China Journeys · Chengdu · 6 days / 5 nights
Six days of Sichuan food, tea and craft.
Learn to cook with Sichuan's fermented flavours, settle into a teahouse and see how a local craft is made. This six-day journey includes Wolong's panda conservation programme, Sichuan opera and a day of bamboo weaving in Daoming Village.
A practical class on Pixian broad bean paste, fermentation and knife work, then lunch from what you cook.
Conservation education and supervised food preparation at the panda base. Touching or feeding pandas is not included.
Private interpretation of roles and makeup, then a shared VIP performance, with teahouse time alongside.
A full day in Daoming Village weaving bamboo with a teacher. Booking information confirms whether you take a finished piece home.
Five nights, twin sharing. A bilingual host. Private transport on excursion days. Full inclusions
The order and specific activities may change with local operations, weather and partner availability. Wolong is a full excursion day, so allow for time on the road as well as at the base.
Settle into your hotel, begin with private tea and sit down to a Sichuan dinner. Arrival arrangements are adjusted if you reach Chengdu late.
Explore Pixian broad bean paste, fermentation, knife work and heat in a cooking class, then enjoy what you've made for lunch.
Travel to Wolong for conservation education and supervised food preparation as part of the base's programme. Activities depend on the base's rules and availability. Direct contact with pandas, including touching or feeding them, is not included.
Private interpretation introduces the roles, movement and makeup of Sichuan opera before a shared VIP performance. Spend part of the day in a public teahouse with a gaiwan of tea.
A full-day excursion to Daoming Village introduces bamboo as a material and a local craft. Work with a teacher on the weaving process. Your booking information confirms whether the session includes a finished piece to take away.
Learn the basic rules of mahjong in a light workshop at the hotel. Check out afterwards and continue your trip. Lunch is independent; airport or station transfers can be arranged at an additional cost.
Taken by our Chengdu partners. Activities at the panda base depend on its programme and are not represented by the general route photographs.
This Journey is private to your own party. Enquire about a date and we'll confirm rooming and any supplement, then send the full price before anything is paid.
Your written itinerary specifies included meals and any meals paid locally.
How booking works: we reconfirm your date with the local partners, then send a written booking offer with the final price for your party, what is included, payment dates and cancellation terms before you are asked to pay. Read the booking process
No. This Journey is private to your own party: you won't be joined by other travellers. Solo travellers, couples and smaller parties are welcome to enquire, with pricing quoted according to party size and rooming.
The introductory interpretation is private. The performance itself is shared, with VIP admission included.
Tell us your preferences before booking. Spice levels and dietary requirements can be discussed with the local team; we'll confirm what the cooking session and planned meals can accommodate.
A bilingual local host leads the scheduled programme, with specialist teachers for individual activities. Noa and Coco design and coordinate the journey rather than travelling with the group.
Tell us when you'd like to travel and how many of you are coming. We'll check availability and rooming, then send the full price, inclusions and cancellation terms.
No payment is needed to enquire.