This private city sightseeing tour of Chengdu takes you to all the highlights: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wenshu Temple, People’s Park and Old Town. Spend several hours watching adorable pandas before your guide takes you by private vehicle to the famous Zen Buddhist monastery for lunch. Then stroll down Kuanzhai Alley, followed by relax at a teahouse in the park. Your full-day tour includes an optional upgrade to see the Sichuan culture opera show.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $218.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 15.
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.
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.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Chengdu Private Sightseeing Tour with Panda Breeding Center Visit lasts about 7–8 hours. The itinerary has 4 stops.
Prices start at $141 per person for this Chengdu experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $218. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 7:30 AM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $39, adults from $141. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. 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. Pickup points include Aijia International Boutique Apartment, Chopin Short-term Rent Apartmen.
The experience is available in CMN, EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 53 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Samtour of Chengdu OTC Travel.
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We had a fabulous day visiting the Giant Panda Center, Sichuan style lunch, visit Wuhou Temple, and strolling through some ancient alleys near the Temple. Tour guide Megan was fantastic - friendly, courteous, professional, and fun to converse with casually. Definitely recommend the tour. Five Stars!
Perry is an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable and speaks great English. It was very hot on the day of our tour and he is very patient.
Had a great time with Perry. Very knowledgable and patient. He helped us out a lot and gave us recommendations on other things to see in Chengdu. Highly recommend!
This was a great day. Our gude was fantastic, he explained everything that we asked and was knowlegable on all the places we visited. The best part was the fact we were not rushed and could do the activities at our own pace. This is particularly important for older guests.. I would certainly recommend this tour
Our guide was an excellent resource for our tour - we timed panda sightings perfectly, were able to ask many questions, and enjoyed an amazing lunch. I would recommend this tour to anyone who has just a quick day to see Chengdu and wants to include the Panda Center
Highly recommend this tour to anyone with limited time in Chengdu. Our tour guide Perry was fantastic. Perry has great English, answered all our questions and ensured all our needs were catered for. Perry has great knowledge of the Panda centre and we were able to see lots of Panda's and the cubs. Perry made sure we always had the best view too. We had a great day, thank you Perry.
We had a great time. Wells was really friendly and excellent at choosing the best route to avoid the crowds. Going as early as possible in the morning meant the pandas were active and we saw several of them eating and climbing. The monastery is also both interesting and very picturesque. Our driver also did a good job, particularly since we shuffled the itinerary around a little bit.
Silvia was a fantastic guide. She was very knowledgeable, moved at a good pace and gave us great recommendations for our time in Chengdu.
Perry was an excellent guide, arrived on time , knew all the best spots to view the pandas Very knowledgeable about the monastery and its history, lovely to finish off the day in the park having tea while listening to traditional music Would highly recommend Perry as your guide
The tour was a perfect solution for a long layover. The panda research centre is the highlight. Those glentle giants are amazing. Our guide Perry was excellent. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Told us lots about pandas, thought us the history of Chengdu and showed us the local culture and cuisine like we never imagined possible for that short time.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re so glad this layover tour became your perfect Chengdu memory. It’s our great pleasure that guide Perry shared abundant panda knowledge, local history and food culture with you. Hope to welcome you back to Sichuan again soon!
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Private Sightseeing Tour with Panda Breeding Center Visit | 7–8 hours | 4.9 (53) | $141 | |
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