Our tour 7, 11
or 13 day tour begins in
Beijing - the current capital of
China
view each itinerary for what is included:
Sights that we visit in Beijing include
The Great Wall
The Summer Palace
The famous world renowned Chinese acrobats
From Beijing our group flies to the city of
Chengdu - the most relaxed city in all of China
In Chengdu we enjoy the
Sichuan Opera and Changing masks
We then drive into the mountains to the small town of Yaan or Ya'an to
visit the
Bifengxia Panda Breeding Preserve
At Bifengxia our group has several days to work and play with the pandas.
Next we fly to the ancient China capital City of
Xian or Xi'an
We travel to Xian to visit the
The Terra Cotta Army Museum .
Finally those of you on our 13 day adventure will visit the most picturesque
location in all of China;
Guilin and the Li River
Be sure and check out the on line diary from our 11 day Panda trip. Many interesting photos and detailed information about our trip. This was our first group tour in 2005. Since then hundreds of happy Panda fanatics have traveled with us to experience pandas up close.
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to view 11 day trip itinerary
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to view 7 day trip itinerary
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here to view recent photos from Bifengxia Panda Preserve.
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for photos of Guilin segment of 13 day trip
also part of the 13 day
Click for photos of Longsheng Rice Terraces
Special optional experience Short time period inside the Panda Nursery, where you may bottle feed and burp a baby panda. This special event has very limited availability and WAS NEVER offered before 2009.
11 day China & Panda tour: $3,395
14 day includes 3 days in Guilin $3,795
7 day pandas only, Click here for itinerary $2,395 Special Panda only trip. No touring in Xian or Beijing. We take you directly to the pandas. For those with limited time.
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2011 trip dates:
| 11 day | 13 day | 7 day |
| July 15 – 25 | July 15-27 | July 17 - 23 |
| Oct 12– 22 | Oct. 12-24 | October 14 - 20 |
| 11 day | 13 day | 7 day |
| April 16 - 26 | April 16-28 | April 18 - 24 |
| June 20 - 30 | June 22 - July 2 | June 22 - 28 |
| July 15 – 25 | July 15 - 27 | July 17 - 23 |
| August 7– 17 | August 7 - 19 | August 9 - 15 |
| Oct 8– 18 | Oct. 8 - 20 | Oct 10 - 16 |
Sept 1 - 10, Sept 11 - 20 & Sept 21 - 30
IMPORTANT:
Although the earthquake in China closed the Wolong
Panda Preserve, our volunteer program and most of the pandas were
relocated to a relatively close facility that was already being developed
to replace the Wolong Preserve. Most of the staff has also
relocated to the Bifengxia Panda Preserve where we now do the volunteer
panda portion of our China tours.
Meals, lodging in 3 star & 4 star or better hotels, all ground transportation while with the group, domestic air transportation within China, fees associated with our various side trips and an English speaking Chinese guide, plus Keith as the trip leader when available. Side trips as noted in the trip itineraries.
Read about Taishan from Washington D.C. Zoo - Click here
It is easy to
work with us to customize extensions of this
tour for Yangtze River cruises or to visit other
cities or wilderness areas either before or after
our Panda intense tour. Recommended sites
include Shanghai and Guilin and the River Li
day cruise or the rice terraces (said to be the
most beautiful spots in China).
Yes, our trip includes several days working behind the scenes at a Chinese Panda Breeding and Research facility. Chores assigned to our group typically include carrying bamboo to the enclosures or maybe we'll be cleaning up panda poop. One thing we can count on is that we will be right in there with the Giant Panda bears...and if you don't want to work inside the enclosures, you can still come along and be guaranteed the opportunity to pet a panda! No volunteer work required if you don't want to do it. The only place in the world to get this close to Giant Pandas and their keepers.
Be sure and request a panda trip brochure and photo Cd.
to telephone us: 562-889-4016
** We reserve the right to change side trip and tour destinations to meet local conditions such as weather, renovation or overcrowding.
*** The work experience may vary considerably from month to month. Work duties change with the seasons and with the individual health of each panda. You will work with a panda keeper and your experience will be significantly related to the duties of that particular animal keeper.
Safety and health concerns for the pandas may alter the tour volunteer program in part, at any time. Frequent changes to the pattern of work and to what is allowed and is not allowed is normal and customary. The type of close encounters available as options or offered as part of the program change from time to time.
Links to all of our China
trip website pages:
Main China entry page
photos taken at Bifengxia Panda Preserve
photos of volunteers working
at Panda Preserve
11 day China & Pandas trip itinerary
7 day Pandas no sightseeing trip itinerary
Taishan & Meisheng photos & information
Photos from a trip when Keith's granddaughter
Chelsea was along.
trip diary from Keith's first ever tour
to the Panda Preserve in 2005
Bifengxia Panda Preserve - photos & notes
Great Wall photos & information
from our tours
Chinese food and what you might expect
to eat
Chengdu information page and what you
might expect
Beijing information page and what you
might expect
Xian information page and what you might
expect
Guilin info. & pics about the prettiest
place in china
Various side trips we can help
you add to your tour
View photos from the Sichuan
Opera
Terra Cotta Army Museum photos
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