Short escape · 3 days / 2 nights
Chengdu Panda Weekend
Two mornings with pandas, an afternoon of tea houses, and a hotpot dinner you will compare every later hotpot to.
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Group style
Private departure
Pace
Easy
Best months
Sep–Nov, Mar–May
The shortest route we run that still feels like a real trip. You land, sleep, and are at the base gate before the tour buses. The second morning goes to a quieter site outside the city, so you see two very different pandas in one weekend.
Day by day
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Day 01
Land, settle, eat well
Airport pickup, a slow check-in, and a first Chengdu dinner chosen for your spice tolerance.
- · Private transfer from Tianfu or Shuangliu
- · Neighbourhood walk if you land before 4pm
- · Hotpot or Sichuan banquet, your call
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Day 02
The base, before the crowds
Gate at opening, shuttle to the far end, then work back through the enclosures as the pandas wake up.
- · 07:30 entry with pre-booked tickets
- · Cub kindergarten and nursery windows
- · Afternoon tea house, no schedule
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Day 03
Panda Valley, then out
A quieter morning in the Dujiangyan foothills before your flight or train.
- · Red panda boardwalk
- · Optional irrigation system stop
- · Transfer to airport or station
Included
- — Two nights, central Chengdu, breakfast included
- — Private guide and driver throughout
- — Entry tickets and internal shuttle at both bases
- — Airport or high-speed rail pickup and drop-off
Not included
- — Domestic flights and rail
- — Visa fees
- — Dinners
- — Travel insurance
