China Travel Kit

5 days / one flexible framework

Five days in Chongqing

A river-and-hill metropolis where vertical streets and long-distance heritage excursions require deliberate routing.

Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway, Chongqing.
Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway, Chongqing.
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Make this route your own

Use these days as a starting point and adjust the pace to suit you. Check the linked attraction guides for reservations and closures, and allow a full day for longer outings. Confirm weather and tickets before setting off.

Choose one route for each day with alternatives below. Only its listed stops are imported. Optional stops stay in the guide, and opening days still need checking for your dates.

Make room for a local experience ↓

Choose your pace

Make room for local life

Choose which visits to shorten or replace. Check the experience’s address and conditions, and arrange meals, shows or workshops separately. The booking planner saves the listed attraction visits.

DAY1

Yuzhong

Yuzhong heights and river edges

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Jiefangbei Liberation Monument 解放碑Chongqing Hongyadong Folk Customs Area 重庆洪崖洞民俗风貌区Shibati Traditional District 十八梯传统风貌区Chaotianmen River Confluence 朝天门
  1. Walk the upper commercial center
  2. Choose one controlled descent to Shibati or the river and finish at a permitted viewpoint
If the plan changes

Skip a lower river section during high water; do not add every vertical route.

DAY2

Central / west city

Civic and west-city history

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum 重庆中国三峡博物馆Chongqing People’s Great Hall and People’s Square 重庆人民大礼堂及人民广场Liziba Railway Viewing Area 李子坝轨道观景平台Chongqing Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall 重庆红岩革命纪念馆
  1. Protect a museum half-day
  2. Add the Great Hall exterior and choose Liziba or a confirmed Hongyan component
If the plan changes

Keep the confirmed museum session if another component closes.

DAY3

One urban cluster

South bank or western neighborhoods

These are alternatives. The planner adds only the stops in your chosen option.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway 重庆长江索道景区Nanshan Yikeshu Observation Area 南山一棵树观景台Chongqing Huguang Guild Hall 重庆湖广会馆Chongqing Ciqikou Ancient Town 重庆磁器口古镇Chongqing Zoo 重庆动物园
  1. Choose a cableway-and-south-bank day
  2. Alternatively give Ciqikou or the zoo a substantial visit; Huguang is a separate lower-Yuzhong stop
If the plan changes

Choose one route rather than all listed sights; switch transport if cableway service stops.

DAY4

Dazu

Dazu

Planner route: Dazu.

Planner stops: Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings.

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings 重庆大足石刻景区
  1. Protect the full day for the principal carving site and return
  2. Add a second carving site only with confirmed transport and admission
If the plan changes

Use an urban day if the excursion cannot be supported.

DAY5

Wulong

Wulong

Planner route: Wulong.

Planner stops: Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourist Area (Three Natural Bridges, Fairy Mountain and Furong Cave).

Places mentioned in this day's guide:

Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourist Area (Three Natural Bridges, Fairy Mountain and Furong Cave) 重庆武隆喀斯特旅游区（天生三桥·仙女山·芙蓉洞）
  1. Choose one principal karst component
  2. Keep a reliable return connection or stay overnight
If the plan changes

Do not force multiple distant Wulong products into a short day.

Prefer a different pace?

Find a day that suits you

Browse more Chongqing attractions for an alternative. Check its reservations, opening days and travel time before adding it to your plan.

Full guides for possible swaps

These are alternatives to consider, not extra stops to add to the same day. Check locations and transfer times before replacing an itinerary stop; a distant excursion may need a full day.