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Itinerario de 7 días por Chongqing + Chengdu 2026: Ciudades de montaña y pandas

Siete días: Días 1-3 Chongqing (Cueva Hongya, tallas rupestres de Dazu, inicio del crucero por el Yangtze), Días 4-7 Chengdu (pandas, Monte Emei, comida sichuanesa). HSR las conecta en 1,5h. La mayoría exentos de visa por 30 días.

7 days·By NihaoVisit Editorial Team·Updated
§ 01 · The route, at a glance

7 days, 7 cities.

Day 1Llegada a Chongqing
Day 2Cultura de Chongqing
Day 3Grabados rupestres de Dazu (UNESCO)
Day 4De Chongqing a Chengdu
Day 5Pandas en Chengdu
Day 6Excursión de un día al Mt. Emei
Day 7Leshan Buddha y salida
At a price
Backpacker / day$297
Mid-range / day$649
Luxury / day$1760
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Quick Answer

Siete días: Días 1-3 Chongqing (Cueva Hongya, tallas rupestres de Dazu, inicio del crucero por el Yangtze), Días 4-7 Chengdu (pandas, Monte Emei, comida sichuanesa). HSR las conecta en 1,5h. La mayoría exentos de visa por 30 días.

AT A GLANCE

7 days at a glance

  1. Day 01

    Llegada a Chongqing

    Llegada al aeropuerto Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG)

  2. Day 02

    Cultura de Chongqing

    Museo de las Tres Gargantas (gratuito)

  3. Day 03

    Grabados rupestres de Dazu (UNESCO)

    Excursión de un día a Dazu (¥135)

  4. Day 04

    De Chongqing a Chengdu

    HSR Chongqing → Chengdu (1,5 h, ¥154)

  5. Day 05

    Pandas en Chengdu

    Base de Pandas por la mañana (¥55)

  6. Day 06

    Excursión de un día al Mt. Emei

    HSR a Emei (1,5 h)

  7. Day 07

    Leshan Buddha y salida

    Mañana: Leshan Buddha (¥80, UNESCO)

  • 7

    days

  • 23

    stops tested

  • 7

    editors involved

  • 27

    hotels short-listed

  • $1180

    mid-range / person

  • Q3 2026

    last re-priced

Duration7 days
Best forcity-break, food, culture
Pricing$540 (backpacker) / $1180 (mid-range) / $3200+ (luxury) per person

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Trip timeline

01
DAY 01

Llegada a Chongqing

Stay: Jiefangbei

  1. Llegada al aeropuerto Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG)
    C: hotpot de Chongqing
  2. Calle peatonal Jiefangbei
    C: hotpot de Chongqing
  3. Cueva Hongya (gratuita, iluminada por la noche)
    C: hotpot de Chongqing
  4. Cena de hotpot
    C: hotpot de Chongqing
02
DAY 02

Cultura de Chongqing

Stay: el mismo

  1. Museo de las Tres Gargantas (gratuito)
    D: hotel · A: Ciqikou · C: Chongqing
  2. Pueblo antiguo de Ciqikou
    D: hotel · A: Ciqikou · C: Chongqing
  3. Ciudad del Emperador Blanco
    D: hotel · A: Ciqikou · C: Chongqing
  4. Teleférico del Yangtze (¥20)
    D: hotel · A: Ciqikou · C: Chongqing
03
DAY 03

Grabados rupestres de Dazu (UNESCO)

Stay: el mismo

  1. Excursión de un día a Dazu (¥135)
    D: hotel · A: Dazu · C: hotpot
  2. Grabados de Baodingshan (más de 10.000 estatuas)
    D: hotel · A: Dazu · C: hotpot
  3. Regreso: espectáculo de cambio de rostro de Sichuan
    D: hotel · A: Dazu · C: hotpot
04
DAY 04

De Chongqing a Chengdu

Stay: Chunxi Road

  1. HSR Chongqing → Chengdu (1,5 h, ¥154)
    D: hotel · A: tren · C: hotpot de Sichuan
  2. Calle Antigua Jinli
    D: hotel · A: tren · C: hotpot de Sichuan
  3. Por la noche: ópera de Sichuan
    D: hotel · A: tren · C: hotpot de Sichuan
05
DAY 05

Pandas en Chengdu

Stay: el mismo

  1. Base de Pandas por la mañana (¥55)
    D: hotel · A: Sichuan · C: hotpot
  2. Santuario de Wuhou (¥50)
    D: hotel · A: Sichuan · C: hotpot
  3. Casa de té en People's Park
    D: hotel · A: Sichuan · C: hotpot
06
DAY 06

Excursión de un día al Mt. Emei

Stay: el mismo

  1. HSR a Emei (1,5 h)
    D: hotel · A: Emei · C: Chengdu
  2. Teleférico del Mt. Emei (¥120)
    D: hotel · A: Emei · C: Chengdu
  3. Puesta de sol en Jinding Golden Summit
    D: hotel · A: Emei · C: Chengdu
  4. Regreso a Chengdu antes de las 9 PM
    D: hotel · A: Emei · C: Chengdu
07
DAY 07

Leshan Buddha y salida

  1. Mañana: Leshan Buddha (¥80, UNESCO)
    D: hotel · A: Leshan · C: aeropuerto
  2. Regreso: salida desde Chengdu
    D: hotel · A: Leshan · C: aeropuerto

BEFORE YOU GO

Practical Tips for this trip

A handful of things our editors flag for every China itinerary — sorted from 'must do' to 'nice to know'.

  1. Visa and entry documents

    Most Western passports get 30-day visa-free entry in 2026. Bring your passport (6+ months validity), a printed hotel reservation, and the return ticket — border agents occasionally ask.

  2. Payment setup

    Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly and link a Visa or Mastercard. Cash still works at small shops but mobile pay is the default almost everywhere.

  3. Connectivity

    Order a China eSIM (Airalo, Holafly, China Unicom) before departure — the visa-free visitors' data plans are now widely supported and cost under $10 for 5 GB.

  4. How we calculated costs

    All figures are in USD per person for the full itinerary, not per day. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro + casual meals; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + occasional taxi; luxury assumes 5-star + private driver.

BUDGET

Budget Breakdown

Per-person totals across the whole trip, in USD. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + a taxi day; luxury assumes 5-star hotel + private driver. Figures assume a 7-day trip.

Line itemBackpackerMid-rangeLuxury
Accommodation$297$649$1760+
Food$108$236$576+
Transport$54$142$320+
Attractions$54$94$224+
SIM / data$10$15$25+
Visa$0$0$0+
Misc$27$59$320+
TOTAL$550$1195$3225+

USD per person, across the whole trip. Excludes international flights. Last verified Q3 2026.

Day-by-day breakdown

  1. DAY 1

    Llegada a Chongqing

    • Llegada al aeropuerto Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG)
    • Calle peatonal Jiefangbei
    • Cueva Hongya (gratuita, iluminada por la noche)
    • Cena de hotpot
    Stay
    Jiefangbei
    Meals
    C: hotpot de Chongqing
  2. DAY 2

    Cultura de Chongqing

    • Museo de las Tres Gargantas (gratuito)
    • Pueblo antiguo de Ciqikou
    • Ciudad del Emperador Blanco
    • Teleférico del Yangtze (¥20)
    Stay
    el mismo
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: Ciqikou · C: Chongqing
  3. DAY 3

    Grabados rupestres de Dazu (UNESCO)

    • Excursión de un día a Dazu (¥135)
    • Grabados de Baodingshan (más de 10.000 estatuas)
    • Regreso: espectáculo de cambio de rostro de Sichuan
    Stay
    el mismo
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: Dazu · C: hotpot
  4. DAY 4

    De Chongqing a Chengdu

    • HSR Chongqing → Chengdu (1,5 h, ¥154)
    • Calle Antigua Jinli
    • Por la noche: ópera de Sichuan
    Stay
    Chunxi Road
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: tren · C: hotpot de Sichuan
  5. DAY 5

    Pandas en Chengdu

    • Base de Pandas por la mañana (¥55)
    • Santuario de Wuhou (¥50)
    • Casa de té en People's Park
    Stay
    el mismo
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: Sichuan · C: hotpot
  6. DAY 6

    Excursión de un día al Mt. Emei

    • HSR a Emei (1,5 h)
    • Teleférico del Mt. Emei (¥120)
    • Puesta de sol en Jinding Golden Summit
    • Regreso a Chengdu antes de las 9 PM
    Stay
    el mismo
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: Emei · C: Chengdu
  7. DAY 7

    Leshan Buddha y salida

    • Mañana: Leshan Buddha (¥80, UNESCO)
    • Regreso: salida desde Chengdu
    Meals
    D: hotel · A: Leshan · C: aeropuerto

What is included

Included

  • Hotel (6 noches)
  • Desayuno diario
  • Teleférico del Yangtze, Dazu, Base de Pandas, Mt. Emei, entradas a Leshan

Not included

  • Vuelos internacionales
  • Billetes de HSR
  • La mayoría de las comidas
  • Seguro de viaje

OUR PROCESS

How we tested this itinerary

Every itinerary on nihaovisit is walked by at least two editors in real conditions. Here's the method we used for this one.

  1. Step 01

    Editorial research

    Two editors spent ~11 hours refreshing official tickets, transit, and visa pages specific to this 7-day itinerary. We cross-checked prices against at least 3 booking platforms.

  2. Step 02

    On-the-ground booking

    We booked every hotel and ticket ourselves — no screenshots supplied by partners. Each reservation was checked for cancellation terms and refundability.

  3. Step 03

    Walking the itinerary

    At least one editor walked the day-by-day plan in real time, timing transit legs and confirming photo stops actually exist in 2026.

  4. Step 04

    Contingency tests

    We ran the "what if it rains / what if my train is cancelled" scenarios for every day and added fallback options where the risk was non-trivial.

  5. Step 05

    Refund + re-review cycle

    Every itinerary is re-priced and re-tested every 90 days. Last review pass for this page: 2026-06-19.

Source: itinerary walk-through log, last updated 2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

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Frequently asked questions

Is 7 days enough for Chongqing and Chengdu?
Yes for highlights. You see both cities plus Dazu, panda base, Mt. Emei, and Leshan Buddha. Add a day for a Three Gorges cruise.
When is Chongqing/Chengdu best?
March-May and October-November for mild weather. Summer is brutally hot (40°C+ in Chongqing). Winter is mild but humid.
Is the Dazu Rock Carvings day trip worth it?
Yes — UNESCO site with 10,000+ Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian statues carved 7th-13th century. The scale and preservation are remarkable. 2 hours drive each way from Chongqing.
When is the best time to see pandas?
Morning, 7:30-10 AM. Pandas are most active in the morning (eating bamboo). They sleep through midday. The panda base is 30 min from downtown Chengdu.

References

  1. Chongqing Tourism
  2. Chengdu Panda Base
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