Start your private day tour with 8:00 am pickup from your central located Chengdu hotel, where you'll board a private vehicle with your guide and travel to Leshan, about 160km away. The journey takes roughly 2.5 hours. Spend as much time as you like discovering the areas around the famous Leshan Giant Buddha, at 232 feet tall (71 meters), the world's largest carved Buddha statue. The figure is sculpted into a cliff of Lingyun Mountain, overlooking the confluence of three rivers. Hike around the statue with your guide, which takes about 35 minutes from the head to the torso, and another 35 minutes from the waist to the enormous feet. Opt for a cruise on the river (at your own extra expense) for another vantage point. Sit down for lunch at a local restaurant before the trip back to your Chengdu hotel. This private tour ensures personalized attention from your guide and a flexible itinerary.

After hotel pickup in the morning, your tour starts with the drive to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, about 6 miles (9 km) from the city center. When you arrive, enjoy this truly special opportunity to see pandas of varying ages going about their daily routes of sleeping, eating, and playing. Under the supervision of staff.

When your time at the center is up, your guide takes you to Jinli Street, one of China's oldest commercial streets, dating back 1,8000 years to the Qin and Han dynasties. Have lunch at a restaurant here, and then visit a brocade museum to learn about this textile art and its place in Chinese culture. Next, make a stop at Chengdu Renmin Park, which was established 1,800 years ago, before the return to your hotel to end your tour.