Chengdu Private Sightseeing Tour With Panda Breeding Center
Begin your day with hotel pickup in Chengdu and travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. On arrival, walk through the facility to observe giant pandas at different life stages and learn about the work being done to protect and study the species. After time at the research base, continue to Wenshu Temple, a well-known Buddhist monastery in the city. Explore the temple grounds before stopping for lunch nearby. In the afternoon, visit Kuanzhai Alley, where restored lanes and Qing-style courtyard houses offer a look at traditional Chengdu architecture and neighborhood life. Walk through the pedestrian streets as your guide shares background on the area’s history and development. The day continues at People’s Park, a popular gathering place where locals come to relax, socialize, and drink tea. Spend time walking through the park and stop at a teahouse before returning to your hotel.
Highlights
- ✓Cover more ground than you would alone with round-trip transport
- ✓Eat like a local with a delicious lunch and tea house visit included
- ✓Go beyond the guidebooks with the local insight of your guide throughout
- ✓Benefit from undivided attention—something you can't get on shared tours
What you'll see & do
- ✓Meet your friendly English-speaking guide at your hotel lobby. After 40 mins driving, you will start your exciting day at Chengdu Panda Breeding Center. Spend your morning with the cutest, yet impressive, creatures in China! 3 hours inside the Panda Center, tour through the baby and adult panda areas and visit the red panda section to see these small adorable animals.
- ✓Wenshu Temple, a preserved Buddhist temple housing many precious works of art that are considered cultural relics. It is one of the most important Buddhist Temple in Chengdu City. You will enjoy a special vegetarian buffet lunch here with locals and monks. After lunch, visit this beautiful and peaceful Buddhist temple. Take a stroll at the temple complex with impressive buddha statues. See the monks and local prayers.
- ✓Next, head over to the Kuanzhai Alley, one of Chengdu’s three historic conservation districts. Constructed in 1718 during the early years of the Qing dynasty, this pleasant pedestrian thoroughfare is home to a fascinating mix of classic Sichuan architecture and modern cafes and boutiques. While you walk, listen to commentary from your guide about the district's history and design, and witness how some of the city's old establishments — local restaurants, traditional teahouses, Chinese calligraphy demonstrations — sit alongside the new. Enjoy the sights of older-style buildings, gardens and rows of souvenir shops and vendors lining the street.
- ✓Travel to People’s Park to see locals going about their daily business like singing or dancing before witnessing the cultural idiosyncrasy of Match Corner, an enclave in which parents attempt to match their children with other eligible infants. Leisurely enjoy a cup of local tea by the river before head to your hotel, end your memorable day.
What's included
- ✓Professional English-speaking guide
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Admission of all the places list in the itinerary
- ✓Tea service at a local teahouse
- ✓Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Extra transfer fee about USD 60(car) to 100(van) if stay far out of 3rd ring road
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Departure point: Free picking up service from your city hotel or residence in Chengdu (all hotels within 3rd Ring Road), if you stay outside the 3rd Ring Road, then need to be picked up at the main gate of Wuhouci, or please contact us in advance to arrange to be picked up from your hotel or airport and pay extra cost to driver. Return point: Returns to original departure point or can be drop-off at the city center.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Chengdu Private Sightseeing Tour With Panda Breeding Center
Begin your day with hotel pickup in Chengdu and travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. On arrival, walk through the facility to observe giant pandas at different life stages and learn about the work being done to protect and study the species. After time at the research base, continue to Wenshu Temple, a well-known Buddhist monastery in the city. Explore the temple grounds before stopping for lunch nearby. In the afternoon, visit Kuanzhai Alley, where restored lanes and Qing-style courtyard houses offer a look at traditional Chengdu architecture and neighborhood life. Walk through the pedestrian streets as your guide shares background on the area’s history and development. The day continues at People’s Park, a popular gathering place where locals come to relax, socialize, and drink tea. Spend time walking through the park and stop at a teahouse before returning to your hotel.
Highlights
- ✓Cover more ground than you would alone with round-trip transport
- ✓Eat like a local with a delicious lunch and tea house visit included
- ✓Go beyond the guidebooks with the local insight of your guide throughout
- ✓Benefit from undivided attention—something you can't get on shared tours
What you'll see & do
- ✓Meet your friendly English-speaking guide at your hotel lobby. After 40 mins driving, you will start your exciting day at Chengdu Panda Breeding Center. Spend your morning with the cutest, yet impressive, creatures in China! 3 hours inside the Panda Center, tour through the baby and adult panda areas and visit the red panda section to see these small adorable animals.
- ✓Wenshu Temple, a preserved Buddhist temple housing many precious works of art that are considered cultural relics. It is one of the most important Buddhist Temple in Chengdu City. You will enjoy a special vegetarian buffet lunch here with locals and monks. After lunch, visit this beautiful and peaceful Buddhist temple. Take a stroll at the temple complex with impressive buddha statues. See the monks and local prayers.
- ✓Next, head over to the Kuanzhai Alley, one of Chengdu’s three historic conservation districts. Constructed in 1718 during the early years of the Qing dynasty, this pleasant pedestrian thoroughfare is home to a fascinating mix of classic Sichuan architecture and modern cafes and boutiques. While you walk, listen to commentary from your guide about the district's history and design, and witness how some of the city's old establishments — local restaurants, traditional teahouses, Chinese calligraphy demonstrations — sit alongside the new. Enjoy the sights of older-style buildings, gardens and rows of souvenir shops and vendors lining the street.
- ✓Travel to People’s Park to see locals going about their daily business like singing or dancing before witnessing the cultural idiosyncrasy of Match Corner, an enclave in which parents attempt to match their children with other eligible infants. Leisurely enjoy a cup of local tea by the river before head to your hotel, end your memorable day.
What's included
- ✓Professional English-speaking guide
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Admission of all the places list in the itinerary
- ✓Tea service at a local teahouse
- ✓Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Extra transfer fee about USD 60(car) to 100(van) if stay far out of 3rd ring road
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Departure point: Free picking up service from your city hotel or residence in Chengdu (all hotels within 3rd Ring Road), if you stay outside the 3rd Ring Road, then need to be picked up at the main gate of Wuhouci, or please contact us in advance to arrange to be picked up from your hotel or airport and pay extra cost to driver. Return point: Returns to original departure point or can be drop-off at the city center.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.