Leshan Giant Buddha and Tea Village Tour: Immersive One Day Experience in Sichuan

Immerse yourself in the rich culture and natural beauty of Sichuan with our Leshan Giant Buddha and Tea Village Tour. Explore the magnificent Buddha statue and delve into the local villagers’ lives. Experience the oldest tea house, traditional crafts, local food markets, and indulge in a mini foodie tour. Discover the art of tea-making in a beautiful tea plantation and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chengdu - 08:00 we pick you from your hotel
  • Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo) - 08:00-10:00 drive to Giant Buddha
    10:10-10:50 boat trip for Buddha
    10:50-11:20 take around the Leshan
    11:20-12:00 drive to ancient town
  • Leshan - This is an 1400 years town nearby Leshan city. we shall show you the real traditional culture here. all the people…
What's Included
  • Sail past the iconic Giant Buddha on a scenic boat trip
  • Guidance from an excellent English-speaking local guide
  • Enjoy a hands-on tea making experience
  • Explore a variety of old handcrafts shops
  • Travel comfortably with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Participate in tea picking at a plantation
  • Visit a tranquil, non-touristy old town
  • Indulge in a…
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. It is carved into the cliffs of Mt. Lingyun. A local saying describes the Buddha like this: ‘The Mountain unveils a Buddha, while the Buddha fades into the mountain.’
our tour is NOT ONLY FOR BUDDHA, but…

Location
Chengdu
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Patryk_k
May 14, 2024
Great full day trip from Chengdu - This trip is remarkable. It blends in beautiful sights (Giant Buddha) with an authentic and local Chinese cultural experience. My guide was Patrick and he and the driver were both amazing!
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Vonnie_q
Apr 14, 2024
Imagine drinking tea with a matriarch, hand-picked moments earlier, and dried and prepared by her. - This was a phenomenally rich cultural experience curated by Sheldon at U2 Panda. He’s from the area and studied Tourism at college and clearly understands and cares about the tea-economy and the broader cultural gifts Sichuan has to offer visitors. I was so lucky to have picked this tour, though the description did swing my choice. Please visit these wonderful people and see what the province gifts us. Sheldon and driver Mr. Chow made my trip so memorable (and it was already pretty culturally-full having seen the pandas and the Opera). Thank you Sheldon!!
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Joseph_c
Nov 26, 2023
Hyper localised tour experience with great caring tour guide - Patrick and driver were extremely great hosts. Patrick had a good command of English’s dun gave clear explanations on the historical sites and local cultures/practices. The restaurants, tea drinking and plantation visits were highly personalised and localised, and hence was something most tourists would not experience traditionally. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Laurabirkelund_t
Nov 9, 2023
Amazing day, amazing guide - We chose to spend my friend’s birthday with this tour and it was the best choice. We had an amazing day, experiencing the non touristy sides of a smaller city, visiting a local kindergarten, seeing the Leshan Buddha (which was so fun, because apparently it was the Buddha’s birthday as well!) and trying to pick tea leaves and see the process of making tea. We had the nicest guide, Patrick, and he was a really big part of making this day so special. So thank you, it was more than we hoped for.
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Helen_m
Nov 6, 2023
Great way to see the Buddha! - We really enjoyed our tour guide, who was very knowledgeable about the sights and the local history. The boat tour to the Buddha was great - a spectacular viewpoint from the water. We had a lovely lunch with a local farmer and his wife, walked through Leshan, and then learned about the process of growing and harvesting tea.
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C456csjamesj
Oct 6, 2023
Excellent Day Trip from Chengdu - Really excellent day with Patrick. He was full of information and really helped us get a feel for these places.
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Beatriz_a
Jun 19, 2023
Beautiful experience in China - We began our trip being picked up by a lovely driver that took us through 2hrs of beautiful China countryside until we reached the Great Leshan Buddha where we te Patrick, our guide. He explained various things about the Buddha during our ride on the river and then he took us to a lovely traditional town for a great lunch to finish the trip picking tea leaves and meeting a lovely auntie that showed us how to dry the leaves in a traditional way. I honestly say this, Patrick has given us the most amazing day in years!
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Erin
Feb 4, 2023
Traveling again 🙂 - We really enjoyed exploring and learning about Chinese culture and meeting the local people, it was great to visit unique areas hard to reach traveling solo.
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Bj_rnm243
Nov 15, 2020
Great day in Leshan🙂 - Thanks to our super kind and experienced tour guide Lucy , and driver Zhou, we have spent an awesome day to Leshan to visit the Giant Buddha. A landmark to be seen in just 2hrs Driving distance from Chengdu city. We viewed the Buddha by boat and hike. Either is a lifetime experience. Following visiting the Buddha we had a nice lunch in a local garden restaurant to try some of the local cuisine. Delicious and priceless. If you are looking for a day trip to escape from the city , recommend this tour with Lucy, who is local, super experienced , fluent in English and most importantly a lovely person. Credits to driver zhou for touring us safe and sound 🙂
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Svennoatchina
May 9, 2021
71m Buddha Figur and how to earn tea day trip🍵 - + Started in the morning from chengdu, visited the giant Buddha by using the boats. Chilled walkthrough in some hidden streets and end of the day harvested some green tea and learned how to cook and dry. It was a really nice experience to see in detail how to win tea and talk directly to the farmer about their business and the learn about their life story. Our Tourguide Sheldon was very young but shared a lot of facts during the hole trip. He was friendly and helpfully by everything. So we really enjoyed just to follow him and not to care about driving, paying or organizing something what can be easily a bit stressfully in china. -I am only a bit disappointed that we still have 130 air pollution values. Thought will be better outside from Chengdu
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From $89
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).