Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteer Tour
- 7–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Dujiangyan Panda Base is the most easily accessible base in China to join the Panda Keeper Program. By taking part in the volunteer program, you will come close to the giant pandas, feed a panda with your own hands, clean the enclosure for pandas, learn more about this endangered species and help to take care of them.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance ticket fee
- English-speaking guide
- Volunteering fee
- Local lunch
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
The guide will meet you from your Chengdu downtown hotel and drive approx. 1.5 hours to the Dujiangyan Panda Base. 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. Then you will have a lunch at the center’s cafeteria. Spend around 1 hour to stroll around and watch panda documentary. In the afternoon, you will help to cleaning the indoor and outdoor enclosures and making panda food. You can take pictures of Giant Pandas and learn about each lovely panda. To conclude the once-in-a-lifetime experience, you will get a volunteer certificate of contributing to a great cause, then drive back to your hotel.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- China Travel Service
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please book 5 days in advance to check the availability
- Health certificate and passport copy are required for all passengers
- The age restriction of volunteer is between 12 to 65 years old
- Volunteer program is subject to change due to force majeure
- Volunteer Program might be modified based on the health of pandas
How it compares in Chengdu
- Its from-price is 100% above the median of the 212 day trips we list in Chengdu.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Chengdu
Chengdu is the Sichuan capital where giant pandas, tea houses, Three Kingdoms shrines and blazing hotpot define an easygoing western Chinese city.
Chengdu is best known as the home of the giant panda, and a breeding and research base on the northern edge lets visitors watch pandas feeding and climbing. In town, the Wuhou Shrine honours Zhuge Liang and other heroes of the Three Kingdoms period, while Du Fu's Thatched Cottage preserves the garden where the Tang poet lived. Wenshu Monastery and Qingyang Palace are working Buddhist and Daoist temples.
Top-ranked sights in Chengdu: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), Kuan Zhai Alley (Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi).
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