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Stop At: Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve, Wolong Town, Wenchuan County 623006 China

Notes: the Panda Holding Program was suspended recently. The panda volunteer program is still available.

In the early morning (6:40am), your tour guide & driver will pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu and then drive about 2 hours to the Wolong Panda Base.

Upon arrival to the panda base, you will get a uniform, gloves, and a volunteer’s card with the assistance of your guide. Your guide will introduce you to the professional panda keepers. The panda keepers can speak simple English but your guide will be there for you at all times, helping to translate and taking memorable photos of you with the lovable pandas.

Your volunteering program itinerary:

9:00am–10:00am Clean the panda enclosures

Panda keepers need to supply fresh bamboo to these national treasures three times each day. The pandas usually eat only 30% of the bamboo, wasting 70% of it. You will need to sweep out the leftovers, replace it with fresh bamboo, and clean out the feces.

10:00am–11:00am Take a break and tour around the panda base

Have a relaxing walk in the well-paved base and listen to the legendary stories of these pandas. You will also have a chance to meet four naughty red pandas.

11:00am–11:30am Feed a panda

Pandas are supplied with panda cakes, apples, and carrots four times a day. The panda keepers will show you how to feed a panda with your own hands at close proximity.

11:30am–1:00pm Have lunch and a rest in the base

1:00pm–2:00pm Watch a panda movie that lasts for about 40 minutes

You will see a special documentary about how the shy pandas mate, give birth, grow up, and are returned to the wild.

2:00pm–3:30pm More cleaning and feeding, and making panda’s cakes

The bamboo you supplied in the morning will have become dry by the afternoon. Remove it and replace it with fresh bamboo. Then feed the pandas with some more panda cakes and apples. Having fed the pandas with panda cakes, aren’t you curious as to how they are made? It is time to make some panda cakes with your own hands. The ingredients will be prepared in advance. Get creative about the shapes of the cakes.

3:30pm–4:00pm Get a certificate, and drive back to Chengdu

The volunteer work ends here and you will receive a certificate for this unforgettable day. Say goodbye to the pandas you take care of.

Your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel in Chengdu.

Duration: 7 hours

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Incluso

Travel Insurance
Private tour Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour car or van
English-speaking tour guide
Panda Base Volunteering Program fee
Lunch
Bottled water
Entry/Admission - Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve

Non incluso

Pictures with the Panda (RMB1800, please pay to Wolong Panda Base directly when you are there)
Volunteering fee for Child (0-12 years old) and Senior (66-80 years old)
Gratuities

Extra

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
The age restriction of Volunteering Program is between 12 and 65 years old. If your children are under 12 years old, they are still able to attend, and will be chaperoned accordingly
Please advise if you would like to take pictures with the pandas in the special requirements, and you will need to pay RMB1800 to Wolong Panda Base directly when you are there
Please note: Program could be modified based on the health of the pandas
There is a daily limit of 20 volunteers for the Panda Keeper Program, so please reserve in advance and ensure your vacancy.
In order to ensure the health of Giant Pandas, do not spray perfume and paint nail polish, do not wear exaggerated ornaments, do not wear slippers, on the volunteering day. Wear sneakers.
Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for Travel Insurance
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Funzioni

Turismo

85%

Culturale

75%

Originale

30%

Recensioni

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Sergey N

5 | 2017-09-13

Volunteering at Wolong Panda Base was a memorable and amazing experience. The day was very organised and involved various panda activities highlights include feeding a panda up close and holding a panda you have to make an additional payment but it is absolutely worth it! Our English-speaking guide, Summer, was excellent. She was very friendly, told us a lot about Chengdu and answered our questions. At the panda base she was with us at all times, helping with translation and taking photos for us Thank you Summer! I highly recommend visiting this wonderful nature reserve if you love pandas or think they are cute you will never forget this experience!

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