Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteer Tour
Dujiangyan Panda Base is the most easily accessible base in China to join the Panda Keeper Program. By taking part in the volunteer program, you will come close to the giant pandas, feed a panda with your own hands, clean the enclosure for pandas, learn more about this endangered species and help to take care of them.
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Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteer Tour
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What's included in Dujiangyan Panda Base Volunteer Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Dujiangyan Panda Base
The guide will meet you from your Chengdu downtown hotel and drive approx. 1.5 hours to the Dujiangyan Panda Base. 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. Then you will have a lunch at the center’s cafeteria. Spend around 1 hour to stroll around and watch panda documentary. In the afternoon, you will help to cleaning the indoor and outdoor enclosures and making panda food. You can take pictures of Giant Pandas and learn about each lovely panda. To conclude the once-in-a-lifetime experience, you will get a volunteer certificate of contributing to a great cause, then drive back to your hotel.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance ticket fee
- English-speaking guide
- Volunteering fee
- Local lunch
- Gratuities
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please book 5 days in advance to check the availability
- Health certificate and passport copy are required for all passengers
- The age restriction of volunteer is between 12 to 65 years old
- Volunteer program is subject to change due to force majeure
- Volunteer Program might be modified based on the health of pandas
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Additional Information
Pick-up from centrally located Chengdu hotels within the 3rd ring road. Please provide detailed hotel information while booking.
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Ticket Redemption
Local expert guide will help you to get the entrance ticket
