13 Days West Sichuan Adventure: Jiuzhai Valley, Daocheng

Chengdu Arrival

Welcome to Chengdu, noted as “land of abundance”. Upon arrival, be transferred to the hotel and check in. In the afternoon, you will have enough time to rest. In the evening, we will go to famous night fair in Chengdu and taste delicious food with local characteristic.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Chengdu

Altitude:
500m

Chengdu

Chengdu.

Visit Taoist Temple and Popular Valley in Qingcheng Mountain

After breakfast, drive to the core area of the outer mountain of Qingcheng. After arriving, start a light hike in the natural mountain stream. You can watch the stream and green vegetation halfway, and feel the exclusive and non-commercial clean environment. 

After arriving at
Taoist Temple
, take a rest, and then try to cook the ancient food with the Taoist master, and enjoy the ancient food——

Drive to Siguniang Mountain (150kms) and enjoy natural scenery in Changping Valley

After breakfast, drive to
Siguniang Mountain
and pass Yingxiu Town and Wolong Town on the way. Today we will go to
Changping Valley
of Siguniang Mountain, which is the best place for primitive ecological tourism and ethnic tourism in Siguniang Mountain scenic area. We don’t need to rush. Stop-and-go driving can let us enjoy scenery of lakes and streams, snow mountains and grasslands along the

Visit Jiaju Tibetan residence

After breakfast, we arrive at the camp to start our
Glamping
, or we can stroll through the mountains and spend a leisurely time. After lunch in the town, go to
Danba Jiaju Tibetan
residence, which ranks first in “the most beautiful villages in China”. Enthusiastic locals will offer Hada to the distinguished guests. Visit old artists’ houses and learn Mani stone painting experience. We will als

Drive to Dangling (66kms) and Hike among Dangling

After breakfast, drive to
Dangling
and start today’s hiking trip. Along the way, we will see mountains, streams and even lovely groundhog. A layer of white fog rose between the mountains, and Tibetan houses scattered on the hillside. Some are in groups, some are independent.

The houses with ochre red, golden yellow and pure white as the main colors are set off in the green water and green moun

Drive to Moshi Park (150kms) then to Yajiang (100kms)

In the early morning, accompanied by the local Tibetans, go to the
White Tower
to experience the blessing ceremony and visit the Tibetan village. After the end of the tour, go to the
Moshi Park
. There is a little-known “small Seda” village in the deep behind the Tagong Temple.

We will experience the daily life of villagers in the
Circumlation Walls
and
Juemu Temple
. Feel the pure Tibetan

Drive to Litang (134kms) then to Cuopugou (120kms)

Today, we set out from Yajiang to Batang County. After lunch in Litang, we will visit the first largest Gelug sect (yellow lamaism) temple in Kang District——
Changqingchun Keer Temple.

In the afternoon, go to
Batang
, the hometown of Xianzi Dance. We are here to prepare for tomorrow’s trip. From Xinduqiao to Litang, there are good scenery all the way. Today is a good opportunity to film the sce

Visit Cuopugou then Drive to Daocheng (360kms)

The Cuopugou Natural Ecological Reserve
is located in the northern part of the county seat of Batang County (Chaluo Township) under the Haizi Mountain, Ganzi Prefecture, western Sichuan Province. It borders Maoya Dam and Litang County in the east, the Yasu Mountain with an altitude of 4860 meters in the west, and the Zhajinjiabo Mountain and Baiyu Mountain in the south, with an area of 900 square

The Cuopugou Natural Ecological Reserve

After breakfast, go to
Yading Scenic Spot
. Take the sightseeing bus through Yading Village, arrive at Zhaguanbeng, and then walk to Chonggu Temple. We can continue to walk to the Pearl Sea, the holy lake under the Mount Xiannairi.

Traffic:
Sightseeing bus

Hotel:
Overnight in Daocheng

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
3000m

Yading Scenic Spot

Yading Scenic Spot.

Daocheng sightseeing then Drive to Xinduqiao(420kms)

We will enjoy the beautiful scenery of Daocheng Yading (about 3-4 hours). After lunch, we set off for
Xinduqiao
, the paradise of photography. Xinduqiao is a small town in the west of Kangding County, 81 kilometers away from the county seat, also known as East Russia. It is known as “the paradise of photographers”. Its beauty lies not in Xinduqiao Town itself, but in the scenic corridor of 10km a

Drive to Lotus Lake and enjoy its natural scenery (3kms)

Today, we are going to
Lotus Lake Scenic Spot
(Moon Lake), the hinterland of Xindu Bridge. This is an outdoor mirror lake hidden in the deep mountains, with the quiet mountains and the blue-green sea. The Lotus Lake is backed by a snowy mountain. The lake is wide and will bloom in various colors in the right season, so it is named. Because of the limited conditions, we will arrange a unique fore

Drive to Kangding (77kms) then to Mugecuo scenic spot (23kms)

After breakfast, today we will drive all the way east along the beautiful landscape avenue. Arrive at Kangding City and have lunch here. After lunch, go to
Mugecuo
scenic spot for sightseeing.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Kangding

Altitude:
2600m

Mugecuo

Mugecuo.

Drive to Chengdu (267kms) then Chengdu Departure

After breakfast, drive to Chengdu. Then you will be transferred to the airport and fly to your sweet home. Looking forward to seeing you next time.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
No accomodation

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
500m

INCLUDES

Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure base