Panda Tracking Adventure in Their Habitat Tour

Package Overview

Giant pandas are solitary animals. It is extremely hard to see them in the wild. So for most tourists, giant pandas in the wild almost exist as a myth. Lots of people are always curious about pandas and their companion animals’ lives in the wild. To help people move a few more steps close to this mysterious wildlife, AbsolutePanda provides an adventure tracking wild panda and its companion animals in their habitat.

The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in western China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in neighbouring provinces, namely Shaanxi and Gansu. Panda habitats own abundant biodiversity. There are beautiful mountains with breathtaking nature scenery, pretty birds singing in the valleys with lavish forests surrounded.




The Giant Panda sanctuaries in Wolong are home to not only giant panda but also other globally endangered animals such as the red panda, the snow leopard and clouded leopard. They are among the botanically richest sites of any region in the world outside the tropical rainforests, with between 5,000 and 6,000 species of flora in over 1,000 genera. While searching for giant panda, you will have access to other giant panda’s companion animals, beautiful birds, and lots of flowers and plants.


Usnea or "Beard lichen" It is Golden snub-nosed monkey's favorite food

Wild Panda Nature Reserve is another import panda habitat. It is known for its bio-diversity. There are 430 kinds of vertebrates, 2422 identified vegetation species and 260 types of birds which accounts for 41% of the total in Sichuan province. 60 giant pandas, more than 1000 golden snub-nosed monkeys and over 1200 takins live here. WWF classified Wild Panda Nature Reserve as the “Class-A” nature reserve. It is also a worldwide research base for wildlife.

In this program, we choose some special routes where giant pandas frequently appear and track along with a reserve ranger in some sites in the panda habitat. During the tracking, you will get a comprehensive knowledge about the lives of giant pandas in the wild including their favorite bamboos, shape of their excrement, marks they leave to attract mates and more. Our local expert will teach you how to identify those plants and animal traces. There is high possibility to spot some endangered and endemic companion animals of giant panda, such as Sichuan Takin, Golden snub-nosed monkey, yellow-throated marten as well as some endangered birds. The ranger and our experienced guide, who know about panda and their habitat so well, add great chances for you to see pandas in distance.

Due to the strict control from the government, the core zone of the reserve sometimes is closed to the public. Please check the update the information with our office staff while booking.

Highlights

• Learn about giant panda with experts in their habitat
By searching for giant pandas’ traces in their habitat, you will learn a lot about giant panda from our experts especially about the life of wild pandas. The rangers will share their adventurous stories of their encounter with giant pandas.


Giant panda traces with its hair on the branch

• Meet up with giant panda’s companion animals in the wild
Have you might red panda on a small wooden trail in the wild? There are many fantastic wildlife like Asian black bear, Sichuan Takin, golden-snub-nosed monkey, Tufted deer living with pandas. It will be thrilling to see those lovely neighbors of panda in their original habitat.



• Enjoy the hikes in the breathtaking nature scenery
A trip in the mountain will never bore you. You will see many endemic wild flowers along the way and our flora expert will introduce you many interesting species with many stories behind. Panda habitats are also perfect destination for bird watching. You will see many kinds of alpine birds especially pheasants in the gorgeous mountain valleys.


The top of Balang mountain

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Chengdu / Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We depart early in the morning from Chengdu. It will be a 5 hours’ drive to Wild Panda Nature Reserve. We will spend some time on the vehicle having an introduction about this panda tracking adventure. Our panda expert will give you a lecture about giant panda and its habitat, and introduce Wild Panda Nature Reserve for more details. So you will have a better understanding about this beautiful creature and their companion animals in their habitat of the upcoming adventure. The ride is fairly comfortable with 2/3 on the high way and 1/3 on a state road with good conditions.
  
  The panda tracking adventure starts with a hike along the eco loop near our hotel in the nature reserve. We will start by searching mammals such as Reeve's Montjac's Deer, wild boar, snakes, otter and flying squirrels (Pteromyini) etc.
  Overnight:Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： LD

• Day 2 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 3 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 4 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 5 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 6 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 7 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve

  We will spend around a week exploring in the reserve and track panda and other wildlife. We will hike whole day in search of mammals, birds and fish. Giant panda, Sichuan takin, golden snub-nosed monkey, Asiatic black bear, Tibetan macaque, golden pheasant, Salamander, and the animals we search the day before, will be on our list of visiting. We will also track the wildlife on a shuttle bus in the nature reserve. We will stay in a wooden hut on the mountain top for few nights. It is a humble hut built originally for the reserve rangers to stay.The condition is very basic. Sleeping bed is required. Though the accommodation here is not good, it is a great spot to search for wildlife.
  Overnight: Hotel near the reserve
  Meal： BLD

• Day 8 : Wild Panda Nature Reserve / Chengdu

  This morning venture south returning to Chengdu.

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Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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