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Overview
Travel far from the city's crowds and into the unspoiled wilderness of Mount Siguniang, Yading in Western Sichuan tour. Relax yourself in the Sichuan blue sky with ominous clouds, snow cover peaks and the sound of rushing waterfalls.
Visit primitive Tibetan villages and residences. Learn the culture of Tibetan Buddhism and ethnic minorities.
Follow the footsteps of Explorer Joseph Rock to seek for the mystic Shangri-La described in the book Lost Horizon.
What's included
Entrance fees
Lunch
Dinner
Hotel accommodation with western buffet breakfast
English-speaking guide
air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuities
What to expect
Day 1: Arrival in Chengdu
Chengdu
2h
Our guide will pick you up at Chengdu Airport and transfer you to the hotel downtown. When time permitting, we will head to Wuhou Temple then lead you to loiter around Jinli Street to feel the traditional culture of the city and enjoy local handicrafts and cuisines as well.
Day 2: Chengdu - Mount Siguniang
Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve
2h · Admission ticket included
In the middle of the route to Mount Siguniang we will make a stop at the Gengda Panda Base in the Wolong Nature Reserve after around 2 hours' ride. There you can see lovely pandas eating bamboo, rolling on the ground, and climbing trees.
Mount Siguniang
2h
Drive cross lofty Balang Mountain to the town near Mt Siguniang
Day 3: Mount Siguniang - Danba
Mount Siguniang
3h
Mt. Siguniang is made up of 4 snow-crowned continuous peaks. It has been a mecca for trekkers and photographers. After breakfast, we will visit the Shuangqiao Valley (Double-Bridge Valley) of the Mount Siguniang to enjoy refreshing natural scenes of snow peaks, prairies, forests and mirror-like lakes.
Danba County
3h
Arrive in Danba in the late afternoon, we will check in a local Tibetan-style hostel to spend the night.
Day 4: Danba
Danba County
6h
Tibetan in Danba care very much about the beauty of their houses. Their composed a beautiful picture together with the mountain, fields and plants around them. And Jiaju village is the most beautiful in Danba.
After tour of Jiaju village, your guide will take you to Sopo Tower house. It still remains as mystery how local people built such high towers without modern tools! And today a lot of towers are well reserved in Danba, and best place is Sopo village.
Day 5: Danba - Xinduqiao
Tagong Grassland
3h · Admission ticket included
On the halfway, we take a stop for a visit to Huiyuan Monastery (3,500m) in Bamei. It is the birthplace of the 11th Dalai Lama, temporal residence of the 7th Dalai Lama, and was a hotel of the present Dalai Lama.
Xinduqiao Town
3h
Lunch will be arranged when arriving at Bamei Town. After that, continue our trip to Xinduqiao. We will stop by Bamei Stone Forest, Tagong Prairie and Tagong Temple on the way to view refresh scenes and take pictures.
We will check in Xinduqiao Paradise Hostel upon arrival.
Day 6: Xinduqiao - Yading
Litang County
3h
Have a simple lunch, our guide will accompany you to visit the Changqingchun Ke'er Monastery. The full view of the Litang County will be presented in front of you once climbing up to the Incense-Burning Platform of the temple.
Haizi Mountain
3h · Admission ticket included
Afternoon, continue to drive to Yading Town and we will pass by the Haizi Mountain in the midway, where you can see a lot of naturally-formed lakes embedded on the plateau.
Day 7: Yading
6h
Daocheng Yading is located in southwestern part of Sichuan Province and about 860km away from Chengdu. It is praised above the moon as “the Last Pure Land on Our Blue Planet” with its superb landscape kingdom decorated by pure white holy snow mountains, ice glaciers, dense forests, vast grasslands, challenging valleys, glittering lakes, grazing cattle, etc.
Day 8: Departure
1h
After checking out the hotel, our guide and driver will transfer you to the airport for your leaving flight. Please kindly notice that most planes leave from Yading Airport early in the morning due to the high altitude and climate restriction.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
guide and driver will pick you up at the airport or station holding a board with your name on.
Additional information
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
