2026-09-09
Back to China: 9 Days in Chongqing
NACAYO TRAVEL
REAL TRIP CASE · 02
PRIVATE CLIENT TRIP · CHONGQING
Back to China.
This Time,
Chongqing.
Three couples from Singapore,
inspired by one guest’s previous journey to Shanghai.
DURATION
9-Day Custom Trip
TRAVEL TYPE
Private Leisure Trip
TRIP PLANNING
Lucy · Travel Advisor
Nacayo Travel
FROM SHANGHAI TO CHONGQING
One trip became
the start of many.
One of the guests had previously travelled to Shanghai
with her daughter. She enjoyed the experience enough to know
that one trip to China would not be enough.
This time, she organised the trip herself and invited friends to join —
three couples travelling from Singapore to Chongqing.
Chongqing is not intended to be the last stop either.
She is already planning to return to China twice a year,
gradually experiencing more of the country.
MARCH → SEPTEMBER
Six months
in the making.
The first enquiry arrived in March.
The guests would not land in Chongqing until September.
MARCH
First enquiry
Lucy began discussing the route, travel pace,
hotels and the kind of Chongqing experience the group wanted.
SPRING · SUMMER
The itinerary kept evolving
City walks, night views, Wulong, ancient towns,
food experiences and free time were adjusted across several versions.
SEPTEMBER
Arrival in Chongqing
By departure, the final route was no longer a generic Chongqing tour.
It reflected how these six guests actually wanted to travel.
THE ROUTE
City. Mountains.
River. Then back again.
Rather than staying in central Chongqing for the entire trip,
the route moved between urban neighbourhoods, Wulong,
mountain scenery, Gongtan Ancient Town and the Wujiang River.
09.12
ARRIVAL IN CHONGQING
Arrival → Airport / Station Pick-up → Hotel Check-in
STAY · Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing Jiefangbei
09.13
CHONGQING CITYWALK
Ciqikou Ancient Town → Liziba Light Rail → Eling No. 2 Factory
→ Xiahaoli → Longmenhao Old Street → Yangtze River Cableway
→ Eye in the Clouds
STAY · Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing Jiefangbei
09.14
CHONGQING → WULONG
Three Natural Bridges → Longshuixia Fissure Gorge
→ Impression Wulong
STAY · Fairyland / Fangcaodi Hotel
09.15
MOUNTAIN SCENERY
Fairy Mountain National Forest Park → Chiyou Jiuli City
STAY · Yuesengu Hotel
09.16
GONGTAN & WUJIANG
Gongtan Ancient Town → Wujiang River Gallery Cruise → Chongqing
STAY · Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing Jiefangbei
09.17
BACK TO THE CITY
Guanyinqiao Walking Street → Jiefangbei → Kuixinglou
→ Hongyadong → Two Rivers Night Cruise
STAY · Four Points by Sheraton Chongqing Jiefangbei
09.18
FREE TIME
Free exploration → City Pick-up → Transfer to Airport Hotel
STAY · Rezen Huateng Hotel · Chongqing Jiangbei Airport
09.19
DEPARTURE
Hotel → Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport → Return Journey
CHONGQING ON FOOT
A city made
for walking.
Chongqing is not a city that reveals itself from one viewpoint.
Much of the experience came from moving through it —
from Liziba and Eling to Xiahaoli, Longmenhao,
Jiefangbei and Kuixinglou.
Streets rise and fall, buildings connect at unexpected levels,
and a short walk can move from an old neighbourhood
into a completely different city scene.
THE STAY
Staying in the heart
of Chongqing.
During the central city stay, the group stayed atFour Points by Sheraton Chongqing Jiefangbei.Its central location worked particularly well for a trip
with several walking-heavy days, night views and evening dining.
As the route moved outside the city, accommodation changed with it:
Wulong and the surrounding areas used local hotels,
while the final night was arranged near Jiangbei Airport
before the return flight.
THE TABLE
Chongqing,
one meal at a time.
Chongqing food was part of the journey rather than something
arranged around it. May helped the guests navigate local restaurants,
dishes and spice levels throughout the trip.
SPECIAL DINING EXPERIENCE
Chinese State-Banquet-Inspired Dining
A different side of Chinese dining beyond Chongqing’s
better-known hotpot and street-food culture.
TRIP DETAILS
The people and services
behind the trip.
TRAVEL ADVISOR
Lucy
From the first enquiry in March through multiple itinerary revisions
and final pre-trip coordination in September.
ENGLISH-SPEAKING GUIDE
May
Accompanied the group in Chongqing, helping with daily timing,
local communication, walking routes and restaurant recommendations.
PRIVATE VEHICLE
9 Seats
A 9-seat private vehicle was arranged for the six guests
across both city transfers and longer drives outside Chongqing.
GROUP
3 Couples
Six guests travelling together from Singapore.
DAY ONE
The first referral came
before the trip was over.
On the day the group arrived in Chongqing,
one of the guests introduced a friend to Lucy
for another future China travel enquiry.
The journey had only just begun, but the months of communication
before arrival had already built enough trust for the recommendation
to happen naturally.
First Shanghai.
Then Chongqing.
Next, somewhere new.
One guest’s first journey to China became a second trip
with friends — and now a plan to return twice a year
and keep discovering more of the country.
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