Tracking Wild Panda Footprints (trip)

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Tracking Wild Panda Footprints

  • Chengdu Airport, China
  • Culture & Nature
China, Asia

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from $3,930* per person9 DaysYear-round
Luxury accommodations Exertion level: 5
Operator: WildChina 16 people max
Even a 3-year-old child can point to this picture and say, “Pandas!”—but few people understand their behavior in the wild. WildChina is launching a series of exclusive journeys exploring the core conservation areas in western China where the bulk of the world’s remaining 1,600 wild pandas live. These trips will build off of WildChina’s unique partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Sichuan province, through which we have trained local staff on how to develop sustainable eco-tourism programs.

 

This journey will be centered around Sichuan’s Wanglang Nature Reserve. We will hike through bamboo and rhododendron forests, accompanied by Reserve staff, to track panda routes and help monitor infrared cameras that record evidence of their presence and behavior. Along the way, we’ll learn about other rare wildlife, too, such as golden monkeys, red pandas, takins and birds, and have the chance to get up close to pandas by visiting a base that protects, breeds and studies them in an enclosed environment. Our trip also allows for exploration of Sichuan’s amazing natural scenery, including the colorful foliage and ponds at the popular Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, and its local Tibetan traditions.

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  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrive in Chengdu:
Welcome dinner; trip briefing.

Shangri-La Hotel (D)


Day 2 – Chengdu:
Taichi lesson at Wangjianglou Park; Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center; Sanxingdui Archeological Museum; Sichuan dinner and opera performance with "face-changing" masks.

Shangri-La Hotel (B, L, D)

Day 3 – Pingwu:
Drive to Pingwu County (~ 6 hours); visit  local village, rice fields; walk around Baoensi Square where locals play mahjong, have tea and spend their evenings.

Pingwu Hotel (B, L, D)


Day 4 – Wanglang:
Drive to and visit a Baima village; drive to Wanglang Nature Reserve (2.5 hours); afternoon hike around eco-lodge area to get familiar with the environment; presentation on pandas.

Wanglang Eco-lodge (B, L, D)


Day 5 – Wanglang:
Divide into small groups and hike with reserve staff to track wild panda routes; learn about pandas' natural habitats, see evidence of their activities, walk to virgin forests; have picnic lunch on the way.

Wanglang Eco-lodge (B, L, D)


Day 6 – Wanglang:
Hike along the ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Trail, a famed trading route; learn about wild plants from a local Baima Tibetan doctor during the hike.

Wanglang Eco-lodge (B, L, D)


Day 7 – Jiuzhaigou:
Drive to Jiuzhaigou (4 hours); visit Shuzheng Valley if time allows.

Sheraton Hotel (B, L, D)


Day 8 – Jiuzhaigou:
Visit Jiuzhaigou’s Rize Valley, including Five-Flower Lake and Mirror Lake.

Sheraton Hotel (B, L, D)

 

Day 9 – Depart Chengdu:
Fly to Chengdu in the morning; journey ends.

N/A (B)

 

 

Pre-Trip Optional Extension Itinerary:

Day 1 – Arrive in Beijing

Regent Hotel (D)


Day 2 – Beijing:
Forbidden City; lunch around Houhai Lake; pedi-cab tour of Beijing’s hutong (traditional alleyways); visit traditional courtyard homes (siheyuan) and learn traditional Chinese activities; Peking Duck dinner at a renovated siheyuan.

Regent Hotel (B, L, D)


Day 3 – Beijing:
Hike along a remote section of the Great Wall; have picnic lunch in courtyard of a beautiful farm house near the Wall; dinner in a modern part of Beijing.

Regent Hotel (B, L, D)

 

Day 4 – Depart for Chengdu:
Fly to Chengdu.

N/A (B)

 

Post-Trip Optional Extension Itinerary:

Day 1 – Arrive in Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai; take in views atop Shanghai World Financial Center; Huangpu River cruise; ERA acrobatics show.

Langham Hotel (B, L, D)


Day 2 – Shanghai:
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center; Shanghai Museum; lunch in Xintiandi; French Concession; Yu Garden; Shanghainese farewell dinner.

Langham Hotel (B, L, D)


Day 3 – Depart Shanghai:
Maglev train to Pudong International Airport.

N/A (B)

 

B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner

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