Top 4 Panda Volunteering Tours near Chengdu

1.Dujingyan Panda Sanctuary Half day tour option panda volunteer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $170Our pick

Small-group Dujiangyan Panda Base tour with optional panda volunteer hands-on care, hotel pickup, and an early-morning look at pandas up close.

“We had the most amazing time on our Panda trip to Dujingyan 😊 we saw several pandas up close. Our tour guide Jay was absolutely incredible, very knowledgeable and extremely passionate about the animals. He went above and beyond on our trip, and made the whole Read more”

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2.Panda Volunteer Project Day Trip(Wolong/Du Jiang Yan)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $115Best value

Join a one-day giant panda volunteer program at Dujiangyan or Wolong, with hands-on keeper tasks, lunch, panda cakes, and a certificate.

“Kevin was amazing - he was so helpful & informative, spoke perfect English and made the entire experience so memorable. We were able to see the pandas up close and it felt like a really hands on experience (just bear in mind that you do have to pay an additional CNY900 pp on top of the fees for the tour)”

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3.Sichuan: Big Panda Volunteer Day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 10 reviews · from $347

Volunteer with giant pandas at Dujiangyan Panda Base in Sichuan, with English guide and Chengdu hotel pickup for 7 hours.

“The Panda center is located in an amazing environment, where green is the master! Pandas have their own cage and garden, yes they are in captivity, but it seems they are very happy. The volunteer experience was really beautiful and I’m proud have been able to help the center with my work and my money. Daniel my guide, very good English speaking, picked me up and dropped me off at my hotel. He has been by my side the whole day, working with me and take pictures for me. In the center there are many tourists, but not noisy. You can also see red pandas. Beautiful experience.Read more”

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4.Panda Volunteer expperience in Dujiangyan or Wolong Panda Base

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $272

Volunteer with giant pandas near Chengdu. Clean enclosures, make panda cakes, watch a documentary, and get a certificate, plus transport and lunch.

“Overall experience is ok. Our transport bus is small and old. Molly was our guide, majority of the time she worked as interpreter. After entering the base, we were led by the base staff/guide, the staff was the one walked us around base aRead more”

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