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.
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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
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)
Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
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
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
Reviews
374 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Trip to see the pandas
graham13299,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip with knowledgeable local guide Perry
Trip highlight
T1682DCangelaa,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour around Chengue panda breeding centre and around Chengue with tour guide Perry. Very knowledgeable and informative. Went above and beyond to give us a genuine Chinese cultural experience. Highlight of my trip.
It was a WONDERFUL and VERY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE with these incredibly furry, pretty animals. Animals !!!
corneliak829,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Many thanks to my guide CLARK, he has me all day accompanied and we had a lot of fun volunteering at the Panda Protection Centre.
Our guide Leo was...
Peter H,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Leo was friendly, helpful and he made sure we had a wonderful panda experience! Highly recommended.
Chengdu Panda Tour with Perry - The Highlight of our Trip!!!
GrandTour59679156602,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing day and tour with Perry. He picked us up at our hotel and showed us all of the great Panda viewing spots and short cuts to make our visit enjoyable. He also took great pictures so that we have the memories forever. I would recommend this tour to anyone who visits Chengdu. This was the highlight of our trip!
Private Panda Tour with Perry
tylerkD3083MD,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Perry was an excellent tour guide for our trip to visit the Panda Research Base in Chengdu. He knew the best route for the best pictures in the park and made our sightseeing a great experience. As an English speaker, he speaks natively and was able to keep us English speakers fully informed the entire time. I highly recommend hiring Perry as a tour guide for any trips in Chengdu
Great Experience and wonderful guide!
edsont544,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! Thanks our guide Silvia for sharing all the knowledge. We spent 3 wonderful hours with those funny Pandas!
Fantastic tour - lots of active pandas
Marilyn T,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Early visit is best. Lots of stairs. Take your time and lots of photos. Our guide Perry is very knowledgeable, friendly and knew all the shortcuts!
Top guide
Seaside13566003261,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00With guide Perry spent a morning at the Panda center. And what a pleasure we enjoyed. What a cool guy. He knew a lot to tell and speaks very good English. Thanks to him we had a super morning at the panda center.
Panda caretaker for a day!
ArjanG1983,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great day among the panda bears in Chengdu. Our guide was very friendly and had a lot of knowledge of the pandas. His English was also very good, so he could translate everything for us. We have done the volunteer program and as a real panda fan this is a must! You're literally preparing dinner. There is also plenty of time to look around the park. Had a great day, thanks to our guide Perry
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