Giant Panda and Leshan Giant Buddha Day Tour: Discover China's Wildlife and Spirituality

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Chengdu

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Embark on a small group tour to discover the fascinating world of giant pandas and the awe-inspiring Leshan Giant Buddha in China. Learn about the pandas’ unique lifestyle and uncover the rich history behind the magnificent Buddha sculpture.

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

U2panda - We will pick you up from your hotel (free of charge within the 3rd ring road) at 7:30 am.
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi) - Our guide will meet you in your hotel lobby, and we will take a short drive to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Make sure to fully charge your devices, as this place is a…

What's Included

Giant Buddha Boat Ticket
English Speaking Guide
Chengdu Panda Centre Entrance
In-vehicle air conditioning

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Lunch

Additional Information

This tour brings you to the adorable pandas and more! Pandas are more then good-looking and cute, they are special! Join us to find out a full story of how do they live, why are they here and even funny things about these precious neighbour and treasure of human being!
The 71 metres tall Budhha carved out from the rock mountain located at the joining of…

Location

U2panda

7 Hangkong Road

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Luisn333

Sep 28, 2024

2 attractions in one tour - A tour that you should definitely take if you visit Chengdu city. With this tour you will visit the 2 main attractions of the city. It's a tour that delivers as promised, visit both attractions. Perhaps I would have liked to spend more time at the panda conservation center, but I knew I had a couple of hours of travel to the big Buddha, and it’s a tour you know from the beginning you’ll need time to enjoy. My Guide Abigail, was punctual to my appointment, gave me a bottle of water and a coffee, always worried about being okay, explained everything correctly, guided me through both attractions, and explained everything in detail. Abigail and the car driver, very dedicated to meet the customer's needs. I could definitely recommend this tour and more if it is Abigail.

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Navigate01556236624

Sep 6, 2024

Beautiful experience - Beautiful excursion, the Abby Guide with a private van took us first to the panda center in half an hour where we saw red pandas and pandas. Immediately after we left for leshan and reached the entrance for the ferry which takes about an hour to reach the buddha where it stops for about ten minutes to admire it. After the visit about two hours to return to the city center. Abby fantastic and speaks great English, we asked him many tips about the city and China, very helpful and nice. Highly recommend the tour

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Soeren_k

Apr 16, 2024

Amazing private day trip with great guide and even our own private driver! - Abby was a great tour guide and went above and beyond to ensure the trip was as much as possible customised to our needs. The was engaging and spoke English very well so we could ask here a lot of questions not only about the sights of the day but also about China and traveling the country in general. We not only had her but also a separate driver just for ourselves which we hadn't even realised when booking so definitely worth the money! We did the panda park first which essentially is a large zoo with only pandas rather than a range of animals. It's quite large and would be confusing by oneself so following Abby who knows the place in and out was definitely a bonus. It filled up with people very quickly so keep that in mind when deciding what time to leave in the morning if you want to get the chance to take some (many?) cute panda pics. We then went on to the Giant Buddha which was about 90 minutes drive away. This meant we saw a bit of more rural China on the way but also got quite tiring on the way back. While the pandas were definitely cute and are obviously a must see when in Chengdu, we liked the Buddha almost more. Just amazing how they built this into the mountain so many years ago and it felt like a bit off the beaten track, especially as a Western tourist. All in all, an amazing day trip and if you can afford it, we'd definitely recommend this private tour!

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Jonathan_g

Apr 8, 2024

Perfect panda VIP private tour - Xiexie Daisy for a dream private trip to see the pandas! Daisy knew exactly what time to visit so that we could see pandas playing and posing for the cameras! I’m a teacher and her English was simply perfect, she knew so much about the pandas and could answer all my questions. Afterwards we went to see the biggest stone buddha in the world. Daisy knew the best shortcuts and made everything fit into a tight schedule without feeling rushed. Thank you again Daisy for a 5 star experience!

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Janete_g

Apr 4, 2024

Amazing Panda and Buddha Experience! - Our guide Shelley was excellent! She picked us up early to reach the panda park early enough and navigate us through the crowd to see many pandas! We were brought to a fun place for lunch with amazing cuisine and then head to the giant buddha area to get a ferry! An amazing site that can’t be missed. We were dropped off at the hotel with enough time to enjoy dinner in Chengdu.

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Thomas_k

Apr 2, 2024

Wonderful day - Abby was an absolute delight. She really knew her way around the sanctuary and helped me get some great photos. We had some great conversations about our cultures and shared many laughs. She was also very knowledgeable about the history of the Giant buddah. We had a great lunch and made great time. Very fun and informative tour. I hope I get to take another tour with Abby some day and I wish that for anyone else visiting Chengdu.

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V9686kbjavierg

Mar 29, 2024

The places we visited, our guide Huang Le (Joy) and the driver Zhou were all fantastic. - Joy was very attentive. She contacted the hotel reception beforehand to make everything easy. Her explanations in perfect English were all very interesting, she told us about the history, traditions, religious beliefs and even science behind some local phenomena. The chauffeur Zhou was also very nice, he taught us some Chinese and his driving was very smooth, making us comfortable on the way from one place to another. I would totally recommend this tour ☺️

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280cyriellep

Jan 13, 2024

Panda and giant buddha - We recommend the services of Sheldon. Very nice and attentive guy. He brought us to a typical restaurant with delicious food.

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E1129xamariob

Dec 14, 2023

Tour with Sheldon - A perfect tour if you are short on time. Sheldon is an excellent guide, he makes the experience pleasant, interesting and agile, he knows exactly where he is going and what you have to see in each place. After the tour he suggested we eat in a typical place with him. Very good experience.

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Mickeyceroc

Aug 2, 2024

Use a more professional firm. Answered emails well but on the day didn’t have tickets and didn’t sort out the problems - Chaotic and didn’t get the tour we paid for. Didn’t tell us they didn’t have the tickets until after 2.5 hour drive! No refund offered

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From $96

up to 12 guests

1 Adult