Leshan Buddha + Panda Base or Old Tea House Private Day Tour
Overview
We run tours in Chengdu panda base for nearly 20 years and witness it developed from a small area with only 6 rescued giant pandas to a huge territory with over 200 captive pandas. We know the pandas and the panda base as our hands and to develop a unique visiting route to show travelers the more active pandas with less crowds.
Sichuan is renowned for its tea culture, which was once celebrated in many tea houses scattered throughout the city and countryside.
As a photographer, I found this authentic tea house coincidentally in 2012. Then, I decided to introduce every traveler about this place as it might be the Real China life in our memory.
After the panda base or tea house, we will drive you to Leshan where is not only famous for the Buddha but also the food. Our guide will also give you a food tour as lunch!
Join in us to experience the Real China life.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transfer with air-con
- Excellent English speaking guide
- A cup of green tea at the tea house(Option 2 only)
- Tickets booking service
- Unique Souvenir with Panda mascot
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi), No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081 China
Option 1:
In the morning, our guide and driver will pick you at your hotel 1st floor lobby and then drive 30 mins to Chengdu panda base to enjoy with the giant pandas, red pandas, peacocks. Chengdu panda base is actually huge and it is easy to miss the active pandas if you don't know the route. Our guides are experienced and know every corner of this area. They will bring you to the see the active pandas by a special and efficient route with less crowds.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pengzhen, Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610203
Option 2:
If you like taking pictures or you are interested in Sichuan tea culture, we would recommend you this option.
In the morning, we will pick you up at your hotel lobby and then drive 40 mins to the tea house.
Create your photography in the tea house, sip a cup of green tea to wake you up, chat with the locals and make friends with them.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), No.2435 Lingyun Street, Shizhong District, Leshan 614000 China
Option 1:
After lunch, drive 2 hours to Leshan to view the largest Buddha in the world and the sleeping Buddha by boat. At
At around 18:00, we will send you back your Chengdu downtown hotel
Option 2:
After the tea house, we will drive 2 hour to Leshan. Leshan is famous for it various delicious street food, if you like, our guide will give you a food tour to try the real local food.
After lunch, you will visit the Giant Buddha park by walking. If you don't like steps, you can also choose to visit the Buddha by boat.
At around 18:00 We will drive back your Chengdu downtown hotel
Please contact us for customization
Duration: 4 hours
Additional information
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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I'm a VERY experienced traveller and photographer. From Somalia to North Korea to Afghanistan. I've seen it all. But this photo experience @ 6am inside an authentic Sichuan tea house with really old men and Red Army propaganda all over the darkly lit walls was simply incredible. A photographers d...
I'm a VERY experienced traveller and photographer. From Somalia to North Korea to Afghanistan. I've seen it all. But this photo experience @ 6am inside an authentic Sichuan tea house with really old men and Red Army propaganda all over the darkly lit walls was simply incredible. A photographers dream. This was one of the best places I have ever been for really dramatic photos. Don't even hesitate! It's not touristy at all. Ask for Victor as your guide. Extremely kind and friendly guide
Simply fabulous tour, particularly the old tea-house experience. My guide - Victor - was extraordinarily good. As a fellow photographer we shared much in common and he got me to the righ places at the right time for great photos. His passion, knowledge and professionalism was better than mos...
Simply fabulous tour, particularly the old tea-house experience. My guide - Victor - was extraordinarily good. As a fellow photographer we shared much in common and he got me to the righ places at the right time for great photos. His passion, knowledge and professionalism was better than most guides I have had in China. Highly recommended
Victor did a spectacular job giving my husband and I a rich tour on Sichuan's overlooked areas. The tea house was special because it held so much history, background and real Communist Propaganda still left on its walls. The locals were so friendly and welcoming. Also, it is not an easy trek to t...
Victor did a spectacular job giving my husband and I a rich tour on Sichuan's overlooked areas. The tea house was special because it held so much history, background and real Communist Propaganda still left on its walls. The locals were so friendly and welcoming. Also, it is not an easy trek to the Leshan Buddha, but Victor managed to drive us from our hotel in downtown Chengdu, to the teahouse, then to Leshan which was about two to three hours away whilst giving us an informational and humorous tour. He is kind, professional, knowledgable and it is clear he loves his job. Thank you for a wonderful experience!Victor is a great guide! We had a great day and we learned a lot about the places we visited and also about Chinese history and culture. Victor is a very knowledgeable guy, I would recommend the tour to anyone.
Victor is a great guide! We had a great day and we learned a lot about the places we visited and also about Chinese history and culture. Victor is a very knowledgeable guy, I would recommend the tour to anyone.Our driver/guide picked us up from the hotel lobby. The car was comfortable and in good condition. Our guide spoke very good English (which is not the case with most people we've met). He took us to a small town outside of Chengdu where we walked the local market and stopped at an ancient, local ...
Our driver/guide picked us up from the hotel lobby. The car was comfortable and in good condition. Our guide spoke very good English (which is not the case with most people we've met). He took us to a small town outside of Chengdu where we walked the local market and stopped at an ancient, local teahouse. This is photographers' paradise. You get lots of time to take pictures, have tea and admire the local life. From the teahouse we drove to Leshan. We went on a public holiday so there was - on top of some roadworks - a lot of traffic. Once in Leshan we took a boatride to see the giant Buddha. Simply stunning. As there were too many people we didn't walk down the buddha, which is a pity but still we are impressed.
Our guide was outstanding. The tea house is a real treat. And Victor took us to some really fun places to eat during the day. He was great and the day was a lot of fun. I rate Victor 5 stars but the overall tour only gets 4 stars because the Leshan Giant Buddha is a bit underwhelming. Cool, ju...
Our guide was outstanding. The tea house is a real treat. And Victor took us to some really fun places to eat during the day. He was great and the day was a lot of fun. I rate Victor 5 stars but the overall tour only gets 4 stars because the Leshan Giant Buddha is a bit underwhelming. Cool, just not amazing. But the day was totally worth it.