Sichuan
Chengdu
A city that schedules its day around eating
Chengdu rewards slowness more than any other Chinese city we work in. The tea houses are not attractions; they are where people spend a Tuesday. A morning at a bamboo chair with a gaiwan teaches you more about the place than a monument queue.
Food is the other half of the story, and it is best learned in a market and a home kitchen rather than a restaurant menu. Plan one outlying visit — the Panda Base is worth the early start — and keep the rest of the days within walking distance of your hotel.
What we arrange here
01
A tea house morning
Sit with a local regular, order a gaiwan, and stay longer than feels reasonable.
02
Market and home kitchen
Buy lunch in a neighbourhood market, then cook it with a Sichuan home cook.
03
Pandas before the crowds
First entry at the Panda Base, back in the city by late morning.
Journeys with Chengdu
All journeys
4 daysChengdu Tea House Days
On requestChengdu · Sichuan
Bamboo chairs, gaiwan tea and the unhurried rhythm of a city that eats well.
4 daysLi River by Bamboo Raft
On requestGuilin & Yangshuo · Guangxi
Karst peaks from the water, then two days of cycling and village kitchens.