Project introduction:
Facing the situation of only 1600 panda in the world, volunteer activities gives you a chance to close to them in China Panda Protection & Research center based in Cheng Du. The volunteer service will be great help to better protect these endangered species. For a volunteer, basic daily activities include daily panda housing and living areas of clean cleaning, preparing food and feeding them, in addition can also free to visit in the park. With the breeder teacher, you can study research on the status of the panda habitat and body. Of course, you’ll also meet a group of volunteers from all over the world.
Project Background
Giant panda protection volunteer activities gives you a unique opportunity close to the giant panda, your volunteer service and your donation will be great help to better protect their base, as a volunteer, basic daily activities includes daily panda housing and living areas cleaning, preparing food and feed them, in addition you can also free to visit in the park and associate with the breeder teachers to explore the panda habitat and health research. Of course, you may also met a group of volunteers from abroad. You will have a memorable and fulfilling week!
Project camp: Chengdu ya ‘an Bifengxia panda protection base/ Wolong panda protection base
Note: Volunteers participating in panda protection project should sign a health pledge upon arrival at the base.
Project time schedule (5 days and 4 night):
From June to September, every Monday is the beginning time of the project, volunteer activities will be started directly from the panda base.
Day 1: Arrive in Chengdu, welcome to dinner — Chengdu hot pot
* airport pick-up: 12:00 am and 4:00 PM. You can wait or go to the camp by yourself.
Day2: Training & hiking Bifengxia scenic area
Morning: Leave for Ya ‘an Bifengxia panda base after breakfast
Afternoon: Visit the panda base or Bifengxia canyon scenic spot on foot
Evening: Group activities (movies, activities, games, etc.)
Day3: Volunteer work making panda clay sculpture
Morning: Go to the work site to do volunteer work, such as clearing bamboo, cleaning excrement and feeding.
Afternoon: Feeding pandas, as a panda dietitian, do clay sculpture for them, watch panda documentary
Evening: Group activities (movies, activities, games, etc.)
Day4: Volunteer work & fecal inspection
Morning: after breakfast, go to the work site to do volunteer work, such as clearing bamboo, cleaning excrement and feeding.
Afternoon: Feeding pandas, Examine and analyze the excrement of pandas, Make clay pandas, get the relevant volunteer certificate.
Evening: group activities (movies, activities, games, etc.)
Day5 return
Breakfast, drop-off to the airport or downtown Chengdu
* The travel order may be adjusted, please follow the arrangement of the base staff.
Accommodation: three meals a day during working days
Accommodation in Chengdu is 2 people standard room with independent bathroom, hot bath and air conditioning
Cultural exchange activities:
1. After a day’s work in the panda base, you can also participate in the following activities: table tennis, chess, visiting the panda base, daily Chinese courses.
2. Hiking in mountainous areas or fishing in fish ponds near big waterfall and panda base, visiting ya ‘an city, sightseeing, visiting parks in Chengdu, tasting tea by the riverside, eating hot pot, sightseeing in the three gorges of the Yangtze river, visiting the bifengxia zoo, watching sichuan opera and changing faces.