Tour Code: GP-900
Foping Nature Reserve, where the rare brown giant panda founded by the
research scientists and preservation staff, located at the southern side of the Qinling Mountains,
Foping County, Shanxi Province, China, is one of the three major habitats of the giant panda in
China. It's altitudes above 2,200 metres.
There are 1,765 species of wild plants including wild economic plants
such as medicinal, aromatic and oil-bearing plants. The fauna is a mixture
of species in a transition zone including both the oriental and the
palaearctic realms. It is characterized by having a complex composition,
ancient origin, capacity of survival, and polymorphism.
There are rare and endangered species such as the giant panda (Ailuropoda
melanoleuca), takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi), golden snub-nosed monkey
(Rhinopithecus roxellanae), South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)
and Indian leopard (P. pardus fusca).
Our expedition trekking tour take you into the heart of the natural habitat
of this enigmatic species in Foping Protecting area, which has the highest
density of wild Giant Pandas ever recorded. Please note: We hope to
encounter wild Giant Pandas on this trip, however wild Pandas into sight
cannot be guaranteed, but you can find some of the trace of the foot / the
dropping (feces) / bite bamboo / hair of wild pandas. Even you'll
heard of many stories that wild pandas went into local house for fooding in
winter season, and bited the iron pan, even eat the meats hanged by local
people for Chinese Spring Festival.Day01, Arrive Xi'an, overnight in 4stars Xi'an Prince hotel. (D)
Day02, Drive to visit Wild Animal Rescue Center in Zhouzhi, and
then drive to check in the hostel of Foping Nature Reserve for night,
and prepairing for some necessary materials for next day trekking tracking
wild panda.(B/L/D)
Day03, Morning drive to the end of driving road at Liangfengya area, where
at Foping Nature Reserve
at southern slope of Qinling mountains, after lunch start wild hiking about
8 KM to trace wild panda, and overnight in Sanguanmiao Protection Station's hostel
(altitude at about 2500m).(B/L/D, from dinner maybe ready foods arranged
if necessary while trackking panda)
Day04, Full day hiking and trekking around, to track the trace of wild pandas in
the mountains, hike up or walk down per the season time (wild panda will go
lower to
the area at about 1500M for food in winter, even 1000m , and 2000m in summer) , overnight in
Sanguanmiao Station hostel.(B/L/D)
Day05--Day08, Full day hiking and trekking around, in different direction or
different mountain road, per the possiblity to watch wild pandas in the wild
mountain, overnight in Sanguanmiao Station hostel.(B/L/D)
Day09, Trekking along the mountain road to track wild panda, at about 12:00
pick up by car and drive back to Xi'an for night in 4* Prince hotel.(B/L/D)
Day10, Drive to Xian a'port for flight departure after b'fast.(B)
All year around. As to the best possiblity to see wild panda, please view
our statistic date for wild panda into sight.
Quotation (In USD, per person, 10days, basis of 2persons share one
room):
2240USD/p.p. single supplement: 440USD;
If this trip shortened as total 7days, then cost as 1750USD/p.p.
Minimum 2 persons, Maximum 10 persons.
Deparutre: Daily.
If falls 30Apr-0May, 29Sep-07Oct, then cost adjusted up..
Included: local style meals marked (ready-food arranged while trekking), accommodaiton in marked hotel or
hostel, transfer and transportation by private car, private Engilsh
speaking guide service, entrance fee for sightseeing, permit to Foping Nature Reserve, Natural Reserve environment
protection fee, tour body insurance.
Excluded: tip to guide and driver, porter fee for your luggage if you
need, any other service
not included above. All above subjected to our confirmation |