Private Day Tour: Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteering from Chengdu

Dujiangyan Panda Base is one of the bases in Sichuan where you may join the Panda Volunteer Program. This private 8-hour tour will give you record behavior, clean enclosures and prepare food for the adorable mammals. Learn how the center’s professional staff looks after these endangered animals on a daily basis.

07:00 Your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel within the 3rd ring of Chengdu and drive to the Dujiangyan Panda Base to check into the volunteer program.

8:30am Clean the panda enclosures and prepare the food
Panda keepers need to supply fresh bamboo to these national treasures three times each day. The pandas usually eat only 30% of the bamboo, wasting 70% of it.

10:00am–11:00am Take a break and tour around the panda base
Have a relaxing walk in the well-paved base and listen to the legendary stories of these pandas.

11:30am–1:00pm Have lunch and a rest in the base

1:00pm–2:00pm Watch a panda movie that lasts for about 40 minutes
You will see a special documentary about how the shy pandas mate, give birth, grow up, and are returned to the wild.

2:00pm–3:30pm More cleaning, and making panda’s cakes

3:30pm–4:00pm Get a certificate, and drive back to Chengdu

All activities are arranged by the Dujiangyan Panda Base, and the activities are subject to change.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Please note: Program could be modified based on the health of the pandas
• The age restriction of program is between 12 and 65 years old. If your children are under 12 years old, they are still able to attend, and will be chaperoned accordingly
• There is a daily limit of 20 volunteers for the Panda Keeper Program, so please reserve in advance and ensure your vacancy.
• In order to ensure the health of Giant Pandas, do not spray perfume and paint nail polish, do not wear exaggerated ornaments, do not wear slippers, on the volunteering day. Wear sneakers.
• Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for Travel Insurance
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

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• Private normal car or luxury car (please choose)
• English-speaking tour guide
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Private tour
• Volunteering fees
• Travel Insurance

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• This tour pricing is not including panda holding for photos program. If you wish to join panda holding program, you will need to pay RMB1800 to Dujiangyan Panda Base directly when you are there (Please make your request upon booking)
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• After confirming clients’ booking, please attach the pictures of all travellers’ passports. Or write the full name, passport number, birth date and sex on your passport.
• Please remember: In order to ensure the health of giant pandas, do not spray perfume and paint nail polish, do not wear exaggerated ornaments, do not wear slippers, on the volunteering day. Wear sneakers. Thank you for your understanding.

Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by China Tour Company.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Chongqing.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
• This Tour is Rated 4 Stars based on 5 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.