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The 15 Best Chengdu Tours & Panda Trips

65 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Pandas in the morning, tea house in the afternoon, hotpot you will remember at night. The 15 below compare the panda bases, the day trips to Leshan and Mount Emei, and the cooking classes, priced and timed.

Chengdu: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Ticket - What You See During the Self-Guided Visit
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Chengdu: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Ticket

1.Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 580 reviews · 5 - 7 hours · from $15Our pick

Spend a self-guided morning among more than 100 giant pandas, baby pandas, red pandas, bamboo groves, lakes, and museum exhibits at Chengdu Research Base. Andy and his team arrange passport-linked entry, with optional hotel pickup and drop-off. Go early, bring comfortable shoes, and expect a large park with plenty of walking.

“It was an amazing experience . The organiser Andy arranged for pickup and drop off . The driver was nice , the car was good . Overall great experience .”

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Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit - Learn why Sichuan food tastes so bold
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Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

2.Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 465 reviews · from $90Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide at Chilli Cool’s Kitchen, visit Liangjiaxiang market, taste local ingredients, then cook Sichuan dishes with a chef. Lance, Jerry, and other Chilli Cool hosts help explain the spices, translate instructions, and adapt dishes for vegetarians. Your meal, drinks, recipes, and ingredients are included.

“A delightful time in an authentic traditional Chengdu market, followed by an amazing gastronomic experience. Jerry was just great full of knowledge and energy. The cooking kitchen was a top of the line setting for preparing the meals. The location was perfect an very easy to get to, using the subway. Highly recommend it!”

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Tuktuk Food Tour Through Chengdu's Local Eats - Stop one: Chengdu street crepes
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Tuktuk Food Tour Through Chengdu’s Local Eats

3.Tuktuk Food Tour Through Chengdu’s Local Eats

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 435 reviews · from $73

Spend 3.5 evening hours riding a private tuk-tuk through Chengdu with a local English-speaking guide such as Fiona, George, Jaz, or Monica. Stop at four or five family-run restaurants and street-food stalls for wontons, noodles, skewers, ma po tofu, and more. Finish with plum wine and mahjong at a retro bar.

“As a foodie from Northern California, this tour is a great introduction to the cuisine of Chengdu. It has demystified all that we see on the streets and restaurants. Olivia chose a great representation of Sichuan cuisine. I can’t imagine a more qualified guide than her!!!”

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Private Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Volunteer - Red pandas add variety to the visit
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Private Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Volunteer

4.Private Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Volunteer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · from $87

Spend three to four hours at Chengdu’s panda base with a private English-speaking guide and hotel transfers. You’ll see baby, young, and adult giant pandas, visit the red panda area, and learn how the center supports breeding. Guides such as Cindy, Jason, Wells, and Jojo are praised for finding good viewing spots. The volunteer option visits Dujiangyan, about 90 minutes from central Chengdu.

“Jason was a great guide, made our visit to panda centre very good. We had a nice chat throughout the tour, so would recommend him to anybody.”

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Chengdu: Sichuan Opera Shu Feng Yan Yun Evening Show Ticket - Arriving at Shufeng Yayun Teahouse
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Chengdu: Sichuan Opera Shu Feng Yan Yun Evening Show Ticket

5.Sichuan Opera Shu Feng Yan Yun Evening Show Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 185 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $31

Spend 90 minutes at Shufeng Yayun Teahouse in Chengdu Culture Park watching Sichuan Opera, hand puppets, stick puppets, comic drama, and lightning-fast face-changing. Tea and snacks are included, while selected VIP options add a massage, ear cleaning, costume experience, dessert, or souvenir. Andy’s team can arrange optional hotel pickup.

“Very quick and easy. Showed the person at the front desk the message and was fine!”

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Private Chengdu Day Tour: Giant Pandas and Jinsha Site Museum - Kuanzhai Alley: Old Streets With a Modern Layer
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Private Chengdu Day Tour: Giant Pandas and Jinsha Site Museum

6.Private Chengdu Day Tour: Giant Pandas and Jinsha Site Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · from $169

Start at 8:00 a.m. with the pandas at their most active, then stroll Kuanzhai Alley, choose your own lunch, and explore Jinsha Site Museum. A private English-speaking guide and chauffeur handle the route, with names such as Maggie, Connie, Julie Liu, and Bella associated with Chengdu bookings. Expect about eight hours and plenty of walking.

“It was a great 4 days 3 nights private tour to Chengdu. I had a good time and i am very thankful for the excellent service and help from my guide (Joy) and driver (Mr. Xie) who had been assist me especially with my mom comfortability as she iRead more”

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Visiting Dujiangyan Yaan Wolong Panda Base Optional Volunteering - The 7:20 am pickup and road trip
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Visiting Dujiangyan Yaan Wolong Panda Base Optional Volunteering

7.Visiting Dujiangyan Yaan Wolong Panda Base Optional Volunteering

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $234

Join a small group from Chengdu for a full-day visit to Dujiangyan, Wolong, or Ya’an Panda Base. With guides such as Kira, Alvin, Andy, Bella, or Alex Xia, you may prepare bamboo, make panda snacks, observe feeding, and learn how rescue and research work. Touching and holding pandas is not allowed.

“Had an awesome volunteer experience with the Giant Pandas from breaking bamboos, creating Panda cakes, sweeping the cages, and ultimately feeding and engaging with the Pandas. Amazing experience that I highly recommend.”

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Chengdu: Sichuan Opera Show Ticket - Shu Feng Ya Yun - Face changing, fire, and the moments worth watching
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Chengdu Sichuan Opera Show Ticket – Shu Feng Ya Yun

8.Chengdu Sichuan Opera Show Ticket – Shu Feng Ya Yun

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 73 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $28

At Shu Feng Ya Yun in Chengdu, you watch a 90-minute evening program of Sichuan opera and Western Sichuan folk arts, including the famous face-changing act. Tea and snacks are included, while selected tickets add costume dressing, a back massage, ear cleaning, or a theater souvenir. The show begins at 8:00 pm and the venue is wheelchair accessible.

“Very nice way to experience the local culture. There is free tea that is served and also the opportunity to order some local desserts. Great atmosphere, strongly recommended if you visit Chengdu.”

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Sichuan Culture Opera Show in Chengdu - Tea, Bamboo Tables, and Your Seat
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Sichuan Culture Opera Show in Chengdu

9.Sichuan Culture Opera Show in Chengdu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · from $30

Spend 90 minutes at Shufeng Yayun Teahouse watching Sichuan Opera highlights, including lightning-fast face-changing, fire-spitting, shadow puppetry, acrobatics, music, and dance. Your ticket includes jasmine tea, while selected upgrades may add snacks, massage, ear grooming, or costume photos. You arrange your own taxi to Chengdu Culture Park.

“So many different talents presented at this show, and some truly skilled veteran performers from opera singers to musicians to acrobats. The mask-changing was amazing! We paid extra for the VIP experience and I'm not sure it was quite worth how much more expensive it was, but we definitely loved getting seats right up front -- great for photos!”

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Leshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and Panda Park Day Tour - Morning at the Chengdu Panda Base
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Leshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and Panda Park Day Tour

10.Leshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and Panda Park Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 67 reviews · from $116

Meet pandas at the Chengdu Research Base, then travel to Leshan for its 71-meter cliff-carved Buddha and Lingyun Temple. Guides such as Mark and James add local stories and clear English commentary. The day runs about 12 hours, with hotel pickup inside Chengdu’s second ring road and city-center drop-off at Tianfu Square.

“Excellent all day tour, we were picked up from our hotel at 7:30 am and dropped off in the city center at around 8 pm. Tour involves a lot of driving between the two locations so be mindful of that in advance.”

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Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch - Getting ready at the panda base
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Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch

11.Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $279

You’ll spend about eight hours at Dujiangyan Panda Base near Chengdu, helping clean an enclosure, break bamboo, prepare panda cakes, watch feeding and training, and learn about care for older pandas. A private guide and driver accompany you, with hotel pickup, lunch, photos, videos, and a volunteer certificate included.

“Top visit on my list, this was my 2nd time and was as good as the 1st time if not better. 2nd time around they have more guides available. They have geared up to receive visitors and the panda experience. This time with Viator I only booked the taxi return, he was a non english speaker but it was ok, he drove well!”

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Chengdu: Leshan Buddha Optional Tours w/ Transfer or Guide - Choosing between a ticket and a private vehicle
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Chengdu: Leshan Buddha Optional Tours w/ Transfer or Guide

12.Leshan Buddha Optional Tours w/ Transfer or Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 63 reviews · 8 hours · from $26

See the 71-meter Leshan Giant Buddha, carved into a cliff over 90 years during the Tang Dynasty. Choose ticket-only entry, or add a private vehicle, hotel pickup, and English-speaking guide. You can also combine the visit with Chengdu Panda Base, with lunch and the boat ride paid separately.

“The site can easily reached by train from Chengdu. Transfer is much slower and costly. The site is an ABSOLUTE MUST. Amazing.”

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Half-Day Chengdu Back Alley Foodie Tour - Starting in the Chengdu market
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Half-Day Chengdu Back Alley Foodie Tour

13.Half-Day Chengdu Back Alley Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $80

Spend four hours exploring a Chengdu market, learning about local ingredients, and preparing both spicy and mild Sichuan hotpot with a guide and professional chef. You’ll practice cutting and arranging ingredients, then eat in an intimate home-style setting with unlimited local beer and soft drinks. Guides have included Lance, Jerry, and Winter.

“Our family really enjoyed the tour as it gave us a glimpse into local life. Interesting sights around the markets. Our guide Jerry was super nice and easy going. Knowledgeable and very helpful with food allergies/preferences. We enjoyed the food we tried and the restaurant chosen was delicious.”

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Giant Panda and Buddha 1 day tour - Starting at 7:30 a.m. for the panda base
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Giant Panda and Buddha 1 day tour

14.Giant Panda and Buddha 1 day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $173

Spend a morning with giant pandas at Chengdu Research Base, then drive to Leshan for a boat view beneath the 71-meter Buddha. An English-speaking guide such as Abby, Shelley, Daisy, Fen, or Lucy handles the day, transport, tickets, and cultural context. Expect a long but efficient day with lunch at your own cost.

“Lucy, Lisa & Mr Driver were great companions for my day in Chengdu! :) I really enjoyed the sights! Would recommend!”

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Chengdu：Panda Base Entry Ticket & English PDF Guidebook - Entering with your passport instead of a paper ticket
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Chengdu：Panda Base Entry Ticket & English PDF Guidebook

15.Chengdu：Panda Base Entry Ticket & English PDF Guidebook

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 48 reviews · 1 day · from $20

You get timed entry to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where more than 260 giant pandas live among bamboo forests, streams, enclosures, and maternity rooms. Your passport is the ticket, and the English PDF guide supplies maps, feeding times, routes, and practical viewing advice. Park transport and meals cost extra.

“An amazing wonderful place where these darling creatures are well cared for for and happy. The most amazing day I will never forget”

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