To Plan a trip to Mt. Siguniangshan one must be aware of where it is located and know what are the things to do at Mt. Siguniangshan and places of interests to cover around Mt. Siguniang. Included here are the most detailed suggestions of planning a tour to Mt. Siguniang by our experts.
Mt Siguniang has three parks to explore. Shuangqiao valley is with easy access and one can use the tourist bus within the park to avoid walking. Changping and Haizi Valley require walking or camping inside the park.
One can do sight-seeing (Shuangqiao), hiking (all three valleys), camping (Changping and Haizi Valley), climbing, walking to a 5000m peak (Dafeng Summit) and horse riding (Changping and Haizi) at Mt Siguniang.
To do sight-seeing it is recommended to take Shuangqiao Valley as it is with easy access. It takes 3-5 hours time to visit this park by tourist bus. The optional walking inside the park is easy and flat on boardwalk.
To do hiking one can go to Changping Valley and Haizi Valley. Walking trail in Changping Valley is comparatively easier than the trail in Haizi Valley. To walk Changping Valley it takes a minimum of 1 day's time, and to walk Haizi Valley it also takes a minimum of 1 day's time.
To do Dafeng Summit trek please read details here. To do a Changping Valley to Bipeng Valley trek please read details here. For general information of hiking at Mount Siguniang, please read details here.
One needs a minimum of 2-3 days to see Mount Siguniang from Chengdu. It can be a weekend place since now it is only half-day's drive to get to from Chengdu but please be aware of the high altitude. For people who prefer lazier style, recommended to take Shuangqiao Valley where you can easily get around within the valley without much waking. For hikers you can consider either camping or lodging trek at Mount Siguniang for multidays from 4-6 days.
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