Private Tour

Private Day Tour to Dujiangyan Panda Base & Dam from Chengdu

Overview

Available languages

English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

Chengdu is a well-known city in southern China for the giant pandas. Dujiangyan Panda Base is another panda base and less popular one situated about 60km from Chengdu. Dujiangyan Irrigation System is a UNESCO cultural heritage that still works nowadays to irrigate the huge area in Sichuan Province. This private day tour will let you start from your centrally located Chengdu hotel to Dujiangyan city by a nice charted car, where you will view the cute giant pandas feeding in the morning. Then you will explore the fantastic Dujiangyan Irrigation System with your local guide to learn its history and working theory. Moreover, Chinese lunch is included. Pickup time is 8:00am from your centrally located Chengdu hotel.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Dujiangyan Panda Base

At 8:00am, you will be picked up from your centrally located Chengdu hotel lobby, then take about one hour car ride to Dujiangyan Panda Base, which is less popular base without crowded visitors. It is better to view the active pandas in the morning while feeding time.

4 hours • Admission Included

Dujiangyan Irrigation System

After lunch, you will head to the famous Dam, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a massive project originally constructed around 256 BC by the Qin state. Located on the Min River tributary of the Yangtze, the system was designed to conserve water and control flooding, and still irrigates 2,046 square miles (5,300 sq km) of land today. Your guide will explain how the immense undertaking altered the Sichuan basin into a region of abundance while eliminating floods from nearby areas.

4 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Local guide

Bottled water

Entrance fees

Lunch

Hotel pickup and drop-off (centrally located hotels)

Transport by private vehicle

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Reviews

5.00

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great Panda tour and nice temple at the water irrigation place.
Roberto O,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a very nice private several hours tour. Bella, our guide did an excellent job. She was very professional and friendly. We went first to the Dujiangyan Panda base which was very nice and not at all crowded. Bella knew quite well were to go, at what time and the best locations to watch the Pandas. After that, she took us to the Water irrigation system. I was a little skeptical to go and see a dam of it turn to be a super interesting experience about a wonderful piece of Engineering but also with the visit of a temple and group of buildings that was awesome. Some of the best pictures from the China trip. At all times, Bella did a great job and was always willing to help. Furthermore, we made the comment about needing to buy a new bag/luggage and in our way back to the hotel we stopped in a market to buy it! That is customer service! The driver was also very polite and professional and the car was very nice and comfortable. Great day watching Pandas and other interesting places, great pictures and very nice and friendly company with Bella! Highly recommended tour!
Had a great and enjoyable...
Tan W,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Had a great and enjoyable day visiting both the Chengdu Panda Base as well as Dujiangyan Water works, our guide Daisy gave us very good introduction of the history and the construction of the water works. We also had a nice lunch of “Cai Huo Ji”.