Day Tour: Chengdu Panda Breeding Base and Leshan Giant Buddha

3.2
(11 reviews)

1 day (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

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

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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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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