Dujiangyan Panda Base Day Trip from Chengdu
Overview of the tour in Chengdu
Meet your guide at 8:00 am from your Chengdu downtown hotel lobby, aboard a comfortable vehicle, and drive approximately 1.5 hours to the Dujiangyan Panda Base. Here you'll volunteer for a memorable day with Giant Pandas.
The volunteers’ work is mainly about two aspects, sweeping and feeding. Upon arrival, you will change into special uniforms and receive a short training on how to deal with the pandas. Your first chore is cleaning the panda enclosures and taking notes for the record. After that, it is time to wash and carry fresh bamboo, prepare food like fruit, carrots, and panda cakes, and distribute the food to the pandas.
After your morning volunteer session, enjoy a local lunch at the center’s cafeteria and spend around 1 hour strolling around the center and watching a panda documentary. In the afternoon, you will help to clean the indoor and outdoor enclosures and making panda food, or you might have a chance to record panda behavior based on the keeper’s schedule.
After this once-in-a-lifetime experience at Panda Base, you will receive a volunteer certificate and the satisfaction of contributing to a great cause, then enjoy a comfortable transfer back to your hotel.
This activity includes:
- Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center Dujiangyan Breeding Yefang Research Center
- Private car/van with driver
- English-speaking tour guide
- Mineral water
- Entrance fee
- Local lunch
- Fuel surcharge and tax
- Pickup and drop-off
On arrival
Centrally located Chengdu Hotels
Things to note
Please provide your hotel information while booking.
Please provide passport copies for all travelers.
Health certificate is required for each traveler.
Volunteer Program might be modified based on the health of the pandas.
Daily quota of 20 volunteers is imposed by the Panda Base, please book at least 5 days in advance.
Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory) is excluded, please pay by cash on site.
Free Cancellation
Free Cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts. Late cancellation or your non-arrival is not refundable.
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