Trip Overview
This 2-day immersive journey from Chengdu offers a rare blend of breathtaking natural scenery and deep spiritual culture at Mt. Emei. Unlike standard tourist trips, you will enjoy an exclusive overnight stay inside Baoguo Monastery, experiencing the true tranquility of the temple after the public gates close at 5:00 PM. Your stay includes a traditional vegetarian dinner, an insightful sharing session with a senior resident monk, and an invigorating morning Kungfu class led by a local master. After experiencing the serene monastery life, you will ascend to the majestic Golden Summit (3,077m) via cable car, taking in spectacular alpine views and hiking through lush forests where wild monkeys roam.
Core Experience Highlights
The Golden Summit
Enjoyable natural scenery
Extensive Buddhist culture
Learn more about Buddhism from guided tours with senior monks who lives in the monastery
Kungfu classes with famous masters
Daily Itinerary Details
Day 1 : Mt. Emei
Our guide will greet you at your hotel lobby and we then do a 2.5 hrs drive to Emei Mt. Upon arrival, we shall take the green bus up to Wan Nian temple parking lot, and walk or use cable car (optional) up to the Wan Nian temple( ten thousands years temple). We shall have another 2 hrs hiking down to Baoguo temple. We could see the temples, river, pavilions, lake and monkeys (maybe). It’s a wonderful chance to have lunch in villagers’ restaurants, you must enjoy the local bamboo shoot, local sausage, and Bacon, etc.
6:00 pm – You will start your journey in the next 12 hours. The monastery close to public by 5 p.m., which means you will have an exclusive quite & peace experience without crowded people. Have vegetarian dinner inside monastery.
7 :10 pm- Your local guide will introduce one of senior monk to share his Buddhism knowledge with you. After temple deep visiting, you will have free time in the temple or outside till next morning.
8:00 pm to 7:00 am – Accommodation outside the temple in E’mei, take great rest and get prepared for your next day Golden Summit journey.
Day 2: Golden Summit
7:00 am – Kungfu class with our famous Kungfu master outside the temple.
After breakfast, take the tourist bus to Leidongping parking lot (2430m above sea level, about 1.5hours bus ride), then hike 30 minutes to take cable car up to Golden Summit, on the way, you may encounter naughty wild monkeys.
After lunch, take cable car and bus all the way down to the Wannian parking lot(1020m above sea level), we can drop you back to the hotel by the sharing trans.
Inclusions:
Trans from Chengdu to Emei, Emei to Chengdu
Entrance fee to Emei Mt.
Green bus in scenic area (Wannian Temple section/Golden Summit section)
One night in E’mei
Vegetarian dinner inside monastery for the first day
Breakfast for the second day
Kungfu Class
Experienced English-speaking tourguide
Exclusions:
Lunch
Gratuities (recommended)
