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2-Day Chengdu Highlights Tour with Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha

2 Days Round trip from Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Watch adorable giant pandas up close at the Chengdu Panda Base
  • 02 Marvel at the Leshan Giant Buddha, the world's largest stone Buddha Maitreya
  • 03 Learn about Tang poet Du Fu at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum
  • 04 Experience Chinese Buddhist culture at Chengdu's largest temple, Wenshu Monastery
  • 05 Enjoy Sichuan specialities, including the famous sweet water noodles

Explore Chengdu over two days and discover the city's history, heritage, and culture. Watch adorable giant pandas up close, marvel at the enormous Leshan Giant Buddha, and learn about the Tang poet Du Fu at the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum. Experience Chinese Buddhism at Wenshu Monastery, visit Chengdu's popular Fangsuo bookstore, and enjoy delicious Sichuan foods, including the famous sweet water noodles.

Make your way to the Chengdu Panda Base and watch adorable giant pandas up close.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Chengdu, Leshan
Languages English, French, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha

  • Meet your tour guide at a pre-decided location.

  • Make your way to the Chengdu Panda Base and watch adorable giant pandas up close.

  • After lunch, visit the Leshan Giant Buddha, the world's largest stone Buddha Maitreya.

  • Return to your accommodation in Chengdu.

2
Day 02

Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wenshu Monastery and People's Park

  • Begin your day with a visit to Du Fu Caotang, a museum dedicated to the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu in a reconstructed thatched hut. Learn about Du Fu's life and his significance in the history of Chinese literature and poetry, and admire the western Sichuan style of garden architecture.

  • Head to Wenshu Monastery, the largest Buddhist temple in Chengdu, to experience Chinese Buddhist culture.

  • Enjoy sweet water noodles and other Sichuan specialities for lunch.

  • Make your way to Taikoo Li to visit Chengdu's most popular bookstore, Fangsuo.

  • Go to People's Park to taste Chengdu Jasmine Tea and observe and understand the daily lives of Chengdu locals.

    • You may optionally visit the Sichuan Opera at night.

  • Return to your hotel.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Leshan Giant Buddha, Du Fu Thatched Cottage

Where this trip takes you

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Leshan Giant Buddha, Du Fu Thatched Cottage

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center 2 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Tickets

  • Transportation

  • English-speaking Chinese tour guide

What's Not Included

  • Pick-up and drop-off

  • Food and beverages

  • Hotel accommodation

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Sichuan Opera ticket fees

  • Personal expenses

Know before you go

  • Pick-up and drop-off services are available at a surcharge of 249 yuan each.

  • All services in this price quotation are for English tour guide services. If you require French guide service, you will be charged extra. Please contact your tour operator in advance.

  • This tour can accommodate a maximum of 4 people. If there are more than 4 people in your group, each extra person will be charged 800 yuan.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Tour start
Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center, Chengdu, China
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 days finish where they began, in Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center.

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