Things to do in  Chengdu

We booked this tour hoping to be a Panda Zookeeper for the day, but due to Covid, that program wasn't being offered. Bella was our guide and she more than made up for the disappointment of not getting close to the pandas. We chose the Dujiangyan Panda Base rather than the Chengdu base because we heard the crowds would be crazy in Chengdu over Golden Week. I'm so glad we went to Dujiangyan. It was not very crowded, we got to see active pandas and Bella was very informative about each of the enclosures and pandas, as well as pandas in general. We had an authentic meal at a "Happy Farmer" restaurant with Bella and our driver, where they assisted with our food selections (and it was a GOOD meal!). We then went to Mt Qingcheng to have the Taoist experience and learned so much from Bella about differences between Taoism and Buddhism. She took great care of us and our 10 year old daughter, ensuring that we were OK during the tour (and all the many steps). Bella also helped us with our planning for our remaining days in Chengdu - as to how to take the train and where to go, etc. She was even so kind to check in with us periodically just to make sure we had gotten to where we needed to be. She definitely went above and beyond her assigned duties and we are forever grateful for her help! It was an awesome experience for us all!

If you are in Chengdu this is a must. The hotpot is delicious and the opera show very cool. If it’s summer get ready for the heat!

It was amazing experience. Panda cub was so cute and was able to hold her about half minute. Our tour guide Jenny was super nice and lovely. She was punctual and spoke English really well. She explained lot about Chengdu and pandas and gave lot of tips what to do and where to go in Chengdu. Must do!

This was an amazing tour. I had some very specific items to shop to on Chengdu. Wu, my guide made special effort to help me find silk store. He also took me for traditional tea. This is a must to visit the different old shopping streets. Your trip to Chengdu would not be complete without it.

This is a great way to see a city as big as Chengdu! The guide was great and the day is completely customizable.

Had a wonderful day visiting the sites of Chengdu with our very professional and friendly guide. Overall, an excellent introduction to the city and its many attractions. We learned a lot and had a terrific day.

If you go to Chengdu, you have to see this, even if you don't understand a word of Chinese. The last part with the mask changing is very impressive. Our guide was very nice.

Great tour! It was a quick trip for me in Chengdu so wanted to see as much as possible. Mars, my tour guide was excellent. Really friendly and informative. The pandas were amazing, especially the babies. Make sure you go early in the morning to see them being fed and awake!

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our main reason for visiting chengdu was to see the panda's and we weren't disappointed. Our guide was very knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend this tour.

Lovely bike tour! Guide picked us up at the hotel en we went to pick up the bikes. While cycling in Chengdu the guide explained a lot about Chinese culture, history and the important places we saw while cycling. Great and friendly guide and for sure a good way to see Chengdu!

We've been in Chengdu and unfortunately not enough time to visit beautiful Xi'an as well. But we didn't want to miss the Terra-catto Warrior. Definitely once in a lifetime experience. So thanks to the bullet train who is running from Chengdu to Xi'an since last year we took our chance and booked a 1-Day-Trip with Jasmine who was our private guide! She did a fantastic job. She is very knowledgable and her English is fantastic. As we are foodies she even took us to a local restaurant (promise, no tourist trap) afterwards and scheduled us on an earlier train back to Chengdu. All totally worth the money. If you are close to Xi'an - Terra-cotta Warrior are a must see. Comparable to the Pyramids and Machu Pichu! Take your chance and book this great 1-Day-Tour!

Looking back on my recent trip to Chengdu, probably the best decision I made was going on this tour (and doing it early in my trip). Anna is hands down the best guide I met. You can tell she loves her job, her English is perfect, and she knows all of the little details and history of Chengdu that gives you a much better insight into the city you are visiting. As a local, she knows the city inside and out and gave me the best recommendations for food, other places to see, etc. that really set me up to have a fantastic trip. I wish I could give her 100 stars. Couldn’t recommend this tour more!!

My girlfriend and I had such a wonderful day on the private tour around Chengdu with your lovely guide Emily. We would highly recommend this tour and Emily as your guide as it was a nice peaceful tour with a nice slow pace with time to talk and debate cultural differences and learn the history of each other. Emily have great English skills and a lovely personality with an interest in our culture as well. Dispite a long dag on the tour, she took the time to help us find a phone repair service, which she called to our hostel and stayed during the repairmen to make sure that we understood what was going on and that we had a great experience. We are going to the opera in a few days, where Emily is going to be our guide which we are looking forward to! - Emily, thanks for a wonderful day

Loved riding the Bamboo bikes - no gears and Chengdu is super flat. This is a great way to see the city and we found the first few hours very relaxing. Later in the tour, the ride became a little more tense as more people came onto the streets and the local way of driving/cycling is somewhat crazy.. however that's part of the experience! For the most part you are in cycle lanes but so are the other cyclists, motor scooters and odd pedestrians who don't seem to take much notice of the surroundings. I imagine that bike enthusiasts will love collecting their bike from the Company's workshop as you can see how the Company hand make the bikes.

This was a wonderful experience in Chengdu. We tried several different restaurants that we would have never found on our own. Chino was an excellent guide who spoke great English. Our six year old was traveling with us and Chino made sure to include her in the entire experience. There was always something for her to eat as well. Highly recommend! It was a lot of fun.

We combined 2 great attractions near Chengdu, starting with a morning trip to see the Giant Panda Research Center, followed by the amazing Leshan Giant Buddha in the afternoon. I highly recommend this tour as these are 2 attractions not to be missed when visiting Chengdu, and you can see them both in 1 day. Both can get a bit crowded but if you get to the pandas in the morning you can beat some of the crowds.

you never miss such an amazing experience in Chengdu. You never find this market scattered in local alleys from any tourist guidebook and this is absolutely the best way to see how a local chengdunese spend a day. Karen is a local and she's friendly, passionate and speak very good english. She introduced the history of the buildings, explained how to make sichuan pickles. tell me the features of different spices, especially sichuan peppercorn and chilli. We have sampled vegetarian spring roll, preserved egg, pickles, plum wine, noodles, stir-fry large intestine, Douhua. My stomach and appetite were so satisfied and Karen always encouraged me to try more food. Another interesting thing is no matter where you go in the market, you can hear and see people playing Majaing. If you want to experience a realy authentic, down-to-earth Chengdu life, Just come with Karen.

Private Leshan Giant Buddha Tour from Chengdu with High Speed Train was one of our most memorable day trip in China due to Lily Chen, who was our local guide. Lily speaks excellent English and customized our tour as per our request. Lily genuinely enjoys what she does and made us feel at home from the moment the tour started. As part of the Leshan Giant Buddha trip we visited the nearby fishing village and had our lunch in one of the family restaurant there. The meal that we had there was one of our best meal in China. We are so glad that we followed Lilys recommendation. With Lily you are always in great hand. The Leshan Giant Buddha along with Giant Panda are must see if you visit Chengdu.

Volunteering at Wolong Panda Base was a memorable and amazing experience. The day was very organised and involved various panda activities highlights include feeding a panda up close and holding a panda you have to make an additional payment but it is absolutely worth it! Our English-speaking guide, Summer, was excellent. She was very friendly, told us a lot about Chengdu and answered our questions. At the panda base she was with us at all times, helping with translation and taking photos for us Thank you Summer! I highly recommend visiting this wonderful nature reserve if you love pandas or think they are cute you will never forget this experience!

My wife and I were led by Jamie Jing of West China Go Travel Service on this tour. We enjoyed a good time in both the Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha due to Jamie's professional planning as we started early in the morning visiting the Panda Base due to the potential pre-National Day crowd. We were fortunate to see very active Panda having their breakfast and manage to mingle with a red Panda who came right up to our feet. We were blessed to see these cute animals in their natural habitat. For lunch Jamie took us to an old reputable restaurant in Leshan that serve all the popular food in Chengdu. We took the ferry to view the Giant Buddha from the river instead of walking/climbing the stairs jostling with the crowd and not able to view the full Buddha. It was a wise decision that travelers should consider when visiting Leshan Giant Buddha.