Essential Things to Know about China Panda Loving Care Program
All about Panda Loving Care Program
1. Where Can Do Panda Loving Care Program in China? How to Choose It?
| Panda Base |
Length |
Distance from Chengdu |
Features |
| Dujiangyan Panda Base |
1 day |
62 kilometers (1-1.5 hours) |
the closest panda base from Chengdu; over 30 pandas live here.
|
| Bifengxia Panda Base |
1 day / 3 days or longer |
155 kilometers (2.5-3 hours) |
awesome site to do loving care program for 3 days or more; over 40 pandas live here.
|
| Shenshuping Panda
Base |
1 day |
100 kilometers (2 hours) |
located in Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries in primitive environment; the largest
breeding
center for giant pandas; over 30 pandas live here.
|
| Hetaoping Panda Base |
1 day |
120 kilometers (2.5 hours) |
the only base to attend Red Panda Loving Care program.
|
How to Choose a Panda Base?
- For panda lovers who have very limited time in Chengdu, it is recommended to visit Chengdu Panda
Base which is located in the northeast of Chengdu suburb with 30 minutes’ drive. Travelers
can see
nearly 120 giant pandas & baby pandas, as well as 76 red pandas. (PS: No Panda Loving Care program is
provided in this base.)
- To experience the one-day loving care work, you’d better go to Dujiangyan Panda Base which is
chosen by 80% - 90% Participants.
- If you want to experience something different in a relatively primitive environment, Shenshuping
Panda Base or Bifengxia Panda Base is a good choice to do the Panda Loving Care program.
2. Who Can Join a Panda Loving Care Program?
To do the Panda Loving Care program, Participants should be aged between 10 and 70 years old.
The numbers of
different bases are different and you can have a check before booking. If the booking for one base is
full, you’d better head to another base or change your time to do the Panda Loving Care program.
- Dujiangyan Panda Base: The center can accept up to 50 Participants at any one time
and the age should be between 10 and 70 years old.
- Bifengxia Panda Base: The center can accept up to 40 Participants at one time (only
20 Participants once in July and August) and the age should be between 8 and 70.
- Shenshuping Panda Base: Shenshuping Panda Base can accept up to 15 Participants at
one time and the age should be between 8 and 70.
3. Is Health Examination Form Needed?
Yes, every participants needs a health examination form. To apply this program, you should apply it a week in
advance with your Application Form and Health Examination Form (valid medical
certificate and signature
which could apply it in your country or in China). Interested people could feel free to contact our
travel consultant to get more information about the form!
4. You’d Better Book 10 Days in Advance
It is recommended to make a reservation of the Panda Loving Care programs at least 10 days in advance, and
even 1 to 2 months earlier for Participants during peak seasons (mainly May to October).
5. What a Panda Loving Care Program Consists of?
The following is the sample Panda Loving Care program at Dujiangyan Panda Base and you can have a general idea
about what for a participant to do in a panda base.
| Time |
Activity |
Morning
(09:00-09:20) |
Learn safety announcement and sign the security agreement; put on the work suit and
gloves before go to the work place; the staff will
tell
the Panda Loving Care matters need attention.
|
|
"Honorable Panda Keeper" experience: carry out the old bamboo, wash
the panda house, clean up the panda excrement, carry in the fresh bamboo, observe and record pandas' behaviors, watch panda keepers feeding pandas, learn about the living habits of giant pandas, etc.
|
| Have lunch with the staff in the restaurant and take a break; |
Afternoon
(13:00-15:30) |
"Panda Cinema": Watch a panda documentary that shows the scientific
facts
about panda, to understand how humans protect them.
|
"Panda Nutritionist" time: prepare food for the panda, make
the panda cake, cut fresh bamboo leaves for the elderly giant pandas.
|
Answer some scientific questions about panda through your whole days’ experience;
Plant bamboo to improve the pandas’ environment; and then, finish the Panda Loving Care
experience and get the Panda Loving Care certificate and souvenirs.
|
6. What are the Panda Loving Care Fees?
Usually, the program fees range between 700 - 1000 RMB which include the loving care work, uniform,
sightseeing, sightseeing vehicle in the base, lunch, certificate and souvenirs, etc.
For Panda Loving Cares who want a worry free package including private car with driver and an experienced
tour guide escorted you the whole way, the fee will increase and please feel free to contact our travel
consultant for the reasonable quote (PS: before ready to book the Panda Loving Care program packages, the
quote will be free.)
7. Is Training Provided?
Conservation efforts should always have a positive effect on the giant pandas, and for this to happen,
Participants should have a good knowledge of how to best serve the needs of the “black and white animals”
they work with. The panda base at the above four panda bases will first train their participants before
do the loving care work. These measures ensure the safety of both the Participants and the animals
themselves.
8. Panda Loving Care Program Practical Tips
- Dress Code: For you need to do some physical work, like carrying and breaking
bamboo, cleaning the panda house, please try to wear comfortable (like sneaker) and do not wear
skirt, short pants or slipper.
- No Strong Smells: For pandas have keen sense of smell, Participants should avoid
using perfume or other odorous articles like mosquito repellent liquid or nail polish, skin care
products, makeups, etc. on the loving care workday.
- Healthy Bodies: To well protect giant pandas, Participants are required to be
healthy, and people who are suffering from illness, like a cold, fever, influenza, and other
infectious diseases are not suitable to have physical contact with the giant pandas.
- Photo-taking Permission: Please get permission before take photos and videos!
- Force Majeure: The Panda Loving Care is to be delayed or inaccessible if there is
Force Majeure like earthquakes, epidemic... Also, the inevitable requirement and control of the
government, country may influence your Panda Loving Care program.
