1 Day Chengdu Panda Base Baoguang Temple and Mahjong Lesson Tour

Tour Outline: Chengdu Panda Base - Baoguang Temple - Renmin Park

1 Day Chengdu Panda Base Baoguang Temple and Mahjong Lesson Tour

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Overview

Chengdu is famous for its leisure living pace and Giant Pandas. During this one day trip, you will view the adorable Giant Pandas in Chengdu Panda Base. Besides, you are able to explore the Baoguang Temple, which is a tranquil Buddhist temple with splendid structures. After visiting these two famous scenic spots mentioned above, you will move on to Renmin Park to experience the easy and relaxing life of Chengdu people - playing Mahjong and drinking tea. Therefore, People's Park is not a tourist attraction, but an epitome for the local life.

Start: Chengdu
Physical Demands: Very leisure tour; zero physical demand
End: Chengdu
Best Time to Visit: All year round
Destination: Chengdu Panda Base - Baoguang Temple - Renmin Park
Tour Type: Private tour

Highlights

[Chengdu Panda Base] Know the daily life of the cute pandas and get close to the lovely creatures;
[Baoguang Temple] Experience the authentic Chinese Buddhism culture;
[Renmin Park] Enjoy the typical leisure lifestyle of Chengdu, Sichuan.

Day by Day Itinerary

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Chengdu Day Tour: Panda Base, Baoguang Temple and Renmin Park

Chengdu Panda Base

Renmin Park

After breakfast in the morning, our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel, and head to visit Chengdu Panda Base (also known as Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center), which is the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. Here, you can explore the daily life of the cute pandas, and see them eating bamboo at their active time (from 9 o’clock to 11 o’clock).

After lunch, the car will take you to the ancient Baoguang Temple to experience the authentic Chinese Buddhism culture. It is one of the “Top Four Buddhist Temples in West China” with rich store of Buddhist scriptures and numerous Buddhist Monks. For the strong atmosphere of Buddhism and tranquil environment, this Temple has been attracting a great quantity of visitors and Buddhists to feel the Buddhist culture and pray.

Then you will move on to Renmin Park to experience the most authentic Chengdu local life. Having a cup of tea in a traditional tea house. When you enjoy the tea, your tour guide will bring a set of Mahjong and start the highlighted Mahjong lesson. Mahjong is the most popular gambling game for local people. After you learn how to play it, you may be able to play it with locals and get fun from it. Also, you are able to take a stroll around the park, and you can see many locals, especially seniors will hold all kinds of activities in the park, like dancing, singing or playing chess, etc.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Chengdu or the airport / train station for your next destination.

Price Inclusions

Transportation

Private transportation to the destinations and sites listed in the itinerary; ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route; car gasoline, road toll and in-transport refreshments (free bottles of water, air pillow and headscarf) are included;

Accomodation

Meals

Meals listed in the itinerary;

Service

Private experienced English-speaking trip leader;
Airport/railway station pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
First aid kit;
A coverage of 300,000RMB Chartis travel insurance;

Price Exclusions

International and domestic flight/train to Chengdu (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Chengdu from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in the 3rdpole region cost 3~10USD per person);
Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
China Entry visa fees;