It is not allowed to make a reservation by individual and you can only experience that through a large travel agency.
I suppose we still can't go near them? Note: At the time of writing, the Dujiangyan Panda Base (located about 1.5 hours outside of Chengdu) is the only facility that offers panda holding as well as the panda volunteer program. Built in 1953, Chongqing Zoo occupies an area of 45 hectares, ranking as the biggest urban zoo in China. The Chengdu Panda Base is the closest one and it may be more convenient. If you are in Chongqing and have some time, you’ll see some animals that you may not see elsewhere.....Great Pandas for sure, red pandas, white tigers, and some particularly energetic monkeys :) More than one hundred pandas once inhabited there, accounting for over 10% of the nation's total.Unfortunately, the Hetaoping Panda Center of Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve was badly destroyed by the Wenchuan Earthquake and most pandas were relocated to Besides those cute creatures, the natural scene itself in Wolong National Nature Reserve is a delight for visitors. It seems available but I'm not very sure about that.
Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda is 150km (93 miles) to the southwest of Chengdu. The best chance of seeing pandas is during feeding -- between 8:30 and 10:30am.
Is this true now?
However, this location’s panda holding program has been suspended.
Wolong Panda Center.
Hi, which of the several panda centers/reserves near Chengdu is the best to visit?I've just read that the Wolong reserve seems to have pandas walking around freely.
25 Xijiao Road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, middle of ChinaPerfect place to watch Giant Pandas, as well as over 200 species of animals and 1000 kinds of birdsAlthough giant panda is a kind of bear, they all are shy when in the public. Wolong National Nature Reserve is located in the southwest of Wenchuan County, 130km (80 miles) from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
You can be a panda volunteer.
Interacting with a Panda in Wolong National Nature ReserveI heard that for an extra pay, you can actually interact with a panda and take a photo while standing close to a panda, but as far as I understand you need to make a reservation for such an activity.Yes, it is. The animals are all healthy and their areas are really nice and clean. During recent years, the zoo has expanded and added a new Antelope Room, Elephants Room, Giraffes Room, Panda Room, Orangutans Room, and Avian Room to further protect endangered species.
Activities:… Location: southwest Wenchuan County, 121 km (75 mi) west of Chengdu. Pandas: about 30. The Tea Garden provides a place to relax and rest your feet after taking in the sights.The Panda Room in Chongqing Zoo is a must-see site for visitors.
Completed in 1963, Wolong National Natural Reserve is the earliest, largest and best-known panda reserve in China. Sorry can't help you.
According to China's Third National Giant Panda Survey, Wolong National Nature Reserve houses about 150 wild individuals of highly endangered giant pandas. However, the Chongqing Zoo is great. Located in the suburbs of Chongqing City, Chongqing Zoo is famous for the various animals including more than 230 kinds of rare wild ones.
The popularity of Panda House can be detected from the large number of visitors which is always exceeding 1 billion annually. Visitors will see luxuriant bamboo groves here and there.
Prior to the catastrophic Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008, when it came to seeing pandas, people thought of Wolong National Nature Reserve, which is acclaimed as the Hometown of Giant Pandas, the National Treasure of China.
A re-opening date of Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and the Difengxia Base is still TBA. You need to contact them in person. With the …
Sometimes it is hard to see the giant panda, while in other times, they may walk around in their rooms leisurely. It is the core part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, one of the World Natural Heritages in China. Is there a bus timetable?I'm sorry but I haven't found any available public transportation information. Especially the pandas.