Panda And Cultural Chengdu 1 day tour

Wrapped up a business trip with a flight out of CTU and took the opportunity to check out the Chengdu tourist high points. The company provided a knowledgeable and professional guide who had a fairly sophisticated command of English (not common in China) and a car. The world's laziest animals were properly photogenic, but the most interesting part of the tour was Jinsha because I have a keen interest in Chinese origins and culture. The Mandarin section of Chengdu (sometimes known as the "wide and narrow alleys") is a fun place for tourists, but not the same level of interest for me as Jinsha. I recommend this company - they will figure out a tour that is best suited for your interests and deliver the goods.

We had a wonderful two days touring in Chengdu with U2Panda tours. We went to the Dujiangyan Panda base followed by the Qingcheng on our first day and did the Research Pabda Base and city tour on the second. Cecile our guide, made everything fun, interesting and hassle-free and went above and beyond to make our tour everything we wanted. We got to see some unique and authentic sites of this beautiful area whether it was gazing at the clever, playful pandas; climbing the many steps of the spectacular Qingcheng mountain; or drinking tea and watching mahjong competitions at the Peoples’ park. We have a 13 and 10 year old, and both were engaged the whole time. Highly recommend!

This was during my solo visit to Chengdu, but it wouldn't have been complete without exploring the places with the help of a guide. "Sheldon - The Tour Guide" has a great passion for his job and has deep knowledge about the places and history. He has excellent command on the English language as well. We started the day early, visited Panda base at the time when Pandas are most active. It was their breakfast time. It was amazing to see the Pandas of all the age groups. Sheldon took me to a nice authentic restaurant serving the one and the most famous Hotpot. He helped me to choose the stuff as per my dietary preferences. We enjoyed the hotpot with our pace for almost an hour. Visited old opera backstage which is an initiative by elderly people to nurture the tradition. Their passion and efforts were seen at the place. Then we visited People's Park and got insights into the history, culture and importance of the place. I am really inspired to see the energy put by elderly people and how it helps them to stay young at heart. The park has an old Tea house where we sipped Jasmine tea while listening from Sheldon about the history and the importance of Tea House for the locals. Sheldon taught me the crash course of "Playing Mahjong Blocks". I would surely like to understand it in details and master the skills. Got some tips from Sheldon to spend the evening and remaining days by own to explore the Chengdu and the vicinity. Thanks to "Sheldon - The Tour Guide" for making the tour memorable.