2 days' car hire program
going to Chengdu panda base and Dazu grottoes
Day01: around 08:30 in the morning, the driver will meet you at your hotel inside Chengdu, then drive to Chengdu panda center for visiting lovely panda bears.
After lunch, we leave Chengdu for Dazu, it is about 270KM, about 4 hours drive.
Reaching Dazu in the late afternoon, check in.
Day02: In the morning, visit famous Dazu shike (Dazu rock carvings), we recommend Beishan and Baodingshan;
After the visits in Dazhu, you choice your next destination:
Choice I, if you want to take your down stream cruising ship, the driver will send you to Chongqing; it takes around 2.5 hours to reach the dock at Chongqing.
Choice II, if you want to tour other places in Sichuan, like going to Leshan, Mt. Emei, Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, or more, the driver will send you back to you booked hotel inside Chengdu city. It takes around 4 hours to back Chengdu city.
Dazu rock carvings is located in Dazu county of Chongqing, which consists of such 5 major parts as Beishan grottoes, Nanshan grottoes, Baodingshan grottoes, Shizhuanshan grottoes, and Shimenshan grottoes; among them, the most worthy are to Baodingshan rock carvings and Beishan rock carvings.
Beishan rock carvings is about 2KM to the northwest of Dazu county city, the traced time of the carvings was began in year 892, and finished in 1162,
Badingshan rock carvings is about 15KM to the northeast of Dazu county city, the works was began in year 1179, and finished in year 1249.
Nanshan rock carvings is to the southeast of Dazu county city, began in year 1127, and finished in year 1278.
Shizhuanshan rock carvings is about 25KM to the southwest of Dazu county city, the works was began in year 1082, and finished in year 1096; the carvings on the mountain cliff is about 130 meters in width, and 3-8 meters in height, consisting of 10 grottoes
Shimenshan rock carvings is about 20KM to the east of the city, the works was began in year 1094, and finished in year 1151; the carvings on the mountain cliff is about 72 meters in width, and 3-5 meters in height, consisting of 16 grottoes.
At Dazu, you have whole day to visit around, and go to places you are feeling interested; we recommend visits to Baodingshan and Beishan.
the cost to rent car for this trip:
I: send to Chongqing cruise terminal after Dazhu visiting
RMB2000.00 (from July through to end of October)
RMB1800.00 (in other time of the year)
II: back to Chengdu after Dazhu visiting
RMB1900.00 (from July through to end of October)
RMB1700.00 (in other time of the year)
the quote price above doesn't cover such expenses to the driver as on the lodging RMB60 each night, and on daily meals RMB40.
