Three Kingdoms Adventure

In the morning, you’ll visit China’s national treasure – giant pandas at Chengdu Panda Base. There are currently about 190 giant pandas (by the year of 2018) live here. What’s more, you’ll also have the opportunity to see the red pandas, which is a different species of the giant panda.

After the visit of the pandas, head for Wuhou Memorial Temple, which is the most influential museum of the Three Kingdoms culture in China. It is dedicated to Zhuge Liang, Marquis Wu (Wuhou) of the Kingdom of Shu-Han in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280).

In the late afternoon drive to beautiful Mianyang city for overnight.

Meals provided: Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Mianyang

Today you will continue the tour along the Chengmian expressway and head for Jianmenguan Pass and on the way, you will gradually leave Chengdu Plain and arrive at the mountainous areas.

After arriving, start your exploration of the famous Jianmenguan Pass which has displayed a military importance from ancient China. As the old saying goes ‘ One man guards the gate, and thousands of men couldn’t enter’, so it has won the fame of ‘The First Gate in China’. Many fierce battles during the Three Kingdoms Period took place here. Today’s Jianmengua is also a national forest park, with many trees and peaks.

In the afternoon head for Zhaohua Old Town, which has a history of, over 2,000 years. It is a small, quiet and well-preserved old town with memorial archway and old tower houses. You’ll stay overnight here in this town.

Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: a local guest house

Tangjiahe nature reserve is located in Qingchuan county, Guangyuan, covering an area of 40,000 hectares. This reserve is also famous for its Yinpin Ancient Road in the era of Three Kingdoms and remarkable natural views.

Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tangjiahe Hotel

In the morning, continue exploring Tangjiahe Nature Reserve. After finishing the visit of Tangjiahe in the noon, you will head for another old town named Langzhong, which is over 2,300 years old. It is believed that Lanzhong is the place where the Chinese Spring Festival origins. It is also an important military base during the Three Kingdom Period, and Zhang Fei, a famous general from that time, once stayed here to guard territory of the Shu Kingdom.

Meals provided: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: A local guesthouse

You’ll walk around the old streets in Langzhong Ancient Town and explore some temples, courtyards, and old architectures.

In the afternoon drive back to Chengdu, the tour ends.

Meals provided: Breakfast and Lunch.