After breakfast, your driver and guide will take you to the Dujiangyan Panda Center for our special Panda Encounter. Taking you behind the scenes, this unforgettable experience offers a rare and unique opportunity to learn about Giant Pandas from the Center’s staff. You’re sure to get close to these amazing creatures – figuratively and literally – as you’ll have an opportunity to participate in their care while visiting their enclosures. Afterwards, you’ll tour the Center’s gardens, getting a chance to see the pandas in an open-air environment. Next, gather in the food center to help make food the furry residents. Lastly, enjoy lunch in the staff canteen to complete this morning’s Panda Encounter.
Continue your guided exploration at the historic Wenshu Monastery. Originally built more than 1,000 years ago during the Tang Dynasty, this impressive landmark is the city’s best-preserved Buddhist temple. Then refresh with a cup of traditional Chinese tea in a local park, a great opportunity to experience the daily life of Chengdu’s residents. This evening’s Hotpot Dinner showcases this hearty regional specialty. Meals B,L,D