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 To Expect
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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.
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
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
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
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
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
361 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
loved our experience!!
Indylau203,Mar 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00had such a great time with Perry! the whole experience was so easy. he picked us up from our hotel in the center of Chengdu and then just had to drive 30 min to get to the panda lab. Perry was able to point out fun facts about all the pandas, and get us good placements to take photos. overall would recommend touring with Perry!!
A Perfect Panda Experience Thanks to Perry
G5476JVjonathand,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Perry was a fantastic guide for our panda tour in Chengdu. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly very familiar with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. What we appreciated most was how he strategically guided us to the best viewing areas at the right times, which allowed us to see many pandas while they were active rather than sleeping. We were able to watch several pandas eating bamboo, climbing, and interacting thanks to his planning. Throughout the tour, Perry shared interesting insights about panda conservation, their behavior, and the work being done at the research base. His explanations made the experience much more meaningful and engaging. He was also very attentive and helpful, making sure our group avoided the biggest crowds, pointing out great photo spots, and answering all of our questions along the way. Overall, Perry made the visit smooth, fun, and memorable. We would highly recommend him to anyone visiting the Chengdu panda base.
A wonderful day with Pandas !
Betty N,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Perry was a great guide. We had a great time touring with him. He knows short cuts and even helped us took pictures . If this is your first time in Chengdu - I would recommend this tour .
A wonderful day with pandas.
myboysmom5,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fun day with Perry. He was punctual and articulate . He showed us short cuts to the park. We saw most of the highlights. He helped us take pictures! We are very appreciative of his efforts. Thanks Perry for a wonderful time with the Panda.
One of the highlights for our Asia trip!
emilybH1119QD,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Perry was prompt to pick us up at our hotel and was very easy going and knowledgeable on the topic of Pandas. He got us to feeding time early so we could get a good spot with clear pictures of the panda. We ended up getting a great view of all the pandas and we also got to see a baby panda go down a slide which was super cute and rare! Would recommend this tour for anyone wanting a stress free tour with a knowledgeable guide! Thanks Perry :D
Excellent
sean p,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience, Perry had great English and made day so much better, would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to see pandas and red pandas, must get there when opening
Awesome
Truffles88,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Peri was an excellent tour guide! He was knowledgeable and informative, very friendly and polite! What a lovely person to have on your team! Glad we met him!
Must do in Chengdu
Dillon J,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00An excellent experience and a must do in Chengdu. My guide Perry was super courteous and knew not only about pandas in general, but also had commentary about individual pandas in the center. He also gave me a great recommendation for what to eat in Chengdu and have some super detailed info on Wuhouci. Count me happy.
Best way to visit the panda research base
Dreamer60336962418,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We really enjoyed our visit to see the pandas.. the research base is huge and it would have been very challenging to work out how to navigate. Perry made everything seamless and was veey knowledgeable and friendly. Thanks Perry
Great tour, great guide
dillonj875,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a wonderful time! We got there early and had a front view of pretty much every panda. My guide, Perry, was also super knowledgeable and humorous. He not only shared info about pandas in general, but even had info on the individual pandas we saw. I also got useful info about my trip outside of the tour, including recommendations on what to eat and small details about Wuhouci, so my whole experience here in Chengdu was improved!
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