PD01 Wolong Nature Reserve Panda Watching 3 Days Highlights Tour

Duration: 3 Days
Route: Chengdu- Wolong Natural Reserve -Chengdu
Attractions: Wolong Nature Reserve, Dujiangyan Irrigation System. this tour can be combined with Mt.Sigunangshan & Jiuzhaigou National Park, Mt. Qingcheng, Sanxindui Museum, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and also can be linked to other nature reserve.

Wolong National Nature Reserve (simplified Chinese: 卧龙自然保护区; traditional Chinese: 臥龍自然保護區; pinyin: Wòlóng Zìránbǎohùqū), also known as Wolong Special Administrative Region (simplified Chinese: 卧龙特别行政区; traditional Chinese: 臥龍特別行政區; pinyin: Wòlóng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū), is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about 20,000 hectares, the reserve was further expanded in 1975, covering an area of about 200,000 hectares in the Qionglai Mountains region. There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve. According to China’s Third National Giant Panda Survey, Wolong National Nature Reserve houses about 150 wild individuals of highly endangered giant pandas. The reserve is also a home to many other endangered species including: snow leopards, red pandas, golden monkeys, white-lipped deer and many precious plants. Before the devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake Wolong got up to 200,000 visitors every year.Its area is superseded by the Wolong Special Administrative Region.