1 day

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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Dujiangyan Panda Base of the Giant Panda Research Center, Shiqiao Village, Qingchengshan Town Dujiangyan city, Chengdu 611830 China

Morning around 07:00 am to be met at your hotel lobby by your local driver and transferred to Dujiangyan Panda Breeding and Research Center, the driving takes about roughly 90minutes to 2 hours. Upon arrival, your driver will take you to the entrance and assist you to meet the English speaking panda center staff, who gonna assign you to your panda keeper and give you the clothing to change. In the following 5-6 hours you will work with your panda keeper and these lovely animals. You will receive a training on how to care for pandas and the guidelines for working with your panda keeper.
At the end of the program, each participant will be issued with a certificate to prove your volunteering work at the center. You will be shown around the center and , where you can take more time to see those lovely treasures. The program time will end around 15:30.
Following a short training/orientation, volunteer service might include but not be limited to:
Cleaning panda areas and enclosures
Cleaning general areas of the Panda Centers
Preparing food for the pandas such as carrots, apples, panda bread and their nutritional biscuits
Carrying lots of bamboo
Sometimes you might be able to help collect behavioral data
You will also have plenty of time to watch and photograph the pandas.
In additional, you will be arranged to feed the pandas which is the closest time that you interact with this lovely animal.

Duration: 6 hours

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Included

Private transportation
Lunch - (provided by the center)
Panda volunteering work registration fee.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
All required government taxes and fees.
Bottle water
Local English speaking staff assistance while volunteering
Entry/Admission - Dujiangyan Panda Base of the Giant Panda Research Center

Not included

Hotel in Chengdu
Gratuities
Guide Service while driving to Dujiangyan Panda Center
Your personal expense.

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Your physical examination record is required to attend this program.
The volunteering program is only available for those ages 12 to 65, who is able to do the work.
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate.
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate