Price: upon inquiry
Destinations Visited: Labahe, Yaan
Departure: Group Tour / Fixed Dates
This is a short Sichuan Red Panda sighting Tour. This tour includes sighting of iconic mammals of China Sichuan include Red Pandas and a chance of giant panda in the wild. All sighting will be led by one of our local wildlife guides in Sichuan.
Book NowToday is mainly a driving day to cover the great distance to the nature reserve. This tour is planned to start by after midday and drive for around total 300km to Labahe by the south of Qionglaishan Range. We shall arrive in late afternoon and check in hotel and rest. Optional sighting by late afternoon near the roads.
Today is full day inside Labahe. We will use cable car to search at higher part of Labahe by Jiaoshan Mountain. Note the walking is on paved stairs but can be hard due to high altitude above 3000m. There is a good chance of sighting Chinese Monal above the cable car. Chances of sighting Himalayan Griffon, Himalayan Blue Sheep are medium. Chance of sighting Tibetan Macaque, Red Panda, Samber Deer is high, chance of sighting of Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Sichuan Takin, Leopard Cat is medium, chance of sighting Black Bear, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Forest Musk Deer is low. Chance of sighting Giant Panda is rare but it has been spotted more than 1 time in April and May in 2025.
Red Panda
Lady Amhersts Pheasant
Tibetan Macaque
Samber Deer
Red Panda in Autumn
Red Panda in Summer
We will spend another morning inside Labahe before drive to Yaan in the afternoon. After arrival we will drive off-road up the mountain and search for Giant Panda in the wild. We are not disclosing the name of the places in Yaan to avoid possible shutdown or over-crowds. We will spend 2-3 hours searching for Giant Panda before drive to check in to hotel.
Today we will have another morning search of Giant Panda before heading back to Chengdu in the afternoon. If there is no luck of Giant Panda at all we will have a chance to go with Giant Panda in the panda base in Yaan, a less-visited captive place for giant pandas. We shall arrive in Chengdu in late afternoon. Tour ends.
| Group No. | Availabilities | Travel Date | Price Per Person | Early Booking Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCM-08 | Available | 22 Nov - 25 Nov, 2026 | USD1320 | USD1140 |
| SCM-09 | Available | 21 Apr - 24 Apr, 2027 | USD1320 | USD1140 |
| SCM-10 | Available | 22 Nov - 25 Nov, 2027 | USD1320 | USD1140 |
| SCM-11 | Available | 21 Apr - 24 Apr, 2028 | USD1320 | USD1140 |
| SCM-12 | Available | 22 Nov - 25 Nov, 2028 | USD1320 | USD1140 |
Important notice:
1, Early Booking Price is applied to anyone who books the tour 6 months prior to departure date.
2, Latest signing up date is 2 months prior to trip starting date. A deposit of USD860 is needed to secure your spot.
3, Maximum group size is 9 people. Minimum group size is 2 people. If there are less than 2 people joining the tour (2 months prior to trip), it will either be canceled & refunded or a supplement is paid to make a confirmed tour. Supplement amount is up to 100% of tour cost.
4, This is an international traveler only group. We take only international travelers on this group.
1.Exact locations and planning of this tour may have minor changes due to accessibility and seasonal restrictions, final plan will be confirmed after you sign up the tour.
2.We also provide private tours that you may choose to start on your own dates, having all the services to yourself only. Please send us your inquiry.
3.Please be aware certain wildlife are not guaranteed to be spotted on this tour.
4.Our price is cheaper than most of the similar tours available because we use local guides. Our local guides are not famous wildlife photographers nor zoologists, wildlife biologists or ornithologists but just rather local wildlife guides that work locally in Sichuan/China with 3-10 years of experiences working for international wildlife travelers with rich knowledge of wildlife and nature.
