Top Southwest China Full-day Tours

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.

The Dujiangyan Panda Base runs a panda hospital, lab, and monitoring enclosures in Sichuan Province near Chengdu. On this flexible day trip, you can choose to participate in the panda volunteer program, helping to clean the enclosure and feed the endangered animals. An English-speaking guide accompanies you during your experience and helps take photos and videos of your volunteer experience.

Discover the highlights of Chengdu on a full-day private tour with an informative guide. Start with time to admire the pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Then explore the historic Wide and Narrow Alleys district (aka Kuan-Zhai Lane) which combines traditional Sichuan architecture with modern shops and cafes. Have time to purchase lunch at the restaurant of your choice, then visit the beautiful gardens and collections of the Jinsha Site Museum, home to a collection of artifacts from the 3000-year-old Shu kingdom.

Immerse yourself in the world of pandas on this private day tour to Wolong Panda Base. You’ll have the ultimate hassle-free day with a hotel pickup, drop-off, and admission tickets included. Learn fascinating insights about panda behavior from a panda expert, and explore the Panda Base attractions. If you’d like to upgrade, you can volunteer at the Panda Base, and get a chance clean pandas’ enclosure.

Check off Chengdu’s two star attractions in one day—a feat that’s not practical on public transport—on this convenient private door-to-door tour. Spend the morning at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, then drive to the 233-foot (71-meter) Leshan Giant Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a boat trip. Along the way, your private guide will enlighten you on topics from Buddhism to panda biology.

Visit the UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha and learn about China’s rich tea making history during this full-day tour. After admiring the massive Buddha statue, visit a local village to learn about the art and history of tea making. Walk through the fields, learn how to harvest, and about the different tea regions. End the tour with a tasting of various regional teas and sit down to a delicious local lunch.

Visit two UNESCO-listed Sichuan sights on a full-day private trip from Chengdu. Hike and ride a cable car up forested Mount Qingcheng, the birthplace of China’s Taoist religion. View the Shangqing Palace, temples, and lake, and learn how Qingcheng starred in the movie 'Kung Fu Panda 3.' Plus, visit the Dujiangyan project, the world’s oldest non-dam irrigation facility to see its ingenious 3rd-century BC design. Includes private transport, lunch, and central hotel pickup and drop-off.

Combine a trip to the Chengdu Giant Panda Base with a visit to the Leshan Giant Buddha on this full-day private tour from Chengdu. With a private guide, travel via high-speed rail and private transfer. Entrance fees and lunch are included.

Gain an overview of the city of Chengdu on this guided tour of the city featuring its major historical and contemporary attractions. This tour is ideal for first-time visitors wanting to learn about the city’s ancient history and modern life from a knowledgeable and experienced guide, and includes a visit to the famous Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Discover the giant pandas and other treasures of Chengdu on a 6-hour tour with a knowledgeable guide. Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to learn about giant pandas and conservation efforts for China’s panda population. Mail a postcard in the Panda Post, then discover the combination of traditional Sichuan architecture and modern shops around the historic Wide and Narrow Alleys district (aka Kuan-Zhai Lane). Wrap up with a look at the Chunxi Road shopping district and the world’s largest panda sculpture.

Two things can be well described Chengdu. They are “Giant Panda” and “Sichuan Cuisine” since Chengdu is reputed as “Hometown of Giant Pandas” and “City of Gastronomy”. This one day Chengdu private tour takes you have a close look at Giant Pandas and explore all the stunning essence of Chengdu. It covers four attractions with amazing experience in one day that you won’t leave any regret during your Chengdu trip. In the early morning, you’ll see more than 100 giant pandas, red pandas in the most active time, and then absorb in peaceful atmosphere of the 1000-year-old Buddhist monastery, relax yourselves in the largest and best-preserved tea house in Renmin Park to feel the laid-back life of locals, and importantly, you’ll take an enjoyable walk along the most lively ancient street of Chengdu - Jinli Old Street to explore the Three Kingdom culture and have a bite of Chengdu cuisine and snacks.

Get more out of your time in Chengdu by boarding a bullet train to Xian. You’ll take the stress out of language barriers by having train tickets sent to you in advance, and a private transfer to Chengdu train station included. After arriving in Xian, you’ll enjoy another transfer, and entrance fees are included for the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum.

Experience Chengdu’s rich culture and top panda research facility in one convenient tour. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to the Chengdu Panda Breeding & Research Center and watch as infants and adults nurse, play, and tumble. Then, immerse yourself in local customs and enjoy experiences that include calligraphy instruction and a chance to play China’s ancient tile game, Majhong, at People’s Park.

Get an insider look at taking care of Giant Pandas during this full-day tour to the Dujiangyan Panda Base. As a volunteer, you help the panda keepers clean the enclosures and feed the animals. Then learn more about China’s conservation efforts and the biology of these gentle giants with a panda movie. Enjoy a delicious lunch and take many memorable photos of these endangered animals to enjoy for many years.

Discover two of the Yunnan Province’s most spectacular natural attractions on this full-day, private tour. Meet your guide directly at your centrally located Kunming hotel, and set off in a private vehicle. Your first destination is the UNESCO-listed Stone Forest: a striking landmark that features unique limestone rock formations. After a traditional, local lunch, continue to the Jiuxiang Scenic Region: home to one of China’s most extensive cake systems. Explore the caverns by boat before returning to Kunming.

Get up close to Chinese wildlife and ancient culture on a full-day tour from Chengdu. You have the option to take a private tour or join up with a group. Regardless, you relax in comfortable round trip transportation from your hotel.  Entrance is included to both the Leshan Grand Buddha and Chengdu Panda Base, where you also enjoy engaging tours with your guide.

PANDA for LESS -You will see most panda babies in Wolong where you can not see anywhere else. -Wolong locates at the panda natural reserve which offers the most beautiful and wild scenery among all the panda bases. -Volunteer participant will enjoy much more private and intimate panda experience since Wolong is much less visited due to the distance

Experience Chongqing’s history and culture on this private guided adventure. After a convenient hotel pickup, enjoy activities that include exploring relics dating from the stone age to the Qing Dynasty at Three Gorges Museum, admiring impressive historic architecture in Ciqikou, and learning about China’s role in fighting fascists during World War II. Take a cable car across the Yangtze River and enjoy a delicious lunch—it’s included in the tour price.

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.

See giant pandas and the Giant Buddha of Leshan, and ride a bullet train on this private 12-hour trip from Chengdu. Visit the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base to view these rare animals, and learn about the center’s conservation work. Plus, take a high-speed train to Leshan to see its immense 8th-century Buddha statue carved into a riverside cliff. Train tickets, entrance fees, private Chengdu round-trip transfers, and hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Take a private full-day panda-themed tour from Chengdu. Based around China’s most famous animal, the tour begins with private transportation from your hotel to the Chengdu Research Base.  Enjoy complimentary admission and ample time to observe pandas in a protected environment. Go beyond the traditional panda stop and visit the functioning Panda Post Office. Then snap a photo at the largest panda sculpture in the world, before return to your hotel.

Experience Lijiang’s outlying scenic wonders and time-warp villages on a 6-hour private trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha, and Longquan. Ride a cable car up legend-shrouded Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for stunning views of its glacier and peaks, and visit the traditional Naxi villages of Baisha and Longquan to discover the customs of this ancient ethnic community. Your tour includes entrance fees, lunch, private transport, and Lijiang hotel pickup and drop-off.

Wolong National Nature Reserve, one of China’s oldest and best known panda reserves, sits in Sichuan Province outside of Chengdu. With this tour, spend the day volunteering alongside professional panda keepers as you learn how to care for China’s famous black and white bears. Your bilingual guide will be by your side to translate the entire time.

Doing panda volunteer program is the most meaningful thing to well protect the lovely Giant Pandas with our own hands. If you want to join, the best and closest base is Dujiangyan Panda Base, about 62 kilometers away from Chengdu downtown. Dujiangyan Panda Base is not only a good place to do volunteering work, but also a well-managed base to see numerous pandas at different ages. What will you do in your full day panda volunteer program? The panda volunteering usually lasts from 08:30 to 16:00. Volunteers can turn out to be “Honorable Keeper”, “Panda Nutritionist” and “Love Feeder” to take care of the cuddly giant pandas. Most importantly, you have got twice chances to feed the pandas in very close distance.It will definitely be rare precious experience in your whole life. This tour includes private car transferring to the base from Chengdu/back to Chengdu, private tour guide, lunch and etc. (Note: Health Examination Certificate is needed before taking this program.)