Chengdu Panda Base - Sichuan

One thing China is most well known for is the endearing panda bear. These lethargic but lovable creatures are a "must see" for anyone who visits China, and where better to see them than in their natural habitat?

Taking it easy in Sichuan, China

Indigenous to small section of southwest China's Sichuan province (also known worldwide for its spicy cuisine), pandas like to lounge in muggy bamboo forests, slowly eating chutes and lazing the day away.

Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, is home to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, also known as the Chengdu Panda Base. The Panda Base is dedicated to researching these lovable creatures and educating visitors about them.

Though the facilities at the Chengdu Panda Base are pretty basic in the grand scheme of zoological parks, the opportunity to see these iconic creatures in a facility that is located in their natural environment is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There are also opportunities to volunteer at the Base which provide even more exposure to giant pandas and their jittery cousins, the red panda.

Check with WindhorseTour (see Guides We Trust) to set up your Panda Base tour, and ask about the possibility of holding a baby panda... sometimes they can arrange it.