Chengdu Highlights Small-Group Tour of Panda Base and Leshan Giant Buddha
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Stop At: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi), No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081 China
For this small-group tour, your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at around 8 am based on hotel location.
You will then be driven to visit the Chengdu Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding which has been created to imitate the panda's natural habitat so that they might have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people all over the world.
Then the guide and driver will transfer you to Leshan to visit the Giant Buddha. From there, you can see the Buddha by taking a boat. The Buddha is a sitting stone statue of Maitreya which is carved into a cliff at the confluence of the Min River, the Qingyi River and the Dadu River. Measuring about 233-feet high, this Buddha with a serious expression is the largest stone Buddha in the world and its carving work took about 90 years.
At the end of the tour, the guide and driver will transfer you back to the city center and drop you off at Tianfu Square. Service ends here.
Duration: 8 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi), No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081 China
For this small-group tour, your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at around 8 am based on hotel location.
You will then be driven to visit the Chengdu Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding which has been created to imitate the panda's natural habitat so that they might have the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people all over the world.
Then the guide and driver will transfer you to Leshan to visit the Giant Buddha. From there, you can see the Buddha by taking a boat. The Buddha is a sitting stone statue of Maitreya which is carved into a cliff at the confluence of the Min River, the Qingyi River and the Dadu River. Measuring about 233-feet high, this Buddha with a serious expression is the largest stone Buddha in the world and its carving work took about 90 years.
At the end of the tour, the guide and driver will transfer you back to the city center and drop you off at Tianfu Square. Service ends here.
Duration: 8 hours
Included
- Downtown hotel pickup service
- Friendly English-speaking guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance ticket fees
- Entry/Admission - Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
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