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Day Tour: Chengdu Panda Breeding Base and Leshan Giant Buddha
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1 day (approximately)
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Enjoy a trip to popular Chengdu Panda Breeding Base, Leshan Giant Buddha Statue, and Chengdu Tianfu Square. English-speaking tour guide and air-conditioned coach service.
What's Included
Escorted walking tour at Chengdu Panda Base
Hotel pick-up from Chengdu downtown hotels
Before arriving at Leshan Buddha, passengers need to vote for the choice of walking tour from the foot to head of the Buddha (Option A) or taking a boat ride (Option B). You need to make an agreement for the whole team to do together. The visiting time only allows to choose one option. By taking the boat ride, you will miss the walking tour.
English-speaking tour guide service
Option A for an escorted walking tour along Leshan Giant Buddha or option B of a boat ride around the Buddha.
Transfers between attractions
Extra cost for optional photo opportunity with baby panda by request (RMB$2,000/person, proceed goes to Panda Research and Protection Program)
Lunch
Optional Sichuan Opera performance at a traditional tea house in Chengdu (RMB$160/person for VIP seat; RMB$120 for regular seat)
Gratuities for guide and driver (recommended)
Meeting and pickup
Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout
(multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:
We pickup from centrally located hotels in Chengdu. This pickup service is for hotels in downtown area of Chengdu only. Downtown Chengdu includes 5 districts of Jingjiang, Qingyang, Jinniu, Wuhou, Chenghua. Other districts are named as Outskirts Chengdu. Hotels in Outskirts Chengdu will cost additional charge. Please check if your hotel is located in downtown Chengdu before you make a booking. If you live in the outskirt of Chengdu, please go to Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu to join in this tour. The pickup time from Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu is 7:30am.
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What to expect
You will be picked up from selected hotels in downtown Chengdu between 7:20am and 7:40am then set out for Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda, which is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas as well as other rare animals. Founded in 1987 on Futou Shan, an almost barren hill, the base boasts research laboratory, animal hospital, panda cribs, playground, museum, kitchen, and a swan lake. You will explore the base till 11am before driving to Leshan.
Upon arriving in Leshan, you will take a break for lunch which is at your own expense but your guide will give you ideas and recommendations. After lunch break, you will visit Leshan Giant Buddha, the tallest rock Buddha statue in the world and carved out of a cliff by monks in southern Sichuan province during Tang Dynasty (618–907AD). The Giant Buddha is overlooking at the confluence of Minjiang, Dadu, and Qingyi Rivers as well as the sacred Mount Emei. Both Leshan Giant Buddha and Mount Emei are currently listed as World Heritage sites by UNESCO. Hike the trail along the Buddha and enjoy serene views till 4pm before heading back to Chengdu. Your tour will conclude at 6:30pm at Tianfu Square, the largest square in downtown Chengdu surrounded by lots of good restaurants, tea houses, shops, and entertainment venues.
Chengdu Hotel Pickup List:
1 Buddha Zen Hotel
2 Chengdu Celebrity City Hotel
3 Chengdu Celebrity Hotel
4 Chengdu Fraser Suites Hotel
5 Chengdu Heyi Hotel Jiuyanqiao
6 Chengdu Jinjiang Hotel
7 Chengdu Jinyuanlou Hotel
8 Chengdu Kangsun Hotel
9 Chengdu Minya Hotel
10 Chengdu Minyoun Royal hotel
11 Chengdu Orange Hotel (shuncheng hotel )
12 Chengdu Rehe Spring Hotel
13 Chengdu Taihe Sofitel Hotel
14 Chengdu Temple House Hotel
15 Chengdu Theme Hotel &; Resorts
16 Chengdu Tianfu Sunshine Hotel
17 Chengdu Xinhua International Hotel
18 Chengdu xinliang hotel
19 Chengdu Youke Hotel
20 Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center
21 Diaoyutai Boutique Chengdu
22 Dorsett Grand Hotel
23 Grand Hyatt Chengdu
24 Haiyatt Hotel Chengdu
25 Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza
26 Holiday Inn Express Chengdu West Gate
27 Holiday Inn Express Chengdu Wuhou
28 Holiday Inn Gulou Express Hotel Chengdu
29 Hotel Lavende Hotel
30 ibis Chengdu Chunxi Road
31 Kempinski Hotel Chengdu
32 Niccolo Hotel
33 Rhombus Park Aura Chengdu Hotel
34 Romantic Holiday Hotel Chengdu
35 Shangrila Hotel Chengdu
36 Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu
37 Somerset Riverview Chengdu
38 St.Regis Hotel Chengdu
39 The Hotel Zen Urban Resort
40 The Renaissance Chengdu Hote
41 The Ritz-Carlton hotel
42 Tibetan Hotel Chengdu
43 Yaduo Hotel
44 Yinhe Dynasty Hotel
Upon arriving in Leshan, you will take a break for lunch which is at your own expense but your guide will give you ideas and recommendations. After lunch break, you will visit Leshan Giant Buddha, the tallest rock Buddha statue in the world and carved out of a cliff by monks in southern Sichuan province during Tang Dynasty (618–907AD). The Giant Buddha is overlooking at the confluence of Minjiang, Dadu, and Qingyi Rivers as well as the sacred Mount Emei. Both Leshan Giant Buddha and Mount Emei are currently listed as World Heritage sites by UNESCO. Hike the trail along the Buddha and enjoy serene views till 4pm before heading back to Chengdu. Your tour will conclude at 6:30pm at Tianfu Square, the largest square in downtown Chengdu surrounded by lots of good restaurants, tea houses, shops, and entertainment venues.
Chengdu Hotel Pickup List:
1 Buddha Zen Hotel
2 Chengdu Celebrity City Hotel
3 Chengdu Celebrity Hotel
4 Chengdu Fraser Suites Hotel
5 Chengdu Heyi Hotel Jiuyanqiao
6 Chengdu Jinjiang Hotel
7 Chengdu Jinyuanlou Hotel
8 Chengdu Kangsun Hotel
9 Chengdu Minya Hotel
10 Chengdu Minyoun Royal hotel
11 Chengdu Orange Hotel (shuncheng hotel )
12 Chengdu Rehe Spring Hotel
13 Chengdu Taihe Sofitel Hotel
14 Chengdu Temple House Hotel
15 Chengdu Theme Hotel &; Resorts
16 Chengdu Tianfu Sunshine Hotel
17 Chengdu Xinhua International Hotel
18 Chengdu xinliang hotel
19 Chengdu Youke Hotel
20 Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center
21 Diaoyutai Boutique Chengdu
22 Dorsett Grand Hotel
23 Grand Hyatt Chengdu
24 Haiyatt Hotel Chengdu
25 Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza
26 Holiday Inn Express Chengdu West Gate
27 Holiday Inn Express Chengdu Wuhou
28 Holiday Inn Gulou Express Hotel Chengdu
29 Hotel Lavende Hotel
30 ibis Chengdu Chunxi Road
31 Kempinski Hotel Chengdu
32 Niccolo Hotel
33 Rhombus Park Aura Chengdu Hotel
34 Romantic Holiday Hotel Chengdu
35 Shangrila Hotel Chengdu
36 Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu
37 Somerset Riverview Chengdu
38 St.Regis Hotel Chengdu
39 The Hotel Zen Urban Resort
40 The Renaissance Chengdu Hote
41 The Ritz-Carlton hotel
42 Tibetan Hotel Chengdu
43 Yaduo Hotel
44 Yinhe Dynasty Hotel
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Before arriving at Leshan Buddha, passengers need to vote for the choice of walking up to the Buddha (Option A) or taking a boat ride (Option B). You need to make an agreement for the whole team to do together. The visiting time only allows to choose one option.
- This tour is a seat-in-coach tour, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers. There is no unwelcome factory or tourist shop visit.
- Hotel information should be provided 24 hours before departure.
- The scheduled hotel pickup time is between 7:20am and 7:40am. Your tour guide will call you at your hotel before 10pm the day prior to tour departure to reconfirm exact time.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Before arriving at Leshan Buddha, passengers need to vote for the choice of walking up to the Buddha (Option A) or taking a boat ride (Option B). You need to make an agreement for the whole team to do together. The visiting time only allows to choose one option.
- This tour is a seat-in-coach tour, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers. There is no unwelcome factory or tourist shop visit.
- Hotel information should be provided 24 hours before departure.
- The scheduled hotel pickup time is between 7:20am and 7:40am. Your tour guide will call you at your hotel before 10pm the day prior to tour departure to reconfirm exact time.
- If you do not receive a phone call from your tour guide the day before tour departure, please check with the front desk of your hotel for messages or refer to the emergency phone number on your confirmation voucher and call your tour operator.
- Please note that pickup service is only available to guests staying at hotel list in downtown Chengdu area. If you live in the outskirt of Chengdu, please go to Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu to join in this tour. The pickup time from Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu is 7:30am.
- From May to December 2019, the highway from Chengdu to Leshan is under renovation. Due to road closure, it might spend 60 minute or more on the road. You will arrive at Tianfu Square at about 19:30 to 20:00.
- Optional Evening Activity: There is an optional 1.5 hours evening Sichuan Opera performance at a traditional tea house available at 8pm. The performance includes famous face changing, fire spitting, and lights rolling tricks by the performers along with puppet and hand-shadow impression shows. There are traditional Chinese musics playing while you sipping on a cup of Sichuan jasmine tea. You will be picked up from Tianfu Square and transferred back to your hotel after the show.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Free cancellation
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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