Overview
Celebrated as the home to giant pandas and a precious bio-gene bank, Wolong National Nature Reserve is truly a kingdom of pandas for exploration. By taking our tour as panda volunteer, you will be guided by professional panda keepers, and learn how to take care of lovely pandas.
The engaging interaction with pandas during the brief one-day visit will make you a qualified panda caretaker.
- Recommended by 98% of travelers
- Badge of Excellence
- Mobile ticket
- Hotel pickup offered
What's included
English-speaking tour guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Private tour Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour car or van
Panda Base Volunteering Program fee (Adults)
Travel Insurance
Volunteering fee for Child (0-12 years old) and Senior (66-80 years old)
Gratuities
Meeting and pickup
Pickup is offered for all travelers.
Good to know
• 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.
• After booking, tour operator will send Health Form required by the Panda Base to client to fill in.
• After confirming clients' booking, please attach the pictures of all travellers' passports. Or write the full name, passport number, birth date and sex on your passport.
• 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.
What to expect
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Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve
9 hours
07:00 Your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel within the 3rd ring of Chengdu and drive to the Wolong Panda Base to check into the volunteer program.
8:30am Clean the panda enclosures and prepare the food
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.
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.
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 making panda's cakes
3:30pm–4:00pm Get a certificate, and drive back to Chengdu
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Times are local to the experience (Asia/Chongqing).
Additional Information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 9 travelers per booking
- Each booking must include at least one adult.
FAQs about Wolong Panda Base Volunteering Program from Chengdu
Can I cancel Wolong Panda Base Volunteering Program from Chengdu for free?
No. All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
How long does it take?
It takes about 10 hours.
Is pickup offered?
Pickup is offered for all travelers.
What's included?
- English-speaking tour guide
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Private tour Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour car or van
- Panda Base Volunteering Program fee (Adults)
- Travel Insurance
What's not included?
- Volunteering fee for Child (0-12 years old) and Senior (66-80 years old)
- Gratuities
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in Chinese, English.
Is it suitable for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Operated by China Tour Company
