Giant Panda and Buddha 1 day tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. we go to pick you up from you hotel. (inside 3rd ring road free of charge) at 7:30am

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2. Our guide will greet you at your hotel lobby and we then do a short drive to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding – be sure to fully charge you devices, they are what we call film/battery killer! It’s a beautiful park where we will the giant pandas, red pandas and if we are lucky we could even see the baby pandas in the Panda Nursery. Come here early we will more likely to see pandas in their breakfast time and play time!

   2.5 hAdmission included

3. After spend morning time at Panda Centre, we will drive for 2.5 hours to one of the World Heritage sites – Leshan Giant Budhha Join us to find out the philosophy of Buddhism and stories behind. There are also amazing architectures such as heritage and local life for you to explore with expert guides.

   2 hAdmission included

4. drive you back to downtown or your hotel after visiting

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 61 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5U2Panda is the way to go!

  We had the pleasure of going to the Panda Base/Giant Base with our driver Mr Zhou and our guide Jacky. Jacky did an excellent job of making sure we were in the right place at the right time to capture the best photos at both sights. It is not easy to see both of these major tourist attractions in one day, but U2Panda made it possible for us and let us spend as much time at either attraction as we’d like. If navigating large crowds and getting great pictures/videos in extremely crowded tourist attractions is a priority to you, U2Panda is the way to go! I cannot recommend their services enough.

  Venture30682921316September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5We had a wonderful time!...

  We had a wonderful time! Jacky is an amazing guide and made our experience unforgettable. Would highly recommend this tour to other travelers.

  Alexandra_HSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Stopover in Chengdu - amazing tour!

  My son (17 yo) and I took this day trip with Daisy. She was an amazing guide. Telling us all about the Panda and Buddhist culture. We saw a lot of very active pandas then headed on the 2 hour drive to Leshan. It was such a smooth ride by our driver Mr Chow. The Buddha was amazing to see from the short ferry ride. Then we stopped for lunch on a good street in Leshan. Such a fun experience! Daisy also provided tips for after she dropped us in central Chengdu. A wonderful experience and so easy for us. Highly recommend this tour and Daisy as an exceptional guide!

  Heather HJanuary 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Pleasant and Interesting Tour

  We were very pleased with our guide, Abby. Her English is very good, she has good communication skills, and she goes above and beyond to make your trip enjoyable.

  Carmen FOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic trip

  We had an amazing day doing this trip we were picked up from our hotel at the agreed time and taken into Chengdu to meet our guide. From there we headed off to the Panda Base where we had to queue for around 20 minutes to get in. Once inside we saw some Red Pandas first before going on and seeing 11 Giant Pandas it was an incredible experience. We were then taken to Leshan which took around 2 hours, first we stopped off at a lovely local restaurant for lunch which only cost 120 RMB. Before heading off to see the Giant Buddha which was truly amazing, we were then dropped back in Chengdu (at our request). Our guide and driver were great and we would recommend this tour.

  Luke_PAugust 2025via Viator

• 5Highly recommended

  Both locations were well worth the visit. Sophie was a great guide, good quality van and safe driver. The boat was the best option for seeing the giant Buddha

  Jane EJune 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Chengdu

• Its from-price is 28% below the median of the 212 day trips we list in Chengdu.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 212.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Chengdu

Chengdu is the Sichuan capital where giant pandas, tea houses, Three Kingdoms shrines and blazing hotpot define an easygoing western Chinese city.

Chengdu is best known as the home of the giant panda, and a breeding and research base on the northern edge lets visitors watch pandas feeding and climbing. In town, the Wuhou Shrine honours Zhuge Liang and other heroes of the Three Kingdoms period, while Du Fu's Thatched Cottage preserves the garden where the Tang poet lived. Wenshu Monastery and Qingyang Palace are working Buddhist and Daoist temples.

Top-ranked sights in Chengdu: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), Kuan Zhai Alley (Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi).

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