6-Day Chongqing, Wulong Karst, Gongtan & Dazu Rock Carvings Tour (2–8 Pax Small Group)

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Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

1 person

Languages

china, English

About this tour

Overview

2–8 pax boutique mini group · 1 booking = 1 private group · 100% no-shopping · 0 self-pay “add-on” shows · 5 nights hotel with breakfasts

Discover many faces of Chongqing on a comfort-paced 6-day route. In Wulong, walk under the famous Three Natural Bridges and descend into Longshuixia Fissure. Stay overnight in Gongtan Ancient Town, sip tea by the Wujiang River and cruise the Wujiang Gallery before visiting Jiuli City. Back in Chongqing, explore UNESCO-listed Dazu Rock Carvings (Baoding & Beishan), then tick off urban icons: Yangtze River Cableway, Liziba monorail through-building, E’ling No.2 Factory, Zhazidong, Ciqikou Old Town, Three Gorges Museum, Mountain City Trail and Hongya Cave.

Travel in a 5-seat sedan or 7–9-seat business van according to group size, led by a local driver-guide (“Chongqing zai’er”). VIP touches include a riverside tea break in Gongtan and a complimentary U-shaped neck pillow for each guest.

Highlights

  • 🏞 Wulong Karst ClassicsTiansheng Sanqiao (Three Natural Bridges) & Longshuixia Fissure, with towering stone arches, canyons and waterfalls.

  • 🏘 Gongtan Ancient Town Stay — 1 night in a stilt-house inn; quiet stone lanes, wooden houses and riverside views.

  • 🛶 Wujiang Gallery Cruise — Green river corridor with cliffs, old bridges, towpaths and gorge scenery.

  • 🐉 Jiuli City Scenic Area — Grand Miao-style architectural complex with the towering Jiuli god-pillar.

  • 🪨 Dazu Rock CarvingsBaodingshan & Beishan grottoes, a masterpiece of late Chinese stone-carving art and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • 🚡 Chongqing City IconsYangtze River Cableway, Liziba monorail, Ciqikou, Three Gorges Museum, Mountain City Trail, Hongya Cave, E’ling No.2 Factory, Zhazidong.

  • 🚐 Pure-play small group — 2–8 guests, 0 shopping, 0 car-sales, 0 extra “forced options”, with a written 6-point service guarantee.

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What's Included
  • Private Transport & Service

    • 5-seat car or 7–9-seat business van, assigned by group size (one seat per person, including children)

    • Local driver-guide (commentary mainly in the vehicle)

    • Airport / railway pickup & drop-off in Chongqing

    • 24-hour trip butler support, daily bottled water

    • Complimentary U-shaped neck pillow per guest

  • Accommodation (5 nights)

    • 1 night Gongtan Ancient Town guesthouse/inn (traditional wooden houses, stilt-house style)

    • 4 nights Chongqing city online-rated 4-diamond hotels (twin rooms; single supplement for solo travelers)

  • Tickets (included)

    • Entry to Three Natural Bridges, Longshuixia Fissure, Baodingshan Rock Carvings, Beishan Rock Carvings, Jiuli City, Gongtan Ancient Town, Wujiang Gallery cruise, and one-way Yangtze River Cableway

  • Meals

    • 5 hotel breakfasts (no lunches or dinners included, so you can choose your own food)

  • Insurance

    • Local travel agency liability insurance

What’s Not Included
  • Flights / trains to and from Chongqing

  • Lunches and dinners; drinks and personal expenses

  • Optional tips to driver-guide

  • Mandatory scenic shuttles & internal transport in Wulong (paid on site per park policy)

  • Any extra sightseeing or personal activities not listed in the itinerary

Note: Tour-ticket prices already use government-policy discounts. Guests who choose not to visit a ticketed site or who hold special ID discounts will not receive additional refunds.

Itinerary Overview
DaySummaryMeals (B/L/D)Hotel
D1Arrive Chongqing · private pickup · free evening— / — / —Chongqing 4★ hotel
D2Three Natural Bridges · Longshuixia Fissure · drive to GongtanB / — / —Gongtan guesthouse
D3Gongtan Ancient Town · tea break · Wujiang Gallery cruise · Jiuli City · back to ChongqingB / — / —Chongqing 4★ hotel
D4Beishan Rock Carvings · Baodingshan Rock Carvings (Dazu)B / — / —Chongqing 4★ hotel
D5Yangtze River Cableway · Liziba · E’ling No.2 Factory · Zhazidong · Ciqikou · Three Gorges Museum · Mountain City Trail · Hongya CaveB / — / —Chongqing 4★ hotel
D6Free time · departure transferB / — / —
Detailed Itinerary
Arrival · Chongqing City

Soft landing in the mountain city with a free first night.

1 stop | ~30–60 min | Includes private airport/rail pickup

Essentials — According to your flight or train time, arrive in Chongqing. A professional driver meets you at the airport/station and transfers you to a 4-diamond city hotel. No fixed sightseeing is arranged today; you can rest or explore nearby shopping streets and snack alleys at your own pace.

Private Pickup & Check-in — Meet-and-greet at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport or railway station; private vehicle to hotel; evening at leisure (no guide escort at night).
⏱ 30–60 min | 🎟 Included: Private Pickup | 🚶 Easy

Meals/Stay — B / L / D = — / — / — | Chongqing 4★ hotel

Three Natural Bridges · Longshuixia Fissure · Gongtan Ancient Town

Karst bridges and canyon fissures by day, riverside old town by night.

2 stops | ~6–7 hours | Includes scenic entries; Wulong shuttles & elevators extra

Essentials — After breakfast, drive to Wulong to visit Tiansheng Sanqiao (Three Natural Bridges), a rare karst cluster of stone arches and sinkholes used as a filming location for Transformers 4 and Curse of the Golden Flower. Walk under the immense stone spans, using the park’s shuttle bus and elevator system as required. Continue to Longshuixia Fissure, a 4-km gorge where waterfalls tumble between steep rock walls. In the evening, transfer to Gongtan Ancient Town and stay in a local inn, experiencing quiet riverfront night views.

Three Natural Bridges — Ecological scenic area with Tianlong, Qinglong and Heilong bridges; iconic karst landforms and movie scenes.
⏱ ~2 h | 🎟 Included: Entry | 🚌 Scenic shuttle & elevator: pay on site | 🚶 Moderate (steps)

Longshuixia Fissure — Deep ravine with waterfalls, strange stones, evergreen vegetation and misty atmosphere.
⏱ ~1.5 h | 🎟 Included: Entry | 🚌 Scenic shuttle: pay on site | 🚶 Moderate

Drive to Gongtan Ancient Town — Scenic drive to Gongtan; check into wooden stilt-house accommodation.

Meals/Stay — B / — / — | Gongtan ancient-town guesthouse

Gongtan Ancient Town · Tea Break · Wujiang Gallery Cruise · Jiuli City

Ancient wharf town, green-river corridor and grand Miao culture complex.

3 stops | ~6–7 hours | Includes Gongtan entry, Wujiang cruise & Jiuli City

Essentials — Stroll Gongtan Ancient Town, once a key point on the Sichuan-salt route. Explore stone-slab streets, traditional houses and handicraft workshops. Enjoy a riverside tea break arranged by the operator, then board the Wujiang Gallery cruise, sailing from Gongtan past Tuotuo Gorge and back, with sheer cliffs, odd rocks and ancient bridges lining the river. Afterwards, drive to Jiuli City, the largest traditional Miao architectural complex in China, featuring the towering Jiuli god-pillar, then return to Chongqing for the night.

Gongtan Ancient Town — Thousand-year town on the Wujiang; old stilt houses, alleys and intangible-heritage crafts.
⏱ ≥1.5 h | 🎟 Included: Town Ticket | 🚶 Easy

Riverside Tea Break (Complimentary) — Sit by the Wujiang River with tea, watching boats and changing light along the “gallery”.
⏱ ~30–40 min | 🎟 Included | 🚶 Easy

Wujiang Gallery Cruise — Cruise along emerald water between steep mountains, seeing cliffs, odd rocks, ancient towpaths and bridges.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Included: Cruise Ticket | 🚶 Easy

Jiuli City Scenic Area — Integrated landscape of mountains, rivers and Miao history; home to the world-record Jiuli god-pillar and large stilt-house cluster.
⏱ ~1.5–2 h | 🎟 Included: Scenic Entry | 🚶 Easy–Moderate

Meals/Stay — B / — / — | Chongqing 4★ hotel

Beishan Rock Carvings · Baodingshan Rock Carvings (Dazu)

World-Heritage grottoes combining Buddhist, Confucian and Daoist art.

2 stops | ~6–7 hours | Includes Dazu ticket bundle

Essentials — Drive towards Dazu to visit two major sections of the Dazu Rock Carvings. At Beishan Rock Carvings, see long stretches of cliff-face carvings from the late Tang to Southern Song, with niches packed like beehives. Continue to Baodingshan Rock Carvings, considered the last great monument of Chinese grotto art: thousands of statues illustrating Buddhist doctrines, Daoist motifs and Confucian ethics, highlighted by the famous Thousand-hand Guanyin and Six Realms of Samsara.

Beishan Rock Carvings — Over 500 m of cliff with dense niches and statues, mostly carved during Song dynasty; crescent-shaped layout.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Included: Scenic Entry | 🚶 Easy–Moderate

Baodingshan Rock Carvings — Large-scale cliff sculptures laid out around a horseshoe-shaped ravine; integrates Buddhist, Confucian and Daoist imagery.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Included: Scenic Entry | 🚶 Easy–Moderate

Meals/Stay — B / — / — | Chongqing 4★ hotel

Yangtze River Cableway · Liziba Monorail · E’ling No.2 Factory · Zhazidong · Ciqikou Old Town · Three Gorges Museum · Mountain City Trail · Hongya Cave

From “air bus” and rail-through-building to red history, museums and night views.

6–8 stops | ~8–9 hours | Includes one-way Yangtze Cableway or holiday alternative

Essentials — Ride the Yangtze River Cableway for a cross-river “air bus” experience (China’s first large passenger cableway over the Yangtze; during national holidays, Crown Escalator is used instead). Make a photo stop at Liziba to see the monorail train rumble through a residential building. Visit E’ling No.2 Factory creative park, then head to Zhazidong to learn about wartime underground activities. Walk through Ciqikou Ancient Town for snacks and old-street ambience, step into the Three Gorges Museum for cultural context (or Shiba Ti / Eighteen Ladder if the museum is closed), then follow part of the Mountain City Trail before descending to the multi-level stilt houses of Hongya Cave for night views.

Yangtze River Cableway — Single ride between two riverbanks; landmark of Chongqing’s transport history and film location.
⏱ ~1 h incl. queue | 🎟 Included: One-way ticket (Crown Escalator during major holidays) | 🚶 Easy

Liziba Monorail Through-Building — Internet-famous spot where the light rail runs directly through a residential block; quick photo stop.
⏱ ~20 min | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy

E’ling No.2 Factory Creative Park — Historical printing plant transformed into a cultural park with cafés, art spaces and industrial relics.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy

Zhazidong Site — Former prison site and revolutionary relic; visit without in-house guiding, focusing on exhibits and memorial halls.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy–Moderate

Ciqikou Ancient Town — “One stone-slab street, thousand-year Ciqikou”; old houses, specialty shops and street food.
⏱ ~1.5 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy

Three Gorges Museum — Museum covering Bayu culture, Three Gorges, anti-Japanese war and migration history; if closed, Eighteen Ladder Historical Block is arranged instead.
⏱ ~1 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy

Mountain City Trail — Urban trail on the southern slope of Yuzhong Peninsula, passing historical sites and viewpoints.
⏱ ~1–1.5 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy–Moderate

Hongya Cave — Multi-level cliff-side complex with traditional “diaojiaolou” stilt-house façades, restaurants, bars and shops; enjoy the illuminated nightscape.
⏱ ≥1 h | 🎟 Free | 🚶 Easy

Meals/Stay — B / — / — | Chongqing 4★ hotel

Chongqing · Departure

Relaxed farewell to the mountain city.

1 stop | ~1–2 hours | Includes private departure transfer

Essentials — After breakfast, enjoy free time before your return journey. According to your flight/train time, the driver will pick you up at the hotel and send you to Chongqing Airport or railway station. Tour ends on arrival back in your hometown.

Departure Transfer — Hotel → airport / railway station by private vehicle.
⏱ ~1–2 h | 🎟 Included: Private Transfer | 🚶 Easy

Meals/End — B / — / — | Tour ends

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Pickup Details

Pickup service is included for all guests. Our driver or guide will be waiting at your chosen location with a name sign for easy recognition.

Additional Info
  • Vehicles — 5-seat sedan or 7–9-seat business van; one seat per guest (including infants and children).

  • Gongtan Inn Reminder — Traditional wooden stilt houses with stairs and simple facilities; focus is on atmosphere rather than luxury.

  • Hotel Deposits — Some hotels require a deposit of ¥200–500 per room at check-in, fully refundable at check-out if no extra charges occur.

  • Fitness & Safety — Scenic paths may be slippery in rain; wear non-slip shoes and follow safety signs.

  • Senior & Special Guests — Guests over 70 must sign a health statement and be accompanied; the operator cannot accept travelers over 80 or those with serious medical conditions or late-stage pregnancy.

  • Itinerary Changes — Order of sightseeing may be adjusted due to weather, traffic or scenic-area control without reducing included attractions.

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 72 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Product code: 214248P141

Adventure FAQs

The best time to visit Chongqing is March–May and September–November for comfortable weather and clear night views. July–August is hot but lively; December–February is cooler with fewer crowds.

Plan 2–3 days for city highlights; 3–4 days if adding Wulong Karst (Three Natural Bridges)/Fairy Mountain or Dazu Rock Carvings; 5–6 days with a Yangtze River cruise.

Rules vary by passport. Some travelers qualify for 72/144-hour transit visa-free with a confirmed onward ticket via approved ports. Ask us to confirm the latest policy for your nationality.

Direct options change by season (e.g., Singapore, Kuala Lumpur). North America/Europe usually connect once in Asia. We’ll suggest the most time-efficient routing.

CNY is standard. Major hotels/malls accept international cards; mobile payments (Alipay/WeChat linked to foreign cards) are widely used. Carry a bit of cash plus mobile pay.

Choose airport pickup SIM, eSIM, or pocket Wi-Fi. We can prearrange and hand over on arrival.

Metro Line 10/Loop Line, airport bus, taxis, or private transfer. For families and seniors, a private transfer is the most convenient door-to-door option.

Yes. Metro + monorail coverage is extensive (don’t miss the Liziba “train through building”). Taxis/ride-hailing are easy. Our tours include in-city transfers.

Wulong is ~2.5–3 hrs each way; Dazu ~1.5–2 hrs. We provide licensed vehicles and English/Chinese guides for day trips or overnights.

Yes. Chengdu–Chongqing high-speed rail takes ~1–1.5 hrs; Yangtze cruises are typically 3–4 days. We handle all transfers.

Hongyadong and night views, Jiefangbei & Bayi Food Street, Yangtze River Cableway, Eling No.2 Factory, Ciqikou Old Town, Liziba monorail through building, Mountain City Trail, Wulong Karst, Dazu Rock Carvings.

Two-Rivers night cruise, Nanshan “One Tree”/Three Rock viewpoint, and the Hongyadong waterfront. Our evening tours include transfers and prebooked tickets to avoid queues.

Peak holidays can be busy. We use timed reservations and crowd-smart routing; if needed we switch to alternative skyline viewpoints with equal or better angles.

Yes. We arrange mild/non-spicy options, halal venues, and vegetarian picks—plus insider snacks like Chongqing noodles and classic desserts.

First-timers: Jiefangbei/Hongyadong for walking access. Value/shops: Guanyinqiao. River views: Nanbin Road/Danzishi. Family or connecting rooms can be pre-reserved.

We design elevator/e-cart/cableway routes and slower pacing—especially in Wulong—to reduce stairs and fatigue.

Available on request. Drivers assist with loading/unloading.

Yes. Chinese, English, or bilingual guides are available.

Private = dedicated vehicle/guide at your pace. Join-in = lower price but fixed times and more waiting. We disclose daily drives, stop durations, and upgrades.

Typically: hotel pickup/drop-off, licensed guide (EN/CN), private vehicle, first-entry tickets, reservations/handling fees. Excludes flights, meals (unless stated), personal expenses, and optional add-ons—see product details.

We replace it with an equivalent or better experience and refund any difference per policy without reducing overall value.

Clear timelines and fees are shown per product. Most private tours have no minimum group size.

Yes. We issue compliant invoices. Local liability insurance is included; personal travel/flight insurance can be added.

City centers and major attractions are safe with normal travel precautions. Tipping isn’t compulsory in mainland China; tip voluntarily for exceptional service.

Voltage is 220V; common plug types are A/C/I. Many hotels have universal sockets, but a universal adapter is recommended.

Yes—family, halal, foodie, photo, light hiking, and multi-city routes. We usually deliver a workable plan and quote within 48 hours.

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