Private Tour
Private Half-Day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center Tour with Optional Volunteer
Overview
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Spend a morning with some of China’s most majestic mammals during a private tour of the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center or the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center(only if "volunteer" option selected) from Chengdu. Accompanied by a professional English-speaking guide, stroll through the research and breeding facilities while observing the pandas and learning about their breeding and life stages. Visit the red panda area to see these quiet but territorial creatures.
Don't want to waste your time at the airport? Now you can take this chance to see lovely pandas with NO VISA required if you take international flight via Chengdu. Select Layover Panda Tour with private transfer between airport and panda base, easily make the most of your time with a simple click.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Volunteer are available. Please consult us for availability for this option.
Customers who book the panda volunteer option will tour the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center. The center is approximately 90 minutes away from central Chengdu.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Professional English-speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Return transfer between airport and panda base(only if layover panda tour selected)
Entry/Admission - Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
Volunteer for Panda (if volunteer option selected)
Gratuities
Food
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
Meet your friendly English-speaking guide at your hotel lobby and you’ll head to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. Spend your morning with the cutest, yet impressive, creatures in China! 3 hours inside the Panda Center, tour through the baby and adult panda areas. On a guided tour, visit different sections of the center to get a full overview of a panda’s development. Visit the baby garden, where you can see giant panda cubs born in summer, which weigh only about 3.5 ounces (100 grams) at birth and by the third month are able to walk on their own. Then stop at the sub-adult garden, where the adolescent pandas hang out, and see the adult garden, which houses the giant pandas in all their full-grown glory. Take pictures of this endangered species eating bamboo, sleeping or frolicking about. Finally, visit the red panda section to see these small adorable animals and try to spot the sleeping red pandas stretched out on branches in the red panda garden.
Options
Afternoon Panda Tour
Admission included
Private Tour Guide
Duration: 3 hours
Private Transfer
Panda Tour: We need your name and passport number to book tickets in advance.
Pickup included
Panda Keeper Volunteer
Admission included
Private Tour Guide
Duration: 8 hours
Buffet Lunch at Panda Center
Private Transfer
To Panda Rescue Center: Volunteer as Keeper, including panda enclosure cleaning, observe professional keeper feed pandas.
Pickup included
Chengdu Layover Panda Tour
Pickup included
Morning Panda Tour
Admission included
Private Tour Guide
Duration: 3 hours
Private Transfer
Panda Tour : We need your name and passport number to book tickets in advance.
Pickup included
Reviews
303 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
This tour was a wonderful...
Dennis C,
Sep 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00This tour was a wonderful experience. We got to the Panda Centre early in the morning when the Pandas were quite active, mainly eating. The Panda Centre is very popular and busy but it is still easy to move around. Our guide, Cindy Liu was extremely good at navigating the centre and finding us the best viewing areas in the most time efficient way. Her communication skills were excellent and she was a truly joyful person to be with. A great morning in Chengdu.
Convenient Way to Visit the Pandas, but Not Very Informative
Marielle S,
Sep 9, 2025
- Viator
3.00We recently took the half-day private tour to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center. The pandas were absolutely exceptional—seeing so many of these amazing animals up close was unforgettable. Our driver was excellent—punctual and comfortable—and our guide handled logistics smoothly, helping us navigate the site with ease and get great views and photos without feeling rushed. That said, for the price of a private tour, I expected more depth. Our guide didn’t share much additional information about the pandas—no real insights into their behavior, conservation, or history. It felt like most of what we learned came from the signs, rather than from an enthusiastic expert. The language barrier may have contributed here. Overall, this is a convenient way to see the pandas, but if you’re hoping for a guide who brings the experience to life with knowledge and passion, you may find it a bit underwhelming.
I got picked up at my...
Patrick B,
Sep 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00I got picked up at my Hotel from Cindy, she was super polite, friendly and she even joked around with me, which i did not excpect from an 60 year old chinese Lady. The Park was very clean and everything looked like it was just build. I was very lucky that day and saw alot of Pandas even Cindy got super excited about it and you could see she really like her job. She even gave me little presents with my name on it in the end. I 100% would recomend doing the Tour with Cindy she did a perfect job all day long. Greetings from Germany
Would thoroughly recommend to maximise your visit
Richard H,
Jul 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very efficient. Cindy Liu my guide arrived 10 minutes early for the pick up. The car was clean and a good size. Cindy guided me round the Breeding Centre avoiding the worst of the queues. The car was waiting when we finished Cindy was an English teacher and her excellent English made this a very enjoyable experience
Amazing trip
Arthur,
Jul 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was really good. Jojo knew everything there was to know about the pandas and the base they reside. She was very fun and offered to take loads of pictures. After she even offered to alsoshow me around wenshu monastery and showed me some local delicasies. It was alot more fun than expected and came with more than originally planned. I highly recommend taking this half a day trip
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