Volunteer at Dujiangyan Panda Base with Panda Feeding Including Buffet Lunch

10 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

Chinese,English

Language Offered

Overview

Get the special opportunity to volunteer at one of China's top panda rehabilitation programs, Dujianyan Panda Base, on this 10-hour experience from Chengdu. Under the supervision of the center's staff, make panda food, clean the enclosures, and feed the pandas snacks. Buffet lunch and round-trip transportation from your Chengdu hotel are included.

Buffet lunch
Round-trip transportation from Chengdu hotels
10-hour day trip to volunteer at the Dujiangyan Panda Base
Help the staff clean panda enclosures and prepare food for the pandas
Learn about the center's rescue and rehabilitation efforts
Screening of National Geographic documentary on releasing pandas back to the wild

Inclusions & Exclusions

Departure & Return

What To Expect

Begin your day at the Dujianyan Panda Base with 7:10am pickup at your Chengdu hotel, after which you'll travel about 1.5 hours to Shiquiao Village. Once you arrive at the panda base, you'll meet the staff and change into a volunteer outfit. Get an orientation about the facility's history and its mission: the study of disease control and rescue of wild pandas. The base is home to around 40 pandas, including the well-known Tai Shan. Spend the day preparing food for the pandas and cleaning their enclosures, cracking bamboo for them, and feeding them snacks. Learn about panda biology and behavior, as well as what you can do to further conservation efforts for this endangered species. Volunteers should come prepared for a full day of work; daily volunteer count is limited to 30 participants, and a certificate of health is required. Midday, take a break for a buffet lunch, and then try the Panda tea while learning more about panda. Around 3:30pm, depart for the return trip to Chengdu and drop-off at your original departure point.Itinerary7:10am Pickup at your Chengdu hotel 7:10am to 8:30am Head to Dujiangyan Panda Base (1.5 hours ride)8:30am Enter Dujianyan Panda Base (admission included) 8:30am to 9am Change into volunteer outfit and receive briefing from local staff 9am Start cleaning the enclosure (including cracking the bamboo) 10:30am Feeding time (snacks for feeding the pandas are made of corn, carrots, and supplemental vitamins) 11:30am to 1pm Lunch hour for volunteers (buffet lunch is included) 1pm to 2pm Try the Panda tea and understand more about panda2pm to 3pm Cleaning panda enclosures 3pm to 3:30pm Making panda snacks3:30pm to 5pm Heading back to your Chengdu hotel (1.5 hours ride)5pm Arrival in Chengdu hotel where this tour is concluded*There is a daily quota of 30 volunteers.*Donation to Dujianyan Panda Center for panda feeding/volunteering at RMB$700 per person (required)*Donation to Dujianyan Panda Center for panda holding program at RMB$1800 per person (Optional)*Health certificate is required

Volunteer at Dujiangyan Panda Base with Panda Feeding Including Buffet Lunch

Inclusions & Exclusions

Departure & Return

What To Expect

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