📌 Program Overview
This 3-day / 2-night Classic Chengdu private tour is designed for travelers who want Chengdu’s panda and local culture together with a private day trip to Leshan Giant Buddha.
The route combines Chengdu’s relaxed city atmosphere, panda viewing, teahouse culture, and Leshan’s riverside Buddhist heritage. It is suitable for guests who want a classic Sichuan introduction with hotel, guide service, private vehicle, tickets, Leshan transport, and transfers arranged in advance.
This sample itinerary includes selected hotel accommodation, hotel breakfasts, private English-speaking guide service during sightseeing, local private vehicle service, listed visits, and pickup or drop-off according to the confirmed itinerary.
✨ Tour Highlights
• Experience Chengdu’s pandas, teahouse culture, and local city atmosphere
• Visit Chengdu Panda Base or another confirmed panda site with early-morning timing if possible
• Travel privately to Leshan Giant Buddha for a classic Sichuan heritage day
• Stay 2 nights in Chengdu with breakfast included
• Travel with arranged transport, no group merging, and no shopping stops
👥 Who This Tour Is For
This tour is suitable for first-time Chengdu visitors who want a classic route with both city culture and Leshan Giant Buddha.
It is a good option for couples, families, senior travelers, culture-focused guests, and small private groups who want pandas, local lifestyle, teahouses, Sichuan food atmosphere, and a meaningful heritage day outside Chengdu.
This route is also suitable for travelers starting or ending a longer southwest China trip in Chengdu before continuing to Jiuzhaigou, Mount Emei, Chongqing, Tibet, Yunnan, or another destination.
🧩 Customization Notes
This sample itinerary can be customized based on arrival time, departure time, hotel preference, room arrangement, group size, and preferred pace.
The tour can start from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu railway stations, a downtown hotel, or another confirmed Chengdu pickup point. The final drop-off can be arranged at an airport, railway station, hotel, or another confirmed Chengdu location.
The Leshan visit can be arranged with a walking route, boat-view route, or a combination if available and suitable. Final Leshan arrangements depend on weather, water conditions, crowd control, operating rules, and guest walking ability.
🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Chengdu Arrival, Teahouse Culture and Old City Area
• Meet your private English-speaking guide and driver at the confirmed Chengdu pickup point
• Transfer to your selected Chengdu hotel and check in if room availability allows
• Visit People’s Park for local teahouse atmosphere, park life, and a relaxed first look at Chengdu
• Continue to Kuanzhai Alley, Jinli, Wenshu Monastery, Wuhou Temple area, or another selected cultural neighborhood depending on arrival time
• Lunch or dinner can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• If arrival time is late, the first-day city visit may be shortened or moved to another day
• Stay overnight in Chengdu
Day 2: Panda Base and Chengdu Local Culture
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding or another confirmed panda site
• Walk through panda viewing areas with timing arranged as early as practical based on hotel location and opening rules
• Continue with a selected Chengdu city visit such as Wenshu Monastery, Wuhou Temple area, a market walk, teahouse experience, or local food neighborhood
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Enjoy free time in the evening or return to your hotel
• Stay overnight in Chengdu
Day 3: Leshan Giant Buddha and Chengdu Departure Transfer
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Travel by private vehicle to Leshan
• Visit Leshan Giant Buddha with a walking route, boat-view route, or combined arrangement if available and suitable
• Learn about the riverside Buddhist statue, cliffside setting, and local heritage context
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Return to Chengdu in the afternoon or early evening
• Drop off at Chengdu Tianfu Airport, Shuangliu Airport, railway station, downtown hotel, or another confirmed final drop-off point
• The tour ends after the final transfer
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Included
✅ Selected hotel accommodation for 2 nights
✅ Hotel breakfasts as listed in the itinerary
✅ Private English-speaking guide during the sightseeing itinerary
✅ Private vehicle service for local sightseeing and transfers according to the itinerary
✅ Chengdu pickup on Day 1 and final drop-off on Day 3
✅ Chengdu Panda Base ticket or selected panda-site ticket according to the final route
✅ Selected Chengdu cultural site ticket if included in the final route
✅ Leshan Giant Buddha ticket
✅ Leshan boat ticket if included in the final confirmed route
✅ Airport, railway station, or hotel transfer support according to the confirmed itinerary
✅ No shopping stops
✅ No group merging during sightseeing
❌ Not Included
❌ International or domestic flights
❌ Lunches and dinners unless clearly included in the final quote
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Optional activities not listed as included
❌ Extra hotel room charges, upgrades, or extra bed fees
❌ Drinks, snacks, minibar expenses, and tips
❌ Travel insurance unless clearly arranged separately
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
💰 Price / Quote Information
Approximate starting price: from USD 550 per person.
This reference price is based on about 4 travelers sharing 2 standard rooms. It includes private English-speaking guide service, selected hotel accommodation, local vehicle service, listed attraction visits, basic ticket arrangements, Leshan transport support, and the sample itinerary services.
The actual price may vary depending on travel dates, hotel level, room arrangement, group size, panda-site ticket availability, Leshan route arrangement, boat availability, vehicle arrangements, meal standard, pickup and drop-off points, and itinerary adjustments.
Please send your travel dates, number of travelers, preferred hotel level, room requirements, Chengdu pickup point, final drop-off point, and special interests. We will prepare a customized quote based on the final itinerary.
🏨 Hotel Notes
The standard route includes 2 nights in Chengdu.
Hotel names, room types, breakfast arrangements, and availability will be confirmed after travel dates and room requirements are provided. Early check-in, late check-out, upgrades, extra beds, and special requests depend on hotel policy and availability.
If you already have your own hotel in Chengdu, the quote can be adjusted to remove hotel accommodation.
🚆 Transport Notes
This tour usually uses private vehicle service for Chengdu city sightseeing, the panda visit, the Leshan day trip, and transfers.
Driving time between Chengdu and Leshan may vary depending on traffic, weather, road conditions, holiday crowds, and local control measures. Day 3 should be matched carefully with departure flights or trains; very early departure times are not suitable for a full Leshan visit.
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a private tour with one group per booking
• A private English-speaking guide is included during the sightseeing itinerary
• Passport information is required for hotel check-in and some attraction reservations
• Please bring the original passport used for booking on the travel day
• Panda activity is usually better earlier in the day, but animal activity cannot be guaranteed
• Leshan walking routes and boat-view arrangements may be affected by weather, water conditions, maintenance, crowd control, or local operation
• Panda sites, temples, parks, teahouses, and city areas may be affected by opening hours, reservation rules, weather, or crowd control
• The itinerary may be adjusted due to traffic, weather, opening hours, hotel arrangements, or local conditions
• This tour includes walking in panda base areas, parks, old streets, temple areas, riverside scenic areas, stairs, and transport hubs
• Final pickup, drop-off, hotel, guide, vehicle, ticket, and sightseeing details will be confirmed before the travel date
📍 Pickup / Drop-off Information
Day 1 pickup can usually be arranged from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Chengdu pickup locations.
Day 3 drop-off can usually be arranged at Chengdu airports, railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Chengdu drop-off locations. If your departure time is early, the Leshan day may need to be moved or adjusted.
Please provide accurate flight, train, hotel, passport, and contact information when requesting a quote or booking the tour.
