Why choose this Chengdu tour ?
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.
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What makes Private Day Tour: Panda Keeper Program From Chengdu a unique experience ?
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.
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.
Tour Description & 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
- Health certificate and passport copy are required for all passengers
- Please book 5 days in advance and provide documents after booking
- Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory) is excluded, please pay on the spot
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Private Day Tour: Panda Keeper Program From Chengdu
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Pickup included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Mineral water
- Entrance ticket fee
- English-speaking guide
- Local lunch
- Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory)
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by China Theme Tour.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Chongqing.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
Voucher is for booking confirmation only, local tour guide will help you to get the entrance ticket on site
