Top Chengdu Layover Tours

At over 230 feet tall (70 meters), the 1,300-year-old Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest Buddha in the world and attracts visitors from around the globe. Keep yourself from getting lost in the crowds of this UNESCO-listed attraction by visiting with the comfort and convenience of a private tour, which includes informative commentary, transportation from your hotel, and a side-trip to a local fishing village. This tour also includes all entrance fees, high-speed train tickets, and lunch.

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.

Leshan Giant Buddha’s location outside of Chengdu can make it tricky to get to by public transport. Avoid the hassle of working out local transport schedules, and get there in a quick and efficient way—on an organized day tour. Conveniently, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the transfers are private too.

We provides convenient private transfer service between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport(CTU) to your hotel in the downtown of Chengdu.   We offer many choices of vehicles and all our drivers are professional and know every corners of this area quite well. All the clean, tidy air-con vehicles we use are licensed with insurance. The vehicles will be just for you, your family or your group. 

See China’s beloved Giant Pandas up close and the Leshan Giant Buddha on one convenient combo tour. After a time-saving pickup at your hotel, travel by private vehicle with your English-speaking guide to Chengdu’s top panda research facility. Stroll down bamboo paths and watch as the animals nurse, play, and tumble. Then, head to Lingyun Mountain and see the massive Leshan Buddha carved into a cliff-side where three rivers merge.

Spend a morning with some of China’s most famous residents at the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center or the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center from Chengdu. Led by a professional panda keeper, meander through the facilities and observe the pandas while you learn about their breeding and life stages. Also, you'll have the opportunity to visit the Red Panda area to learn more about this quiet yet territorial mammal.

During this 4-5 hours unique Chinese bun (Bao Zi) making workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Sichuan style courtyard. You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guide to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the Bao Zi, a kind of famous traditional steamed bun with filling, made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a unique and ecologically sensitive research center focused on conservation. Observe giant pandas (and other rare and endangered native animals) in “Panda Valley,” which features brooks, wild bamboo forests, woods, man-made dens, rocks, plant pits, caves and other features that emulate the pandas’ natural environment.

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.

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.

Set out in the evening with an expert guide and your own tuk-tuk driver to find the best dinner dishes in Chengdu on this tour. Explore pedestrian alleyways, hidden parks, and small temples where you visit favorite local eateries. Experience Chengdu's cuisine and culture by eating at the same places that local people do.

8:00-8:30 Pick up and go to Chengdu Panda Base You will be met by your guide and driver in your hotel, holding the logo of SunriseChina Expeditions and your name sign. 08:30-11:00 Chengdu Panda Base Tour Walk around different enclosures to see the pandas 11:00-15:00 A Taster of Tibet:Tibetan Quarter Visit Wander down Wuhouci Heng Jie, directly opposite Wuhou Temple, and take in the sights: monks wrapped in maroon robes counting beads behind their backs, vendors selling yak butter on the street, and shop after shop of Tibetan Buddhist religious icons, prayer flags and wheels, tapestries, incense, wildly patterned leather boots, and beads of every hue, size and price. 15:00-17:00 Qingyanggong Taoist Temple Tour Visiting the largest Taoist location in Chengdu. 17:00-18:00 Jingli Old Street Tour

In the morning our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel. You will drive about 40 minutes to Chengdu Panda Base. We spend whole morning walking around this area to see different pandas playing in the enclosures or on the trees. In the afternoon our city walk tour puts a number of local tourist attractions and gardens on your list, it will show you the contrast between modern and ancient traditions as well as experiencing the laid-back life like the locals, and have a taste of what the city presents.  We start the walk from Huanhuaxi Park, past Dufu’s Thatched Cottage and to an antique market. Then enter an elegant tea house where you will be served a pot of Kungfu tea .  Our next stop is Qingyang Gong (Bronze Goat Taoist temple to learn about the philosophy of Taoism. Later after visiting Kuanzhai Alleys and People’s Park to experience the locals' laid-back lifestyle. After visiting, drive back to your hotel, the end of trip.

Your guide will meet you at your Airport Exit or your hotel lobby and it will be about 1-hour drive from Chengdu Shuangliu international airport to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, a beautiful park, where you can see some Giant pandas, red pandas and even baby pandas in the Panda Nursery. After the panda base visit, you will be lucky to have a local spicy hotpot for lunch if you choose the hotpot lunch option. Hotpot is the most likable food in Chengdu. Dipping different types of meat, vegetables, and specialties into the hot broth, you'll be definitely satisfied with it. Your leader will order the half spicy and half not spicy pot for you to maximize your taste for different flavors. Beers, water or other beverages are offered throughout the tour. After the whole trip, you will be dropped off at your starting point.

Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Chendgu Panda Base, City central sightseeing and Round Chengdu airport transfers with this private layover day tour from Chengdu airport(CTU) You will be picked up from and dropped off from Chengdu airport.

Chengdu is a relaxing city , to see pandas and the city in one day you get to know the real Chengdu life

If you’re limited on time in China then look no further than this private 2-day tour of Chengdu and Xian, ideal for travelers wanting to maximize their sightseeing experience. See a balanced mix of nature and culture as you tick off Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wuhou Memorial Temple, and Jinli Ancient Street in Chengdu, and visit Xian City Wall (Chengqiang) and the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in Xian. Entrance fees and hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Please note, accommodation is not included.

Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Leshan Giant buddha and Round Chengdu airport transfers with this private layover day tour from Chengdu airport(CTU) You will be picked up from and dropped off from Chengdu airport.

During your layover in Chengdu International Airport, rather than kill the time in it, you can also get out to kill the boredom by visiting the panda breeding center to see the cutest national treasures of China on a tour designed specifically for visitors with limited time who can enjoy easy transportation directly to the Breeding Center. Your guide will meet you at your Airport Exit and it will be about 1-hour drive from Chengdu Shuangliu international airport to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, a beautiful park, where you can see some Giant pandas, red pandas and even baby pandas in the Panda Nursery. Airport pickup and drop-off service is included to make sure you can got back to airport in time for your flight.