240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China
China is implementing a 10-day (240 hours) visa-free transit policy. The transit program allows visitors who have existing flight bookings from China to a third country (region) to snag a visa on arrival at a Chinese airport (port) and stay for 10 days before departure. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan all count as third destinations.
Passport holders of 54 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, can enter visa-free through any of the 60 open airports (ports) in 24 provincial regions, covering popular tourist cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
Read more about 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China.
Meanwhile, citizens from 38 countries can enter China visa-free for up to 30 days.
Itinerary
7:00-8:30
In the morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu. Take a 1.5-hour car ride to the Dujiangyan Panda Base.
8:30-9:00
Sign up at the panda base. Get a uniform, gloves, and a volunteer’s card. The professional panda keepers can speak simple English. Your guide will introduce you to the panda keepers and be there for you at all times.
9:00-10:00
Clean up the panda enclosures. Sweep out the leftovers and replace it with fresh bamboo, as well as clean out feces.
10:00-11:30
Take a visit to other panda enclosures, walk around the panda base for more giant pandas and red pandas. You may see them sitting on the grass, climbing trees, playing together and even fighting.
11:30-13:00
Have lunch with the staff and other volunteers in the restaurant and take a short break.
13:00-14:00
Watch a panda movie. You will see a special documentary about the endangered species, to understand how humans protect them and how we may live in harmony with them.
14:00-14:30
Feed panda with fresh bamboo, panda cakes and apples. It is the second chance to have an intimate communication with pandas.
14:30-15:00
After the full day's panda volunteer experience, you will get the panda volunteer certificate and souvenirs. Before you leave, catch the last moment to say goodbye to the lovely creatures.
15:00-16:30
Transfer back to your hotel in Chengdu.
Service ends.
Note:
1.The above schedule is for reference. Sometimes it will be adjusted according to health condition of the pandas.
2.The maximum number of participants is 20 for the Panda Keeper Program each day, so please book at least 15 days in advance.
Tour Price:
from USD 285 per person
- Private tour guide service
- Private transfers between the Dujiangyan Panda Base and your hotel in Chengdu
- Entrance ticket for the scenic area
- Panda keeper program fee at Dujiangyan Panda Base
- Simple Chinese lunch
-Flight or train ticket
-Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, phone bills, optional activities. (There is a donation program in panda base that allows you to take pictures with a panda next to you. The donation amount is CNY1,800 per person and the program needs to be reserved in advance.)
-Hotel
-Tips for guides and drivers
-Chinese Visa
-Travel insurance