So I made it to the Ya’an Bifengxia Giant Panda Base! In case you missed it, I already shared getting to Ya’an and getting to the base itself, finally let’s get to the pandas. As I said in those previous posts, there isn’t a lot of information online or at least information that has come from recent post-Covid trips. Hopefully I can provide some up to date info in these posts. Let’s get into it:
On my fourth day in China, it was finally time to visit Ya’an Bifengxia Giant Panda Base for the very first time! Before planning this trip, I really didn’t think getting to this base was ever a possibility for me. It seemed very far away from Chengdu, it didn’t seem hugely accessible, and it seemed like it was a several hour bus journey which didn’t sound good at all! But, when Yang Guang and Tian Tian were moved here after their 12-year stay in Edinburgh I really started thinking about how to make it work. I was very happy to wear my Edinburgh Zoo panda shirt for my visit. I already posted about getting to Ya’an itself, but read on to hear my experience in getting to the base itself:
After 2 nights at Shanghai Disneyland, it was time to head on towards the main purpose of my trip – to visit the pandas in Chengdu and the surrounding area! So let’s get started with the second part of my diary on this trip, getting myself from Shanghai to Ya’an, a trip I’ve never made before:
