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Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, Chengdu’s pandas, Zhangjiajie’s sandstone peaks, then Shanghai, Wuzhen water town and Hangzhou’s West Lake.
This journey starts in Chengdu and takes the high-speed train to the travertine pools of Huanglong and the lakes of Jiuzhaigou, followed by giant pandas, a Jinjiang River night cruise and Sichuan opera in Chengdu. A high-speed train then brings you to Zhangjiajie for Baofeng Lake, Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Tianmen Mountain and the Grand Canyon.
You fly on to Shanghai for the Jin Mao Tower, the Bund, the old lanes of Tianzifang and a Tang dynasty dinner show, then drive through Wuzhen water town to Hangzhou for a West Lake boat cruise and a Longjing tea plantation. You stay in international-brand hotels such as Four Points by Sheraton, InterContinental, Hampton by Hilton and Holiday Inn, or similar.
Private tour. Just your own party with a private guide and vehicle, starting on any day you choose in 2027 (minimum two travellers). Travelling on a budget? The group version of this tour costs less and leaves on fixed dates.
How the price works: CAD $5,875–6,100 depending on the season per person sharing a twin or double room (land only — flights to Chengdu and home from Hangzhou are not included). Gratuities for your guide and driver, CAD $280 per person (CAD $20 a day), are added at checkout; the estimate on this page already includes them. The single supplement is CAD $950–1,063 by season.
You arrive in Chengdu by flight. You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in. There is no sightseeing today.
Take the high-speed train from Chengdu East Railway Station to Huanglong-Jiuzhaigou Station (Songpan Station) for a full-day visit to Huanglong Scenic Area. You ride the ropeway up, take the mountain-top shuttle bus and ride the ropeway down. Huanglong is famous for its terraced, colourful calcified pools and snow-capped mountain views, and is known as the “Earth’s Golden Pools”.
After the visit, a car takes you to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou (about 2.5 hours’ drive).
Spend a full day exploring Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area by the official park shuttle bus (ticket included). You cover the core sights, including Five-Flower Lake, Arrow Bamboo Lake, Panda Lake and Pearl Shoal Waterfall. Jiuzhaigou is known for its crystal-blue lakes, multi-tiered waterfalls and old-growth forest.
Take the high-speed train from Huanglong-Jiuzhaigou Station (Songpan Station) back to Chengdu East Railway Station at the scheduled time.
In the evening, explore Kuanzhai Alleys, which preserve old Chengdu folk customs, and Chunxi Road, the city’s busy commercial centre, then take a Jinjiang River night cruise for views of the city lit up after dark. Dinner is Sichuan hot pot, with a Sichuan opera face-changing show.
You travel by bus today. Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (sightseeing bus included), then Wuhou Shrine, the memorial to the ancient strategist Zhuge Liang, and Jinli Ancient Street, with traditional Sichuan architecture and local snacks.
Watch the Furong Quintessence Sichuan Opera Show (Class A seat), with classic folk performances including face-changing.
Take the high-speed train (second class) from Chengdu to Zhangjiajie. At Zhangjiajie Railway Station you are met and transferred to Baofeng Lake for a boat ride among calm water, green mountains and karst scenery.
Drive to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and explore Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, whose towering quartz-sandstone pillars inspired the Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar. Then continue to Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area, riding the Tianzi Mountain cableway (included) for panoramic views over the sea of sandstone peaks.
Finish at Ten-Mile Gallery, riding the sightseeing mini-train there and back through a valley lined with oddly shaped peaks and rock formations.
Start with a walk along Golden Whip Stream, a trail through forest and past clear streams beneath sandstone peaks. Then go to Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, riding the cableway and the park shuttle bus to take in the mountain scenery and visit Tianmen Cave, a huge natural arch through the mountain.
In the evening, see 72 Strange Buildings, a Tujia-style complex lit up in colour at night, for a glimpse of western Hunan’s culture and nightlife.
Visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, with canyon views and a quiet mountain lake ringed by green hills. Then fly to Shanghai, where you are met by your guide and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
Go up to the 88th-floor observation deck of the Jin Mao Tower for views over the Lujiazui skyline. Then walk Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s famous shopping street of historic department stores and international brands, and the Bund, the waterfront promenade of grand historic buildings looking across the Huangpu River.
In the evening, dinner is at Xu Yan (standard seat; costumes and styling not included), an immersive 360-degree Tang dynasty dinner show on full-scale palace sets, where dances, acrobatics and interactive performances accompany each course of a creative Chinese banquet.
Walk Wukang Road, lined with old villas under shady trees in the former French Concession. Then explore Tianzifang, a warren of shikumen lanes with creative and craft shops, and learn about silk craftsmanship.
Continue to Xintiandi, where restored shikumen houses are home to restaurants and shops, and finish at the City God Temple area, a lively old-town district known for traditional architecture and Shanghai snacks.
Drive to Wuzhen and visit its East Scenic Zone, a Jiangnan water town of canals, stone bridges and traditional local life. Continue to Hangzhou and visit the G20 City Balcony above the Qiantang River, overlooking the modern skyline of Qianjiang New Town.
Take a boat cruise on West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for views of the lake and its surrounding hills. In the afternoon, visit a tea plantation among the tea fields to learn about West Lake Longjing tea culture.
In the evening, stroll Hefang Street, an old-style shopping street with long-established shops.
After breakfast, your trip ends and you depart from Hangzhou.
5 hand-picked hotels over 13 nights of this itinerary. Open any property for photos, video, a full introduction and what's on site.
A new Four Points by Sheraton opened in 2025 in central Chengdu, about 600 m from Taikoo Li and 700 m from Chunxi Road, the city's busiest shopping streets.
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Vast mountain resort at Ganhaizi in the Jiuzhaigou valley, famous for the glass-domed 'disappearing architecture' that encloses its atrium gardens, a short drive from the Jiuzhaigou scenic-area entrance and about 65 km from Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport. Opened 2003, renovated 2021, with 979 rooms and suites (33 to 116 sq m), four restaurants and a tea house, a 1,680 sq m hot-spring bathing centre and a theatre; no swimming pool.
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Hilton's Hampton brand in Wulingyuan town, opened in 2024 below a wooded hillside 500 m from the Wujiayu east-gate ticket office of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, with 152 rooms of 28–32 m², free hot breakfast in the Hampton restaurant, a gym, a 60-seat meeting room and free parking.
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New Holiday Inn & Suites opened in 2025 in Putuo District, west Shanghai, with 173 rooms and suites, an all-day restaurant, a 24-hour gym and free parking; Daduhe Road metro is about a 14-minute walk.
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European-style hotel on Pinghai Road at the \"gateway to West Lake\", relaunched in 2026 as Marco Polo Haoting after a full refurbishment, about 300 m from Longxiangqiao metro station and a few minutes' walk from the lakeshore.
See the hotel › 8 photosWhere a day says “or similar”, a comparable property of the same standard may be used on some departures. Room photos are representative; the room category is set by your booked package.
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How the price is built. Per person in Canadian dollars, two travellers sharing a twin or double room. Children pay the adult price and have their own bed. Gratuities of CAD $280 per person are added at checkout. The single supplement is CAD $950–1,063 by season; a room cannot be shared with a stranger, so a solo traveller pays it.
Private tour. Your guide and vehicle are for your party only and you pick the start date. Every booking needs at least two travellers; if you are travelling alone, ask us.
Altitude. Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou lie at roughly 2,000–3,500 m, with Huanglong’s upper pools near 3,500 m. Walk slowly, drink plenty of water and tell us about any heart or breathing conditions before booking.
Long travel days. Day 2 starts early with the train to Huanglong and ends with about 2.5 hours’ drive to Jiuzhaigou; Day 6 is a long high-speed train journey to Zhangjiajie; Day 9 combines the Grand Canyon with a flight to Shanghai.
Shopping and tasting stops. Day 11 includes a stop to learn about silk craftsmanship and Day 13 a visit to a Longjing tea plantation, silk and tea may be offered for sale at these stops and there is no obligation to buy.
Open-jaw. The tour starts in Chengdu and ends in Hangzhou, so book your flights into Chengdu and out of Hangzhou.
Dates and validity. Prices apply to departures in 2027. Dates over China’s public holidays (Spring Festival, May Day and National Day week) and major conferences are not sold at these prices — ask us for a quote. The hotels named are the usual ones; another hotel of the same standard may be used, and the order of visits can change for weather, train times or local conditions.
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Land package · plus Gratuities $280 (mandatory, per person)
CAD $5,875–$6,100 per person · double occupancy · departures 1 Jan–31 Dec 2027
Price notes
Prices shown are the land package. Gratuities $280 per person is mandatory and is added at checkout.
International flights not included — quoted from your city.
Peak dates (public holidays, summer): est. +CAD $950 per person, confirmed before you pay.
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Four Points by Sheraton Chengdu Chunxi Road opened in 2025 in Jinjiang District, right in the city's main shopping area. The hotel has 322 rooms and suites with a modern industrial look, and it is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. It suits a city stay where you want to step out on foot in the evening.
Rooms range from standard king and twin rooms to suites; many are named for their skyline or Chunxi Road views, and some sleep three or four. Accessible rooms are available.
There is a café, a lobby bar and a snack bar, plus room service from 10:00 to 23:30. Halal meals can be provided on site.
Taikoo Li is about 610 m away and Chunxi Road about 710 m, so the evening streets are a short walk. Tianfu Square is 1.4 km. The nearest metro station (Chengdu Second People's Hospital) is about 8 minutes on foot.
The gym is open 24 hours. Free Wi-Fi covers the public areas, there is a free guest laundry room, and English and Mandarin are spoken at the front desk.
The resort sits in a forested side valley at Ganhaizi in Zhangzha town, with snow-capped peaks all around; the Jiuzhaigou scenic-area entrance is a short drive away and Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport about 65 km. Its landmark is a steel-and-glass dome over the lobby and atrium gardens, designed so the building 'disappears' into the landscape. Opened in 2003 and renovated in 2021, it has 979 rooms and suites from 33 to 116 sq m, including Club InterContinental rooms, all with mountain or forest views and Wi-Fi.
Dining ranges from the Forest Walk restaurant and Tiantang Mabang to the Guza Tibetan-style banquet hall and Shunxing Old Teahouse; the Tianyu Spa hot-spring centre covers 1,680 sq m and there is also a grand theatre, an old Qiang village street and shops. Free parking with EV charging, paid airport and scenic-area transfers, check-out by noon. Note there is no swimming pool and the resort lies at high altitude (over 2,000 m).
Hampton by Hilton Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a seven-storey hotel on Jundi Road in Wulingyuan, the town at the eastern entrance to the national park. Opened in 2024, it has 152 rooms — king and twin superior rooms of 28–32 m², superior deluxe rooms and a handful of suites — most with mountain views; every room has the Hampton bed, a walk-in shower, a fridge and free Wi-Fi.
The Hampton restaurant serves the free hot breakfast buffet with Chinese and Western dishes, and there is a coffee and drinks bar off the lobby.
Fitness room, self-service laundry, a multi-function room for 60, and free surface and underground parking.
500 m from the Wujiayu (east gate) ticket office of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Charming Xiangxi theatre, and about 900 m from the park entrance itself; Zhangjiajie railway station is about 26 km and Hehua Airport about 35 km.
Holiday Inn & Suites Shanghai Changfeng opened in 2025 on Tongpu Road in Putuo District, in west Shanghai. It has 173 rooms and suites and is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. Everything is new, and it is a practical base for a city stay.
Rooms come in king or two-double layouts, some with city views, plus one- and two-bedroom suites and a kids-themed suite. Every room has both firm and soft pillows and high-speed internet.
There is an all-day restaurant, a lobby bar and a small convenience shop, and room service is available.
Daduhe Road metro station is 840 m away, about 14 minutes on foot. The Changfeng Joy City mall is 1.3 km away, and Hongqiao Airport is about 12 km.
The gym is free and open 24 hours. Parking and the guest laundry room are free, Wi-Fi is free in public areas, and staff speak English and Mandarin.
The Merchant Marco Hotel stands on Pinghai Road in Hangzhou's Shangcheng District, the block known as the gateway to West Lake. The property was fully refurbished and relaunched at the start of 2026 under the name Marco Polo Haoting, pairing an Italian-inspired interior with Jiangnan touches.
Rooms include family suites and executive suites with separate work areas; the hotel has a gym, a children's activity corner and a rooftop terrace with views towards the lake. Longxiangqiao metro station (Line 1) is about 300 m away, and the West Lake promenade, Hefang Street and the Hubin shopping district are all within walking distance.