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Private Panda Tour with Cooking Class One-day Trip

Duration: 10 hours
Destination: China, Si Chuan Sheng, Chengdu
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  • 10 hours
  • Chengdu
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

During this Panda+Cooking Class One-day Trip, you’ll visit Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base and see a great number of pandas ranging from infants to adults with your English-speaking guide. You’ll then visit a nunnery for vegetarian lunch with a special Buddhist ceremony. After that, you’ll visit a local market to learn some Sichuan spices and ingredients. Before cooking process, You’ll have local tea . After that, you will start cooking guided by a professional chef. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes along with some drinks. For it’s really interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

What Can You Expect?

During this Panda+Cooking Class One-day Trip, you’ll visit Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base and see a great number of pandas ranging from infants to adults with your English-speaking guide.

You’ll then visit a nunnery for vegetarian lunch with a special Buddhist ceremony. After that, you’ll visit a local market to learn some Sichuan spices and ingredients.

Before cooking process, You’ll have local tea . After that, you will start cooking guided by a professional chef. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes along with some drinks. For it’s really interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Stop At:

• Chilli Cool China, Chengdu 610000 China

Sample Menu

• 3 dishes cooking class

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Lunch(Vegetarian friendly),dinner
  • 3 dishes cooking class
  • Hotel pickup/Dropoff（In the second ring road of Chengdu）
  • Special Gift
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions

    Additional Info

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Minimum age is 1 years
    • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

    Departure Point

    Departure Point

    Renmin Middle Road Section 3, Ren Min Zhong Lu San Duan, Qing Yang Qu, Cheng Du Shi, Si Chuan Sheng, China
    Traveler pickup is offered
    We can pick you up at your Chengdu hotel (location in second ring)


    Departure Time

    07:30 AM


    Return Details

    Returns to original departure point

    Duration & Voucher Info

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    10 hours

    Cancellation Policy

    User's Reviews

    ailin2885

    06 Nov, 2019

    My friend and I had a fun and relaxing day out with our guide, Ocean! Thank you :) The pandas were adorable and Ocean was always able to find us the best viewing spot. We then had some local Sichuan snacks and noodles while enjoying some tea. It would have been better to have more time to sit and chat but we had a meal to prepare. The market tour was interesting and Ocean introduced us to all the different vegetables, meat and spices that are available. And to top off the day, we made an amazing meal! I would definitely recommend this tour with Chilli Cool China!

    Darryl R

    21 Oct, 2019

    Our guide was "Ocean." She was engaging, very knowledgeable, and speaks excellent English. She knew everything about the Pandas. She took us to the nunnery for a fascinating vegetarian lunch with the nuns. She took us on a tour of a local produce market and explained it all to us. At the cooking school we made dumplings from scratch. A wonderful experience!

    innatevoid

    28 May, 2019

    I had a great time with Lance getting to see the pandas, be sure to find the cute little red ones. We then had lunch at a temple, checked out the local market, and went back to the Chilli Cool to cook an amazing meal. The cooking portion was great and easy to follow the steps.

    Darrell M

    03 Nov, 2018

    My wife and I did the one day panda + cooking class. The panda base is meant to be pretty easy to get to yourself but for not much more money you have a guide to show you around, answer questions, and take you through a great route of the park instead of constantly checking the map :) After the pandas we had a super filling and yummy lunch at the Buddhist nunnery. Unfortunately the head monk was off so we missed their normal ceremony but the meal was great. Tea at a local tea house after. Then the actual cooking class bit starts! Weet up with others that were just doing this part. Walking through the market to smell and taste little bits. We each got a personal mission to do - ordering something or finding something. Great fun. Then more tea, and the actual cooking! Bit of chopping, explaining ingredients, and frying it all up to make three dishes that we shared after. Fun comparing yours to others and the chef's! I think we beat him on one :) Our guide Ocean was really good too. Super cheery and helpful! With us the whole day. Overall really fun outing. Even a little gift at the end. Well recommended.

    1001_Tastes

    14 Jun, 2018

    We booked the Panda and Cooking Class experience with them. In short: We had an amazing day and highly recommend you to book your trips with this company (group size: max. 6 people, we were just the two of us). In long: Our day started with the pick up at the hostel at 7:30 am (you must go early because the pandas get feed in the early morning and afterwards they fall asleep). Winter, our guide (his English is really good) welcomed us and explained the day itinerary. The driver took us then to the Panda Research Base. We spent like 2.5h to 3h there. We saw baby pandas (100g+), younglings (30-50kg) and adult pandas (150kg). Winter provided us with a lot of information about the pandas and guided us through the park. After the Panda Research Base, we drove back to town. Winter showed us there a fantastic bakery because we told him, that we like sweets. Then we went for lunch in a nunnery. This alone was a remarkable experience because usually there is a lot of noise and leftovers in Chinese restaurants. In here, none! The nuns even remind you to eat up. Our next stop was a traditional tea house. There we had some great tea and talk with Winter about the Chinese culture. After that we went to the local food market. He showed us there some local vegetables and stuff. We also tried some spices and made some dumplings there (we ate those after the cooking class). Then we went to the restaurant. The chef showed us there how to prepare tofu, pork belly, and eggplants Sichuan style. Winter translated between the chef and us. After the class we ate together and received a very useful gift. Winter also helped us in a personal matter after everything and organized us a taxi back to the hostel. As mentioned above we had a perfect day. We can highly recommend Winter and his company. We definitely will book another experience package by them if we return to Chengdu. Thanks again for the great day and all the insights in Chinese culture!

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