Chengdu: Private Full Day Panda Volunteer Tour

Overview

Become a panda volunteer for a day and experience the unique and rewarding tasks of panda care! This full-day program allows you to work alongside professional panda keepers and engage in a variety of hands-on activities. You’ll spend the day caring for these adorable and endangered animals, learning about panda conservation efforts, and participating in tasks like cleaning enclosures, and making panda food. Book now for a memorable, meaningful experience with these beloved creatures! 

Highlights

• Volunteer for a day with giant panda on a private tour, help record panda behavior, clean enclosures and prepare food with a professional keeper as you get close to China's national treasure. 
• Your volunteer service and program fee help ensure the survival of this vital species and contribute to the important work of the non-profit research facility.
• Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Access-Experience what it’s like to be a panda keeper for a day and learn about conservation efforts and research.  
• Lunch and round-trip hotel transport by private vehicle from Chengdu are included.

Itinerary 

7:00 AM Hotel Pick up

Meet your friendly English-speaking guide at your hotel lobby. After 1.5 hour driving, start your exciting full day trip at panda center.  

8:40 AM-9:00 AM  Check-In 
Arrive at the panda base, check-in and receive your volunteer badge. You’ll also get an official uniform, gloves, and a briefing on the day’s tasks.  

Note: The Panda Volunteer Experience will be arranged by the Panda Conservation Center to go to different bases for experience, including Dujiangyan Panda Park, Wolong China Giant Panda Garden, Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Center.

9:00 AM-9:50 AM  Panda Enclosure Cleaning
Head to the panda enclosures to assist with cleaning, which includes: sweeping away bamboo leaves and stems, clearing panda waste, washing panda baths, bringing fresh bamboo for the pandas  

9:50 AM-10:00 AM  Panda Feeding Time
Watch the panda keepers feed the pandas with bamboo, carrots, and special snacks (such as panda cakes). This is a great opportunity to learn about their diet and watch them enjoy their food.  

10:00 AM-11:20 AM  Free Time to Explore the Panda Base  
Explore the panda base with your guide. You can choose to either follow the guide or explore at your own pace, observing pandas of all ages.  

11:30 AM-12:20 PM  Self-Service Lunch
Enjoy a buffet lunch with a variety of  meat dishes, vegetable dishes, soup, rice, and fruits.  

12:30 PM-1:15 PM  Watch Panda Documentary
Learn more about panda conservation efforts by watching a panda documentary. The film shares the inspiring story of panda Taotao’s return to the wild.  

1:20 PM-1:35 PM  Make Panda Cakes
Try your hand at making wowo-tou (panda cakes), a fun task where you mold corn flour and rice flour into shapes for the pandas.  

1:40 PM-2:00 PM  Leaf Cutting
Help cut bamboo leaves for the pandas. You’ll snip the leaves into smaller pieces and prepare them for feeding.  

2:00 PM-2:05 PM  Receive Souvenir
Return your uniform, gloves, and badge, and receive a souvenir certificate to commemorate your day as a panda volunteer!  

2:10 PM-4:00 PM  Return to Chengdu
Enjoy a comfortable ride back to your hotel in Chengdu, filled with memories of your unique panda experience. 

Include

• Hotel pickup and drop-off (all hotels within 3rd ring road in Chengdu city)
• Professional English-speaking guide
• Admission and shuttle bus of panda center
• Volunteer and donation fees
• Honorary certificate and souvenir from panda center
• Buffet lunch
• Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle 

Exclude

• Gratuities
  

Additional Information

1. Hotel pick up for hotels within 3rd ring road in Chengdu.
2. Please fill in your hotel pick up address in the delivery address, so that we can confirm it.
3. Please be aware panda center only accept 8 to 75 years old volunteer. 
4. Please let us know all participants' name, passport number, date of birth so we could apply to the panda center and book the position for you. 

Confirmation Detail

You'll get confirmation within 24 hours. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please reach out to our customer support (support@realchinatrip.com)

Cancellation policy

You'll get a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the activity starts.