FamilyChengdu: Pandas, Teahouses & Sichuan Flavours
Five easy days with giant pandas, a Sichuan cooking class, teahouse afternoons and the Leshan Giant Buddha.
Southwest China
Sichuan & Chengdu
Chengdu runs on tea, mahjong and a very serious relationship with food. Plus the world's most famous pandas.
The feeling
Pandas, teahouses, pepper.
Chengdu is the China that locals choose for a good life. Teahouses fill at mid-morning, mahjong tables appear in parks, and the food is bold, fragrant and meant to be shared. It is also the easiest place to see giant pandas, with a conservation base on the edge of the city.
We slow the pace here: a morning with the pandas, a market walk with a food guide, a Sichuan cooking class and an afternoon in a teahouse. For families, it is often the highlight of the trip.
- Region
- Southwest China
- Best time
- March–June · September–November
- Ideal length
- 4–10 days
- Access
- Flight or high-speed rail
- Style
- Private, tailor-made
All journeys here are private and can be combined with other regions.
Don't missThe essentials,
The essentials,
and the quieter corners.
These are the experiences we build into most journeys here — but the best days are often the ones we leave open.
Giant Panda Breeding Base
The signature experience — worth planning your route around.
Sichuan cooking class
Best with a specialist guide and time to slow down.
People's Park teahouse
We weave this in where it fits your interests and the season.
Leshan Giant Buddha
We weave this in where it fits your interests and the season.
Journeys hereWays to travel
Ways to travel
Sichuan.
Start with one of these, or use them as a starting point for something entirely your own.
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