Will Travel For Pandas

August 6, 2026July 31, 2026 Kirsten

Snapshots from Shanghai Zoo CHINA, January 2026

There are plenty of animals to see at the Shanghai Zoo besides the pandas – it’s a smart move putting the pandas as far as you can from the entrance, it means you have to walk past at least several other animals before getting to them! So of course, I saw some other animals. Now I didn’t find the zoo quite as impressive as the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, but I would still return if it fitted my schedule – priced at 40RMB, it’s not too expensive of a day out and it’s a huge park to explore and relax in.

August 3, 2026July 26, 2026 Kirsten

P A N D A S @ S H A N G H A I Z O O CHINA, January 2026

Started 2026 how I mean to go on – with pandas! I spent the 1st of January 2026 visiting the pandas at Shanghai Zoo, yep, there’s 2 places in Shanghai that you can see pandas^ The Shanghai Zoo currently has 2 pandas on show, but over the years have hosted many pandas, including some that have gone on to live internationally. Let’s get on in to see the pandas:

July 27, 2026July 22, 2026 Kirsten

Shanghai Wild Animal Park CHINA, December 2025

I managed to pull myself away from the pandas a few times to go and see what else Shanghai Wild Animal Park has to offer – they have a huge range of animals here and the park is giant, so spread out, lots to see, and lots of steps to count for the day (I totalled 25,000 that day)!

July 20, 2026July 29, 2026 Kirsten

P A N D A S @ S H A N G H A I W I L D A N I M A L P A R K CHINA, December 2025

The final pandas of 2025 – to end the year I was back in China for a week in Shanghai and so I spent the 30th of December squeezing in one last panda visit. My first time to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park! And for sure it won’t be the last visit, I had such a great day overall, including a fantastic time visiting the pandas. I had hoped the 2025-born twins might perhaps be on show with their mum, but I was out of luck on that front. I did however see the other 4 pandas and honestly had a fabulous end to panda viewing of 2025 … tempted to do the same for 2026!

July 6, 2026July 5, 2026 Kirsten

Third round of PANDAS @ HONG KONG OCEAN PARK December 2025

Now for sure I didn’t think I’d be back at Hong Kong Ocean Park for a third visit to the pandas and a second visit in the same year! But here we are XD When planning my trip to Japan, and once it became Japan and South Korea, it felt like I needed a third location to round up a nice 2-week trip, and the lure of twin panda cubs brought me again to Hong Kong!