
- Restaurant and experience planning around your tastes
We plan around China as it is now
Visa policies, payment tools, connectivity, attraction reservations and conservation programmes can change. Your advisor checks the practical details for your passport, travel dates and party before confirming the trip.
- Current entry and reservation guidance
- Payment and connectivity preparation
- Live support if weather or transport changes
AI helps us reach you faster. Listening is the service.
Tell us what you are hoping to feel, not only what you want to see. A real WR Travel advisor will listen, ask the useful questions and shape this route around your people, pace and priorities — then stay with you until the journey is complete.
Plan this China journeyThis is a sample journey, not a fixed departure. Hotels, experiences and operating conditions are reconfirmed for your dates.
