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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
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)
What to expect
Dujiangyan Panda Base
8h · Admission ticket included
Meet your guide from your Chengdu downtown hotel to start the trip. 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 enjoy lunch at the center’s cafeteria and stroll around the center. 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. Return to your hotel to finish the trip.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pickup service is available for Chengdu hotels within the 3rd ring road, please provide your hotel information while booking.
Additional information
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 CNY900 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory) is excluded, please pay on the spot
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
