A private tour of 2 to 8 people, travelling by high-speed train both ways, with no shopping stops. Three days at Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou Valley, plus the Minjiang Source National Wetland Park and the Red Army Long March Memorial Hall. Your driver also acts as guide throughout, with comfortable hotel stays in Jiuzhaigou.
Make your own way to Chengdu East Railway Station to meet the group 1 hour before departure. Take the high-speed train (about 2 hours) through Mianyang and Maoxian to Huanglong Jiuzhai Station, then drive about 1 hour to Huanglong Scenic Area, known as the "Jade Pool of the Mortal World". At a high-altitude service stop along the way, staff explain how to prevent altitude sickness. Huanglong is known for its rugged, steep, unusual and wild scenery. Spend about 3 hours visiting Yingbin Colored Pools, Feipu Liuhui Waterfall, Jinsha Pudi, Zhengyan Pool, Mingjing Daoying, Huanglong Temple and Wucai Pool. The pools vary in size and glow with colour, like a fairyland of jade terraces.
After breakfast at the hotel at 07:00, drive to Jiuzhaigou Valley at 07:30 (the shuttle bus at ¥90 per person and the ¥10 per person ticket insurance are paid on your own), then queue for the shuttle into the valley. Jiuzhaigou sits in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, and takes its name from nine Tibetan villages. At over 2,000 metres, it is covered in old-growth forest and holds 108 lakes, with giant pandas and other rare animals living there. Spend about 6 hours exploring Shuzheng Valley and Zechawa Valley, with snow peaks in the distance and Tibetan wooden houses, prayer flags on drying racks, plank bridges and water mills along the way. Leave the valley around 17:00, meet at the entrance and transfer back to your hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, head to Songpan Minjiang Source National Wetland Park (about 20 minutes). The park runs east to west from Gonggang Ridge at 4,300 metres, and is a good spot for photos. Then visit the Red Army Long March Memorial Hall in Chuanzhusi (about 1 hour). The monument was begun in 1985 and completed in 1990, and includes the memorial hall, the main monument and nine groups of granite sculptures, with the name inscribed by Deng Xiaoping. After the visit, have lunch on your own in Chuanzhusi, then go to Huanglongjiuzhai or Songpan high-speed rail station and take the train back to Chengdu, where the tour ends.
This tour is for mainland Chinese residents with valid ID; HK/Macau/Taiwan and foreign passport holders please contact us in advance for visa and arrangement details.
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