Top Chengdu Full-day Tours

Spend a morning with some of China’s most famous residents at the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center or the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center in Chengdu. Led by a professional panda keeper, meander through the facilities and observe the pandas while you learn about their breeding and life stages. Also, you'll have the opportunity to visit the Red Panda area to learn more about this quiet yet territorial mammal.

Enjoy two of Chengdu’s most iconic experiences in a single, well-paced day—without the stress of planning. Led by a Chengdu local who speaks fluent English, this private tour offers flexible scheduling, comfortable hotel transfers, and deep cultural insights. Visit the Panda Breeding Base in the morning before the crowds arrive, then explore the awe-inspiring Leshan Giant Buddha in the afternoon. Perfect for travelers looking to make the most of their time in Chengdu.

Coordinating Chengdu’s major sights independently can mean long travel times between attractions and crowded public transport. This full-day private tour streamlines the experience by combining the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wenshu Temple, People’s Park, and the historic Old Town into a single, efficient route. With private transportation and time built in for cultural stops, it's perfect for travelers looking to pack plenty into one day.

Unleash your sense of breathtaking with our Leshan day tour! Gaze in awe at the colossal Leshan Giant Buddha, an architectural masterpiece, Which is also Top10 must-visit in Sichuan Province. Savor the explosion of flavors in unique Leshan snacks, a foodie's dream. Wander the cobblestone paths of Huanglongxi Ancient Town, its Ming - Qing charm captivating you. This tour offers a rare blend of spirituality, grandeur, taste, and heritage.

The personal drivers we provide are professional drivers who serve foreign tourists all year round. They will do a good job of safety and service! This is a private travel event only for you and your family and friends. In order to save your costs we do not include tickets, and some older guests do not need tickets, but please bring your passport. The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty), depicting Maitreya.It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. Huanglongxi Ancient Town features its ancient culture of water culture, Buddhism culture, tea culture, ecologic farming culture integrated with colorful folklore culture, screen culture and cooking culture.

Explore Chengdu when temperatures have cooled and the lights have brightened on this evening food tour by tuk-tuk. Explore pedestrian alleyways, hidden parks, and small temples as you visit favorite local eateries. Experience Chengdu's cuisine and culture by eating at the same places that local people do, without worrying about deciphering menus in Chinese.

Day Trip: Choose half-day pandas or the full adventure, with no shopping stops or hidden fees. Authentic, convenient, and unforgettable—book now to turn Sichuan’s best into your memories! This one-day tour combines Chengdu Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha. We gather and depart at 8:00 a.m. for the Panda Base, where we spend about 3 hours exploring. After that, we head to Leshan Giant Buddha, with a 2.5-hour visit there. Finally, we return to Chengdu. The entire day’s journey takes approximately 11 hours. ---------- overview ---------- Option 1: Panda Park (Half-Day) Duration: 4.5-hour Departure time: 08:00 （daily） Return to city time: 12:30 Option 2: Panda Park + Leshan Buddha (Full-Day) Duration: 11-hour Departure time: 08:00（daily） Return to city time: 19:00 Gather at Chengdu IFS’s iconic panda sculpture, just steps from Taikoo Li—super easy to find. Wander bamboo groves to watch fluffy giants munch and play, then marvel at the 1,300-year-old UNESCO Leshan Giant Buddha.

The Dujiangyan Panda Base runs a panda hospital, lab, and monitoring enclosures in Sichuan Province near Chengdu. On this full-day private volunteer experience, get up close to the cuddle pandas by helping to clean the enclosure and preparing food and panda cakes. A guide accompanies you during your experience and helps take photos and videos of your volunteer experience.

Our English guides are experienced and knowledgeable. They are still sticking with inbound tourism after the 3 years hard time. A lot of English guides gave up tourism during the past 3 years and changed their jobs. However, we still kept the most experienced guide and they are really know what to do with their jobs. We provides 4 options for clients with different demands. If you want to see the more active pandas with less crowds, you can choose the option 1 to visit Dujiangyan panda base and irrigation park as a day tour. However, if you have already seen the pandas before and you like hiking in the nature, please choose the option 2 to visit the UNESCO's natural and cultural heritage-Mt. Qingcheng and Dujiangyan irrigation system. Furthermore, if you only need a private transfer to those attractions, please select the option 3 and 4

All-Inclusive & Hassle-Free Experience – No hidden costs! Includes: ✔ Comfortable private vehicle & professional driver ✔ Knowledgeable English-speaking foodie guide ✔ All entrance fees ✔ Generous food tasting at multiple stops ✔ Main authentic lunch experience Why Food Lovers Choose This Tour? Curated by locals - We skip tourist traps for genuine flavors Story behind every bite - Learn food history and preparation Hands-on opportunities - Try making some dishes yourself Perfect For: Foodies craving real Sichuan flavors Culture seekers wanting authentic interactions Photographers hunting unique culinary moments Travelers who believe eating local = understanding culture Giant Panda Base Visit – Get up close with pandas, learning about conservation efforts from an expert English-speaking guide. Step Into a Living Ancient Painting Timeless Architecture & Culture One-Stop Authentic Food Journey

Expand your food knowledge and taste delicious Chengdu cuisine on this small-group or private cooking experience. Not only will you learn cooking techniques with oversight from an expert, you'll also explore a market like a local and learn about the ingredients in your food. Practice your skills while making multiple dishes, then enjoy your meal with beverages included too.

Chengdu’s most famous residents aren’t human, they’re pandas. With this small-group tour, choose to spend your morning observing and learning all about pandas at the Dujiangyan Panda Base or the full day visiting with pandas at the Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve. Includes entrance fees and transfers by private vehicle from Chengdu.

The personal drivers we provide are professional drivers who serve foreign tourists all year round. They will do a good job of safety and service! We will prepare a detailed text introduction for all the attractions! Communication with the driver We all downloaded translation software! In order to save your costs we do not include tickets, and some older guests do not need tickets, but please bring your passport.

Make the most of your day and combine a visit to the Leshan Giant Buddha with either cute and cuddly giant pandas or an authentic tea house on this full-day private tour. Spend your morning at the panda base or in Pengzhen, then head to Leshan in the afternoon, where you can explore by boat or on foot. All entrance fees and activities extra.

7：00-8:40 Pick up and go to Dujiangyan or Wolong Panda Base 8:40-9:00 Complete registration procedure; put on the work suit and gloves, wear the volunteer pass card. 9:00-10:00 Start to clean the panda enclosure ,as well as cracking bamboos,carry out the leftovers, etc. 10:00-11:30 Walk around other panda enclosures to see the adorable black and white animals, learn more stories about the pandas. 11:30-13:00 Lunch and break 13:00-14:00 Watch a panda documentary to learn more about the scientific facts and the life of panda. 14:00-15:00 Make panda cakes , cut the bamboo leaves and be issued the certificate of panda volunteering exerience. 15:00-17:00 Drive back to downtown Chengdu Pls notice that this is a rough schedule for the day tour, it may be affected by the panda’s conditions.

Combine a trip to the Chengdu Giant Panda Base with a visit to the Leshan Giant Buddha on this full-day private tour from Chengdu, which saves you the hassle of arranging your own tickets and transportation. With a private guide, overcome the language barrier and learn more about pandas and Buddhism than you would from the guidebook alone.

Visit two popular Chengdu attractions, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the Leshan Giant Buddha, without the hassle of planning public transport or learning how to drive on local roads. On this small-group tour, watch giant pandas as they feed and play and marvel at the Giant Buddha, carved into the red limestone cliff centuries ago, without the noise and distractions of a large tour group.

Make the most of limited time in Chengdu with a full-day private tour that checks off Dujiangyan Panda Base and Mount Qingcheng (all entrance fees extra) in a day. Avoid the hassle and language barriers of local bus timetables and enjoy a swift hotel pickup and drop-off instead. Ride in a private vehicle between landmarks, with a stop at Dujiangyan Panda Base, followed by a visit to the mountain area of Qingcheng–the birthplace of Taoism.

To perceive the history that underpins the modernity of vibrant Chengdu, it pays to have a guide. Enjoy a masterclass in Chinese culture from your personal host on this full-day door-to-door tour. See the Wuhou Memorial Temple, Jinli Ancient Street, the Taoist temple Qingyang Palace, and Du Fu Cottage, home to an 8th-century poet, and learn about the personalities that underpin it all. Please note: Tour excludes entrance fees.

Exploring the scenic Sichuan province beyond Chengdu can prove difficult without a car of your own. Instead, let a guide handle the logistics as you embark on a full-day, private tour to two of the area's UNESCO World Heritage sites—the city of Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng, the birthplace of China’s Taoist religion. Snap photos of ancient architecture, explore temples, and see the inspiration behind the village in the "Kung Fu Panda" movies.

Leshan Giant Buddha’s location outside of Chengdu can make it tricky to get to by public transport. Avoid the hassle of working out local transport schedules, and get there in a quick and efficient way—on an organized day tour. Conveniently, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the transfers are private too.

Finding an evening activity in Chengdu that feels authentic rather than touristy can be difficult, especially if you don’t know where to go or what’s worth seeing. Instead of wandering between teahouses or risking a disappointing show, enjoy a Sichuan Opera performance at Shufeng Yayun Teahouse. By prebooking your ticket, you have the benefit of a reserved seat—simply settle in and enjoy a showcase of acrobatics, dance, puppetry, and traditional arts.

Wolong National Nature Reserve, one of China’s oldest and best known panda reserves, sits in Sichuan Province outside of Chengdu. With this private tour, spend the day volunteering alongside professional panda keepers as you learn how to care for China’s famous black and white bears. Your bilingual guide will be by your side to translate the entire time.