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- Simple DiscoveriesMay 6, 2016If you love animals, you can spend hours here. Get here very early to see the pandas at their most active and with less crowds. We got there just after 8am and that was perfect.Upvote13Downvote
- Get there early (8am) when there isn't a crowd and the animals are extra alert. Most are sleepy by 10am-noon. See the red pandas first if you can, since it's harder to see them the rest of the day.Upvote12Downvote
- echoDecember 13, 2014HUG A PANDA HERE. Head to the Sunshine Nursery and reserve a spot (sign ups close at around 930; tour is at 10). Donation is 2000 RMB and goes towards panda research! Best experience of your life.Upvote12Downvote
- ALFNovember 2, 2015If planning well, the bus trip from town costs you only 4 Yuan. Even if you don't come early, you are going to find some active pandas somewhere. Don't follow the mainstream routes for quiet watching!Upvote2Downvote
- Helen ZhangSeptember 5, 2016Best time to go is early in the morning (8-9am) when pandas are eating breakfastUpvote3Downvote
- Altaf KhMay 31, 2023Great place cute pandas 😍 but they’re extremely lazy😋 yet fun to watch. Loved the area thou i think it’s worth exploringUpvote1Downvote
- Ana LoftusJune 24, 2018Make sure to arrive early in the morning. It gets really crowd. Go to the moonshine breeding building instead of the sunshine one. They are the same but the sunshine building has a really long queue.Upvote2Downvote
- ianlanlanianNovember 26, 2015Very nice place, cool to see the pandas in their natural habitat and behaviour and it seems like theyre taken care of very well. Hope they get to release some in the wild some day.UpvoteDownvote
- Ana LoftusJune 24, 2018Lovely Research Base! I was impressed with its cleanliness and organization (pretty rare in China). Make sure to arrive early to avoid the crowds.Upvote1Downvote
- JayneNovember 22, 2024Not the best place to see pandas. You hardly get a glimpse of pandas. It’s for walking , get some fresh air and see some nice plants. Visit Dujiangyan Panda Garden or Wolong if you want to see pandas.UpvoteDownvote
- Love KimbieJuly 2, 2016It is better to visit this place in the winter. Because in the summer it's simple too hot for the pandas to stay out all day.Upvote2Downvote
- Mëa CúlpaJanuary 22, 2017If lucky, red panda will join you for a walk! This time so lucky that a red panda act as our guide for its domain...Upvote1Downvote
- Maggie LauAugust 18, 2014This place is huge. We arrived in the early afternoon and some pandas were still napping after lunch. The red pandas were very active though. Arrive earlier in the morning to avoid disappointment.Upvote3Downvote
- JernejFebruary 23, 2015Be there in the morning and stay for the day. It's huge place and it takes time. If you want to take a picture with panda book it in advance when you get there, it's limited. Price was 1000元.Upvote1Downvote
- Johnny W.November 20, 2012Pay & take the tram to the top! It's a lot easier to walk back down. This place is huge! If you walk all the way to the top, you may be too tired to enjoy the whole park.UpvoteDownvote
- leOnelaOctober 31, 20149am is feeding time!! But it's packed with tour groups so get there a few minutes beforehand to get a good spot.Upvote2Downvote
- Venny F. VenistineMay 8, 2013On summer better get here in the early morning on 08-12AM, where Pandas are eating & playing, sleep when weather so hot. Bring cash enough for Hug Pandas $2000RMB, cause they don't receive CreditCardUpvote1Downvote
- Mariana Stuginski BarbosaApril 4, 2017Very nice place! Pandas are very well kept! Come early in the morning to see them playing and walking around! Later gets full of people and jot so fun!UpvoteDownvote
- Ruth TsangAugust 15, 2015Good place to see giant pandas and red pandas. There are also very cute baby pandas. Should visit before 10 am before the crowd comes in.Upvote1Downvote
- Helme Athrah JaafarSeptember 22, 2016Great to see how the panda are being treated here.. Recently it has been declared that it's no longer as an endangered species, thanks to Chengdu Research Base.. Great job..!!!UpvoteDownvote
- bri crewJuly 27, 2017Oh this will be just great to be able to play with the pandas after the "caregivers" beat the sh*t out of them! You all are idiots and just as evil as the people who work there.UpvoteDownvote
- Terence LauJune 30, 2012To take a photo holding a panda cub (which is awesome) its 1300 RMB cash per person! I barely had enough - so be sure to cash up before you come. It's in the Sunshine nursery - #10 on the mapUpvote2Downvote
- Alex P.September 1, 2014🐼Get there early(~8am,before panda feeding), preferably on weekdays. Avoid fake taxis on your way back(they look very similar to official ones,except number plates+unusually active drivers)🐼Upvote3Downvote
- Sundai SunMarch 28, 2016They are just so cute. Also you get to learn how much time/energy/effort/money we put to encourage them to reproduce, it's almost comical.Upvote1Downvote
- Kieran HamiltonNovember 16, 2018Pandas!!! So many to see, plenty of gift shops and if you have a spare ¥2,000 you can pet one!UpvoteDownvote
- M YetimJuly 24, 2019Nice place to see pandas. Better to come early around 7-8 AM to avoid crowd. Do not forget to pack your lunch with you.Upvote1Downvote
- Urbanus JaoMarch 25, 2015!!!public transport tip:need to transfer at least once. from downtown,many buses lead to Chengdu Zoo bus terminal,like No.64,99,18,166…and here you take bus no.198 or 198a,go off at panda base stop.Upvote1Downvote
- James GallowayJuly 14, 2013excellent place. we took a taxi up there from chengdu, cost about 60rmb. to get back into the city, rather than take one of the black cabs, i took the bus to chengdu zoo, then a taxi. very cheap.Upvote1Downvote
- RossNovember 28, 2018Pandas eat a lot of bamboo and can poop as much as 28 kilos a day.Upvote2Downvote
- leOnelaOctober 31, 2014Moonlight nursery is a long walk away from everything but that's where the very young pandas and mummys live!Upvote2Downvote
- Jaime R.January 22, 2014In order to go back to Chengdu just a few meters from the entrance there are shuttle buses that take u to Jinli Street for CNY 15 . You can buy the tickets just across the tourist center information.UpvoteDownvote
- Beata YangFebruary 8, 2015Go to he moon nursery which is located at the northwest part of the place. Baby pandas are super adorable and cute.UpvoteDownvote
- Simon LillyMarch 22, 2015AWESOME. Get there early to avoid the queues, avoid weekends and take the electric cart upto the top when you enter the park... EnjoyUpvoteDownvote
- Paul HayesSeptember 23, 2014Get there early and see the pandas before the crowds. Then return a few hours after feeding when pandas are more awake.UpvoteDownvote
- Iylia FahmiDecember 24, 2015Costs us RMB50 by taxi from Somerset Riverview. N the experience is definitely worth it! Too many cute pandas!!UpvoteDownvote
- leOnelaOctober 31, 2014Be there before it opens so you have enough time to go around the areas while it's still quiet and the pandas are awake and active!UpvoteDownvote
- The Ritz-CarltonOctober 9, 2013Remember to book in advance if you want to hold a panda at the Panda Breeding and Research Center as they only let a limited number of people hold one each day.Upvote3Downvote
- Linda LeongNovember 20, 2013A Nice place to visit !. I brought a bag with a lovely hand painted Panda on it for only RM150... nice...love it ♥UpvoteDownvote
- Timothy ChanAugust 18, 2014Arrive early to see pandas when they're most awake and interactive, also to avoid the crazy crowds.UpvoteDownvote
- Bertrand LSeptember 26, 2016Go early morning to see the pandas awake! Awesome park, a must do in Chengdu !UpvoteDownvote
- YeeNovember 24, 2013If you love panda, you will be 萌ed cry here, if you don' t like them, hehehou, how dare you!Upvote2Downvote
- Four years ago we took the Backstreet Boys to the Sun Nursery Room and they cuddled these panda cubs here!UpvoteDownvote
- ingrid chanAugust 31, 2012Come here earlier so that it won't be too crowded. Recommended to buy shuttle bus tickets because the panda site is too far away. And better come here during winter :)Upvote3Downvote
- Niamh BreslinSeptember 17, 2013Get there before 9.30 latest if you want to hold a panda! Enter and then run straight to the back to the Nursery to sign up!Upvote1Downvote
- Can KulFebruary 5, 2014Great place. Therefore, you shouldn't go in spring festival or other Chinese special holidays. Park can be more crowded.Upvote1Downvote
- leOnelaOctober 31, 2014Be on the lookout for them around their playgrounds, it's easy to miss them if they're playing very near the fenceUpvoteDownvote
- Love KimbieJuly 2, 2016These cuties are to be seen close up! You'll just want to cuddle them, the minute you lay your eyes on them. 🐼🐼UpvoteDownvote
- Marco Aurelio HernándezOctober 26, 2017The view of so many pandas is just to much, cuteness overloadUpvote1Downvote
- Tommy YangAugust 6, 2014Buy tickets online & get your 2D codes in advance to skip the queue.UpvoteDownvote