2 Days Chengdu Panda Tour with Sichuan Cuisine Museum Cooking Class

Name: 2 Days Chengdu Panda Tour with Sichuan Cuisine Museum Cooking Class
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The Giant Panda in Chengdu Panda Base
Visit peaceful Wenshu Temple in Chengdu
Making Pixian Chili Bean Paste in Cuisine Museum
Getting Certificate After Cooking Class in Sichuan Cuisine Museum

Tour Outline: 2 Days & 1 Night
Chengdu (1N)

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Trip Overview

This 2-day Chengdu tour combines two things the city is famous for: adorable giant pandas and incredible Sichuan food.

Spend your first day meeting pandas at the Chengdu Panda Base and experiencing the city's relaxed local life at Wenshu Temple, People's Park, and Jinli Old Street. On Day 2, roll up your sleeves for a hands-on Sichuan cooking class, where you'll learn to prepare classic local dishes and enjoy what you make.

A fun choice for travelers who want to experience Chengdu through its pandas, local life, and food.

[Meet Chengdu's Giant Pandas] See giant pandas eating, playing, climbing, and relaxing at the Chengdu Panda Base.
[Experience Chengdu Local Life] Sip tea in People's Park and see how locals enjoy their slow-paced daily life.
[Cook Your Own Sichuan Dishes] Join a hands-on cooking class and learn to make classic Sichuan favorites.
[Taste More of Chengdu] Explore local food culture and enjoy the dishes and snacks you make along the way.

Best Time to Visit

All year round
Physical Demands

Very leisure tour; zero physical demand

Day by Day Itinerary

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Day 1: Giant Pandas & Chengdu Local Life

Jinli Ancient Street

Chengdu Giant Panda

Today's highlights: Chengdu Panda Base, Wenshu Temple, People's Park, Jinli Old Street

Start your Chengdu trip with the city's biggest stars: giant pandas.

Your guide and driver will take you to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in the morning, when the pandas are generally more active.

Walk through the leafy park and watch pandas of different ages eating bamboo, climbing trees, playing, or simply relaxing. Depending on the season, you may also have the chance to see young panda cubs.

After the panda base, return to downtown Chengdu and visit Wenshu Temple. Take a quiet walk through its Buddhist halls and courtyards, then explore nearby Wenshufang if time allows.

Next, slow down at People's Park. Find a seat at a traditional teahouse, order a cup of tea, and watch everyday Chengdu life around you. Locals come here to chat, play mahjong, dance, practice water calligraphy, or simply spend time with friends.

Finish your sightseeing at Jinli Old Street, where you can wander through traditional-style lanes, browse small shops, and look for Chengdu snacks you'd like to try.

After the tour, your guide and driver will take you back to your hotel.

Want to enjoy more of Chengdu tonight? You can head out for a Sichuan hotpot dinner or watch a Sichuan Opera performance with the famous face-changing show.

Day 2: Sichuan Cooking Experience & Departure (B, L)

Pixian chili bean paste in the courtyard

The Famous Pixian Chili Bean Paste Ferments in the Courtyard

Sichuan Cuisine Cooking Class in the Cuisine

Today's highlight: Sichuan Cuisine Cooking Class

Today, it's time to discover Chengdu through its food.

In the morning, travel to the Sichuan Cuisine Museum, where you'll learn more about the ingredients and flavors behind Sichuan cooking.

This isn't just a museum visit. You'll get to see how Pixian doubanjiang, one of the essential ingredients in Sichuan cuisine, is traditionally made. You'll also have opportunities to taste local snacks and try some hands-on food activities.

The best part comes when you put on an apron and join a Sichuan cooking class.

With guidance from a local chef, learn how to prepare several classic Sichuan dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and Mapo Tofu. You'll learn some of the basic techniques behind Sichuan cooking, then sit down and enjoy the dishes you've made.

It's a relaxed and tasty way to finish your Chengdu trip, and you may even leave with a few new cooking skills to take home.

After the experience, your guide and driver will take you back to downtown Chengdu or transfer you to the airport or railway station for your onward journey.

Price Details & Guide

Price Inclusions

Private tourist vehicle with driver, arranged according to your group size;
Comfortable hotel accommodation in Chengdu, with 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, or luxury 5-star options, 1 night;
Breakfast at the hotel;
Entrance fees for all attractions listed in the itinerary;
Sichuan cuisine cooking class;
English and Mandarin bilingual tour guide service;
Meals as specified in the itinerary;
Travel accident insurance;
English contact service;
Hotel pick-up and drop-off during the tour.

Price Exclusions

Tips to the tour guide and driver. Suggested USD 5 per day for both;
Meals not specified in the itinerary;
Optional activities and experiences, such as Sichuan Opera;
Flights and train tickets to and from Chengdu;
Personal expenses and other services not mentioned in the itinerary.

Itinerary Alteration

Once we receive your tour deposit, which is followed by signing the contract, your reservation is secured with legitimacy. Our staff will reserve the accommodation, vehicle, site tickets, meals and more, and pay the deposit for our suppliers. So if you want to alter to another itinerary, you need to cover the deposit we've paid, while no service charge is needed if you make some changes on the itinerary you booked.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cancel the tour because of your personal issues, you will be liable to pay cancellation charges that are bounded by 3rdpoletour.com cancellation policy as follows:

1.) If you cancel the tour more than 30 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 10% of the total land cost per person;
2.) If you cancel the tour 15-30 days prior to your trip start date, 20% of your total land tour cost will be forfeited as a cancellation fee.
3.) If you cancel the tour 7-15 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 30% of land cost.
4.) If you cancel the tour 7 days prior to your tour start date, you will forfeit 50% of land cost.
5.) If you fail to show up or cancel at your scheduled arrival time without prior notice or later than that, you will forfeit 100% of the land cost.

If the tour has to be cancelled because of the natural disaster or the government restrictions that is beyond both parties control, we will charge only USD50 per person, this is just the service fee and larbor fee during the preparation. This is a rare occurrence!