Top 14 Half-Day Tours in Chengdu

1.Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 465 reviews · from $90Our pick

Walk Liangjiaxiang spice market with a guide, then cook classic Sichuan dishes with Chef Jerry. Includes meals, drinks, and recipes.

“This activity was truly the highlight of our entire trip. We spent a wonderful afternoon starting with a visit to the local market with the lovely Litchichi, who guided us through the stalls and introduced us to fruits we had never tasted before. Read more”

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2.Private Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Volunteer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · from $87

Private English-guide panda tour from Chengdu with hotel pickup and red panda viewing, plus optional volunteer. Small crowds, big cuddly value.

“Cindy was my guide and she was great! There are a TON of people even in off season so be prepared to get pushed around. Cindy was great at getting me good spots to see the pandas. She was knowledgeable about them as well. It moRead more”

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3.Half-Day Chengdu Back Alley Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $80

A small-group Chengdu back-alley hotpot cooking experience in a local home, with market snacks, chef-led prep, and unlimited drinks.

“This tour came with a great guide that picks you up from the hotel and takes you to different areas around the city. It is a great way to taste Szechuan food!”

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4.Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $80

Chengdu half-day bao zi class with a local spice market visit. Learn Sichuan flavors, steam dumplings, then eat what you make.

“Wat een geweldige ervaring! Daarbij had ik het goed getroffen met Jerry! Wat een leuke gids was dat! Eerst gingen we de markt bezoeken. Geduldig legde hij alles uit wat ik wilde weten: (voor mij) onbekende groentes vertaalde hij, liet hij ruiRead more”

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5.Half-Day Sichuan Cooking Class Experience in Chengdu

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 17 reviews · from $83

Half-day Sichuan cooking class in Chengdu with hotel pickup. Small group up to five, cook Kung Pao and dumplings, then take recipe cards home.

“I've done lots of cooking courses, but none quite like this. The driver picked us up promptly, but didn't speak much if any English. So no real idea where we were headed. We went to a simple but clean guesthouse with cafe. The cooking was all done in the cafe's little kitchen. The dished we cooked were all simple home cooking - nothing complicated. The teacher had a little English, but she had a helper who translated. If you're looking for a lot of explanation of ingredients or how the flavours fit together, this probably isn't for you. But if you're looking for an idea of what a home cook…”

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6.Half-day Private Mahjong course in Local Tea House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $60

Private half-day Chengdu class mixing a local spice market, tea tasting, and an English-led Mahjong lesson in a tea house setting.

“I recommend this tour to anyone. Lance showed me around the local market, provided very tasty tea and taught me all I needed to know about Mahjong. I was solo so there was only the two of us and normally you need 4 people to play MahjRead more”

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7.Private Half-Day Tour in Sichuan Culture Show with Hot Pot Dinner in Chengdu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $100

Chengdu hot pot plus Sichuan Opera at Shufeng Ya Yun, with hotel pickup and an English guide. Private half-day, about 4 hours.

“Hot pot was new to me and we had dinner at a community authentic Chinese place , very nice and the food was really good. The Culture show was just great , it was a fun evening and Jenny was a comfortable tour guide!”

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8.Half-day Dandan Noodles Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $100

Half-day Dan Dan noodles cooking class in Chengdu with a local spice market treasure hunt, chef-led kitchen session, jasmine tea, beer, pickup, and recipes.

“The instruction was great. Very good hands-on experience. Everything was very well explained. The learning environment was very professional.”

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9.Half-day Private Panda Tour with Vegetarian Lunch in Nunnery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $80

Private Chengdu panda tour with hotel pickup, quick panda viewing, and a Buddhist nunnery vegetarian lunch plus tea and Wenshu Monastery.

“The driver and Guide were on time, really good tour! The Guide, Lance, was helpful because the breeding center is very big and he knew where to start to be able to see the pandas and not be so crowded. The nunnery is a very beautiful place.”

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10.Private Half-Day Tour to Chengdu Panda Base

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $150

Private half-day panda tour from Chengdu with hotel pickup, an English guide, golf buggy entry, and an optional Dujiangyan red panda volunteer add-on.

“We had a beautiful half day tour with Jason. He was very patient with our 3 children and always managed to bring us as far as we could from the crowds (anyways limited in December!). We really enjoyed spending the time with him and also had a great lunch stop while he brought us to the airport. Highly recommend this tour operator, Jason and this trip.”

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11.Half-Day Chengdu Panda Research Base Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $160

Half-day private tour to Chengdu’s Panda Research Base with hotel pickup, a guide, and included admission to see up to 80 giant pandas.

“We planned a half day trip between Shanghai and Chongching, with a cooking class in the afternoon. Our guide was superb about meeting us at the train station and then about coordinating with the driver who was collecting us back to Read more”

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12.Half-Day Walking Tour with a Vegetarian Lunch at a Nunnery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $50Best value

Half-day Chengdu walk through a spice market, a Buddhist ceremony at a nunnery, vegetarian lunch, tea break, and Wenshu Monastery.

“This is a great tour for those that don’t want the typical tour. Winter picked me up from my hotel and took me straight to a local wet market where he happily answered all my questions and provided lots of information about what was there aRead more”

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13.Half-Day Tour at Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Base

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $95

Half-day private panda tour in Chengdu with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and included entry to the Panda Breeding Research Base.

“I don't have much of a story to tell, because your driver was a no show. At 320 PM, I am on the phone with your tour operator and the driver still had not arrived. Needless to say I cancelled the trip. I do expect a complete refund for the trip. Read more”

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14.Private All-Inclusive Half-Day Tour to Chengdu Panda Base

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $137

Private half-day Chengdu panda tour with an English-speaking driver-guide, golf buggy access, and big morning panda viewing plus red pandas.

“We had a beautiful half day tour with Jason. He was very patient with our 3 children and always managed to bring us as far as we could from the crowds (anyways limited in December!). We really enjoyed spending the time with him and also had a great lunch stop while he brought us to the airport. Highly recommend this tour operator, Jason and this trip.”

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