Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch | La Vacanza Travel

Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: China, Sichuan, Chengdu
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  • 8 hours
  • Chengdu
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

-Work closely with giant panda keepers, see the scene behind the stage
-Contribute to conservation efforts of this vulnerable species
-Hustle free:Hotel pick-up&drop-off, reservation service had included in the tour

-TRIP NOTICE
After covid, participants can not feed the panda anymore, but the rest behind-the-scene activities (prepare the bamboo, clean the cage, pick up panda pupu,make panda cakes... )are remain the same.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Dujiangyan Panda Base, Dujiangyan 611830 China

Dujiangyan Panda Volunteer program
• 7:10-8:30  
-Hotel pick-up
-Transfer to Dujiangyan Panda Base
• 8:30-9:00  
-Driver will help you to check in panda volunteer
-Put on working outfit, sign the volunteer paper, get ready for work!
• 9:00-10:00
-Clean the enclosure
-Smash the bamboo for panda
-Shovel the panda pupu :)

• 10:00-11:00
Observe and record the behaviors of giant pandas

• 11:00-11:30
Watch the keepers feed the pandas and give them behavior training

11:30-12:30
- Buffet lunch at the staff canteen

• 12:30-13:30
-Watch the panda documentary

13:30-14:30
Prepare special food for old pandas and learn more about how keepers take care of old pandas

14:30-15:00
-Make panda cake
-Receive the volunteer certificate and souvenirs
-THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK &DONATION

15:30-17:00
-Say good bye to pandas, return Chengdu.
-Drop off can be arranged either at the hotel or the attraction within the downtown area.



Duration: 8 hours

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Panda volunteer experience
  • Roundtrip private transportation(plus hotel pick-up&drop-off)
  • Lunch in panda canteen
  • Panda volunteer reservation service
  • Private guide service
  • Entry/Admission - Dujiangyan Panda Base

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expense

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Age limit:10-70, kid need to be accompanied by adult
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Free hotel pick-up&drop-off from Chengdu hotels within 3 ring road

Pick-up time:7am
Trip note:
1.Please bring both of your passports to check in
2.Please do not use strong fragrant perfume or cosmetics
3.Please do not wear slipper and skirt


Departure Time

07:00 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Traveler65532552603

06 Apr, 2024

We booked Dujiangyan panda base 1 day volunteer program and Chengdu panda base+Leshan Buddha with Westgochina in Mar 2024. We are very happy to see pandas Lele and Hua Hua. Our tour guide is FiFi. She’s very knowledgeable and friendly. She told us a lot of Chinese culture and history. We had a lot of fun during the trips. Lily is also very professional and helpful with our enquires. We will recommend Westgochina for your China trips. Pamela from Singapore

Happiness14216997208

07 Sep, 2023

This was the best day of my life!! If I could rate this higher I would. My guide was incredibly knowledgeable about all of the pandas as well as the showing a care for them as well, and an amazing photographer as well!! She is amazing and even gave suggestions on what to see in the city as well!! Absolutely fantastic would highly recommend that everyone wanting to see the pandas do this

sandkeeper

24 Jul, 2019

This is an odd one to review, because there are two aspects: the Panda Volunteering at Dujiangyuan, and West China Go who helped arrange it. I’ll start with the latter and say this: if you are not Chinese and you’ve decided on the Dujiangyuan panda day, you should absolutely book through West China Go. Lily, who was my contact, was helpful, efficient, easy to correspond with, and I felt like she has a passion for what she’s doing. Most importantly for me, she dealt with the required medical form via email, saving a lot of money, time and hassle of doing this privately in our home country. The West China Go package also included transportation and entrance fees to the panda base, so it was fully inclusive of pretty much everything you need for the day. Regarding the panda volunteering, you really need to be aware of what you’re getting. If you’re just browsing tours and you have a lot of money to spend to get close to pandas, this isn’t for you. Don’t get me wrong: it *will* cost a lot and you *will* get closer to pandas than your average tourist, including a chance to feed them a few sticks of carrot, but that’s not what the volunteering day is about. You will also spend time smashing bamboo against the ground, making ‘cake’ for the pandas, eating unfamiliar Chinese food in the staff canteen, and sweeping up panda poo. Is it an authentic ‘day-in-the-life’ of a panda keeper? No, it’s way easier than that. But it’s a bit of fun and something different. Personally, I had a great day. Yes, it was the most expensive thing we did in a two-week tour of China. Yes, it was a long car journey from Chengdu. Yes, the panda feeding time was short. Yes, there is nearly two hours of free time during the day (we used this to see other pandas, plus red pandas and black bears also at the centre). But if seeing pandas is on your “must do” list in China/Chengdu, and you want to devote more to the experience than just going to a zoo, then I highly recommend this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Just be aware of what’s offered and you won’t be disappointed.

verasimog

18 Jul, 2019

This has been probably one of the best experiences of our lives! This Panda volunteer program is well organised and gives you the chance to learn a lot, to give your contribute to a great project and to spend an entire day among pandas. Westchinago tour, then, is top! Lily is super careful and helped us to choose what best fitted with our needs. We also booked with them a 2 day tour to Emei mountain and Leshan Buddha...OUTSTANDING! We've got no words to say thank you to Westchinago! A special thank to our super guide, Fifi: a young woman whose kindness and intelligence has made our tours simply perfect! You'll be always in our hearts!

annamT3019WX

09 May, 2019

We had a wonderful experience using West China Go for our panda experience! I had great communication with Lily throughout the process and she answered all my questions. They do have a gmail account but it would be easier to use their other email account for inquiries. Lily arranged transport to and from our hotel in Chengdu and the driver was very polite and professional. We arrived to Dujiangyan just before opening and were led past all the lines into a waiting area for volunteers. The free shirts were very good quality and we got ready for our first task. We cleaned panda enclosures and got to be very close to them while working. We then put fresh bamboo down and left to tour part of the park. We had a great English speaking guide from the panda base show us around and tell us about the pandas. A short time later we went back and fed a sweet senior panda some snacks. It was absolutely amazing! We each got to feed him a good amount and get great photos! After the feeding we ate lunch and had some free time to roam the park before starting the movie. It was about an hour long and honestly I really enjoyed all the information on panda conservation and preservation. After this we went back for another panda feeding which was so much fun (again)! We then helped make panda bread by shaping the dough before baking. All in all it was a great experience and I absolutely recommend it!!! There’s a little gift shop where you can buy panda things and an ice-cream sandwich if you choose. Our volunteer day also provided a shirt, certificate and post cards in a thank you bag. Our ride back to Chengdu went well and I would absolutely go again via West China Go!

User's Picture Gallery

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Dujiangyan and Chengdu panda bases + Leshan big buddha

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Fantastic Panda Base Volunteer Day!!

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Amazing, once in a lifetime experience!

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Great Experience

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Great !

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Amazing panda experience

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Such an amazing day!

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Volunteer, picture and transportation

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Total Price Transparency and Outstanding Customer Service

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Go with Westchinago!

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Great Experience with the Pandas, and Great Planning

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Pandas are the best animals ever, a totally rewarding experience!

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Incredible!

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