My Beijing and Chengdu first time trip advise

[tarzanboy888]

Hi, Guy my first time going to Beijing and Chongdu with family members in May by SQ flight any advise of my trips is much appreciated .

Day 1 Morning flight reach beijing hotel to check in wangfujing hotel area night shopping there.

Day 2 Morning to Forbidden city till in noon then process Qianmen for dinner pecking duck and shopping.

Day 3 Morning to Beijing museum ( i never see a dinosaurs bone and their history items) for few hours then took didi Summer Palace nearby any interesting places to visit.

Day 4 Morning book Klook tour Mutianyu Great Wall still 3pm coach bus back to Wangfujing area for dinner.

Day 5 free and easy for shopping any suggestion where to go thank.

Day 6 Take morning high speed train to Chengdu ( exactly want to take train to Xian terracotta army but no direct flight SQ back to sg but only Scoot flight I prefer for more comfortable )

Day 7 Morning to Chengdu research base of giant panda breeding after any suggestion for shopping and dinner thank.

Day 8 Morning to Chengdu Leshan giant buddha by high speed trian then any place nearby to sighting.

Day 9 Take SQ flight back to singapore .

 

[Squeezer]

Hi, Guy my first time going to Beijing and Chongdu with family members in May by SQ flight any advise of my trips is much appreciated .

Day 1 Morning flight reach beijing hotel to check in wangfujing hotel area night shopping there.

Day 2 Morning to Forbidden city till in noon then process Qianmen for dinner pecking duck and shopping.

Day 3 Morning to Beijing museum ( i never see a dinosaurs bone and their history items) for few hours then took didi Summer Palace nearby any interesting places to visit.

Day 4 Morning book Klook tour Mutianyu Great Wall still 3pm coach bus back to Wangfujing area for dinner.

Day 5 free and easy for shopping any suggestion where to go thank.

Day 6 Take morning high speed train to Chengdu ( exactly want to take train to Xian terracotta army but no direct flight SQ back to sg but only Scoot flight I prefer for more comfortable )

Day 7 Morning to Chengdu research base of giant panda breeding after any suggestion for shopping and dinner thank.

Day 8 Morning to Chengdu Leshan giant buddha by high speed trian then any place nearby to sighting.

Day 9 Take SQ flight back to singapore .

Skip the Day 5 shopping and go to Chengdu. Beijing has nothing to offer for shopping.

But since you are at Chengdu, don't waste the opportunity to go Jiuzaigou.

 

[Windowlover]

Beijing any nice attractions recommendation as only have 3 days stay. Was considering Klook day tour group to visit Great Wall, it is easy to travel there from Beijing or Shanghai.

 

[travelherethere]

Hey, I second the above advice to skip the extra day in Beijing and do the extra day in Jiuzhaigou instead. Beijing is really boring for shopping and you covered the main sightseeing spots already.

I am literally at Jiuzhaigou now lol, typing this while waiting for my return train. It's a bit like Switzerland with all the snowcapped mountains. The only thing if you want to do Jiuzhaigou, book the hsr tickets early. The trains will be super packed especially weekends as it's a to-do place for the local tourists.

 

[Alakama]

Hey, I second the above advice to skip the extra day in Beijing and do the extra day in Jiuzhaigou instead. Beijing is really boring for shopping and you covered the main sightseeing spots already.

I am literally at Jiuzhaigou now lol, typing this while waiting for my return train. It's a bit like Switzerland with all the snowcapped mountains. The only thing if you want to do Jiuzhaigou, book the hsr tickets early. The trains will be super packed especially weekends as it's a to-do place for the local tourists.

Do you need a tour guide for Jiuzhaigou? Still undecided on whether I should get one.. thanks.

 

[mummynew]

Do you need a tour guide for Jiuzhaigou? Still undecided on whether I should get one.. thanks.

U mean u will book yr own train tickets then book a guide when in jzg or book a guide to bring you and guide you in jzg?

i booked my train tickets and hotel to jzg, planning to trek on own coz i dont think its difficult. But sianz, i down with a flu and had to cancel my jzg 3 nights trip and changed to trek in a nearer location （90 min didi from chengdu) at 青城山(后山）. Very pleased with the 4-hr beautiful hike (couldnt make it to jzg but at least i got to try 五龙沟. Note: 五龙沟 is not a very easy trek, at least for me.)



*always avoid weekends so as not to clash with their own tourists else experiences will be negatively affected. One cant get a picture like the above if visiting on a weekend.

 

[mummynew]

Hi, Guy my first time going to Beijing and Chongdu with family members in May by SQ flight any advise of my trips is much appreciated .

Day 1 Morning flight reach beijing hotel to check in wangfujing hotel area night shopping there.

Day 2 Morning to Forbidden city till in noon then process Qianmen for dinner pecking duck and shopping.

Day 3 Morning to Beijing museum ( i never see a dinosaurs bone and their history items) for few hours then took didi Summer Palace nearby any interesting places to visit.

Day 4 Morning book Klook tour Mutianyu Great Wall still 3pm coach bus back to Wangfujing area for dinner.

Day 5 free and easy for shopping any suggestion where to go thank.

Day 6 Take morning high speed train to Chengdu ( exactly want to take train to Xian terracotta army but no direct flight SQ back to sg but only Scoot flight I prefer for more comfortable )

Day 7 Morning to Chengdu research base of giant panda breeding after any suggestion for shopping and dinner thank.

Day 8 Morning to Chengdu Leshan giant buddha by high speed trian then any place nearby to sighting.

Day 9 Take SQ flight back to singapore .

Have you returned? Got 半条命 or not? I doing chengdu and nearby places alone for 10 days and still cant cover this place. Have to return again.

 

[fxssg12345]

Have you returned? Got 半条命 or not? I doing chengdu and nearby places alone for 10 days and still cant cover this place. Have to return again.

At first I misread Beijing + Chengde.

its not realistic. Beijing and Chengdu are too far apart and both major city. The distance apart is like SG to BKK.

Beijing itself can hits 9days easily even without going out of the city. Chengdu also. Better for Beijing+ Chengde

 

[fxssg12345]

U mean u will book yr own train tickets then book a guide when in jzg or book a guide to bring you and guide you in jzg?

i booked my train tickets and hotel to jzg, planning to trek on own coz i dont think its difficult. But sianz, i down with a flu and had to cancel my jzg 3 nights trip and changed to trek in a nearer location （90 min didi from chengdu) at 青城山(后山）. Very pleased with the 4-hr beautiful hike (couldnt make it to jzg but at least i got to try 五龙沟. Note: 五龙沟 is not a very easy trek, at least for me.)



*always avoid weekends so as not to clash with their own tourists else experiences will be negatively affected. One cant get a picture like the above if visiting on a weekend.

why down with flu had to cancel jzg? since you can still do 4 hrs hike that’s to me sound you are okay?

 

[johnsonheng]

U mean u will book yr own train tickets then book a guide when in jzg or book a guide to bring you and guide you in jzg?

i booked my train tickets and hotel to jzg, planning to trek on own coz i dont think its difficult. But sianz, i down with a flu and had to cancel my jzg 3 nights trip and changed to trek in a nearer location （90 min didi from chengdu) at 青城山(后山）. Very pleased with the 4-hr beautiful hike (couldnt make it to jzg but at least i got to try 五龙沟. Note: 五龙沟 is not a very easy trek, at least for me.)



*always avoid weekends so as not to clash with their own tourists else experiences will be negatively affected. One cant get a picture like the above if visiting on a weekend.

this trek must be new, it wasnt there when i was in qing cheng shan.

 

[johnsonheng]

jzg need around 3 days my suggestion is that, you might want to try , leshan, for half day in the morning, please another half day , cover emei in ban shan, then antoher day for emei for quan shan.

as emei got routes

 

[mummynew]

this trek must be new, it wasnt there when i was in qing cheng shan.

The 后山 trek I read was developed in 1990. Ticket only RMB20 - very worth it.

Majority of tourists will visit 前山 as it is more tourist-friendly / commercialised. If join tour group or with tight schedules, most time will only be given/allocated about 2-3 hours to spend on 青城山 if it is in the itinerary = no chance to go 后山 (which is about another 30 min car ride from 前山).

I prefer trekking with 'water' scenery and so 青城山 was a good alternative when I couldn't make it to jgz.

 

[johnsonheng]

i not sure, coz i buy tour package from chengdu,

if you like trekking, please go ahead.
anyway, most of china tourist attraction, you need to walk a lot.

 

[mummynew]

i not sure, coz i buy tour package from chengdu,

if you like trekking, please go ahead.
anyway, most of china tourist attraction, you need to walk a lot.

ya, all also very big and 走到脚都要断了 if need to rush.

usually I allocate about 4 hours walking per day else next day I probably cant move oredi (after walking then I rest in hotel / go massage / hair cut / whatever).

this 熊猫基地，I spent about 3+ hours leisure walking to complete most of it:



*if anyone wants a good massage place ("clean one") with good masseurs in Chengdu near / at 春熙路、太古里 can PM me. My girl likes it a lot as the masseur managed to adjust her bones a bit and her chronic back ache improves a lot.

 

[johnsonheng]

You try黄山 and 张家界 ， you leg will break

 

[mummynew]

You try黄山 and 张家界 ， you leg will break

张家界 I went.

Legs literally almost broke.

Took TCM to massage for 6 hours continuously before I could resume walking ability.

*so I will not go 黄山 / 峨眉山 coz don't want to go through similar pain.

** I enjoy watching this trekking-avid guy do trekking in China (he climbed for about 15 hours one way up to 峨眉山 that I watched oredi also faint).

His jzg steps clocked 10 hours for about 40,000 steps (that I will break into 2 days else sure leg break / torturing / fall sick etc).

 

[johnsonheng]

emei still walkable,
zhangjiajie depend on what route you take.

you can also try changbaishan.

not bad, but have to go in winter.

 

[elvintay07]

U mean u will book yr own train tickets then book a guide when in jzg or book a guide to bring you and guide you in jzg?

i booked my train tickets and hotel to jzg, planning to trek on own coz i dont think its difficult. But sianz, i down with a flu and had to cancel my jzg 3 nights trip and changed to trek in a nearer location （90 min didi from chengdu) at 青城山(后山）. Very pleased with the 4-hr beautiful hike (couldnt make it to jzg but at least i got to try 五龙沟. Note: 五龙沟 is not a very easy trek, at least for me.)



*always avoid weekends so as not to clash with their own tourists else experiences will be negatively affected. One cant get a picture like the above if visiting on a weekend.

Jiuzhaigou is which train station?

 

[johnsonheng]

Jiuzhaigou is which train station?

Ubneed to go cheengdu take train 4 hour then take bus 4 hour's

If im not wrong

 

[mummynew]

Jiuzhaigou is which train station?

黄龙九寨 station (see where you want to start the train from. I booked from Chengdu.)



*train can be less than 2 hrs to slightly more than 2 hrs, depending on which train you catching. Plan your time and book early else preferred timing can be sold out very fast.

**after research, I settled with Holiday Inn Express hotel (as I read about 10-15 min walking distance to park entrance + it has a bus that takes about 2 hrs from the train station to there conveniently).

***as usual, avoid visiting parks on weekends.