Essence of Chengdu City Private Day Tour
- Visit Chengdu Taikoo Li, Chengdu Museum, Jinli Old Street, People's Park, Wide and Narrow Alley all in one day
- Friendly English-speaking guide will brief you about the city's ancient and modern attractions
- Do as the locals do and get around the city through public transportation
- Enjoy highly-recommended local cuisine and participate in uniquely Chengdu activities
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What to expect
Explore the best of Chengdu in one day with a friendly English-speaking local who will take you around the city’s scenic spots. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and bring you to Taikoo Li where you can experience the perfect blending of ancient and modern as you stroll across contemporary retail establishments combined with recreated lane patterns and preserved buildings. Next stop is the Chengdu Museum where you can learn more about the splendid history of China’s fourth largest city. Right in time for lunch, your guide will bring you to Jinli Old Street where you can munch on local delicacies and do a bit of souvenir shopping from the many folk handicraft shops. Jinli is known as “First Street of Shu Kingdom” and the buildings here are modeled on the architectural style of a traditional town in western Sichuan Province from the Qing Dynasty. After lunch, you’ll get to participate in uniquely Chengdu activities at People’s Park where expert dancers, singers, tea makers and ear pickers/cleaners converge. Final stop is The Wide and Narrow Alleys, which are the epitome of the old life of Chengdu. The area is composed of three parallel ancient streets and complex of courtyard houses that are protected heritage sites. After a full day of sightseeing, try out some recommended local dishes for dinner before heading back to your hotel.
Reviews
This is a good activity to kickstart a trip - a taster of sorts of what the city has to offer - but there was a lot more walking than anticipated which can be tiring on Day 1. The museum was a great respite from the middday heat and we enjoyed the early stroll around Jinli street before the crowds descended.
This was a good tour because the guide (Taylor) tried her very best to make the trip enjoyable and convenient. Travel was by metro which was very economical and convenient. However because of the public holiday, places like the Narrow Alley and Jinli Street were very crowded. The queue at the Chengdu Museum was quite long but manageable.
It is highly recommended for free-lancers to participate in this itinerary. It is suggested that this day-trip should be arranged on the first day. In addition to introducing the local culture and history, tour guides will also take us to visit the main attractions in the city and learn more about Chengdu.
Worth going and we enjoyed all attractions. Tour guide was also good and able to speak English and Mandarin.
Tour guide is very hard, very positive introduction to history and culture, it is recommended journey! !
Our tour guide Shirley, was realy nice and helpful, very considerate for our baby. However, with regards to the tour nothing much to see in the city, except for the People’s park and Wide and narrow ally. Considering that tour takes you in public transport anyway, you are better off doing the tour on your own. Taxi (less than 20 yuan from one attraction to the other), train fares (2-3 yuan per ride) are so cheap, and there are no entrance fees to any of the places that tour takes you, so its not worth the HKD 500+ per person they charge you.
Good to know
Insider Tips:
- Most food and snacks in Chengdu are very spicy so eat with caution
- Try the ear cleaning and massage services at People's Park