In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel by your English-speaking tour guide for your one-day tour, who will contact you for the exact departure time the day before your tour. Later, you’ll visit the Panda Breeding and Research Center to see the lovely pandas. Of course, no visit to the Base would be worthwhile without seeing the pandas actually residing there! In fact, seeing giant pandas in Sichuan Province is selected as one of the Top 10 Things to Do in China. Currently, the Base is home to over 108 pandas and has excellent resources for breeding and nursing.

Have lunch on your own.

Notes:

• Spend $10 per person being arranged to a local restaurant for traditional Sichuan food.

After lunch, you’ll visit the Leshan Giant Buddha, which is the largest stone-carved sitting Buddhist statue in the world so far. There are 2 ways to visit: walk up and down or take a boat ride around for a visit. The path up and down was narrow and on the edge of the mountain, a bit challenging for visitors. The guide will escort the guests who choose to climb the mountain.

The tour ends near Tianfu Square.

Notes:

• You can choose an optional tour to take a boat trip （extra fee needed） instead of going up and up the many steps, avoiding the long queue and large crowds. Take a boat trip by yourself, but need to wait for the guide and other guests for 1 or 1 1/2 hours as taking a boat is faster than climbing. Back to Chengdu together with the same bus/van.