Chongqing: Shenlong Gorge Cave & Waterfall Private Day Trip

Add a touch of gentle adventure to your trip on this relaxed private day out from Chongqing to the green Shenlong Gorge in Nanchuan. After a comfortable pickup from your Chongqing hotel, your private car and English-speaking guide drive you about two hours into a lush canyon of leafy cliffs and silvery waterfalls.

The centrepiece is a guided cave via-ferrata, a fixed, secured walkway that lets you explore a dramatic cave and gorge safely and at your own pace. You are fitted with a helmet and headlamp, then follow the roughly 620-metre loop over about two hours, taking in the cool cave interior, the green cliffs and the cascading water, with plenty of photo stops along the way. The route is suitable for anyone over about 1.3 metres tall and is designed for fun and wonder rather than athletic challenge, with safety equipment and guidance provided throughout.

Around this highlight, the day is kept easy and unhurried. A relaxed lunch is included, and your guide shares the story of the gorge and the surrounding Nanchuan countryside, a beautifully green contrast to Chongqing's famous city scenes. The pace is set entirely around your comfort.

By late afternoon you return to your private vehicle for the comfortable ride back to Chongqing. Ideal for couples, families and travellers who want a memorable, mildly adventurous yet safe and relaxed day in authentic, crowd-free Chinese nature.

A fun, relaxed private day from Chongqing to Nanchuan's Shenlong Gorge. Explore a guided cave via-ferrata among green cliffs and waterfalls, with gear, hotel pickup, private car, guide and lunch.