Immerse yourself in panda conservation at Dujiangyan Wolong Panda Base. Experience a full day program including panda food making, enclosures cleaning, and a documentary video. Optional volunteer program available.
- Dujiangyan Panda Base - 07:20 Pickup at your Chengdu hotel 07:20-08:50 Head to Panda Base 09:00 Change into volunteer outfit 09:30 Visiting the museum or the panda base/Smashing the bamboo 10:00-10:30 Preparing bamboo for panda, and watch the keeper to feed panda 11:00-12:00 Visiting the pandas 12:20-13:00 Lunch hour for volunteers 13:00-13:30 Making panda snacks 13:30-14:30 Viewing panda documentary 14:30-14:40 Return volunteer outfit 17:00 Arrival in Chengdu hotel where this tour is concluded *The itinerary is subject to change.
- Bottled water included
- English-speaking tour guide provided
- Convenient transportation
- Lunch provided
- Dinner
- Personal expense
- Gratuities
Dujianyan Panda Base is one of the few places in China that offers a panda volunteer program. The full-day program includes making panda food and features a documentary about releasing pandas into the wild. You will be accompanied by a professional panda expert who will introduce you to topics such as panda discovery, the history of pandas in China, their classification, and conservation efforts. Dujiangyan Panda Base is committed to studying disease control and rescuing wild pandas, and your participation will help in the conservation of these endangered animals.
*Starting from April 25, 2024, panda volunteers will not be allowed to enter the panda enclosure, and the activities of cleaning the panda enclosures and collecting panda poop will be canceled.
*Any activities missed due to lateness will not be rescheduled, and guests will be responsible for the consequences.
- The panda base is non-specified. We will select a base with a small number of people on the day.(Dujiangyan/Yaan/Wolong)
- Group tour size 1-15 people.
- No physical contact like touching or holding pandas.
- Panda volunteering requirements: 8-70, healthy, no infectious diseases.
- During the holidays, we conduct the activity either at Wolong Panda Base or Ya’an Bifengxia Panda Base.
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
- No perfume, no cologne, no nail polish, be healthy (don’t get cold).
- wear shoes (no slippers or Crocs)
- Sunscreen and sunglasses will be useful
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.