Private Day Tour: Panda Keeper Program From Chengdu

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Dujiangyan Panda Base offers the program allowing visitors to administer to lovely Giant Pandas in person as volunteers. On this full day tour, come close to the giant pandas, you will volunteer with these lovely animals including panda food making, panda enclosures cleaning, and panda feeding, this panda experience will surely be one of the most memorable experiences of your life.

What's Included

Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Mineral water
Entrance ticket fee
English-speaking guide
Local lunch
Gratuities
Donation of CNY900 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickup service is available for Chengdu hotels within the 3rd ring road, please provide your hotel information while booking.

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Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
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    Dujiangyan

    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. Enjoy the scenic surroundings on the way and get more knowledge of Chengdu from your guide. Dujiangyan Panda Base, also known as China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base, is the only giant panda care, disease prevention and control institute in the world. Here you will 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 in how to deal with the pandas. You first chore is cleaning the panda enclosures and taking notes for 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.

    4 hours • Admission ticket free
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    Dujiangyan Panda Base

    After your morning volunteer session, enjoy a local lunch at the center’s cafeteria and spend around 1 hour to stroll around the center and watch panda documentary. In the afternoon, you will help to cleaning the indoor and outdoor enclosures and making panda food, or you might have chance to record panda behavior based on the keeper’s schedule. You can take pictures of Giant Pandas and learn about each lovely panda. 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 comfortable transfer back to your hotel to conclude the trip. Note: Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for panda volunteering is compulsory, please pay on the spot. The money raised from this activity will help the non-profit center continue its vital research into this endangered species.

    4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Daily quota of 20 volunteers is imposed by the Panda Base
  • Volunteer Program could be modified based on the health of the pandas
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Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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