• Dujiangyan - 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. Enjoy the scenic surroundings on the way and get more knowledge of Chengdu from your guide.

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. Here you will volunteer for a memorable day with Giant Pandas.

The volunteers’ work is mainly about two aspects, sweeping and feeding. Upon arrival, you will change into special uniforms and receive a short training in how to deal with the pandas. You 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.

• Dujiangyan Panda Base - 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 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.

Note: Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for panda volunteering is compulsory, please pay on the spot. The money raised from this activity will help the non-profit center continue its vital research into this endangered species.

• Private transportation
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Mineral water
• Entrance ticket fee
• English-speaking guide
• Local lunch

• Gratuities
• Donation of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory)

Take part in our program at Dujiangyan Panda Base that gives visitors the unique opportunity to personally care for beautiful Giant Pandas as volunteers. This all-day tour brings you close to the gentle giants. You will have a chance to volunteer and assist with various tasks such as preparing panda meals, cleaning the panda habitats, and feeding the pandas. This encounter with pandas is sure to leave an unforgettable impression on you.

• 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 of CNY1400 per person to Panda Foundation for Panda Volunteering (Compulsory) is excluded, please pay on the spot

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.