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Chengdu Panda Base and Leshan Buddha Tour: One Day Trip Highlighting Panda Encounters
4.6
22 Ratings
Chengdu
Experience an unforgettable one-day trip in Chengdu, China, where you’ll encounter adorable pandas at the Chengdu Panda Base and marvel at the magnificent Leshan Giant Buddha carved into a cliff face.
Experience an unforgettable one-day trip in Chengdu, China, where you’ll encounter adorable pandas at the Chengdu Panda Base and marvel at the magnificent Leshan Giant Buddha carved into a cliff face.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding - Keep your camera ready as you explore two of Chengdu’s most picturesque locations on this full-day tour – the UNESCO-listed Grand Buddha in Leshan and the Chengdu Panda Base. Begin your day by getting up close with China’s charming native pandas, with opportunities to see Giant Pandas, Red Pandas,…
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding - Keep your camera ready as you explore two of Chengdu’s most picturesque locations on this full-day tour – the UNESCO-listed Grand Buddha in Leshan and the Chengdu Panda Base. Begin your day by getting up close with China’s charming native pandas, with opportunities to see Giant Pandas, Red Pandas, and baby pandas.
- Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo) - A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Leshan Giant Buddha rises 133 feet (71 meters) tall at the confluence of three rivers—but Leshan offers more than just the statue. This private full-day door-to-door tour allows you to experience the Buddha from every perspective—from a boat, from the stairs carved into the cliff, and even from above his head.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water provided
- Professional driver
- Parking, fuel, and toll fees included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- Round trip to Chengdu Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha
- Private transportation
- Bottled water provided
- Professional driver
- Parking, fuel, and toll fees included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- Round trip to Chengdu Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- panda base and Leshan buddha tickets
- tour guide service
- lunch
- Gratuities
- panda base and Leshan buddha tickets
- tour guide service
- lunch
Additional Information
The Panda is a main attraction in the tour of Chengdu, with the panda base being a short 30-minute drive from the city center. Chengdu’s giant panda breeding and research center magnetizes approximately 100,000 foreign tourists annually. Spanning several hectares adorned with bamboo groves and habitats similar to their natural environment, the center…
The Panda is a main attraction in the tour of Chengdu, with the panda base being a short 30-minute drive from the city center. Chengdu’s giant panda breeding and research center magnetizes approximately 100,000 foreign tourists annually. Spanning several hectares adorned with bamboo groves and habitats similar to their natural environment, the center houses over 50 pandas, and is the only place where baby pandas can be seen in the summer.
The renowned 71 meters Leshan Giant Buddha, cut from a cliff face, depicts a seated Buddha with his hands resting on his knees.
It holds the record as the tallest statue of Buddha, and boasts a shoulder span of 28 meters. The smallest toenail can comfortably fit a person, and the 7-meter-wide ears can hold two people. The Buddha’s 14.7 meters tall, 10 meters wide head is adorned with 1,021 buns of coiled hair. People often refer to this saying: ‘The mountain is a Buddha and the Buddha is a mountain.’
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Chengdu
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(22 Ratings)
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Newton8888
Dec 2, 2024
Good value for money - ideal solution for this visit - This was a repeat performance - to take the family to these two sites, both of which are important for anyone who enjoys traveling in China. This tour is an ideal solution for anyone who does not want the hassle of groups or incomprehensible "English-speaking" guides that you have to smile at all day out of politeness, while straining to understand what on earth they are wittering on about. The quality of this tour has not changed since my last visit in 2023 - the driver on this occasion, Huang Lin, was, just like her colleague, excellent, very safe and discreet, she left us in peace, but gave us all the support that we could have wanted by helping us to obtain the admission tickets to the Panda Centre and the Leshan Buddha. Excellent value for money. Altogether a very impressive, unforgettable day - but be prepared for a full day's tourism!
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Rowel_s
Nov 3, 2024
Chengdu day tour with the red pandas! - This day tour is definitely worth the price, especially with Shi Jian Hua as our companion/ driver. Although English was not his language he tried his very best using an app translator to assist us smoothly on the entire tour. I have nothing else to say but Shi Jian Hua’s kindness was really incomparable.
It was my first experience seeing pandas. The red pandas are the cutest!
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Michaelsp6182um
Oct 29, 2024
Pleasant helpful driver - This was exactly as promised. A safe, pleasant, helpful driver to shuttle you to both the Panda Center and the Leshan Buddha. Lovely driver. He doesn’t speak English, but uses a translating application to converse. Realise this is just transportation. Do not expect a guide. If you’re looking for reliable transport to both sights look no further.
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Natia
Sep 22, 2024
Great tour - Shi Jianhua is a great driver and a caring person.
He gives a lot of attention and makes you comfortable.
Thanks to Shi this tour was great.
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Alvaro
Sep 11, 2024
Full day in Chengdu - Excellent experience, punctuality, kindness, accompanied and guided at all times. The very friendly guide. They kept everything promised and more.
Master Hu was the best!!
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Sam_g
Aug 4, 2024
Private ride with help accessing sites - Our driver was extremely helpful, taking us to buy tickets and showing us where to go in. At Leshan he even queued for us, insisting we sit and cool down. The comfy car with free water and air con were also lovely given the heat.
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Dylan_r
Jun 1, 2024
Great Experience - This was a great experience. I would recommend this tour if you’re in Chengdu for a short period of time. Both sites are must see if you are in Chengdu. Our driver Huang Lin was very friendly and helped us buy the tickets for both sites and told us exactly where to go. The drive was very comfortable as leshan is almost 2 hours away.
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Alejandro_m
May 21, 2024
Loved the trip and the organization! - We were very happy with the trip! Our driver didn’t speak a word of English but she helped us to get to both the panda and Buddha leshan perfectly not only bringing us there but also showing us where to buy the tickets. Thank you very much Huang Lin!!! Also on the way back to Chengdu she brought us to an ancient town to spend some time. THANS AGAIN!
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Zoe_t
May 16, 2024
Solo female trip - My recent experience was overall very pleasant! Li Chao whom was very polite was in my hotels lobby on the time they mentioned they would be, and drove me to some of the popular landmarks that Chengdu had to offer. The language barrier made communication a bit tricky but he does make the effort to converse with the use of a translator app. Would defo recommend.
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Florence_s
Jun 13, 2024
Not a tour, a taxi ride and only in Chinese - Overpriced and oversold. The information is also incorrect at worst and ambiguous at best.
Talks about English guide/ driver- ours didn’t speak a word of English!! Didn’t even attempt to introduce himself!
On getting into the car - it stank of smoke - totally unacceptable and unprofessional and very unpleasant when you don’t smoke!!
Guide for Leshan Buddha was a folder with copy of Wikipedia article - didn’t even bother to take ‘citation needed’ out!!
No instructions on what to do when got into panda centre so wasted time finding out about shuttle bus because signs obviously all in Chinese!!
Expected us to communicate via WeChat which luckily had but many visitors wouldn’t.
At Leshan he took us towards the ticket offices via translator what tickets we wanted - did we want a cruise? Well on the basis we had no information provided about options it is impossible and very frustrating to make a choice!
These ‘taxi firms’, because that’s all they appear to be, should not be allowed to advertise on Viator at over inflated prices offering nothing but a day ride share wrapped in an alleged tour packages. I have already cancelled a trip later in holiday because it became apparent it was just a taxi!
If you want to see the pandas and/or the Buddha whilst in Chengdu - save yourself a lot of money and either do a legitimate ‘tour’ that supports you, and communicates to make your time pleasurable or failing that just use your own taxi bookings - much better value!
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