3-Day Chengdu Classic Tour: Pandas, Tea, Sanxingdui & Qingcheng Mountain

A soft-landing Sichuan journey for first-time visitors

Discover Chengdu in a relaxed, local, and culture-rich way. This 3-day private experience connects the city’s most loved highlights: traditional gaiwan tea, old Chengdu streets, giant pandas, Sanxingdui’s ancient civilization, Sichuan cooking, Qingcheng Mountain, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, and a beautiful old-town evening.

Designed for overseas travelers arriving in Sichuan for the first time, this itinerary gives you a smooth introduction to Chengdu’s lifestyle, history, food, nature, and local rhythm — without rushing from one attraction to another.

Quick Facts

Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights

Location: Chengdu, Sichuan

Tour Type: Private multi-day experience

Cancellation: 24 hours

Highlights

• Start your Chengdu journey with a warm airport pickup and easy city introduction
• Sip traditional gaiwan tea in People’s Park and experience Chengdu’s slow lifestyle
• Walk through Kuanzhai Alley and Chunxi Road to feel both old and modern Chengdu
• Watch Sichuan Opera face-changing, one of the city’s most memorable cultural experiences
• Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in the morning
• Explore Sanxingdui Museum and discover one of ancient China’s most mysterious civilizations
• Visit a local food market and join a hands-on Sichuan cooking experience
• Walk through Qingcheng Mountain and experience Taoist mountain culture
• Visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a UNESCO-listed engineering wonder
• End with tea, dinner, and an atmospheric night walk near Nanqiao and the old town

Experience Overview

This 3-day Chengdu tour is designed as a complete first-time Sichuan experience. Instead of only checking off famous attractions, you will experience Chengdu through five layers: local lifestyle, food culture, ancient history, panda culture, and nature. On Day 1, your journey begins gently. After airport pickup, slow down with gaiwan tea in People’s Park, walk through Kuanzhai Alley, feel the modern energy of Chunxi Road, and end the evening with Sichuan Opera. On Day 2, start with Chengdu’s most famous residents — giant pandas. Then continue to Sanxingdui Museum for a deeper cultural journey into ancient Sichuan civilization. In the evening, visit a local market and join a Sichuan cooking experience. On Day 3, leave the city for Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan. Walk through peaceful mountain paths, learn about Taoist culture, explore the ancient irrigation system, then relax by Nanqiao with tea, dinner, and an old-town night walk before airport drop-off or the end of your trip. This is a balanced Sichuan route: cute, slow, ancient, flavorful, scenic, and deeply local.

What’s Included

• Private local host / companion
• Airport pickup arrangement
• Airport or city drop-off arrangement
• 3-day customized Chengdu and nearby-area route
• Local cultural explanations throughout the trip
• Help with ticketing, timing, translation, and transport coordination
• Tea house guidance at People’s Park
• Sichuan Opera arrangement support
• Sanxingdui Museum visit support
• Local market and Sichuan cooking experience coordination
• Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan route guidance
• Restaurant and local food recommendations

What’s Not Included

• International or domestic flights
• Hotel accommodation
• Attraction entrance tickets
• Sichuan Opera ticket
• Cooking class fee
• Food and drinks
• Private car, taxi, metro, or train costs unless included in your selected package
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Professional photography service

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.