![]() If you visit the Panda Breeding and Research Center between July and December, you will have a greater chance of seeing tiny newborns in the Sunshine Nursery House at the Panda Breeding and Research Center. March to May is the "falling in love period" for pandas. There is also a small theater in the center, where you can watch a 20-minute video to learn about giant panda research and breeding.Īfter waving goodbye to Po's hometown, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel in Chengdu city. It is best to go early in the morning to see the pandas feeding at around 9:30am, as they are most active at this time of day. This beautifully-laid-out park is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from downtown Chengdu, with excellent walkways to various open enclosures of pandas. It's where the Kung Fu Panda 3 movie creators became inspired to portray an entire village of the adorable black and white creatures. Your first stop is the Panda Breeding and Research Center, home to nearly 50 giant pandas and red pandas. The whole tour will last for about 10 hours. Your guide will call you at the hotel one day in advance or leave a message to double check the collection time with you. Your guide and driver will pick you up from hotel at 8am. Your guide may adjust the itinerary based on the weather, transportation, and your requirements. Please check the general itinerary of the whole day. The next morning tour guide Snow took us to the train station.Īaron was such fun to be around, he spoke English wonderfully and gave us great info about the pandas. ![]() While we were working Aaron took some great pictures of us cleaning and feeding the pandas. After the program we drove back to Chengdu. The next day we did the panda keeper program which entailed cleaning cages (inside and out), feeding pandas, making panda cakes, watching a film about the program and walking around the base looking at the many pandas. We had a great lunch in the small town of Gengda and then went on a hike in the Dengsheng Gorge with a local guide. The next morning we headed to the Wolong Panda Base with a stop at the 2008 Earthquake memorial site. Even though he has probably been to the research center many times he seemed just as excited to see them as we were. ![]() We had a very enjoyable time touring the Research Center with Aaron. Thank you Daisy, a great time was had by all.Īaron picked us up from the airport and drove us straight to the Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center. We have had the best time in Chengdu helped no end by the friendly, helpfulness of our guide Daisy who knew all the best places to go and sights to see. The day ended with a wander around Jinli Old Street where you can buy anything from food to souvenirs to furniture. After an extremely tasty lunch picked for us by Daisy she then took us into the people’s park and showed us the tea houses and dating area where parents can advertise their single ‘30 something’ children to potential partners. We saw Pandas of all ages and sizes including a tiny little baby that was only 36 day old. It’s a little sad that they are in captivity but it is essential to increase the breeding rate and so save these wonderful animals from extinction. It was fantastic to see the Pandas so close. The next day Daisy took us straight to the Giant Panda Breeding and Research centre. Our Guide for the 2 Day trip was Daisy Du who made us feel very welcome and helped us check in and ensured our rooms were satisfactory then gave us directions of where to go for the best food. We have just completed the Chengdu leg of our trip to China organised by Robert Hui at China Highlights.
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