How To Apply Dujiangyan Panda Volunteer Program From Chengdu China
You will have a chance to participate in the Panda Volunteer and Panda Holding programs for additional cost in the new Dujuangyan Panda Base. Work as a panda keeper by cleaning the cages, feeding the pandas with your own hand, and holding a panda for memorable photos.
This private experience will expand your knowledge of pandas using an insider’s perspective.
The Prerequisites of Being A Dujiangyan Panda Volunteer
Official Cost：700 RMB/PER (paid directly to Dujiangyan Panda Base)
Transfer cost From Chengdu to DuJiangYan+Back Trip:Total 700 RMB/ 5 seats Car(westchinago offer charter car service;pick up and drop off from hotel,no extra fee)
The following content will save you more than hundreds of USD dollar
Itinerary:From Chengdu to dujiangyan panda base,60 KM
Official Donation:
1800 RMB/per≈ 264 usd/per
paid directly to dujiangyan panda base upon arrival，WestChinaGo will make reservation for you for free in advance.
Entrance Tickets:included by panda base
Panda Donation certificate and souvenirs included:
tour guide:actually amicable panda base staff speak fluent English,so no necessary to hire tour guide,Even more driver from westchinago can speak english,up to you
Chartered Car —-Round Trip
* chartered car from chengdu to dujiangyan +Back trip
* Hotel pickup and drop off service
* Payment after the trip ends
Tour Number
Price
Chartered Car for 1 Traveler
115 USD/Per
Chartered Car for 2 Travelers
55 USD/Per
Chartered Car for 3 Travelers
40 USD/Per
Chartered Car for 4 Travelers
35 USD/Per
Chartered Car for 5 Travelers
30 USD/Per
* Please Note:when tourist number > 3;we will arrange 7 seats buick business Van.(Vehicle photo),when tourist number ≤ 3,good condition 5-seat car will be arranged.
Payment
Donation:directly paid to dujiangyan panda base upon arrival.
Transportation:pay to us driver after trip ends.
ChengDu Panda Photo Itinerary Schedual
7：00 AM: Pick Up From Hotel Lobby
7:00-8:30 AM：Go To DuJiangyan Panda Base From Chengdu
8:35:–8:45AM:register at office and finish the payment.
8:50—10:20AM: Visting the Panda Enclosure.
10:30AM: Panda Photo Time
10:40AM-10:50AM Present the donation certificate and souvenir Tshirt
This enjoyable day trip from Chengdu takes you by high-speed train to the Leshan Giant Buddha, built in China’s Tang Dynasty,over 1300 years. As you walk the ancient red sand cliff road at this UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will marvel at the 1300-year-old Leshan Giant Buddha.
In addition,your guide will also take you to much less travel path to Local fishing village and Mahao Grottoes and Wuyou temple. A tasty lunch in local fishing village with great river view is included.
Highlights
Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city
All entrance fees included
Round-trip train fares
Lunch included
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
What to Expect
Once you are picked up by your guide at your Chengdu hotel, you will head to the modern Chengdu Train Station to catch the high-speed train to Leshan.
During the one-hour train ride, you can mingle with locals and enjoy the idyllic landscape of the Chengdu countryside, which changes throughout seasons - carpets of yellow rapeseed flowers in spring, the greenery of rice paddies at summer, or colorful harvesting in the autumn.
Once you arrive at Leshan, you will head to the Giant Buddha Park. The Leshan Giant Buddha is the biggest Buddha statue in the world – a 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during 713 AD-803 AD by the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face and lies at the confluence of three rivers in the Mount Emei Scenic Area.
Mount Emei and the Leshan Buddha were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
You will first climb 300 steps to the top of Lingyun Hill, a 20-30 minute journey. On the way, you will stop to see the Black Dragon Pond and many ancient stone carvings and Buddhist sculptures.
From the top of Lingyun Hill, you will view three rivers: Min, Qingyi and Dadu river as they come together and you can explore Buddhist sculptures and murals inside Lingyun Temple. You will then descend along the red sand cliff road to view the phenomenal Leshan Giant Buddha from the bottom, and climb up at the opposite side of the hill.
The walk will take around 30-40 minutes. From there, you walk to lunch in a local restaurant before visiting the Wuyou Temple, which has not been significantly restored and so retains its tranquil Buddhist atmosphere.
The Giant Buddha and the temple are separated by the Min river, and you will walk around 20 minutes, crossing the Haoshang bridge. Once there, you will have an hour or so to enjoy the ancient courtyard, visit the hall dedicated to the Wuyou Buddha (a frightful-looking figure that was cast in India at around 618-907), and enjoy the Arhats Hall with beautifully-painted life-size clay figures of 500 Buddha’s disciples.
Your tour ends late in the afternoon, if time permit,your guide will also show you the neighborhood of old Leshan city before return to the train station for the relaxing high-speed train journey back to Chengdu.
Your guide will accompany you back to your hotel.
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Tour Number Price
Tour for 1 Traveler: 315 USD/Per
Tour for 2 Traveler: 159 USD/Per
Tour for 3 Traveler: 135 USD/Per
Tour for 4 Traveler: 122 USD/Per
Tour for 5 Traveler: 115 USD/Per
Inclusions
Free hotel pickup and drop-off service within 3rd ring road.
2nd class Chengdu-Leshan round trip high-speed train tickets
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Entrance fee for Leshan giant Buddha and Wuyou temple
Tasty lunch in local fishing village with river view
Exclusions
Private expenses
River Cruise to view Leshan Giant Buddha(70rmb/person)
