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On the first day, the group will meet and there will be a warm-up tour of the city where we will visit the Panda Breeding Research Center and Wenshu Buddhist Monastery.

The following day, we will head north to Xindu to visit the Baoguan Temple and then on to Guanhan to visit the Sanxingdui Archeological Museum with a number of copper masks and other artifacts. Next will head west to Dujiangyan, a location of the historic irrigation system that is still in use today.

We will then head south to Anren near Dayi, to visit the Li Landlord Manor. This was used as a re-education center to illustrate the evils of the landlord-serf system and includes an area of clay figures graphically displaying the downtrodden workers being abused by the landlord.

Next we travel to Emei Mountain, one of China’s sacred Buddhist mountains for a night’s stay at the summit in order to view the morning sunrise and walk some of the trails. The following day, we will return to the base for a ride to Leshan to visit the Giant Sitting Buddha (232 ft, 71 m). Afterwards we head east to Rongxian for another to visit China's second largest Buddha (193 ft, 58.7 m) and then on to Zigong, the location of dinosaur and salt museums.

Continuing east, we will then visit Dazu. Here we will spend two nights to give us time to see a number of Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist sculptures (as well as a Christian church) in the surrounding area. Afterwards, we will return to Chengdu to complete the trip.

Chengdu is easily accessible via air from Hong Kong and Beijing, and has good rail access to the rest of the country.

Itinerary and Tour Details Western Sichuan 5-Day Bike Tour to Danba Tour 5 -Day Bike Tour
Day	Location	Cycling km	Total Distance/km	Notes
				SICHUAN PROVINCE
1	Chengdu	30	30	Meet group members/Brief City Tour - Chengdu Wenshu Buddhist Temple.
2	Xindu/Guanghan	50	50	Baoguan Buddhist Temple, Archeological Exhibit of Copper Masks from the year 1500.
3	Dujiangyan	45	71	Active Dujiangyan Irrigation System set up 2,000 years ago by the State of Qin during the Warring States Period
4	Dayi-Anren	50	50	Landlord Manor Re-education Center
5	Emei Shan	50	171	Scarced Buddhist Mountain - view sunrise from the 10,500 ft/3099 m summit.
6	Leshan	25	66	Giant (193 ft/58.7 m) Sitting Buddha
7	Rongxian & Zigong	50	190	Rongxian - Big Buddha. Zigong - Dinosaur and Salt Museums
8	Dazu	50	139	Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist Sculptures carved in surrounding hillsides
9	Dazu	50	100	same as above
5	Chengdu	16	291	Return to Chengdu. End of trip.

Details

Start location: Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Finish location: Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Tour type: Vehcile-supported tour. Riders carry only their own day bag on teh bike. A support vehicle will carry luggage (and riders when necessary). (Note: This tour is also available without a support vehicle at a reduced cost.)

Geographical location: Southwest China Elevation range: 300 feet (100 meters) to 10,500 feet (3,099 meters)

Climate: The best weather for touring is in the spring and fall

Terrain: Flat, rolling and mountainous

Cycling tour level: Easy

Total cycling distance:30 miles (50 km). Cycling will be supplemented with vehicle transport on most days to reach the next point of interest

Days: 10

Nights: 7

Group size: 1-8

Rental bike: US$0.included in the cost of the tour.This includes a mountain bike with front suspension, panniers, lock, gloves, raincape and helmet.

Accommodations: Basic clean Chinese hotels.

Prices include the following:

1、Bilingual bicycle tour guide.
2、All hotel accommodations for 11 nights.
3、Meals eaten as group (private meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages are not included).
4、All group transportation costs (buses, and taxis) including to/from the Chengdu airport.
5、All group entrance fees.
6、A support vehicle to transport of gear (and cyclists when necessary).
Rental bike, helmets, gloves, handlebar bag.

If you decide to do something on your own, you will be responsible for those costs.

Cost: Prices depend on the total number of people going on the tour and the time of year. Below are the price per person (pp) and quoted in US dollars (US$) for non-holiday periods*:

Group size:

1 person: $2,590
2 people: $1,480 pp
3-4 people $1,390 pp
5-8 people $1,270 pp