7 Day Classic Panda Tour

Itinerary

D1

Arrive Chengdu

Airport pick-up and transfer to the hotel. We will have a welcome dinner (18:00) and enjoy beautiful Chengdu city in the evening.

Dinner
D2

Chengdu Panda Base、Dujiangyan Irrigation (UNSECO site)

We will visit Chengdu Panda Base in the early morning. The famous pandas returned from Zoo Atlanta, Mei Huan and Mei Lun are reside here. We will visit the twin sister and other cubs too. After the lunch, we will go to Dujianyan city and visit the irrigation.This is the oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world.

BLD
D3

Volunteering in Dujianyan Panda Base

A very exciting day to feed pandas and clean their enclosures. We will visit the famous pandas returned from Washington DC, Bao Bao and Tai Shan in Dujiangyan Panda Base. The base served the purpose of rescuing injured pandas from the wild, a great opportunity to understand pandas from behind the scene. After the lunch, we will watch a documentary video and learn to make panda bread Wowotou.

BLD
D4

Wolong Panda Base (UNESCO site)

We will visit the most prominent panda base in the world, Gengda Wolong Panda Base. The base located in the panda’s habitat, Wolong Nature Reserve, a UNESCO site with many different kinds of wildlife, like pandas, snow leopards..etc. The base started the panda conservation project since the early 80’. They are focusing on reintroduction pandas to the wild now. After the lunch we will drive to Yaan city. (2.5hrs drive)

BLD
D5

Yaan Bigengxia Panda Base、Bifenxia Gorge

Bigengxia Panda Base served the purpose of panda mating and breeding. The base has lush vegetation with fresh air thanks to the abundance rainfall. We will visit the panda base in the morning. After the lunch, we will visit the beautiful gorge with the beautiful waterfall and creek. The city was the important hub of Tea Horse Road between Han and Tibetans. We will visit the historical ancient road in the reserve. Then we drive to Leshan city to spend a night.

BLD
D6

Leshan Giant Buddha (UNESCO site)

We will get up early to see the biggest Buddha in the world. The Buddha was carved into the side of a cliff between 713 and 803. We will hike to the top and visit the monastery. Later we can take a boat to get good view of Buddha. After visiting the Buddha, we will try the delicious food in Leshan city. It has the best and well-known street food in the region. We will go back to Chengdu today.

BLD
D7

Good Bye

Hotel pick-up to the airport.

Breakfast

Details

Information
Availability	All year (set departure Apr06 to Apr17)
Reservation	Need to book 3 weeks beforehand
Pick up point	Pick-up and drop-off in Chengdu Airport
Tips
Inclusion
Accommodations	6 nights
Food	From Day1 dinner to Day7 breakfast
Transportation	From Day1 to Day7 (7-seater van / 17-seat bus)
Admissions	All included
Others	All services from expedition leader and local guides, we provide filtered water, fruit, snacks, tea and coffee, juice and soft drinks free of charge.
Cancellation
If you cancel at least 1 month in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel between 20 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee. If you cancel within 10 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.