Tour Features: The phrase "land of abundance" is very well known now and reminds most Chinese people of Sichuan. You will marvel at the magnificence of Erlang Mountain, the beauty of Kangding which known as the paradise of photographers. The dream land of Daocheng and the fantastic land of Yading, with snow-capped moutains and glaciers and rivers, will give you an unforgettable photographic tour. Moreover, the tour to Hailuogou National Glacier Forest Park will definitely feast your eyes on the sceneries.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Chengdu (-, -, -)
Upon arrival in Chengdu, your tour guide will meet you at Chengdu Airport and transfer you to your hotel by private car. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this amazing city for an adventure on your own.
Day 2: Ya'an, Kangding, Xinduqiao (B, L, -)
After breakfast, you will set off from Chengdu to Ya'an (about 150 km from Chengdu), where the first panda was discovered and is one of the birthplaces of tea culture. On the way, you will be driven along the picturesque Qingyi River and through the magnificent Erlang Mountain. You will also can see Luding Bridge over the Dadu River, comprising 13 iron chains spanned by wooden planks, was built in 1705 to improve transportation through the region. It became a national icon in May 1935 due to an incident during the Long March.
Finally, you will arrive in Kangding, the cradle of love songs. You will visit a small town named Xinduqiao, 83 km west of Kangding, which is renowned as "the paradise of photographers". It features plateau pasture scenery of rolling chain of mountains, river valleys dotted with poplars, grassland, Tibetan villages. Stay at Xinduqiao overnight.
Day 3: Litang Town, Daocheng (B, L, -)
After breakfast, you can enjoy the picturesque view of small bridges, running streams and local Zang minority houses. Then you will leave for Litang Town, located at an altitude of 4,014 m. It is on open grassland and surrounded by snow-capped mountains and one of the highest towns in the world.
Then you will continue to go to Daocheng after pass the largest ancient glacier relic on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau-Haizishan Natural Reserve, which is a bleak lakeland plateau containing the remnants of Tibet's oldest ice-cap of Dabpa, with about 1145 lakes dotted in this Natural Reserve. Stay at Daocheng overnight.
Day 4: Yading (B, L, -)
You will set out from Daocheng to Yading after breakfast. On the way, you will visit Poplar Forest Park with more than ten thousands poplars growing there. After drive through Bowa Mountain, you will see one of the three holy snow-capped peaks in Yading-Xiannairi (Chenresig), 6,032 m, the highest of the trio.
The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out on your own. Stay at Yading overnight.
Day 5: Chonggu Si, Pearl Lake, Luorong Pasture (B, L, -)
Aftre breakfast, you will visit Chonggu Si (Chonggu Monastery) with an altitude of 3,880 m, which is a small monastery, built in Yuan Dynasty, more than 700 years ago, and offers a spectacular view of Chenresig's north face.
Then visit the Pearl Lake, about 4,000 m above the sea level, nestled in the beautiful upper valley of Chenresig's north face, accessed by a 45-minute walk from Chonggu Si. You can enjoy the scenery of snow-capped mountain, glaciers and rivers.
Finally, you will move to the Luorong Pasture, the first place in the reserve where three sacred peaks can be seen.
Then you will return to Daocheng. In the evening, you can enjoy the hotspring in the hotel at Daocheng.
Day 6: Kangding (B, -, -)
After breakfast, you will leave for the cradle of love songs-Kangding. Stay at Kangding overnight.
Day 7: Hailuogou (B, L, -)
You will have a full-day tour to Hailuogou, the biggest glacier park in China. Upon arrival in there, you will take a sightseeing bus into the Hailuogou National Glacier Forest Park.
Firstly, you will stop at Camp No.3. Then you will take the longest cable car span through the glacier area to Camp No.4. On the way, you can have continuous view of the primeval forest, Grand Glacier Cascade, and sunshine on the top of the snow-capped mountain.
Then you will return to Camp No.3 and take the sightseeing bus to leave Hailuogou. On the way out, when the bus reaches Camp No.2 or Gongga Hotspring Resort, you can get off the bus and enjoy yourself in the hotspring.
Then you will return to Moxi County and stay there overnight.
Day 8: Departure (B, -, -)
You will return to Chengdu after breakfast and your personal guide will escort you to Chengdu Airport for your flight to your next destination.
Itinerary: B: Breakfast AB: American Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner SD: Special Dinner
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