Arrival · Slow Life Overture
Kuanzhai Alleys and the Sichuan opera face-changing show.
Meals: D4-star hotel, Kuanzhai Alley/Tianfu Square
Chengdu · Guanghan · Dujiangyan
Chengdu: Pandas & Slow Life 4D3N
Foreigners' favorite Chinese city for a reason: pandas at breakfast time, Sanxingdui's bronze aliens by afternoon, face-changing opera and hotpot by night. Chengdu's pace IS the product.
Route snapshot
4 days
Chengdu → Chengdu
Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Group size
2–6 travelers
Activity level
Moderate
Pace
Relaxed pace
Route
Chengdu → Chengdu
Families with kidsAnimal loversFoodies
Highlights
- Panda Base at feeding time (babies at Moonlight Nursery)
- Sanxingdui Museum new hall (bronze tree, gold mask)
- Sichuan Opera face-changing show
- Dujiangyan + Mt. Qingcheng twin UNESCO
- Gaiwan tea & ear-cleaning at People's Park
March-June and September-November; start early in summer heat.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1
- Day 2
Pandas & Sanxingdui
Panda base at 8:00 feeding time, then the bronze wonders of Sanxingdui.
Meals: L/DSame as the previous night - Day 3
Dujiangyan & Mt. Qingcheng
The 2,000-year-old irrigation system and Taoist Qingcheng Mountain.
Meals: L/DSame as the previous night - Day 4
Gaiwan Tea · Departure
Tea and ear-cleaning at People's Park, Jinli Street, departure.
Meals: L—
What’s included
- Hand-picked hotels with daily breakfast
- Private vehicle with driver
- English-speaking local guide
- Admission tickets to listed sights and experiences
- Meals as listed in the itinerary
- 24/7 local emergency support
Not included
- International flights and visa fees
- Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
- Single-room supplement
- Personal expenses and optional activities
- Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)
Questions travelers ask
When is the best time to take this tour?+
March-June and September-November; start early in summer heat.
Will we definitely see pandas?+
Yes — we enter at 8:00 opening and go straight to the nursery; in summer heat pandas move indoors, so the early start matters.