Re: Haba Yefei

<p>used Haba in March 2013 on 2 occasions. First to visit Panda Breeding Research Base. Haba was excellent and enhanced our experience here. Most significantly my wife #1 prioirty was to hold a panda and see behind the scenes at the Nursery. As the panda play costs CNY2000 the CNY600 we paid for Haba made sure this was booked in early and that my wife knew what to do to maximize her experience. As the panda only requires 1/2 to 2/3 day we included a good late lunch at a dumpling house and a tour of the peoples park and centre square on our way back to hotel. CNY600 (for 2 persons) included pre-purchased entry tickets so we went straight in on arrival and did not have to queue. WE found haba had a good knowledge of the panda facility and he made us aware of quite a few things about the panda, panda natural situation in Chengdu and information about the release trials etc. This added value to our panda experience that was well worth the fee paid (A$50 each) used Haba again to take us out to Dujlangyan (irrgation project, Minjiang River area and ancient bridges) where we needed a car. Given the 50km distance from Chengdu Haba organised a car and driver for the whole day. The driver dropped us off at the top and we only had to walk downhill on all the steps (a lot of them) with the driver meeting us again at the end of the day at the front of the tourist area around the ancient bridges. We doubt we would have been able to make this trip on our own using public transport and felt that the fee paid was good value - particularly as there is much less english information in this area. Recommend Haba as a professional and well informed guide. [we paid cash and communicated directly rather than via web page]</p>