Orangutan conservation
Panda Express is an exciting 11 day volun-tour through China. Travelling from Chengdu to Beijing, you'll spend time helping out at the Panda centre, explore the ancient city of Xi'an with its world-famous Terracotta Warriors, camp on the Great Wall of China, and much more. All aboard the Panda Express !
 
There is no animal on earth quite like the Giant Panda and this exciting adventure gets you up close and personal with these amazing animals.  You’ll go behind the scenes at the Panda centre, helping the permanent team to keep the resident population fed, watered, clean and content.  When we move on from the pandas, there are more amazing highlights in store. An overnight train journey takes us to the fabled city of Xi’an where you’ll see the terracotta warriors and cycle the ancient city walls.  We’ll learn kung fu in Shaolin and then camp under the stars on the Great Wall of China before ending our journey in Beijing, home to tthe Forbidden City.

Snapshot

  • Start Dates : 5 to 7 different start dates each month, February to November
  • Duration : 11 days
  • Price : AU$2,595
  • Minimum Age : 18
  • Fly In: Chengdu (CTU)
  • Fly Out : Beijing (PEK)
  • What’s included: All accommodation and transport within China; Adventure Leaders; vast majority of activities including seeing the pandas, camping on The Great Wall and seeing the Terracotta Warriors
  • What’s not included: Flights, travel insurance, meals
  • Accommodation: Single/twin-share 

Trip highlights

  • Working with the rangers and helping feed the pandas
  • Hike the Great Wall of China, then camp under the stars right there on the wall
  • Cycling Xian’s ancient city walls
  • The unique and amazing terracotta warriors
  • Visiting the Shaolin Temple, then a Kung Fu lesson