Dujiangyan Panda Base Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Dujiangyan Panda Base. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Dujingyan Panda Tour Option Giant Panda or Red Panda Keeper

• Dujiangyan Panda Volunteering Experience with Lunch

• Private Dujiangyan Panda Base Panda Rescue Center Volunteer for a Day

• Dujiangyan Panda Base and Mount Qingcheng

• Skip Crowed Dujingyan Panda Tour Option Red Panda Interactive

Tickets to visit Dujiangyan Panda Base, a sanctuary dedicated to panda preservation, are typically ¥55 for adults, with a reduced fare of ¥27 for students. Seniors aged 60 years and above can enter for free, and children aged 6 years and under can also enjoy the perk of free admission.

Yes, Dujiangyan Panda Base is worth visiting, especially for travelers interested in seeing giant pandas in a sanctuary that's dedicated to conservation and panda rehabilitation work. Guided tours to Dujiangyan Panda Base are a great option because they often include round-trip transportation from Chengdu, which saves the hassle of figuring out local public transportation networks.

Per one customer who booked the Dujiangyan Panda Base and Mount Qingcheng, "Our incredibly friendly and considerate tour guide, Huang Lin, picked us up from our hotel and took us to the Panda Base, which was a dream. Afterwards, she took us to a great local restaurant where we had delicious vegetarian food. Finally, we visited the mountain which was a great activity. What a blast."

Dujiangyan Panda Base is a giant panda education and research center about an hour from Chengdu, where the focus is on breeding, disease prevention, and educating the public. At the center you will have the opportunity to see pandas eating and playing, and you can volunteer to feed the pandas.

Yes, for an additional fee you can hold baby giant pandas at Dujiangyan Panda Base. You’ll first put on protective clothes, and then sit with and hold the black and white animals while staff use your camera to take photos and videos of you and the panda.

There are several different ways to get to Dujiangyan Panda Base. From Chengdu it will take anywhere from 1–2 hours to ride in a private car or taxi, depending on traffic. High speed trains or tourist buses also can get you there, when combined with a local taxi or bus.

Both group and private tours go to Dujiangyan Panda Base. Some offer the option to volunteer, cleaning the enclosures and feeding the giant pandas. Other tours combine a trip to the panda base with a visit to Mt. Qingcheng or a stop at the nearby Dujiangyan Irrigation System.

Visit Dujiangyan Panda Base early in the morning for feeding time—and the best chance of seeing the pandas active and moving around. Spring and fall are the most temperate seasons and are the most enjoyable for most visitors, since much of the area is outside.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting Dujiangyan Panda Base. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in and around Chengdu:

• Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

• Leshan Giant Buddha

• Mt. Qingcheng

• Renmin Park (People's Park)

• Kuan Zhai Alley

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Chengdu.