Arrive in the cool morning hours when pandas are most active—munching bamboo, tumbling over each other, and climbing trees. Your guide knows the best viewing spots, which enclosures have the newest cubs, and when feeding sessions happen. Walk bamboo-lined paths as your guide shares stories about panda conservation and the center's breeding program. Ample time to snap photos of impossibly cute babies in the nursery before the crowds arrive.

Take the cable car above the forest canopy to the upper reaches. Walk ancient stone paths through misty woods to Shangqing Palace at 1,600 meters. Pause at Yuecheng Lake for a scenic boat ride across emerald waters reflecting surrounding peaks. Visit Tianshi Cave, where the first Taoist community was founded nearly 2,000 years ago. Your guide shares legends of Taoist sages and the philosophy of harmony born among these peaks. Cable car, boat ride, and shuttle bus are all included.