Discover the Habitat of Wild Pandas
This four-day itinerary is perfect for those who love relaxed hikes and pandas. The Wolong National Nature Reserve, revered as the true abode of wild pandas, allows close contact with nature as you hike pristine alpine meadows. Be a panda volunteer at the less crowded Wolong Panda Base, delve deeper into panda habits, and achieve a unique volunteer certificate.
China Highlights personalizes your itinerary, ensuring an enriching travel experience.
Tour 'Wow' Points
Enjoy a Leisurely Hike in a Pasture Among the Clouds
Nestled within Wolong Nature Reserve, this pristine alpine meadow remains an untouched sanctuary for rare wildlife, offering sweeping vistas of the Western Sichuan Plateau.
Uncover the Panda Center in the Nature Reserve
Situated far from urban zones in the verdant Wolong Nature Reserve, the Wolong Panda Center offers a serene environment for panda-watching.
Make Panda Cakes with Your Own Hands
Become a panda volunteer for a day, experience the life of the staff, get your unique panda keeper certificate, and express your love for those black-and-white spirits.
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An amazing tour of Chengdu with Helen
We took a trip to Chengdu and our guide Helen made it a fantastic expierence. She was knowledgable about the local areas and customised our plans throughout the day based on what we wanted to do. She helped us take good photos with the pandas and other good photo spots throughout the day. Our driver was also friendly and the car was spacious and cool. more
Mar 2025, Tom
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Super Helen from Chendu
Great guide Helen of Chengdu. She is VERY kind, VERY attentive, resolved every kind of problems, without asking her she already knew our needs or requirements. SUPER HELEN OF CHENGDU. She is a great professional, not only a tour guide, she is a very attentive person. Top A1. more
Mar 2025, Cecilia
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We are coming back to Chengdu next time
We have had a great couple of days based in Chengdu with Evan from China Highlights. We have been well looked after, being collected and dropped off at the rail station and airport.Evan was very knowledgeable at each site but was fantastic at getting us to the best panda enclosures or the best positions to see the Buddhas. He was very flexible in arranging activities and took us to some great restaurants. We found the weather in March to be just right, mild and dry, slightly overcast cloud, so very comfortable and great light for pictures. more
Mar 2025, Mark R
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Itinerary Quick Look
Here is a suggested itinerary. We are happy to customize a tour according to your interests.
Your tour guide will be waiting in the airport's arrivals hall with a nameplate and a welcoming smile. You will be transferred to your hotel by a private car and driver, and your tour guide will help you check in and ensure everything is okay at the hotel.
On your three-hour drive to Wolong, you'll take a reflective break at the 2008 Earthquake Memorial Site in the ruins of Xuankou Middle School.
After lunch, wander through a pristine alpine meadow in Wolong Nature Reserve. Spot grazing livestock, distant snow-capped peaks, and landscapes that transform with the seasons—from spring's vibrant greenery to autumn's fiery foliage. A paradise for nature enthusiasts and photographers alike.
Arrive at Wolong Panda Center at 8:30 am for a day as a panda keeper.
In the morning, engage in activities from breaking bamboo to cleaning enclosures under the guidance of staff. You can watch a keeper feed pandas at a very close distance. Then take a break and tour around the panda center with your private guide, who is familiar with the base and knows a lot about pandas.
Then, have lunch in the canteen with the base stuff and enjoy a special documentary movie about a panda's life cycle.
In the afternoon, you will make cakes for the pandas and cut the bamboo leaves into pieces for the old pandas. At the end of the program, you will receive a panda keeper certificate.
After breakfast at the hotel, the tour wraps up with a transfer to the airport by private car and driver. Your tour guide will escort you to check-in and will wave goodbye at the security checkpoint. It's time to say goodbye to the pandas' home province.
Hotel Selection
—the Icing on the Cake
Boutique hotels are recommended to enrich your travel experience.
Tour Price
Price includes: