5 Days Chengdu & Bifengxia Panda Volunteer Tour

Highlights

Visit:

Wuhou Temple

Jinli Old Street

 

Bifengxia Panda Base

Renmin Park

Experience:

Enjoy the leisure life and sip some tea in the local park;

Taste the spicy HOTPOT in the local restaurant;

Spend 2 days volunteering in Bifengxia Panda Base.

Sampling Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Chengdu Arrival (D)

Welcome to Chengdu, the hometown of Giant Pandas! Clear the customs and retrieve your baggage by yourself upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall who is holding a sign on which says your name. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with an experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel. Your guide will help you check in. The rest of today is yours to enjoy the leisurely life pace of this city on your own.

In the evening, enjoy hotpot to taste the local Sichuan Flavor.

Day 2 Chengdu - Ya'an ( B )

After breakfast, start your sightseeing tour of Chengdu’s top attractions with your tour guide. You’ll first be driven to the Wuhou Temple, a cultural and historical relic dating back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280 AD). Follow your guide on a tour of the grounds and see the intricate architectural stylings of its front and interior gates, the Hall for Emperor Liu Bei, the Hall for Zhuge Liang and the Huiling Mausoleum.

Then, proceed to Jinli Old Street where you will experience Chengdu local culture, taste some featured snacks and get yourself some handcrafts.

Later, head to Renmin Park to enjoy a cup of traditional Chinese tea and absorb the special atmosphere of Chengdu.

Afterwards, you’ll be driven approximately 2 hours to Ya’an City, where you’ll check in to your comfortable hotels. Then you’ll receive a brief introduction of your activities for the next two days in Bifengxia Panda Base and you’ll be given a pair of overalls to you’ll wear while working with pandas.

Day 3 Bifengxia Panda Base ( B )

On this day, you’ll get up close and personal with adorable pandas! After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be taken to the Bifengxia Panda Base, where you'll get the rare opportunity to assist park rangers with daily activities and learn about the center's important conservation efforts first-hand.

Participate in typical tasks throughout the day such as feeding the pandas; you'll be amazed by how much food these endangered creatures consume - a whopping 45 lbs (20 kg) per day! You'll also help contribute to the safety and well-being of the animals by cleaning the panda enclosures. When the pandas are resting, you will have 3 hours of free time for lunch and to explore the center or Bifengxia Valley on your own.

Day 4 Bifengxia Panda Base ( B )

Experience a volunteering work for the giant pandas in Bifengxia like the things to do in Day 3. It can be a special memory to get so close to the cute pandas.

Day 5 Bifengxia Panda Base & Chengdu Departure ( B )

Before leaving panda base, you’ll have one last opportunity to spend time with the pandas. Say goodbyes to this cute bears and take some photos, after which you’ll be awarded with your certificate of recognition for your volunteer work at the base.

After the unforgettable time in Bifengxia, drive back to Chengdu. Be free until your guide and driver transfer you to airport/train station to catch the flight or train to your next destination or back home. Service ends!

Please note: All guests must undergo a health exam before arrival at the base.

Quotation Includes:

• Entrance fees of the scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
• Meals as specified in the itinerary.(Exceptions: If the western breakfast is not available in some of the hotels, breakfast would be either Chinese breakfast or Chinese and western breakfast.)
• Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds or a king size bed; All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast; Please note double bed room is on request basis which is subject to Hotel's availability and re-confirmation upon check-in.
  Service, room facilities and breakfast might be not up to standard in some remote areas.
• Transportation: Flights or train as listed in the itinerary.
• Sightseeing As listed in the Itinerary will be escorted with English-speaking guide;
• Service of local guide and van is for a maximum of 8 hours during the full day individual tour packages.

* Please note that our English-speaking guide and driver provided for you in each city or area will not fly with you from one city to another.

• Private Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each city or area by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide as listed in the itinerary.
• Service Charge (the planning, handling, operational and communication charges) & Government Taxes.
• Luggage Transfers between airports, trains and hotels.

Price excludes:

• Flights (Economy class) not as listed in the itinerary.
• Accommodation not as listed in the itinerary.
• Visa Fees: Please make sure that you have got your valid passport and visa before your entry to China. We can send you a free official invitation letter to assist you in obtaining your visa after the reservation deposit is received.
• Sightseeing not listed in the itinerary.
• Meals not listed in the itinerary.
• Personal expenses such as room service, internet charge, laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc.
• Gratuities, tips to guides, drivers, bellboys, etc.
• Excess Baggage Charges.
• Life Tourist insurance. Please kindly note that the full coverage travel insurance from your country of origin should be purchased in advance on your own.
• Optional activities.

Read what other travelers think about this China trip / Yangtze cruise trip. We only accept reviews from actual, confirmed travelers who purchased the tour / activity from us, so you can be sure the reviews are unbiased and authentic.

Dear Rita,

Thank you for all you have done the guide met us at the train station and got us into the ship and thanks to you we were upgraded to s suite the ship is very nice and the service is excellent

We had a very nice tour this morning

I cannot thank you enough as Ibsaid so will write letter on my return to trip advisor and to your company singing your praises

With best wishes

BS Foad. MD

BS - April 5, 2019‚ , 

Hello Riley,

The cruise was nice. Beautiful scenery. Good boat, good staff, OK food. We were a bit disappointed by the proposed excursions (the one included in the package and the one we had to pay. Not very interesting).

Anyway thanks a lot for your help

Best regards

Olivier

Olivier - April 4, 2019‚ , 

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