Overview

Chengdu, a laid-back city in southwestern China, is the hometown of giant pandas and is famous for its slow-paced lifestyle. Take our 1 Day Chengdu Panda Tour with Leisure Time in Renmin Park & Ancient Streets to discover the secrets of the giant panda’s leisurely life and the leisurely lives of Chengduer.

On this Classic Chengdu Tour, you will learn more about the cute pandas of all ages in Chengdu Panda Base, join relaxing activities in Chengdu Renmin Park like a local, have a cup of jasmine tea in a 100-year-old tea house, stroll through Kuanzhai Alley (300 years old) to unveil old Chengdu memories and snacks, and walk on Jinli Street (1,800 years old) to explore its traditional buildings, delicious food, intangible heritages, Sichuan folk culture, and charming nightlife.

Famed as the city where each Chengdu resident owns a giant panda, Chengdu is also ranked as one of the 10 happiest cities in China. Join our Chengdu Leisure Tour to uncover more about pandas and have leisure time in its beautiful parks, old alleys, and ancient streets.

You Can Experience “Must-see & Must-do” with This Tour

Highlight 1: Welcome to Chengdu, the hometown of pandas, where you can visit the cute pandas at the Chengdu Base and discover the secrets of panda's leisurely lives.
Highlight 2: Hiking inside Renmin Park like a local and enjoy Chengdu's leisurely life. Have a cup of tea in its old tea house and experience Sichuan tea house culture.
Highlight 3: Stroll through Kuanzhai Alley to unvail old Chengdu through its three alleys first built 300 years ago. Enjoy Chengdu's slow life with mouthwatering snacks.
Highlight 4: Walking on Jinli Street (1,800 years old) for its traditional buildings, tasty food, intangible heritages, Sichuan folk culture, and charming nightlife.

Day 01 :

Classic Chengdu Tour | Chengdu Panda Base, Renmin Park, Kuangzhai Alley, Jinli Street

In the morning, you will meet your guide early at the appointed time in your hotel lobby. Since pandas prefer cool weather and are more active in the morning, we advise you to arrive early at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Chengdu Panda Base), located only about 17 kilometers away from the city center. This is the closest panda base around Chengdu for you fulfill your panda dream.

Chengdu Panda Base is the base with the largest population of captive giant pandas in the world, accommodating over 100 pandas of different ages. You can watch pandas playing, eating, climbing, sleeping, and in autumn, even see the pink newborn giant panda cubs in the Sunshine Nursery House and the Moonlight Nursery House. Discover the charming panda stars at this base, such as Hua Hua, the most adored and celebrated panda who has captured the hearts of the nation, and Zhi Ma, the real-life inspiration behind the panda mascot of the World University Games. Besides giant pandas, the cute red pandas (rarer than giant pandas) at the Red Panda Playgrounds are also the highlight of the Chengdu Panda Base. Nowadays, the panda base has also become an urban birding spot for local birders and kids to search for Red-billed Leiothrix, Black-throated Tit, Chinese Blackbird, Spotted Dove, White-browed Laughingthrush, and more. If you’re interested, you can follow your guide to discover more about pandas’ secrets through the Chengdu Giant Panda Museum, which is free to enter but requires advance reservation, and closed on Mondays.

After lunch, it’s time to take a leisurely stroll inside Chengdu Renmin Park (Chengdu People’s Park) like a local and enjoy the city’s slow lifestyle. You can watch locals square dancing, practicing Taiji, singing Chinese folk songs, playing traditional Chinese musical instruments, as well as playing Chinese chess and boating on the lake. Don’t miss the blind date corner (a marriage market) where parents of unmarried adults flock to the park to find a partner for their daughter or son. Then, order a cup of fragrant jasmine green tea (a favorite of Chengdu locals) while sitting in a time-honored tea house, such as Heming Tea House. Chat with your friends, try Chengdu Ear Cleaning by professional ear cleaner, and see locals having fun playing mahjong.

Then, move on to explore Kuanzhai Alley (Wide and Narrow Alley), which is located 800m away from Chengdu Renmin Park. As a must-visit tourist destination in Chengdu, Kuanzhai Alley represents the old Chengdu and embodies the leisurely lifestyle cherished by the Chengdu people. Formerly known as Hutong, it was built in 1718 by Nian Gengyao (1679-1726), a General of the Qing Dynasty (the elder brother of Consort Hua in “Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan“). Kuanzhai Alley served as the military camp and residential area for the Eight Banners (a copy of Beijing Hutong). As you walk along the three parallel old-style streets and courtyards – Kuan Alley (Wide Alley), Zhai Alley (Narrow Alley), and Jin Alley (Well Alley) – you can imagine how, 300 years ago, officials resided in Kuan Alley, soldiers lived in Zhai Alley, and commoners and townsfolk inhabited Jin Alley. Today, Kuanzhai Alley not only reflects the history of Chengdu as an ancient yet vibrant city but also symbolizes the treasured memories of Chengdu locals. There are all kinds of Chengdu snacks, folk arts and crafts nightclubs, and coffee shops which make it one of the most active places in Chengdu.

When the sun sets, the nightlife on Jinli Street becomes even more charming. Known as the “Chengdu Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Scroll” and ranked at the top of the world’s most beautiful streets by CNN Travel in 2021, Jinli Street was first built during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) and was then known as “Shu Jinli“. “Shu” refers to the Shu Kingdom (221-263) in Chinese, “Jin” means brocade, and ”Li” means street and alley. Indeed, Jinli was an ancient street that mainly produced and sold brocades 1,800 years ago. As time passed, Jinli gradually developed into a commercial center in the old city area of Chengdu. While modeled after the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms“, it also became one of the representatives of Chengdu’s culture and history. Walking on Jinli Street, you can appreciate the brilliant Chinese Traditional buildings of Qing Dynasty style (1616-1911), buy all kinds of souvenirs (Shu embroidery, lacquer products, folk handicrafts, calligraphy, and paintings), try delicious local snacks (Dan Dan Noodles, Egg Pancake, Bon Bon Chicken, Sweet Potato Noodles with Pork Intestines, Iced Jelly, Sour and Spicy Tofu Pudding), and discover intangible heritages like Sugar Painting, Shadow Puppy Play, Sichuan Opera Show…

Then, it is time to end your 1-day Chengdu tour. Your guide will escort you to your hotel or the airport/train station for your flight or high speed train to your next destination.

Thank you for choosing Majestic China Trips for your Chengdu tour, and we are always here working for you and hope to see you again for your next trip around China/Asia.

Dining: Lunch

Accommodation:

Enjoy Leisure Walk on Kuanzhai Alley

Jinli Street is lined with many traditional-style buildings

Giant Panda Baby

Drinking tea at Chengdu's Renmin Park

Important Trip Notes for Booking a Private China Tour

How do I book a private China tour?It is very simple to book a private China tour. Select the tour you are interested, and click “Make an Enquiry for Free”. Tell us your demands and likes while submitting the form. During this process, you don’t need to pay immediately. After sending us your requirements, one of our professional travel experts will get back to you within 0.5 to 24 hours. When all the information have confirmed, then you make the deposit. Please feel free to contact the travel expert directly if you have any questions prior to booking.

Extend Your China TourThe above itinerary is the sample one that most travelers would go like that. The tour can be customized based on your likes, interests and budget. At the same time, if you want to extend this tour, just tell us your favored destinations and things to do. Our professional travel experts will redesign the trip totally for you and your group at the best price. Tell us your ideas now >>

TransportationIn a private tour, it means you will transfer to the tourist attractions in one city by private vehicle. The private car we selected is spacious, comfortable and air-conditioned. And the driver we use are very experienced. As for traveling between two destinations, we use domestic flights (economy seat) or high speed trains (second class seat, usually less than 6 hours). The local guides and drivers will pick you up at the airport/train stations, and escort you to the hotel.

Meals

“B” stands for breakfast. You will have it at your hotel in the morning.

“L” stands for lunch. The restaurants we will arrange for you are all designated tourist restaurants approved by local tourist administration bureau. All are in good sanitary conditions. Your guide will assist you with ordering the dishes.

“D” means dinner. All dinners are excluded in the itinerary. You have the chance to taste some authentic Chinese food and local snacks.

If you have special dietary requirements (vegetarian, halal, kosher, Indian, or gluten-free), please let us know before your booking. We will try our best to take care of you.