Location: Pi County
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What to do and see in Pi County, Sichuan: The Best Cultural Tours
Pidu District formerly known as Pi County or Pixian is an urbanizing district organized as part of Chengdu, the capital of the province of Sichuan in China. It presently covers an area of 437.5 square kilometers (168.9 sq mi), with a total population of 756,047 during the 2010 census. It was formerly known as the source of the best tobacco in Sichuan and is now well known for its doubanjiang, a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.
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1. Half-Day Small Group Sichuan Cuisine Museum Tour with Cooking Class
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Sichuan Cuisine Museum lies in an ancient town of Pixian county in Chengdu, covering about 27,000 square meters. As a National AAA level Scenic Spot, it is the only dynamic museum in the world displaying the Sichuan Culinary Culture. It displays the important parts of Sichuan local culture like Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan wine, Sichuan opera, Sichuan tea, Sichuan architecture, Sichuan gardens. They all makes the museum unique and distinctive from others. There are about 6000 collections on Sichuan culinary culture. This museum is built in western Sichuan architecture style, including Classic Collection hall, Kitchen God Ancestral Hall, Raw Material and Processing Tools Display Areas and Interactive Demonstration hall. This tour also includes a professional guide, food tasting, the afternoon tea and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks to let you enjoy.
Inclusions: Afternoon tea, Food tasting, Glass of Champagne, Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, Professional guide/chef
Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Transportation to/from attractions
Reviewed By 190cristinc
I believed I would actually learn to cook some real Chinese dishes, but no, everything is prepared, all you've to do is fry, the certificate at the end felt silly, as I hadn't actually learned to cook anything. It's not the museum's fault, but it's so far out, I couldn't get taxi back to Chengdu despite having been assured at museum taxis were not issue. The resulting public transport back to Chengdu was almost 3hrs. The tour of museum was rushed, I was brought to 9 or 10 items and not given the freedom to actually explore museum. The whole experience was just about 2.5hrs, I had expected maybe 4hrs being a half day tour. Lots of time to explore museum and cook. Just for being so far out, the experience and everything, I just didn't think was with the journey or price. It's the only experience in China I regret having spent so much time on. China is amazing and there it's so much to see and do.
2. Sichuan Cuisine Cooking experience half-day guided tour from Chengdu
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Sichuan Cuisine is boasting the largest style of Cuisine in China. Chuançais Museum is a museum which aims at inheriting and developing Sichuan Cuisine. In today’s tour, China Explorition will take you to explore the most traditional flavor of Sichuan Cuisine. In Chuancai Museum, you could see lots of cooking tools and various agricultural tools from thousand years ago, meanwhile, you will try to cook some Sichuan style dishes with the teaching of a professional chef.
Inclusions: An English guide will be provided during the tour., Private Transfer during tour. Our driver will pick you up at your hotel., One meal will be provided in Chuancai Museum, Service Charge & Government Taxes., Insurance, Entrance ticket of Sichuan Cuisine Musem
Exclusions: Tips to the guide and driver
Reviewed By mmu4444
Sophia was a delight. She was an excellent guide in trying to make the day not only Informative but also fun. She and the driver, Mr. Wu, took very good care of me through a very long (because of traffic) day. I would highly recommend this tour to get the very best of Chengdu if you only have a day to spend in the city.
3. Private Full Day Sichuan Gourmet Food Tour from Chengdu
Discover the culinary wonders of China’s Sichuan province on this comprehensive food tour from Chengdu. Your gastronomic adventures start with a visit to the ancient town of Luodai, where tasty local treats await. Then, a trip to the Museum of Sichuan Cuisine and a Pixian bean paste factory will satisfy your equally hungry mind. With both lunch and dinner provided, this tour is a fabulous way to spend a day in Sichuan and will surely please the foodie in you.
Inclusions: Local Hakka snacks for lunch, Hot pot dinner, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Local English-speaking guide, Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle , Admission of all the places list in the itinerary
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Riccinni
Worley was a great guide who took us to at least four major tourist attractions in Chengdu in four hours from pickup to our hotel at the W and back. She is very knowledgeable including history of religions, architecture, and is a big panda fan. The tour was not the typical bike ride we are used to where we stayed on bikes the majority of the time. We took the metro and walked around the places we visited on this tour and probably traveled on bike for about 10 km. It was a wonderful introduction of the city that allowed us to see Wenshu Monastery, Kuanzhai Alley, People’s Park, and Qingyang Palace. We were pressed on time otherwise Worley would’ve spent more time in the locations. Thank you, Worley, for the great tour!
4. Private Half-Day Cooking Experience at Sichuan Cuisine Museum
In addition to amazing points of interest in Chengdu, sampling famous Sichuan Cuisine is a must when you travel here. Over the centuries, Sichuan Cuisine has developed its distinctive flavors enticing people throughout China as well as in foreign countries lately. Take this half-day tour to enjoy amazing cooking Experiences at Sichuan Cuisine Museum.
Inclusions: Private transportation, English-speaking guide, Cooking materials, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Entrance ticket fee
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By antonioramil
I do recommend Bella as a tour guide. She combines professionality, very good knowledge and sympathy to make a very pleasant visit. She was extremely helpful as well. Antonio
5. Chengdu Panda Tour and Sichuan Cuisine Experience
Have a full day unique experience of the most important parts in Chengdu, see cuddly Giant Pandas in Chengdu Research Base, gain amazing Cooking Experience at Sichuan Cuisine Museum, and enjoy private travel service with English-speaking guide on this all inclusive tour.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private transportation, Professional licensed driver, English-speaking guide, Bottled water, Sichuan snack, Cooking class, Entrance ticket fees
Exclusions: Gratuities
6. Private Chengdu Classic Tour: Panda Base and Sichuan Cuisine Research
This full day private tour will lead you to touch two classic sights of Chengdu: Giant Panda and Sichuan cuising museum including cooking class. You will learn Sichuan cuisine history, cooking process, learn to cook from chef, you will also practice, and moreover you will go to local seasoning market to explore this world famous cuisine secrets. All entrance tickets, Sichuan dishes cooking pratice, lunch, private English-speaking guide and driver, whole day transfer service are all included in this 8-hour tour.
Inclusions: Private guide and driver, Private Transfer, Bottled water, Lunch, Hotel pickup and drop-off, All entrance tickets, Cooking class and food tasting
Exclusions: Gratuities, Dinner
Reviewed By GobalTravelwFamily
This is my second time using Catherine Lou’s Tours. The first time was a multi-day customized trip for five people to Beijing. This time it was a three day private customized trip to Chengdu for my 8 year old son and I. Catherine Lou’s Tour helped me create a great trip to Chengdu and surrounding area that was engaging for my son. More importantly the guide we were provided, Kiki Chen, was phenomenal! She is probably in my top two of tour guides I have used in over 20 guides throughout Asia, mainly China. Kiki was extremely knowledgeable, provided wonderful insight into her life in China, and more importantly communicated in a way that kept things interesting for myself AND my son. Kiki was great with my son and that made the experience all the more enjoyable. She played some games with my son in the car and when we were walked around outside. She pointed things out for him, asked him great questions, and asked about what kind of food he wanted at lunch (sweet and sour pork for him!). Kiki picked great restaurants and also asked me what kind of things I liked. Kiki spoke excellent English and I recommend her to anyone! Ask specifically for her, when you book with Catherine Lou’s Tour. We started our three days with a trip to Chengdu Panda Base. I am glad we asked for an early start, we left the hotel around 7:30am and got to the Panda Base before it got crowded. We got to see the pandas eating breakfast and the young ones were rolling and playing with each out. By 10-11am, the pandas were definitely starting to slow down and go back to sleep. After lunch, we did a shadow puppet experience which my son LOVED. I was a little surprised he enjoyed it so much. After a two 10 minute shows (which Kiki gave us a summary before the show so we could follow along), we both got to play with the shadow puppets and them make a shadow puppet. The hands on experience was wonderful and we were the only customers in the shop, so the one-on-one contact was nice. The next day, we drove about 2 hours to Lushan to see the giant Buddha. The weather was rainy and cold so we did not hike to the top, but instead took a boat to see the Buddha. If the weather was nicer, we would have done the several hour hike to the top. However, my son did like the short boat ride to the Buddha. On our third day we went to see the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, explored the Chengdu Museum, and walked around the city. The Irrigation system was really quite amazing, especially knowing it is still in use. If you are an engineer, or interested in water, this is a must see. Learning about the system with a guide is also important, otherwise you won’t know what you are looking at. I found it fascinating. We spent 1.5 hour in the Chengdu Museum, which is plenty for my son. The museum is well done and the exhibits kept his attention, especially the large shadow puppet exhibit. Our driver, Mr Wu, was excellent and I always felt safe in the car. I give Catherine Lou’s Tour, Kiki Chen, and Mr. Wu 5 out of 5 stars. Our experience in Chengdu was wonderful!
7. Private Chengdu Day Trip to See Pandas and Sichuan Cuisine Museum
Have close contact with giant pandas and expand your food knowlege and taste Sichuan food by visiting the Musuem of Sichuan Cuisine on this full-day private Chengdu tour. Learn more about panda's life and the spicy food culture from your informative tour guide. Door-to-door hotel pickup and a comfortable car are included so you can just enjoy your trip.
Inclusions: Pick up and drop off to anywhere within the 3rd ring road of Chengdu, Private English speaking tour guide, Air conditioned car with chauffeur, Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies, Umbrellas are provided for free use, Lunch at the Sichuan Cuisine Museum
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By PenVenan
Living in Shanghai, I spent a 6-day break in Sichuan which ended up to be a fantastic experience. This is greatly thanks to my graceful, knowledgeable and care taking guide Lisa (additionally she also has a very good command of English). I shall also give a special mention to our driver who every day drove us safely in a very modern and clean "Hong Qi" (my first time, yep!) At no point in time would I feel any COVID-related risk, the company actually provided each day two masks and hand sanitizer(s). One personal regret was that I could not go to JiuZhaiGou, the site not being opened to foreigners (I was duly informed when I made the trip reservation); Nonetheless, I did see so many beautiful and interesting spots that it is only but a further motivation to come back. The epitome was obviously the Panda base, but just to state a few amongst others, I liked in particular LeShan big Buddha, Emei shan, QingCheng shan (the birth place of Taoism) and Dujiangyan, the irrigation system which has been in use for some 1500 years! I also enjoyed the food which eventually was not as spicy as I could have feared. Hum, this was again thanks to Lisa's good care who made sure that the dishes would be adapted to my european palate! In short, this trip has been a real match, it will remain vivid in my memory. Great thanks to all who took part to its flawless organization and made it so peasant.
8. Private Chengdu Panda Base and Sichuan Cuisine Museum Day Tour
The World Tourism Organization Executive Director Zoltan Somogy said that the fame of panda and the flavor of Sichuan cuisine are two treasures of Sichuan. This tour contains these two treasures of Sichuan, so that your the journey has not been made in vain.Discover some little secrets of the cute panda through the explanation of the guide.Taste unlimited Sichuan authentic local snacks in Sichuan Cuisine Museum and learn the over 3000-year-old history of Sichuan cuisine.Join us,let's experience the charm of panda and Sichuan cuisine together.
Inclusions: Entry/Admission— Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Base, Entry/Admission— Sichuan Cuisine Museum, Professional English speaking guide, Hotel pick-up and pick-off, Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, Unlimited authentic local snacks in Sichuan Cuisine Museum, Learn to cook three Sichuan dishes(if option selected)
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Riccinni
Worley was a great guide who took us to at least four major tourist attractions in Chengdu in four hours from pickup to our hotel at the W and back. She is very knowledgeable including history of religions, architecture, and is a big panda fan. The tour was not the typical bike ride we are used to where we stayed on bikes the majority of the time. We took the metro and walked around the places we visited on this tour and probably traveled on bike for about 10 km. It was a wonderful introduction of the city that allowed us to see Wenshu Monastery, Kuanzhai Alley, People’s Park, and Qingyang Palace. We were pressed on time otherwise Worley would’ve spent more time in the locations. Thank you, Worley, for the great tour!
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