1. Special Meal: BBQ or Yak Soup at Xinduqiao Viewpoint Campground; 1 meal
2. Travel Photography:clusive Designation: Simple Tibetan Costume Travel Photography (5 negatives, 3 retouched, with costumes but no makeup)
3. Others: Each person gets a of Travel Triple Treasures Oxygen Can; (Note: Free items are not refundable if not used)
4. Equipment: Randomly equipped with a camera drone
chengdu-Xinduqiao/Yajiang
Arrive in Kangding, have lunch there, and set off after eating. Along the way, pass by [Honghai Lake] and [34 Airport Road] for photos. You can see Gongga Mountain and Yala Mountain here, and if you're lucky, you might even see the mountains and an in the same frame. Change into Tibetan clothing at the Xinduqiao internet-famous campground and head to [Gaoersi Monastery] for exclusive travel. Go to the internet-famous scenic platform [Yuzixi], where you can see the sunlit golden mountains if the weather is good. Return to the Xuqiao campground - enjoy a BBQ. After dinner, be dropped back to the hotel to rest.
Xinduqiao/Yajiang-Shangrila
Driving mileage: about 418km;
Driving time: about 7 hours;
Accommodation altitude: 270m.
After breakfast, we set off from the hotel towards the "Eighteen Bends of the Sky Road". The road, in the shape of a U has a total of three viewpoints where you can enjoy the magnificent road scenery. We then head towards Kaizila Mountain. On the way, we pass through the Haizi Mountain the Daocheng White Pagoda, taking in the different and magical landforms along the way, before arriving in Xianggelila Town.
After dinner, the driver drops back at the hotel for rest.
Yading Scenic Area--Daocheng County
Visitor Center - Zaguanpeng - Chonggu Temple - Zangri Lake
Visitors can take the scenic area's sightseeing bus to Zaguanbeng, and walk for about 10 minutes to reach Chong Temple, passing through Chonggu Meadow.From Chonggu Temple, visitors can head to the short-route tour, reaching Pearl Lake, and closely appreciate Mount Xnairi.After the tour, return the same way and take the sightseeing bus out of the scenic area.If time and energy permit, visitors can go toorong Grassland after returning to Chonggu Temple. Visitors can take an electric bus (about 6.5 kilometers, round-trip 80 yuan, oneway 50 yuan, the electric bus round-trip takes about 1 hour. Walking takes about 3-4 hours) to Luorong Grassland, which backed by the three sacred mountains of Xiannairi, Yongma Yong, and Xanaduji, and is the best place to view the three snow-apped mountains.
Daocheng County-Bamei/Dangba
Driving mileage: 400KM
Driving time: about 8 hours
Accommodation altitude: 2200m
06:30-07:00 Breakfast time (Today's journey is relatively long);
07:00-1800 Head to [Takeng Grassland], a scenic area composed of rivers, grasslands, forests, mountains, temples, Tibetan houses, and a strong Tibetan village along the Takeng line, which is the most famous grassland in Ganzi State; then proceed to [Moshiko Park], a national 4A-level tourist, geological science education center, one of the birthplaces of King Gesar, and one of the eight beauties of Dao-bu. It is a world geological and one of China's highland karst landscapes, a diversified scenic area that integrates sightseeing, experience, scientific investigation, and science education value, known as theEighth Beauty of China's Most Beautiful Scenic Road";
18:00-20:00 Check into the hotel in Bamei/ba.
Cat nose ridge scenic platform-chengdu
Driving mileage: 400KM
Driving time: about 6-7.5 hours
Reference itinerary (for reference only, to actual travel, excluding holidays)
07:30-11:30: After breakfast, head to Shuangqiao Gorge of Mount Saishang
11:00-15:00 [Shuangqiao Gorge Scenic Area of Mount Saishuang]: One of the three gorg of Mount Saishuang, with steep mountains, zigzagging depth, mountains and water interdependent, vegetation interspersed, clouds and mist shrouding, a fairyland. The scenic spots such as Renjianping, Longzhu Pool, Wuse Mountain, Niandiba, Sun and Moon Treasure Mirror, Hunter Peak, Eagles Mouth Rock, Red Fir Forest Glacier, etc., are like a cluster of picture galleries, which make people linger and forget to return. These strange rocks under the floating blue sky and white clouds, show their unique spirit.
15:00-16:00: Head to [Cat Nose Ridge Viewing], where you can see the full view of Mount Saishuang on a good day.
Return to Chengdu at about 20:30, ending pleasant journey!