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
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
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
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
Reviews
356 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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!
Amazing Tour!
Denis O,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was smooth, convenient, and pleasant. Perry, my tour guide, was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. I have learned a lot from him and I have also had a lot of fun throughout the tour. And lastly, I really appreciated how the tour company has accommodated my needs for the tour. Much appreciated ! And highly recommended !
Perfect Panda Day with Perry
Lubna A,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a fantastic day visiting the pandas with Perry. He made the experience seamless and easy. He was kind, engaging, and super thoughtful. I learned a lot about pandas and life in China chatting with him. I highly recommend this tour and especially with Perry.
Perfect Panda Day with Perry
w249n97zrf,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I had a wonderful day with Perry! He is a great communicator and made sure we had a perfect day visiting pandas. He was thoughtful, kind, and super engaged. I really recommend the tour with Perry.
Highly recommended
Sukanya I,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My tour experience was really good. Perry did a great job in explaining the history, had knowledge of the entire research facility & all the pandas we saw on the tour. He also helped me suggest good souvenir shop & shared local tips.
Amazing experience at the Panda Base
Kevin M,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Perry is an amazing guide and made the experience much more enjoyable, he is fluent in English and knows a lot about Panda’s and Chinese history, this trip is definitely worth checking out.
Nice tour and tour guide
shinnyh2026,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a very nice trip! Perry was very patient and knowledgeable and we had a great time. We have seen more pandas than expected!
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