5-day Chengdu Dujiangyan Panda Volunteer & Xiling Snow Mountain Tour

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu
Welcome to Chengdu, the Hometown of Giant Pandas. Meet your local guide at the airport and then transfer to the hotel by a private comfortable vehicle for rest. A walking on famous Jinli Old Street, where are full of delicious local hotpot, tea houses, snacks, delicate artifacts, interesting folk shows, etc. for free relax.


Day 2 Chengdu/Dujiangyan
Meals: B,L,D
Places to visit: Mt. Qingchengshan, Dujiangyan Irrigation System

A morning drive about 1.5 hours’ from Chengdu to the Front Mountain of Mt. Qingchengshan, the home of Taoism. The famous Taoism temples are all located in the Front Mountain. Hike about half hour to Yuecheng Lake which lying quietly at the middle of the mountain, then take a five minute Buyun cable car up to the mountain. Then, walk to the mountain top and visit the historical Taoism temples along the way, including Shangqing Temple, Laojun Pavilion, etc. and experience the culture of Taoism and enjoy the fresh air and stunning scenery in the mountain. After arriving at the mountain top, go back along the same way you come.

After the mountain tour, head to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, which was an irrigation project built in 256BC. The system is still working to irrigate Chengdu plain and it’s the actual reason why Chengdu is called as the “Land of Abundance”, and you will be amazed by the wisdom of ancient Chinese. Stay overnight in Dujiangyan.


Day 3 Dujiangyan Panda Base/Xiling Snow Mountain
Meals: B,L,D
Places to visit: Dujiangyan Panda Base
 
Today, you will head for Dujiangyan Panda Base to fulfill your life time panda volunteer work from 8: 30 to 16:00. Then drive 2 hours to Xiling Snow Mountain.  

There are more than 40 giant pandas and 5 red pandas in Dujiangyan Panda Base. During this one-day panda volunteer program, you’ll experience some activities including honorary keepers to clean up bamboos, pick up droppings, wash the enclosures, observe and understand the panda’s status and living conditions; prepare food for the pandas and also experience the fun of making the “Panda’s Cake”; deliver delicious “Cake” and fruits to the pandas personally and understand panda’s feeding habits; watch a panda documentary that shows scientific facts about pandas, to understand how humans protect them, and how we may live in harmony with them; plant bamboos and trees, as well as set up nametags and some more interesting and meaningful activities. After the panda volunteer activities, you’ll receive an official certificate from CCRCGP that proves your love for giant pandas, as well as souvenirs, like a panda badge, a panda T-shirt or a panda club magazine.

After the whole days’ volunteering experience, you will be driven back to your hotel in Chengdu or be escorted to Airport / Train Station to catch your flight or train to next destination.

Kind Notes:
1. The above arrangements will be adjusted according to the specific situations and the volunteer and panda holding program may be delayed or inaccessible by inevitable requirements, control, and Force Majeure like earthquakes, epidemic...
2. Being a volunteer, you should apply it a week in advance with your Application Form and Health Examination Form.
3. Requirements & Limitations:
(a) Health Examination Form: To do the panda volunteer program and hold a panda at Dujiangyan Panda Base, you need to have a valid Health Examination Form (valid medical certificate and signature which could be applied in your country or in China). Feel free to contact our travel consultant for more information or let them register for you. (This form is to ensure that you are not carrying the infectious diseases or other illnesses which endanger the health of pandas.)
(b) Age & Number Limitations: The center can accept up to 30 volunteers (aged between 12 and 65) at any one time.
(c) Avoid Using Strong Smell: For pandas have keen sense of smell, volunteers should avoid using perfume or other odorous articles like mosquito repellent liquid, nail polish, skin care products, makeups, etc. on the volunteer work day.
(d) Dressing Code: During the panda volunteer program, you are required to wear comfortable shoes, like sports shoes, that are suitable for the work. Try to avoid sandals, slippers, high-heels, and so on. Besides, wear trousers, avoid shorts and skirts, etc. (during the program, the panda base will provide working jumpsuits in spring and winter, and T-shirts in summer and autumn for you.)
(e) Healthy Bodies: To well protect giant pandas, volunteers and panda holders are required to be healthy, and people who are suffering from illness, like a cold, fever, influenza, and other infectious diseases are not suitable to do the panda volunteer or holding programs.

4. For panda lovers who want exceptional experience to hug a panda, you should pay extra 1800 Yuan which is the donation fee to help and save the endangered pandas.
5. If you have got more questions and ideas, please feel free to contact our professional travel consultants.

 

Day 4 Xiling Snow Mountain
Meals: B
Places to visit: Xiling Snow Mountain

After breakfast, you will take cable car up to the Ski resort and enjoy some interesting activities, such as snowmobile driving, sleighing, hot air ballooning(at your own expense) etc.

Note: The hot air ballooning is tethered flight. The hot air balloon is anchored to the ground by a rope and is let out slowly. You will float up gently and be able to watch the scenery transform as you ascend. This is particularly favored for those who are scared of the thought of flying up too high. Generally these flights last about 15 minutes and reach approximately 100 meters. The fee of this activity is not included in the itinerary.



Day 5 Xiling Snow Mountain/Chengdu Departure
Meals: B
Places to visit: Xiling Snow Mountain

Morning enjoy skiing in the mountain. About 15:00 take cable car down the mountain and drive back to Chengdu for the flight to your next destination.

 



 

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