Top 10 Self-Guided Tours & Rentals in Chengdu, Sichuan

May 21, 2021 Phylicia Berquist

Perched in a high mountain valley, Huanglong or Yellow Dragon National Park offers invigorating adventure options. The ambitious can trek to Lhasa, whitewater raft or embark on multi-day river journeys. Alternatively, a five-mile trot brings you to five terraced, temple pools glowing with stunning hues.
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1. iPanda,iChengdu!

The Temple House, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China iPanda Tours
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In addition to see lovely pandas,you will have a leisurely and relaxing experience by learing how to play Sichuan Majong game with our locals.This is to lgive you the answer about how to enjoy a local panda life and why Chengdu is Chengdu! From here,you will feel an authentic Chengdu,the hometown of Pandas!

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Exclusions: Lunch

2. One Day Trip to Chengdu Panda Base and Leshan Buddha Tour

Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan Panda China Go
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The Panda is the Highlights in Chengdu tour, chengdu panda base is about 30 mins car ride from Chengdu downtown.Chengdu giant panda center of breeding and research attracts almost 100,000 overseas visitors each year. Covering tens of hectares with bamboo groves and a native-like habitat, have more than 50 pandas,only here,you can see the baby panda in summer. The famous 71 meters Leshan Giant Buddha is carved out of a cliff face. It shows a seated Buddha with his hands on his knees. It is the tallest statue of the Buddha and the shoulders are 28 meters wide. The smallest toenail can easily seat a person and the 7 meters wide ear can accommodate two people. The head of the Leshan Giant Buddha is 14.7 meters tall and 10 meters wide and is covered with 1,021 buns of curly hair. People say:“The mountain is a Buddha and the Buddha is a mountain”

Inclusions: Friendly and professional driver, Including parking fee,fuel cost,toll,, hotel pick up and drop off,round trip between chengdu panda base and leshan giant buddha, Bottled water, Private transportation

Exclusions: Gratuities, panda base and Leshan buddha tickets, tour guide service, lunch

Reviewed By 123pordiego

If you are looking to have an incredible trip ask for Wu Cheng. He is very professional and give his 100% to help you in anything you need. He was all the time nice and very flexible with the time and the places you want to visit. I strongly recommend this tour and to him. About the Buddah, please consider weather conditions and the fact that you have to go downstairs and upstairs. It worth it, but will require some physic condition to get it.

3. Leshan Giant Buddha Day Tour

Chengdu, Sichuan, China Panda China Go
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Our driver has many years of experience in receiving foreign tourists, and has prepared a written description of the Leshan Giant Buddha in the car to ensure that you can complete the entire tour smoothly, and there is no guide to save you a part of the cost.

Inclusions: Fuel surcharge, Bottled water, Driver, Private transportation

Exclusions: Gratuities, Tourist guide, Tickets

Reviewed By 123pordiego

If you are looking to have an incredible trip ask for Wu Cheng. He is very professional and give his 100% to help you in anything you need. He was all the time nice and very flexible with the time and the places you want to visit. I strongly recommend this tour and to him. About the Buddah, please consider weather conditions and the fact that you have to go downstairs and upstairs. It worth it, but will require some physic condition to get it.

4. Leshan Giant Buddha and Huanglongxi Ancient Town Day Trip

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The personal drivers we provide are professional drivers who serve foreign tourists all year round. They will do a good job of safety and service! This is a private travel event only for you and your family and friends. In order to save your costs we do not include tickets, and some older guests do not need tickets, but please bring your passport. The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty), depicting Maitreya.It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. Huanglongxi Ancient Town features its ancient culture of water culture, Buddhism culture, tea culture, ecologic farming culture integrated with colorful folklore culture, screen culture and cooking culture.

Inclusions: Attractions text explanation(English), Bottled water, Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Tickets, The tour guide, Lunch

Reviewed By efelenia

Our tour did not include an English speaking guide but the Chinese driver was more than efficient. He was very helpful and kind and gave us valuable information about Chengdu. Also safe driving which is not always the case in China.The car was very comfortable. The driver picks you up at the hotel and drives you back there. The Giant Buddha is amazing and you can either visit by boat or a short hike in the mountain. Definitely worth seen. This tour is highly recommended!

5. Private Chengdu Half Day Bike Tour

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Get a good workout on this half-day bike tour while learning about the daily customs of Chengdu locals. Visit People’s Park, where the locals come to relax and pursue their daily leisure activities. See the Qingyang Palace and the Wenshu Temple to learn about the importance of religion. Absorb Chengdu’s special atmosphere and see the sights of the city through a different lens.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bicycle rental and fees, Local English-speaking guide, Admission of all the places list in the itinerary

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By Marco100192

Worley picked us up in the early morning hours to show us around. The whole trip has been great and Worley is a great tour guide. Perfect English and knowledge about pandas and the surroundings. Recommend this to friends!

6. One Day Chengdu Panda Base & Luodai Ancient Town Tour

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The Panda is the Highlights in Chengdu tour,Chengdu giant panda center of breeding and research attracts almost 100,000 overseas visitors each year. Covering tens of hectares with bamboo groves and a native-like habitat, have more than 50 pandas,only here,you can see the baby panda in summer.  Luodai Ancient Town is 20 kilometers away from Chengdu City, is the largest Hakka community in southwest China. Hakka is one ethnic groups in China. Luodai was established in years of the Three Kingdoms(221BC)and is a provincial level ancient town with profound culture It was named for the matter that Liu Shan (Last emperor of Shu Han), lost his jade belt in the octagonal well In this town, most of the existent architectures are in the style of the late Qing dynasty.

Inclusions: Private transportation with comfortable 5 seats Passat business car or similar level, Including parking fee,fuel cost,toll,, experienced and friendly driver, Chartered car from hotel to panda base,luodai old town and back trip, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities, Personal expense, Panda base Tickets, Lunch, Tour guide service

Reviewed By 123pordiego

If you are looking to have an incredible trip ask for Wu Cheng. He is very professional and give his 100% to help you in anything you need. He was all the time nice and very flexible with the time and the places you want to visit. I strongly recommend this tour and to him. About the Buddah, please consider weather conditions and the fact that you have to go downstairs and upstairs. It worth it, but will require some physic condition to get it.

7. Fun Panda ,Fun Chengdu !

The Temple House, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China Luna

In addition to the famous Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Base,we will let you experience the well known leisurely and comfortable Chengdu life by sittting and playing Mahjong together with our locals.Mahjong is not just a game,it is a local life philosophy.We will help you to feel it,and catch it.We will also offer some unique and cool nightlife experience to our guests,because we believe,you can not really love Chengdu unless you have touched it!

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8. Chengdu Private Day Tour: Du jiang yan Panda Base and Qingcheng Mountain

Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan Panda China Go

The Panda is the Highlights in Chengdu tour,Dujiangyan Panda Paradise is the only research institute in China that focused on panda disease prevention and control and field rescue.  which are fully open to the public, with a total of 40 sets of panda shelters. After watching the lovely panda, we will take a bus to Qingcheng Mountain Area, which is a world cultural heritage, a holy place of Taoism in the world. One of the birthplaces of Taoism in China. The Tour time is about 4 hours. After the tour, professional drivers will send you back to the hotel in Chengdu. Finish the day trip.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bottled water, Transport by private vehicle, Introduction to Scenic Spots(Text)

Exclusions: Gratuities, Personal expense, Tickets, Lunch, Tour guide service

Reviewed By 123pordiego

If you are looking to have an incredible trip ask for Wu Cheng. He is very professional and give his 100% to help you in anything you need. He was all the time nice and very flexible with the time and the places you want to visit. I strongly recommend this tour and to him. About the Buddah, please consider weather conditions and the fact that you have to go downstairs and upstairs. It worth it, but will require some physic condition to get it.

9. Chengdu Panda Base and Wuhou Temple,Jinli Ancient Town Day Tour

Tianfu Square, Luomashi, Qingyang District, Chengdu, China Panda China Go

At 8 o'clock in the morning, your personal driver picks you up at the hotel with your name. The pandas at this time are the most active.About 2 to 3 hours of visit time, you return to the place where you got off, we drove to Wuhou Temple. The driver parked the car in the parking lot and led you to buy tickets or go directly to Jinli Ancient Town. Jinli Ancient Town does not require tickets.After the visit, we returned to the place where we got off, and the driver safely sent you back to the hotel.

Inclusions: experienced and friendly driver, Chartered car from hotel to panda base,Wuhou Temple, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities, Personal expense, Panda base Tickets, Lunch

Reviewed By 123pordiego

If you are looking to have an incredible trip ask for Wu Cheng. He is very professional and give his 100% to help you in anything you need. He was all the time nice and very flexible with the time and the places you want to visit. I strongly recommend this tour and to him. About the Buddah, please consider weather conditions and the fact that you have to go downstairs and upstairs. It worth it, but will require some physic condition to get it.

10. Private 1 day trip: Dujiangyan Irrigation and Mount Qingcheng

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1. I am a licensed guide with 5 years experience, 0 bad feedback. 2. My major is history in university. 3. I could teach you Chinese characters in the car. 4. This journey will be flexible according to your needs.

Inclusions: Lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, will prepare you raincoat, a bottle of water

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Reviewed By Maps41432100937

The panda experience is a memory nobody will ever take away from you. Nothing like a zoo. You are picked from your hotel in Chengdu and drive for a minimum an hour+ to the venue. Notice that an additional charge for the driver/car applies which in my case was about $40. First you get to prepare the food: you hit bamboo taller than you are on the ground so that it splits. My back still remembers it ;-) Then you clean the enclosure from the remnants of uneaten bamboo and poop (equipment provided, you get to wear overalls). Then the guide takes you around the place and tells you about the pandas there, their habits etc. After that there is lunch, quite good I must say, buffet style both meat and vegetarian variety. Finally, there was an icing on the cake: our group was divided into 3, the keeper called the panda to its house, it sat down and each one could individually hand-feed it with a bamboo shoot. Wow! Then my guide - Anna, very helpful, knowledgeable person with really good English, took me to the irrigation system. Interesting how so many years ago people could come up with such an insightful idea to divide a river to protect themselves from flooding. There are some handing rope bridges there, if you are scared of heights, you may feel a bit like Donkey in Shrek as the bridge is moving A LOT when people are passing. Since Anna was like a gini, fulfilling any requests and there was still time, for an additional fee of $40 we went to the second panda place to see panda babies (you can't volunteer there). I saw two 2 month old cubs and one 3 month old bear and this was AMAZING. Definitely worth it! Another thing worth doing that Anna organized was the Sychuan Opera - mindblowing experience. I quite liked the Leshan Budda and the tea plantation, too.

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