Where can I go to see giant pandas from Chengdu? How to arrange the itinerary and transportation?

There are two places where you can see giant pandas in Chengdu, one is the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base, and the other is the Chengdu Zoo.

Of these two places, I would recommend the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. Chengdu Zoo is closer to the city center. There are very few pandas in the zoo, and you have to watch them through glass. There are many pandas in the Giant Panda Base, and you can see cute panda babies!

1. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

The closest giant panda base to Chengdu city, where you can have close contact with pandas.

There are many cute giant pandas in the base, and you can watch these cute national treasures up close. The base is located in the northern suburbs of Chengdu, about 10 kilometers away from the city. The construction completely simulates the living environment of giant pandas in the wild, with lakes, streams, bamboo forests, lawns, etc.

The base has many "panda villas" which are closed leisure places for the pandas. There are open-air gardens and indoor lounges. When the weather is cool, the pandas will play in the gardens, and visitors can watch the cute pandas through the railings; when the weather is hot, the pandas hide in the air-conditioned lounges, and visitors can only watch them through the glass.

2. Chengdu Zoo

Chengdu Zoo is located in the north of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, across the wall from Zhaojue Temple, a famous temple in western Sichuan, 4 kilometers away from the city. It is a deficit budget institution approved by the Chengdu Editorial Committee. The park is shaded by trees, the lake is shimmering, the birds are singing, and the flowers are fragrant, and the scenery is attractive. More than 30 groups of animal houses with various novel and unique shapes are scattered among the 17.342 hectares of green trees, bamboos, and flowers, with a total of more than 300 species and more than 3,000 animals on display. It is the largest zoo in the southwest region and one of the top ten zoos in the country.

If time is tight, consider heading to the Chengdu Zoo to see the giant pandas.

Ticket price is 20 yuan. Opening hours: summer (April-November) 8:00-17:00; winter (December-March of the following year) 8:30-17:00.