Day Tour: Chengdu Panda Breeding Base and Leshan Giant Buddha

Sightseeing  :  China  :  Sichuan  :  Chengdu  :  Day Trips

Enjoy a trip to popular Chengdu Panda Breeding Base, Leshan Giant Buddha Statue, and Chengdu Tianfu Square with optional Sichuan Opera performance at a traditional tea house with English-speaking tour guide and air-conditioned coach service.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