成都
Chengdu private tours with a local
Pandas at breakfast, tea houses all afternoon, hotpot at night.
3 private tours1 local guidefrom $119 per groupSouthwest China
Chengdu is the slow city of China: tea houses in People's Park, mahjong under the trees, and a food culture built on Sichuan pepper. The giant pandas are twenty minutes from the centre and most active before 10 a.m.; the Leshan Giant Buddha is a day trip south. Your guide handles the early panda start, the tea-house etiquette and the hotpot order, and knows which Sichuan opera stage is worth an evening.
Tours
All Chengdu tours
Each one is private, led by Mei, and can be reshaped around you.
Top sights
What to see in Chengdu
Stay · Eat · Play
Our guide's Chengdu notes
Where we would put you, what we would order, and what the days are for. We do not sell rooms or take restaurant commission.
Where to stay
- Jinjiang / Chunxi RoadCentral, metro to the pandas, walk to the tea houses.
- Kuanzhai Alleys / QingyangBoutique courtyard hotels near People's Park.
- Near the panda base (Chenghua)For an early panda start; taxi to the centre.
What to eat
- Hotpot with a split pot and the sauce bar explained
- Mapo tofu and kung pao chicken the real way
- Tea-house snacks in People's Park
What to do
- Pandas
- Tea houses and opera
- Leshan Buddha
Your guide
Who leads the Chengdu tours
Chengdu questions
How many days do I need in Chengdu?
Two days are enough for Chengdu's highlights: Giant pandas at opening and Chengdu like a local and Sichuan hotpot the Chengdu way,.
Is a private guide worth it in Chengdu?
Chengdu rewards local knowledge: timing, tickets, which entrance, which table. Our guide lives here, books the tickets in your name and runs the day in the right order, so you spend the hours on the place rather than the logistics.
What does a Chengdu tour cost?
Our Chengdu tours run from $119 to $329 per private group (not per person), for 3.5 to 10 hours. Entrance tickets and meals are listed separately on each tour.
How do I get around Chengdu?
Day trips use a private car with driver; city tours use the metro, taxis or our guide's bike routes where that is faster. Every stop has its Chinese name and address so you can also move around on your own.
Make Chengdu yours
Combine tours, add a day trip, slow the pace or start earlier. Mei reads every request personally.