

Chengdu 7-Day Grand Tour: Pandas, Giant Buddha & Sanxingdui
Experience the vibrant cultural heart of Sichuan on an unforgettable seven-day Chengdu journey. Meet giant pandas, admire the ancient Leshan Giant Buddha, discover mysterious Bronze Age Sanxingdui artifacts, relax in traditional tea houses, and shop modern luxury precincts.
Regarding this journey
Experience the vibrant cultural heart of Sichuan on an unforgettable seven-day Chengdu journey. Meet giant pandas, admire the ancient Leshan Giant Buddha, discover mysterious Bronze Age Sanxingdui artifacts, relax in traditional tea houses, and shop modern luxury precincts.

Trip Overview
The following is a suggested TravelToQin itinerary. We are happy to customize it based on your interests.
Morning flight to Chengdu. Pick up from airport, transfer to hotel. Check-in after 2 PM. Evening self-exploration.
Morning
People's Park — Chengdu's beloved public park, famous for its open-air teahouses where locals spend hours playing mahjong and chatting under the trees.


Afternoon
Tea house + Sichuan Opera — watch the legendary face-changing (bianlian) performance at a traditional Chengdu teahouse. Jinli Town — a reconstructed Qing-dynasty commercial street beside Wuhou Shrine, filled with snack stalls, craft shops and red lanterns.


Night
Kuaizhai Alley (Wide and Narrow Alleys) — a trio of Qing-dynasty lanes with courtyard bars, boutique restaurants and street performers. Drop off to hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

Morning
Chengdu Panda Breeding Base — home to over 150 giant pandas and red pandas. Best visited in the morning during feeding time.


Afternoon
Dujiangyan Irrigation System — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's oldest functional water-conservation infrastructure, built in 256 BC. Scenic walking paths through the ancient sluice gates and temples.



Night
Drop off to hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.
Daytime
2-hour drive to Leshan. Leshan Giant Buddha — a 71-metre Tang-dynasty stone Buddha carved into the cliff face at the confluence of three rivers; the world's largest stone Buddha. Boat trip around the statue for the best full-body view.


Night
Drop off to hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.
Morning
Breakfast. Self-exploration. 1-hour drive.
Afternoon
Sanxingdui Museum — home to extraordinary 3,000-year-old Bronze Age artefacts from the ancient Shu civilisation, including the iconic golden sun bird and giant bronze masks. UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage.



Night
Drop off back to hotel in Chengdu.
Morning
Breakfast. Ganghui Tiandi Mall or Yintai Center In99 — Chengdu's upscale mixed-use complexes blending retail, dining and entertainment.



Afternoon
Chengdu IFS — known for the giant panda sculpture climbing its exterior wall. Taikoo Li — open-air lifestyle precinct of heritage lanes alongside the ancient Daci Temple. SKP Shopping Center — Chengdu's premium luxury retail destination.


Night
Drop off to hotel or spa. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.
Morning
Breakfast and check out. Pick up from airport after 2 PM. Self-exploration.
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Recommended hotels
TravelToQin suggested stays along this itinerary (alternatives available on request).

Hampton by Hilton Chengdu Chunxi Road
A centrally located hotel near Chengdu's premier shopping and entertainment district.
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Travel Notice
Content included
- 6 nights at listed hotel with breakfasts;
- All entrance fees;
- Private transportation with a dedicated vehicle and driver (7-seater car);
- Services of an English-speaking guide (5 days);
- 7/24 online butler service;
- Travel insurance.
Excluded content
- Optional activities (extra fee);
- Flight tickets;
- Lunches and dinners (restaurants will be recommended);
- Personal expenses;
- Gratuities for the driver and guide.
Travel expenses
From ¥9200 p/p
Based on a private tour including 4-star hotels for 2 people. Price varies depending on program, travel date, number of people and chosen hotel.
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