Chengdu Trip Overview
This trip uses your day the best with a private transfer, to see Pandas in the early morning when they are most active while avoiding the main crowd. Then travel to the World Heritage Site, Giant Buddha in Leshan. There are options to see the Giant Buddha by walking, or by boat which is suggested during the busy public holidays when you may need to wait up to 2 hours in the line before getting close to the Buddha.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Chengdu, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Chengdu, Sichuan, China
This trip uses your day the best with a private transfer, to see Pandas in the early morning when they are most active while avoiding the main crowd. Then travel to the World Heritage Site, Giant Buddha in Leshan. There are options to see the Giant Buddha by walking, or by boat which is suggested during the busy public holidays when you may need to wait up to 2 hours in the line before getting close to the Buddha.
Itinerary
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
In the Panda Base, you will see lovely Giant Pandas and much smaller but more energetic Red Pandas. If lucky, you will also see newly born or very young Pandas. It’s a reserve centre where Pandas are really taken good care of, and trying to help them with the issue of extremely low newborn rate.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), No.2435 Lingyun Street, Shizhong District, Leshan 614000 China
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya in sitting posture. The Buddha is located at the confluence of three rivers. The statue makes itself the most renowned scenic spot in that city. Begun in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue took people more than 90 years to carve. During these years, thousands of workers had expended their efforts and wisdom on the project.
Duration: 2 hours
