Price: upon inquiry
Destinations Visited: Daocheng Yading (3 nights), Xinduqiao (2 nights)
Departure: Private Tour / Flexible Date
Daocheng Yading is one of the Lost Horizons on earth. It is a beautiful fairyland hidden in the far west of Sichuan. It is not for the heart-fainted. To aspire the holy mountains include Yangmaiyong, Xiannairi and Xianuoduoji on a week-long bus tour from Chengdu. Embrace the stunning views of Milk Lake, Wuse Lake and Pearl Lake in the park will bring you an experience of lifetime. This is a self-guided budget tour using private transfer.
Book NowThis is a self-guided tour fioreigners. A lot of good views in Western Sichuan are not just inside the parks such as Daocehng Yading but also on the way along the drive. It is recommended for travelers going to west Sichuan such as Daocheng Yading to hire a private transfer as self-guided trip (other than using public transport) in order to make as many stops as possible along the way where views are good. We now offer this tour as an option to those who would like to have flexibility along the trip while having a relativey low budget tour than guided private tour.
This is a gound tour. Some days involve long hours of driving and sitting in the car. Please make preparation in accordance including power bank for your phone, neck pillow, etc. Please remember to have a day pack with you to take necessary items for each day's visit, sometimes including packed lunch or snacks for yourself, drinking water recommended 1L minimum, sunglasses, rainproof, warm-keeping clothes and hat, sun block and lip oil, etc. It is also wise to bring rainproof and warm clothes with you all the time.
Your Yading Adventure starts from Chengdu. The drive will cover total around 400km in this day. Along the way you have the chance to see the landscape over your window and stops for toilets and lunch. The road you will be on is the famous national highway 318, which is used by many off-the-main-road travelers who want to see the beautiful nature and great Tibet. You will probably see some hardcore cyclists on the road or even hikers. It is a pleasure to feel that you are traveling here to see the views that most people won’t have the chance to see. We will have a stop by the road pass Zheduoshan. After a day’s drive normally about 7 to 8 hours, arrive in Xinduqiao, a stopover place for people going further place here. Overnight in Xinduqiao
Start early in the morning and continue drive west. We will make more stops this day. Today on the road you will see views from very high places. The road is at altitude above 4000 meters passing several high mountain passes. After Litang, you will pass the splendid Haizi Shan and down to Daocheng, a town that is located at 3800 meters above sea level. Check in hotel after arrival. Overnight in Daocheng.
Xinduqiao
Haizi Shan
Today start from your hotel and drive to Riwa (Shangrila Town), the entrance of the Yading Nature Reserve. Today the visit is from after you arrive Yading, which will be around midday. The visit is to Pearl Lake by Chonggu Temple after your tourist bus ride. The Pearl Lake is by the foot of Xiannairi. It is a stunning lake with beautiful reflection of mountains around it. Xiannairi is considered by local people a Buddha with significance of religious sacredness. The walk is around half an hour to get there. After your photo and walking around there, come back the same way to Riwa or in Yading Village.
Tibetan Monastery Chonggusi
Views from Perl Lake
Today an early start from your hotel and drive the entrance of the Yading Nature Reserve or the village. Arrive and walk to Luorong Yak Ranch and walk to Niunai Lake (Milk Lake). Elevation climbs to over 4000 meters. Here you have splendid views of the two of the sacred mountains of Yading: Xianuoduoji and Yangmaiyong. These mountains are about 6000 meters’ tall and this place is well protected to remain its original looking. After Milk Lake you can keep walking to Wuse Lake, a bigger lake that is 100 meters higher than Milk Lake. And if you are a fit walker, you can even walk to the Songduo Pass, which is by the end of the valley and the highest place of the park at 4500 meters. Walking time is around 2-4 hours single way. A horse-riding is available if you get there early. An electricity car ride is involved during your visit before walking. After the walk, come back the same way back to Shangri-La town and overnight in Shangrila town.
Hiking in Yading
Beautiful Luorong Yak Ranch
Today we start to drive back to Chengdu. Daocheng is a small city with an elevation of 3800 meters. With your walking on over 4000 meters in Yading Park, this height won’t be a challenge for you anymore. Daocheng is a nice city with colorful forest around it in fall. Today we will start to drive back to Chengdu using the same road. This is when you realize how far Yading is. But only the most beautiful view hides far and remote. Isn’t it? After around 8 hours of driving, arrive and check in hotel. Overnight in Xinduqiao.
Drive back to Chengdu. This is the day you start to recover from the stress of traveling and simmering the aftertaste of Yading. Maybe you can start to plan your visits to Chengdu or around. After a day’s drive arrive in Chengdu and you will be dropped off at your hotel in Chengdu. Your Yading Adventure tour ends.
1. This is the standard practical itinerary. If you want, we can also cutomize it to your personal need, no matter you want to shorten or extend your travel length, no matter what class of accommodation you prefer...
2. This trip is available all year round (in winter milk lake/5-color lake may shut off). The best seasons are May, June, July, August and September, October. Winter is too cold but still doable.
3. This adventure involves walking at parks and horse trails. So walking boots are necessary for this tour. In this hiking. Elevation at most of these sights are quite high as much to 3800 meters. Precautions for mountain sickness are necessary as well. Rain proof and Sun block are also necessary when you are traveling at these places for weather changes quickly at high altitude.
4. This is a self ground tour. It goes to places where the tourist facilities may not meet with standards. Western Sichuan is not a fully-developed place and unexpected incidents may happen due to bad weather, landslide in certain seasons and possible heavy traffic jams.
5. Traveling to the listed places will expect lower standard services at hotels and restaurants even if they maybe the best choices. The service level is not as up to what you have in places like Chengdu. The hotel people don't speak English nor do the people from restaurants. These places are quite far, wild but beautiful. As authenticity comes often with less comfortability. Public Toilet can be really bad. You are always recommended to use your toilet in your hotel while you don't want to use the public toilet or do it in the open wild. You are recommended to have toilet paper with you. Food are with limited options at most of the places. Basically you can find Chinese Food with Sichuan style. On a guided trip you can have them customized into vegetarian or non/less spicy.
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