I can finally tick off the list seeing all of the Panda bases in Sichuan Province, or more specifically in the Chengdu area! When I had the dream of seeing all the bases, I don’t think I intended to see them all on one trip, but that somehow managed to happen (although I’ve seen some on multiple previous trips too) – and I think it was completely worth it. When I was first looking up about seeing pandas in China, and even on more recent trips, I could never really find one resource that covered all of the bases – or even where they all were, especially somewhere that wasn’t a tour company. So hopefully this is something I can contribute to with this post summarising all 5 of the main giant panda bases in Sichuan Province that you can reach from Chengdu – covering the pros and cons of each, perhaps helping you figure out what might be the best option for what you want to see of pandas!
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No3 Giant Panda House @ Panda Valley, May 2024
And the final panda area in Panda Valley is the No3 Giant Panda House! Here I saw two more pandas, both were outside on my visits, but there were also…
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No2 Giant Panda House @ Panda Valley, May 2024
The next house in Panda Valley is the No2 Giant Panda House where another three pandas live – this was the one house where I didn’t really see much of…
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Mei Lan (Rou Rou) @ Panda Valley, May 2024 (No1 Giant Panda House pt.2)
The third and final panda to share about in the No1 Giant Panda House is of course Mei Lan 梅兰, also known as Rou Rou! She is a particularly famous…
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No1 Giant Panda House pt.1 @ Panda Valley, May 2024
Next up in the giant panda houses at Panda Valley is No1 Giant Panda House. Here I saw signs for 3 giant pandas living here, and you could see them…