Yarchen Gar Travel – Planning Ideas and Travel Maps

Whiling traveling to Yarchen Gar you need to know what you can plan to visit and what you can skip according to your style and time of visit. To visit Yarchen Gar, normally you will be on a driving trip. When you are on a driving tour, you can choose to visit tourist attractions or have short hikes/visits along the way to Yarchen Gar including Kangding, Tagong and Ganzi. Here you can find useful information and suggestions of ways of traveling on planning your trip to Yarchen Gar.

A western Sichuan Loop Tour

Normally if you choose Yarchen Gar as a main destination of your trip, you can start from Kangding and have visits along the way. Xinduqiao Tagong, Bamei, Dawu and Ganzi are the places you will pass through on your way to Yarchen Gar and each place has good stops for visits. After Yarchen Gar you can drive back on another road via Danba and Mt. Siguniang. Driving is by now the most popular way to go to Yarchen Gar because flight is not available yet. This loop trip will start from Chengdu and end in Chengdu. It requires about 6-8 days usually. However if you are a photographer or a hiker, you may need extra days to see more of Yarchen Gar and around.

Below is a location map of Yarchen Gar, it is located 800km west to Chengdu and 120km southwest to Ganzi Xian. Yarchen Gar is located on the Ganbai Road on the way from Ganzi Xian to Baiyu Xian in the mountains. It is a hidden gem of Tibetan culture and a very good choice for explorers.

Below is a map of Yarchen Gar itself. South to the river bends is where the Island is and it is the dormitories of the nuns there. North to the river is where the monks live and it is also where the road is. Around Yarchen Gar are the rolling lands where you can easily find places to take good photos and also for some easy hiking.