How to Get to Wolong Panda Base from Chengdu: Complete Travel Guide to Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base

Introduction
Wolong Giant Panda Reserve (Shenshuping Panda Base), the largest breeding center for giant pandas worldwide, is open for the feeding, breeding, reproduction, wildness trainings and scientific studies of giant pandas. Panda lovers can visit pandas, be panda volunteers, contact pandas, and enjoy outdoor trekking activity, etc.

History & Background
Wolong Giant Panda Reserve, belonging to the Wolong National Nature Reserve that is reputed as the “Panda Kingdom” and “Gene Pool of Precious Flora and Fauna”, is home to about 60 percent of the world’s total panda population. Standing about 1700 meters above the sea, Wolong Giant Panda Reserve is the world’s largest breeding center for the giant pandas with more than 30 captive pandas.

Since the severe big earthquake occurred in Wenchuan in 2008, the original Hetaoping Panda Base (???????) was destroyed. To protect the precious giant pandas, government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region endowed to build the new panda base at Gengda Township (???) and called it Shenshuping Panda Base under the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) (??????????????????). With the total area covering 150 hectares, Shenshuping (???) Panda Base, or Gengda Wolong Panda Center is mainly divided into three areas for the different functions, namely the visiting area for captive panda, wild training area and reintroduction area. With rich types of facilities like 59 panda enclosures, tourist center, scientific research center, science education center, veterinary hospital, etc. Wolong Panda Reserve is at present the largest, most dynamic and self-sustaining base for giant pandas around the whole globe.

Besides, the more natural surrounding and harmonious environment for giant pandas enable Wolong Panda Base the top place for panda lovers to visit giant pandas, get more fun with the chubby animals and learn more about the national treasure in China.

Program
1. Panda cleaner: clean the giant panda’s house, move the bamboos left out of the house and dump the poop of the giant pandas, which is the best way to know about the daily like of pandas, understand their living environment and experience of taking care of giant pandas really closely. This section takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

2. Feeding panda: feed the adorable giant panda in person with carrot, cakes, and other their favorite food to learn what their diet is like. Meanwhile, observe their eating moment with a close distance and build trust with them. It lasts for about 30 minutes.

3. Panda nutritionist: learn how to make the cakes of giant pandas and have a better understanding about why they favor it so much. The cake making activity takes about 20-30 minutes.

4. Panda science education: at the panda science education center, find out all the scientific mysteries about the giant pandas and learn how we can do to protect these precious species on our planet earth. This section takes about half an hour.

5. Visiting area of panda breeding: enter the area of panda breeding to visit more lovable giant pandas and learn more knowledge about them. Good time for photographs.

6. Panda lecture: join the panda lecture to learn more facts about giant pandas, listen to some interesting stories between the experts and pandas, and know more deep knowledge about giant pandas.

7. Panda theater: watch the interesting movie about panda, understand why giant panda is known as living fossil, know the process of the wild training and reintroduction of giant pandas, and learn about the stories of human beings living in harmony with them. The theater is arranged for about 1 hour.

8. Panda certificate & panda badge: after the panda volunteer program, you can get the honorable panda certificate and badge or other delicate souvenirs to keep your amazing and meaningful moments.

Information
Best Time: April to November
Recommended Visiting Time: About 1-2 days
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Admission Fee: 58 CNY / Person
Address: Gengda Township, Wolong Nature Reserve, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base Travel FAQS
1. What is Shenshuping Panda Base and Where is it?
Wolong shenshuping giant panda base, also known as China Giant Panda Garden, is located in Wolong shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for giant panda in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. It is the largest breeding center for giant pandas worldwide, is open for the feeding, breeding, reproduction, wildness trainings and scientific studies of giant pandas. Panda lovers can visit pandas, be panda volunteers, contact pandas, and enjoy outdoor trekking activity, etc.

2. How to get to Shenshuping Panda Base from Chengdu?
By Bus
1) Take a taxi or Metro Line2 and get off at Chaodianzi Bus Station. Then take a 3-hour bus to Xiaojin County or Wolong Town.
2) Take buses at Xinnanmen Bus stationor Shiyang Bus Stationwhich headed to Wolong and get off at Gengda. The bus will stop near the Wolong Panda Center in Gengda. Upon arrival, take a short walk and you can reach the entrance.

By Private Car
The distance between Wolong and Chengdu is about 130km takes about 2 hours by private car. You'd better go there from the early morning. Therefore if you want to get there directly from Chengdu, take a private car might be the best choice for you. Our Chengdu Private Tour provides Car rental and private transfer service for you. More details, e:[email protected]

3. How many pandas in Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base?
By 2020, Wolong base has 74 giant pandas.

4. Could we join in the Panda Volunteer in Wolong? How the volunteer work?
Yes, panda volunteer program is available in Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base.The main activities include:
1) Panda cleaner: clean the giant panda’s house, move the bamboos left out of the house and dump the poop of the giant pandas, which is the best way to know about the daily like of pandas
2) Feeding panda: feed the adorable giant panda in person with carrot, cakes, and other their favorite food to learn what their diet is like.
3) Panda nutritionist: learn how to make the cakes of giant pandas and have a better understanding about why they favor it so much.
4) Panda science education: at the panda science education center, find out all the scientific mysteries about the giant pandas and learn how we can do to protect these precious species on our planet earth.
5) Visiting area of panda breeding: enter the area of panda breeding to visit more lovable giant pandas and learn more knowledge about them. Good time for photographs.
6) Panda lecture: join the panda lecture to learn more facts about giant pandas, listen to some interesting stories between the experts and pandas, and know more deep knowledge about giant pandas.
7)Panda theater: watch the interesting movie about panda, understand why giant panda is known as living fossil, know the process of the wild training and reintroduction of giant pandas, and learn about the stories of human beings living in harmony with them.
8)Panda certificate & panda badge: after the panda volunteer program, you can get the honorable panda certificate and badge or other delicate souvenirs to keep your amazing and meaningful moments.

5. Is it feasible to go from Chengdu to Wolong Panda Base to participate in volunteer program and return to Chengdu?
The idea is feasible, but the journey will be very hasty. Usually we suggest that you stay in Wolong for one night so that you can have more time to learn about Wolong Nature Reserve.

6. How long we should stay in Wolong Nature Reserve?
If you plan to travel to Wolong Nature Reserve, we suggest that you spend two days visiting the giant panda museum and the shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong on the first day, and then go to the nature reserve to experience the beautiful natural scenery here on the second day.

7. Is the Wolong Nature Reserve worth to visit?
Wolong Nature Reserve is a nature reserve with the largest area, the most complex natural conditions and the most rare animals and plants in Sichuan Province. It mainly protects the natural ecosystem and rare animals such as giant panda in southwest high mountain forest area. In addition to rare animals and plants, the scenery here is also excellent. It's worth spending 1-2 days exploring.

8. What is the cliamte of Wolong Nature Reserve?
Wolong Nature Reserve is a typical subtropical inland mountain climate, the weather is sunny, warm and humid. However, due to different altitudes, there will be different climatic zones. The diversity of climate makes Wolong Nature Reserve unique in ecology and biodiversity.

9. What is the travel information about Wolong Panda Base?
Best Time: April to November
Recommended Visiting Time: About 1-2 days
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Admission Fee: 58 CNY / Person

10. Why visit Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base (Nature Reserve)?
1) It has unique advantages of biodiversity resources, mainly giant panda
2) It is the base (Nature Reserve) with the largest area, the most complex natural conditions and the most rare animals and plants in Sichuan Province
3) There are giant panda, golden monkey, leopard and other rare animals in the reserve
4) Wolong is a natural oxygen bar with a vegetation coverage of about 98%