Why choose this Chengdu tour ?
Celebrated as the home to giant pandas and a precious bio-gene bank, Wolong National Nature Reserve is truly a kingdom of pandas for exploration. By taking our tour as panda volunteer, you will be guided by professional panda keepers, and learn how to take care of lovely pandas. The engaging interaction with pandas during the brief one-day visit will make you a qualified panda caretaker.
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What makes Wolong Panda Base Volunteering Program from Chengdu a unique experience ?
07:00 Your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel within the 3rd ring of Chengdu and drive to the Wolong 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
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
- The age restriction of Volunteering 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
- Please advise if you would like to take pictures with the pandas in the special requirements, and you will need to pay RMB1800 to Wolong Panda Base directly when you are there
- Please note: Program could be modified based on the health of the pandas
- 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
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
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Wolong Panda Base Volunteering Program from Chengdu Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- English-speaking tour guide
- Private tour Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour car or van
- Panda Base Volunteering Program fee (Adults)
- Travel Insurance
Not Included
- Volunteering fee for Child (0-12 years old) and Senior (66-80 years old)
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Special Instructions:
- 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 5 Stars based on 3 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 9 Travelers is accepted for booking.
• The age restriction of Volunteering 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.
• After booking, tour operator will send Health Form required by the Panda Base to client to fill in.
• 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.
• 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.
