All-Inclusive Private Day Tour of Panda Volunteer Experience in Chengdu

Overview

On this day trip, you will work close to the giant pandas and volunteer with these lovely animals including panda food making, panda enclosures cleaning, and panda feeding, this panda volunteer experience will surely be one of the most memorable experiences of your life. Private transportation, English-speaking guide, local lunch, entrance fee and panda volunteering fee are all included.

What's included

• ✓Private transportation
• ✓Bottled water
• ✓English-speaking guide
• ✓Hotel pickup & drop-off
• ✓Fuel surcharge and tax
• ✓Panda volunteering fee
• ✓Entrance ticket fees
• ✓Local lunch

• ✕Gratuities

What you'll do

1. 1

   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, there you will spend full day as a Panda volunteer. 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. The volunteers’ work is mainly about two aspects, sweeping and feeding.

   ⏱ 1 hour
2. 2

   Upon arrival, you will change into special uniforms and receive a short training in how to deal with the pandas. Your 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 volunteer 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.

   ⏱ 7 hours

Availability & pricing

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Good to know

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• 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 to Panda Foundation for panda volunteering is compulsory and included in tour fee, the money raised from this activity will help the non-profit center continue its vital research into this endangered species
• The Panda Base reseves the rights to make any change of the volunteer program

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.