Private Tour: Be a Panda Volunteer for One Day at Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center
1 day
Private
Full Day
About this activity
Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center, also called Dujiangyan Panda Valley, is a new giant panda breeding base near Chengdu and is part of the efforts to reintroduce pandas into the wild.
The night prior to the tour, your guide will call your hotel between 5-9pm to confirm the pick-up time. Get picked up by the driver and tour guide from your hotel in Chengdu around 7am and embark on a 1.5-hour drive. Arrive at this non-profit panda base and commence the program.
Receive a uniform and meet the panda keepers who will introduce you to the procedures of the program. In the morning session, feed the pandas, clean their enclosures and make panda cakes for them.
Enjoy a simple lunch at noon, arranged in the canteen. If you don't want to eat a meal in the canteen, you can be escorted to a local restaurant run by farmers near the center, but you must pay for the meal at your own expense. Rest for an hour from 1-2pm and relax with a panda movie.
During the afternoon session, continue working with the adorable pandas. This work will include cleaning bamboo, weighing pandas’ feces (an important way to monitor their health condition) and attending a panda lecture to learn about progression of pandas from infancy to adulthood.
After the afternoon session and the pandas’ second feeding, have a break and walk around the panda base for leisure and fun. The program finishes at around 4pm and you will receive a panda volunteer certificate to commemorate this meaningful day. Your guide and driver will then escort you back to your hotel in Chengdu.
Taking a photo with a panda sitting next to you can be done with an additional fee.
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The night prior to the tour, your guide will call your hotel between 5-9pm to confirm the pick-up time. Get picked up by the driver and tour guide from your hotel in Chengdu around 7am and embark on a 1.5-hour drive. Arrive at this non-profit panda base and commence the program.
Receive a uniform and meet the panda keepers who will introduce you to the procedures of the program. In the morning session, feed the pandas, clean their enclosures and make panda cakes for them.
Enjoy a simple lunch at noon, arranged in the canteen. If you don't want to eat a meal in the canteen, you can be escorted to a local restaurant run by farmers near the center, but you must pay for the meal at your own expense. Rest for an hour from 1-2pm and relax with a panda movie.
During the afternoon session, continue working with the adorable pandas. This work will include cleaning bamboo, weighing pandas’ feces (an important way to monitor their health condition) and attending a panda lecture to learn about progression of pandas from infancy to adulthood.
After the afternoon session and the pandas’ second feeding, have a break and walk around the panda base for leisure and fun. The program finishes at around 4pm and you will receive a panda volunteer certificate to commemorate this meaningful day. Your guide and driver will then escort you back to your hotel in Chengdu.
Taking a photo with a panda sitting next to you can be done with an additional fee.
Included
- Lunch in the panda center canteen
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (city center hotels only)
- Entry/Admission - Dujiangyan Panda Base of the Giant Panda Research Center
Not included
- Gratuities
- Photo with Panda (1800 yuan per person) if you are interested, advise when place the booking so that a reservation can be made for you. You will need to pay by cash at the base. Reservation is required one week ahead, please book as early as possible.
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- There is a daily quota of 60 volunteers at the base, and during peak season it easily gets fully booked. We will need to check availability with the base first, and if it has been booked up, we will suggest the closest alternative date.
- Please provide EACH traveler's information as requested when you place the booking.
- Minimum age for taking part in the activities is 12 years old. Children aged 2-11 can watch alongside but are not allowed to participate. The tour guide will help you accompany the children.
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Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
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