Top Chengdu Food & Drink

Set out in the evening with an expert guide and your own tuk-tuk driver to find the best dinner dishes in Chengdu on this tour. Explore pedestrian alleyways, hidden parks, and small temples where you visit favorite local eateries. Experience Chengdu's cuisine and culture by eating at the same places that local people do.

Spend a day expanding your food knowledge and tasting delicious Chengdu cuisine on this exciting foodie experience. You’ll explore a local spice market with a guide to navigate, so you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Learn about local ingredients, and then visit a Sichuan courtyard restaurant for a cooking class. A professional chef will teach you how to make multiple dishes, and at the end of your class, you can eat the dishes you’ve prepared with beverages included too.

This is the ideal pick for foodie travelers who are keen to expand their Chinese cooking skills. Rather than just watching online videos, enjoy a much more immersive experience that starts with a visit to a local spice market. Learn about Sichuan spices and local ingredients, then take part in a cooking class that focuses on “Bao Zi” steamed buns. At the end, enjoy your tasty creations with drinks.

Sichuan food is one of China’s great cuisines. Experience it in depth on a small-group tour with a guide at the Sichuan Cuisine Museum, complete with free-flow beer, wine, and soft drinks and a glass of champagne. First, tour the museum, including hands-on displays, tastings, a raffle, and a garden. Next, learn to cook three different Sichuan dishes alongside an experienced chef, then feast on the fruits of your labors.

This activity is a combination of the lifestyle between traditions and fashions about Chengdu. As Wenshu Monastery is a place where you can not only learn about the Buddhism religion, but also a living quarter for the locals. You will see the buildings with traditional style, elegant tea houses, local snack restaurants, etc. While Taiguli area is the center of Chendu, a newly fashionable business center, the landmark of Chengdu.

Spend a morning with some of China’s most famous residents at the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center or the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center from Chengdu. Led by a professional panda keeper, meander through the facilities and observe the pandas while you learn about their breeding and life stages. Also, you'll have the opportunity to visit the Red Panda area to learn more about this quiet yet territorial mammal.

Visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a unique and ecologically sensitive research center focused on conservation. Observe giant pandas (and other rare and endangered native animals) in “Panda Valley,” which features brooks, wild bamboo forests, woods, man-made dens, rocks, plant pits, caves and other features that emulate the pandas’ natural environment.

Get the special opportunity to volunteer at one of China's top panda rehabilitation programs, Dujianyan Panda Base, on this full-day experience from Chengdu. Under the supervision of the center's staff, make panda food, clean the enclosures, feed the pandas snacks, and more. Buffet lunch and round-trip transportation from your Chengdu hotel are included.

Experience the mesmerizing melodies and intense action of the Sichuan Opera during a performance in Chengdu’s Shufenf Yayun Teahouse. Marvel at dazzling dancers and astounding acrobats as they deliver an extravagant spectacle of color and culture. Upgrade to enjoy unrivalled stage views from luxurious seats and pleasure your palate with snacks to accompany a Sichuan tea. For the ultimate experience, opt for ear grooming, a Chinese massage and a show costume dress up session that comes with a complimentary photograph.

At over 230 feet tall (70 meters), the 1,300-year-old Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest Buddha in the world and attracts visitors from around the globe. Keep yourself from getting lost in the crowds of this UNESCO-listed attraction by visiting with the comfort and convenience of a private tour, which includes informative commentary, transportation from your hotel, and a side-trip to a local fishing village. This tour also includes all entrance fees, high-speed train tickets, and lunch.

See China’s beloved Giant Pandas up close and the Leshan Giant Buddha on one convenient combo tour. After a time-saving pickup at your hotel, travel by private vehicle with your English-speaking guide to Chengdu’s top panda research facility. Stroll down bamboo paths and watch as the animals nurse, play, and tumble. Then, head to Lingyun Mountain and see the massive Leshan Buddha carved into a cliff-side where three rivers merge.

We provides convenient private transfer service between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport(CTU) to your hotel in the downtown of Chengdu.   We offer many choices of vehicles and all our drivers are professional and know every corners of this area quite well. All the clean, tidy air-con vehicles we use are licensed with insurance. The vehicles will be just for you, your family or your group. 

End your vacation the easy way by pre-booking a speedy, stress-free private departure transfer to Chengdu airport. When it’s time to leave, your driver will pick you up from your Chengdu hotel, help carry your bags and escort you to the airport in a comfortable sedan or minivan (depending on the size of your group).

Leshan Giant Buddha’s location outside of Chengdu can make it tricky to get to by public transport. Avoid the hassle of working out local transport schedules, and get there in a quick and efficient way—on an organized day tour. Conveniently, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the transfers are private too.

Spicy and satisfying, Sichuan cooking is one of China’s eight great cuisines. Discover its secrets with the help of a professional chef in this hands-on, small-group cooking class. Start with a tour of an authentic wet market, including a taste of rice wine. Then learn the art of the chef’s knife and the wok as you prepare four separate dishes and savor them. Leave with recipes to take home.

Learn how to make Sichuan-style mapo tofu, a popular Chinese dish, during a cooking class in Chengdu. You’ll start with a visit to a spice market to see all the different ingredients that can be used in Chinese cuisine, and then head to the cooking location for tea and your lesson with a professional chef. Finally, sit down to enjoy your mapo tofu along with beer or other beverage. Booking in advance ensures you won’t risk a sold-out activity.

Uncover the secrets behind delectable Chinese cuisine on a 4-hour cooking class in Chengdu. Under the guidance of a professional chef, learn the techniques required to cook sumptuous Sichuan meals; make delicious delicacies like Kung Pao chicken and soft steamed dumplings while gaining insight into the complex flavors of Sichuan food. After cooking up a storm in the kitchen, sit down to feast upon the fruits of your labor with your fellow food lovers. Return home with recipe cards to impress friends and family with your new found knowledge.

Enjoy an alternative sightseeing experience on a half-day bike tour of Chengdu, led by a knowledgeable local guide. Immerse yourself in the traditional culture of the city as you visit the favorite haunts of locals to see how they pursue daily leisure activities. Visit legendary landmarks like the Wenshu Temple and the Qingyang Palace and cycle between impressive monuments at a leisurely pace tailored to your ability. Gain fascinating insight into the rich heritage of Chengdu as you absorb its unique ambience on this energizing and enriching excursion.

Get more out of your time in Chengdu by going on this action-packed day tour. You’ll see pandas, learn to cook Chinese dishes, eat amazing food, and visit a beautiful monastery— Wenshu Monastery. After a morning pickup, you’ll travel with ease to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where entrance tickets are included. Explore the panda base, before enjoying a lunch in a hidden nunnery. The day ends with a market exploration and a Sichuan cooking class.

Prepare Dan Dan noodles like a pro with this half-day cooking workshop. After a convenient hotel pickup, travel with a guide to shop for spices at a local market. Then, head to a professional kitchen, where you’ll sip Jasmine tea and learn the secret sauce of Dan Dan noodles from an experienced chef. Savor your expertly-prepared meal and enjoy a complimentary beer before being returned to your hotel.

Enrich your knowledge and pleasure your palate on a private full-day tour of a tea plantation from Chengdu. Venture to the verdant splendor of Mt Mengding (Mengdingshan) and greet a local farmer to begin learning about the entire tea-making process. Listen as your knowledgeable guide translates ancient tea-making techniques and absorb the tranquil ambience and enticing aromas of the plantation. Feast upon a traditional Chinese lunch at a rustic restaurant and take home some fresh tealeaves to make your own beautiful brews. 

Explore Chengdu’s rich, historic culture on a guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, immerse yourself in Chengdu customs and enjoy experiences that include learning Taichi from martial arts instructor, calligraphy, Taoism, and Fengshui instruction, a visit to a traditional teahouse, and the chance to play China’s ancient tile game, Majhong.

Experience a delicious home-cooked Szechuan meal with a chef in Chengdu. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to Aline’s kitchen and prepare a delicious meal of classic dishes like Ma Po Tofu, Yuxiang shredded pork, or Cocacola chicken wings. Visit a market to explore local food culture, learn about Szechuan cuisine from an expert, and savor your creation.

Highlights:  Perfect combination of the classic panda tour, the authentic Sichuan flavors and the personal experience of China life within 24 hours.  Most traditional and fascinating Chinese culture experience and the only one traditional Chinese painting experience now in Chengdu.  Considerate tour guide who speaks fluent English.  Safe, clean and comfortable car and professional and experienced driver. Itinerary: We will pick you up 7:30 am at your hotel. First stop is the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, where will spend 2.5 to 3 hours. Ticket fee has been NOT included. Second stop is one of the most popular Sichuan restaurants, where we will have both the original Sichuan cuisine and exquisite desserts. All food costs have been included. Third stop is the Kuanzhai Alley, where we will tour about 2 hours. Fourth stop is an undisturbed place near the Alley, where we will have an about one-hour-long experience of the traditional Chinese painting.