Panda Journeys…
Licensed Chengdu Atelier · Est. 1985

The China few travelers ever see.

Private, fully bespoke journeys through Sichuan's turquoise lakes, Tibetan passes and panda forests — designed around you, run by locals who handle every detail. 45+ countries now enter China visa-free for 30 days.

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Northern Sichuan

Lakes so blue
they look unreal.

Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong — two UNESCO sites, turquoise pools and golden terraces stepping down the mountains.

UNESCO ×2Best Sep–Nov6 days
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Western Plateau

Cross 4,000-metre
Tibetan passes.

Grasslands, monasteries and Sêda's valley of ten-thousand red houses — the Tibetan world, no permit required.

4,000m passesRoad trip7 days
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Chengdu & Chongqing

Pandas by day,
cyberpunk by night.

Mornings at the Panda Base, afternoons in thousand-year teahouses, evenings beneath Chongqing's electric skyline.

Panda BaseHot pot5 days
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South to Yunnan

From Giant Buddha
to Erhai sunsets.

The 71-metre Leshan Buddha, Lijiang's ancient canals and sunset over Dali's lake — two provinces, one journey.

Leshan BuddhaLijiang & Dali8 days
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Real Guests · Real Footage

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Jiuzhaigou, from aboveWater this blue is real — we filmed it
Guest at Hongyadong, Chongqing at night
9:00 PM — HongyadongOur guest from Dubai, Chongqing night
Chongqing after darkShot by our team, by drone
Guest with living statues at Kuanzhai Alley, Chengdu
Kuanzhai Alley, ChengduThe living statues always win
Mt. Gongga under the starsWest Sichuan route, night camp
Guest at Hongen Temple pagoda at night
Hongen Temple, lit upEvenings here don't feel real
Panda Journeys tour group at Daci Temple, Chengdu
One of our groups · Daci TempleYour trip could be the next photo here
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Travellers from 45+ countries

Every year, the world comes to Chengdu.

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What our guests say

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4.9 / 5 average · travelers from 45+ countries
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Our guide knew exactly when to hit each lake to dodge the crowds. Jiuzhaigou felt like it was ours alone. Every hotel, every transfer — flawless.

Jiuzhaigou · 6 days
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Emma & JamesUnited Kingdom · Oct 2025
★★★★★

Traveling as a family of five in China felt daunting until we found Panda Journeys. The kids still talk about feeding-time at the Panda Base. Zero stress.

Chengdu & Chongqing · 5 days
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The Nguyen FamilyAustralia · Apr 2025
★★★★★

The West Sichuan road trip was the trip of a lifetime — 4,000m passes, Tibetan monasteries, a driver who handled everything. Felt completely safe.

Western Odyssey · 7 days
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Lukas M.Germany · Sep 2025
★★★★★

They built the whole itinerary around our dates and revised it three times — never pushed us. Final quote matched exactly. Honest and warm people.

South & Yunnan · 8 days
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Rachel T.United States · May 2025
★★★★★

Chongqing at night from Hongyadong is unreal, and our guide took us to spots no blog mentions. WhatsApp replies came within minutes, even mid-trip.

Chengdu & Chongqing · 5 days
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Omar A.United Arab Emirates · Nov 2025
★★★★★

As a solo traveler I wanted local insight without a fixed group. They nailed the balance. The visa-free entry made the whole thing effortless.

Custom Sichuan · 9 days
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Yuki S.Japan · Mar 2025
Licensed & Verifiable

Book with a licensed agency,
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Panda Journeys is the international brand of 成都光大国际旅行社 (Chengdu Everbright International Travel Service Co., Ltd) — a fully licensed Chinese travel agency founded in 1985. Every number below is real and publicly verifiable.

Operating company
成都光大国际旅行社
Travel license
L-SC-CJ00008
Registration no.
915101002019807384
Founded
1985 — 40 years in operation
Business license
Business License — 成都光大国际旅行社
Travel agency license L-SC-CJ00008
Travel Agency License L-SC-CJ00008

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