2 Days Chengdu and Wolong Panda Volunteer Tour

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Trip Overview

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 joining our tour as panda volunteers, 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 two-day visit will make you a qualified panda caretaker.

Tour Price: USD 255 per person (based on double occupancy)

Single Suppliment: USD 30

Transportation: public tour bus for 1-5 people; private car for 6 and more people

Group Size: Max 30

Start: Chengdu
Physical Demands: Easy, suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups (age 12-55)
End: Chengdu
Best Time to Visit: All year round
Destination: Chengdu - Wolong (Gengda) (1N) - Chengdu
Tour Type: Private tour

Highlights

[Wolong Panda Volunteer] Take care of cute pandas, make cakes for them, and to learn more about giant panda.

Day by Day Itinerary

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The itinerary is just for your reference. You can make your own tour by your schedule, and taste of hotel. You can tell us your tour plan to get more travel inspiration.

Day 1: Transfer from Chengdu to Wolong Panda Research Center

Pandas having fun in Wolong Panda Reasearch Center

Giant panda

The tour bus will pick up clients at 8:00 for free within the 2rd ring road in Chengdu. And get you transferred from Chengdu to Wolong Panda Research Center. Then in the afternoon, we are about to visit the panda compound within the nature reserve.

Stay overnight near the Panda Base Center

Day 2: Panda Care Activities in Panda Research Center and Return to Chengdu from Wolong

Clean the leftovers of bamboo

Feed panda with food

In the morning, we will head to Panda Research Center to get gears and register for panda care. Then, led by professional panda keeper, you will enter the panda rooms and clean the leftovers of bamboo, and his room and remove panda dung. In the meantime, you will learn much knowledge of panda care and panda behavior and his natural habitat.

Then, the staff will take you to visit the giant panda gardens and closely observe adorable pandas. From 11:00-12:00, you will be able to feed pandas with fresh bamboo.

After lunch, we will learn how to make steamed corn bread (窝窝头), and later feed pandas with them. Next, volunteers will watch documentaries teaching pandas how to return to the wild.

Later, we will head back from Wolong to Chengdu.

And the tour ends.

Attention:
1. You need to pay down payment to book the tour.
2. Provide the latest health check report.
3. Do not litter in nature reserve. Enjoy the eco-tour.

Price Inclusions

Transportation

Private transportation to the destinations and sites listed in the itinerary; ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route; car gasoline, road toll and in-transport refreshments (free bottles of water, air pillow and headscarf) are included;

Accomodation

Hotel near the Panda Base Center;

Meals

Meals listed in the itinerary;

Service

Private experienced English-speaking trip leader;
Airport/railway station pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
First aid kit;
A coverage of 300,000RMB Chartis travel insurance;

Price Exclusions

International and domestic flight/train to Chengdu (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Chengdu from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in the 3rdpole region cost 3~10USD per person);
Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
China Entry visa fees;
Panda Volunteer Fee: 110USD/PERSON;