D1

Chengdu Arrival

D2

Chengdu → Full day Panda Keeper Volunteer Program at Dujiangyan Panda Base → Dujiangyan

D3

Dujiangyan → Dujiangyan Irrigation System → Dujiangyan Ancient Town → Mt Qingcheng

D4

Mt Qingcheng → Chengdu

D5

Chengdu Departure

    D1

Chengdu Arrival

- / - / D

Highlights: ✔Recover from jetlag ✔Explore and get the vibe of Chengdu

DIST. 20km/50mins

Chengdu City offers an enticing welcome to Sichuan Province, carrying its 25,000 years of history with considerable pride. After landing at Chengdu Airport, look for your friendly Sichuanese guide holding the sign of ‘Tibet4Fun’. A private vehicle is waiting outside to take you to your comfortable accommodation in downtown Chengdu, which takes about 50mins. Guide will help you check into hotel, and the rest of the day is free for you to recover from jetlag or explore this ancient city on your own.

    D2

Chengdu → Dujiangyan

B / L / D

Highlights: ✔Full day Panda Keeper Volunteer Program at Dujiangyan Panda Base

DIST. 90km/1.5hrs

Early morning, depart for Full day Panda Keeper Volunteer Program at Dujiangyan Panda Base (incl. shuttle, outfit, lunch):

07:00-08:30   Pick up from your Chengdu hotel and transfer to Dujiangyan Panda Base

08:30-09:00   Register and change to volunteer outfit

09:00-10:00   Panda Keeper Program starts. Clean the enclosure, collect panda poo poo, prepare the bamboos, etc.

10:00-11:00   Visit the public area in the center and see pandas

11:00-11:30   Feed pandas

11:30-13:00   Lunch break with buffet style lunch included

13:00-14:00   Watch a documentary about pandas

14:00-14:30   Continue with various tasks and feeding

14:30-15:00   Make panda cakes

15:00-15:10   Panda Keeper Tour ends. Transfer to hotel in Dujiangyan city

Optional Photos with Panda (USD 280/PERSON): taking photos with a cute panda sitting next to you for a fixed time of 20 seconds, usually starts at 10:30am.

    D3

Dujiangyan → Mt Qingcheng

B / L / D

Highlights: ✔ Dujiangyan Irrigation System ✔Dujiangyan Ancient Town

DIST. 20km/1hrs

Dujiangyan Irrigation System: This Qin dynasty waterworks project (completed in 256BC) is the oldest and only surviving non-dam irrigation system in the world. Still used to control water level of the Min River, this scenic area is studded with historic temples, forested hills, hilltop pagodas as well as coursing water. From the entrance of the scenic area, the new and wide Path of Levee-building Feat will take you shortly to Temple of Dragon-taming. At Water-watching Pavilion in its rear, your eyes can reach as far as Flying Sand Weir and Fish Mouth Levee, with waters in Min River thundering through Bottle-neck Channel right under your nose. Pass the time-honored Chain Bridge of Water Taming and you are standing before Two Kings Temple.

Dujiangyan Ancient Town is overflowing with historical-looking store fronts hawking everything from souvenirs and clothes to tea and food. The history of the town can be traced back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was once the starting point of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Check out the defensive walls of Ming Dynasty and the mosque.

    D4

Mt Qingcheng → Chengdu

B / L / D

Highlights: ✔Mt Qingcheng

DIST. 80km/1.5hrs

Mt Qingcheng: Covered in lush forests the sacred mountain of Mt Qingcheng has been a Taoist spiritual centre for more than 2000 years. Its beautiful trails are lined with ginkgo, plum and palm, and there are caves, pavilions and centuries-old wooden temples to explore. Mt Qingcheng is the basis for the mountains where Po from DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda practices martial arts.

    D5

Chengdu Departure

B / - / -

Highlights: ✔Homeward Bound

DIST. 20km/50mins

Today, we will see you off at Chengdu Airport/Railway, preparing to return home after your unforgettable vacation in Chengdu. From the panda volunteer and Dujiangyan Irrigation System and Mt Qingcheng, this is sure to be one exotic vacation that stays with you long after your return.