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PD02: 2 Days Private Tour of Chengdu - Dujiangyan - Wolong Panda Base

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Day 1 Chengdu - Dujiangyan

Check out of the hotel in Chengdu around 09:00 in the morning. First, we will escort you to visit the Qingyang Palace, a Taoist temple. According to legend, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, once delivered sutras here, with a green goat (qingyang) representing one of his incarnations, hence the temple’s name, “Qingyang Palace.” At the entrance to the main hall stands a distinctive bronze goat statue, intricately designed with physical features from twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, including the ears of a rat, the horns of an ox, and the tail of a rooster. A long-held folk belief suggests that touching the part of the statue corresponding to one’s own ailment can help bring relief. You’ll find that certain areas, particularly the shoulders and back, have been polished to a gleaming smoothness by the countless visitors who have sought its healing power over the years.

Lunch is at your own expense, and you can ask our guide for advice on a good restaurant. After that, our guide will escort you to the Dujiangyan Scenic Area to see the Irrigation System. It is the oldest and best-preserved water conservancy project in the world, and it has been functioning for more than two thousand years. Then your guide and the driver will escort you to check in the hotel in Dujiangyan. Have a nice sleep tonight so you can enjoy the highlight of your private China panda tour tomorrow.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Accommodation: Yinxiu Shangting Hotel - a local featured hotel

Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Visit the Dujiangyan Scenic Area

Day 2 Dujiangyan - Wolong Panda Base - Chengdu

Another interesting day begins with the Panda Keeper Program specially arranged by us. Your guide and the driver will accompany you to the Wolong Panda Base. After a 1-hour transfer, enter the Panda Base, and professional English-speaking feeders will guide you through the one day experience. You'll need to change into special blue uniforms in advance to protect the animals from germs. The feeder will lead you to the enclosure, and your first assignment will be to clean their houses by sorting out their waste leftovers and excrement. You need to take notes for the record. After that, it's time to prepare the panda's meal. The bamboo is cut into pieces that are optimal for their digestion. Pandas usually eat a lot every day, so you will need to feed them enough. Afterwards, go to the special kitchen to prepare snacks for them, such as apples and specially steamed buns. Cut apples and stick them on the ends of long bamboo poles. Then watch the expert keepers feed the pandas. They won’t let the pandas reach their food easily, for they must learn to stand and jump.

After a brief Chinese lunch, you have the rest of the day for further exploration. If it's summer, you may also have a chance to see the newly-born cubs in the nursery house. So tiny, pink and adorable! In the playground, we recommend you take lots of pictures of them playing. Then you can watch a documentary about giant pandas to learn more about their origin, living habits and temperament. Afterward, learn to make pandas’ favorite steamed cornbread, and finally acquire your certificate and photos.

We're sure that your one day panda experience will be one of the most memorable experiences of your life. After enjoying the fun in the base, our guide and driver will escort you back to downtown Chengdu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch