Chengdu & Giant Pandas Tour – 5 Days / 4 Nights
Photo credits: Giant panda: Chen Wu, CC BY 2.0 · Leshan Giant Buddha: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
Chengdu & Giant Pandas Tour – 5 Days / 4 Nights is a 5-day, 4-night tour covering Chengdu, Leshan and Mount Emei, arranged from Kathmandu by Kora Holidays, priced from NPR 130,500 per person. Kora Holidays also helps Nepali passport holders with the China visa. Giant pandas at feeding time, the huge Leshan Buddha, Sichuan hotpot and a day on Mount Emei. China visa included.
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Trip Highlights
- 01Giant panda breeding base at morning feeding time
- 02Teahouse culture in People's Park
- 03The 71-metre Leshan Giant Buddha, seen from a boat
- 04Mount Emei, or Dujiangyan and Qingcheng Mountain
- 05Sichuan hotpot dinner
Trip Overview
Chengdu is the home of the giant panda. You visit the panda breeding base early in the morning, when the pandas are awake and eating, and see the babies in the nursery.
You also see the 71-metre Leshan Giant Buddha carved into a river cliff, spend a day on the sacred Mount Emei, and try Sichuan hotpot. Your China visa is included.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
- Pickup at Chengdu airport and transfer to your hotel
- Evening on Jinli Ancient Street
- Arrive at the panda base when it opens to see the pandas eating
- Visit the nursery, then relax in a People's Park teahouse
- Drive to Leshan
- See the Giant Buddha from a boat, then walk down the stairs beside it
- Hotpot dinner back in Chengdu; Sichuan opera is optional
- Choose Mount Emei's monasteries and cable car, or the ancient Dujiangyan irrigation works and Qingcheng Mountain
- Free morning at Kuanzhai Alley, then transfer to the airport
What’s Included
China Visa Process
Nepali passport holders need a China visa for this trip. Kora Holidays handles the application: you send the documents, we do the rest. Fees and full requirements →
- 1Send us your documentsDay 1On WhatsApp or by email, or bring them to our office at Kumari Club, Shorakhutte.
- 2We check and applyEvery file is reviewed before the application is submitted.
- 3Visa approved7–10 daysWe send updates until the visa is issued, then a copy to print and carry with your passport.
- Photo: 1 photograph, 35×45 mm, white background, 80% face coverage, no glasses, tika or cap
- Passport copy (MRP passport valid for at least 7 months)
- Bank statement, last 3 months (minimum NPR 2 lakh)
- Occupation details
- If travelling as a couple: marriage certificate (optional)
- If travelling as a family: relationship certificate (optional)
Frequently Asked Questions
Often, yes. Ask for 'bu la' (not spicy) and choose the mild side of a split hotpot. Your guide will help you order.
Yes. Nepali passport holders need a China tourist visa, applied for through the embassy before travel. It is included in this package, and our visa team prepares the documents and files it for you. Allow about two weeks.
No. Flights from Kathmandu to China change by date and route, so we quote the best fare for your dates and add it to the booking.
It takes a little planning. Big cities have Indian restaurants and Buddhist vegetarian places, and we tell your guide and hotels about your diet in advance.
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Book or ask us: +977 971-3084788 (call or WhatsApp) · info@koraholidays.com · Kumari Club, Shorakhutte, Kathmandu, Nepal
Prices are per person in NPR, subject to availability, as of 27 October 2026. IATA accredited agent, code 10303720.
Latest details: https://koraholidays.com/china/chengdu-giant-pandas-tour/