Red Panda Volunteer in Wolong Panda Base Private Tour
Wolong Hetaoping Panda Base, as a part of the Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve, located at the southwest of Wenchuan County.
Entrance of Hetaoping Panda Base
It is the earliest base for giant panda breeding, which first constructed in 1980s. Before the devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Wolong got up to 200,000 visitors every year.
@Hetaoping Panda Base
Now, Hetaoping has been rebuilt, which is not open to public any more. Join us to take an adventure in this secret place. This base is a training area for pandas, which would be released in the future.
Panda-men are spotting pandas in semi-wild enclosures
Red Panda Volunteer Program
The volunteers will clean and prepare the food for the red pandas. Red pandas eat mostly bamboo, apples and panda cakes.
Cleaning for red pandas
Inclusions
Panda volunteer fee
Transportation
Tour guide
Lunch
Bottled water
Exclusions
Dinner
Personal expense
Gratuities
Additional Info：
- Age restriction of volunteer: 8-70
- Please advice any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Itinerary
Chengdu -Wolong (2hrs drive)
Red Panda Volunteering in Wolong Panda Base
07:00am-08:40am Drive to Wolong Panda Base
08:40am-09:00am Put on the suit and sign the agreement
09:00am-09:30am Drive to the red panda enclosures
09:30am-10:40am Clean the enclosures
10:40am-12:00am Visit the semi-wild enclosures, the panda cubs being trained to be released into the wild
12:00am-01:00pm Lunch
01:00pm-01:50pm Watch a documentary video
01:50pm-03:00pm Visit the red panda again
*The itinerary is subject to change.
Notes for Panda Volunteering:
1.No perfume, no cologne, no nail polish, be healthy (don’t get cold).
2.wear shoes (no slippers or Crocs).
3.Sunscreen and sunglasses will be useful.
4.Any activities missed due to being late will not be rescheduled, and guests will bear the consequences.