Your Chengdu tour starts from Chengdu today, the guide from China Tour Special will send you to Shuangliu airport, and then you will fly to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong Airport, meet another guide there. It is a flight of 50 minutes only, but you will move from sea level 500 meters of Chengdu to 3448 meters of Huanglong airport, don’t worry for it, most of the people can be acclimated very quickly, and if you do feel difficult, you can buy some oxygen to deal with.
Your tour guide will take you to Huanglong Nation Park directly, which is about 40 minutes’ driving in mountain road from airport to Huanglong. Lunch will be arranged either at airport or foot of Huanglong Mountain accordingly, depending on the arrival time. After the lunch, you will hike from the 3070 meter of gate to 3558 meters of Huanglong temple in 2 hours. Just enjoy the alphine mountain forest and collorful calcified lakes en route. And eventually we will arrive at the Wucaichi Lake.
And then you will descend the mountain in the late afternoon for about 1 hour’s hiking, and then head for Zhangza town close to Jiuzhaigou valley. It is about 2 hour’s driving, but you can enjoy the exotic view of Tibetan villages and nature en route if you are not tired enough for a nap in the car.
D2 Jiuzhaigou Excursion
Get up in the early morning today, and then go with your guide to the gate of Jiuzhaigou National park. And there you will exchange local environment protection bus to visit the long valleys.
The Y-shapted Jiuzhaigou valley actually are consisted of 3 long valleys: Shuzheng valley, Rize valley and Zezha valley. In each of the valley, many beautiful lakes, waterfalls, rivers and virgin forest are scattered. Local Tibetan granted each of them romandic names, such as Panda Sea, Pearl Sea, Long Sea, etc, and these lakes shining like jade, pearl in the mountain and forest. Jiuzhaiogou valley could be the best gift from our nature, and it deserves the fame of Fairy Land on the earth!
China Tour Special always wanted to introduce unique local culture to our clients, besides beautiful nature, there are also nine Tibet villages, which Jiuzhaigou got its name from it, your guide will give you a lecture of Tibetan culture too when visit these villages.
Just follow your guide to visit the 3 valleys one by one, enjoying the interesting tales about the villages and lakes. And a simple buffet lunch will be arranged in Lorilang restaurant.
In the late afternoon you will exit the valleys and return hotel for dinner.
D3 Jiuzhaigou / Rorgai Grassland / Langmusi
It will be an overland tour today, your guide will take you up the Tibetan plateau of Rorgai grassland. You will visit Flower Lake firstly in the morning. It is a large wet land with a beautiful lake, a lot of wild birds and flowers find their paradise here.
The flat and wide Rorgai grassland covered the earth and is looked like a green carpet under the blue sky, and the back paved highway crossed on the carpet and is leading us to the end of sky. Tibetan villages and yaks add much vitality on this carpet. Please get away from all of the worries when you are travelling in such beautiful land!
In the afternoon, drive from Flower Lake to Langmusi Town to stay the night.
D4 Langmusi / White Dragon River / Mt. Huagai
We set out from Langmusi at 10 a.m. along the White Dragon River and have lunch at its spring. After lunch we continue trekking and by 4 pm, reach the foot of Mt. Huagai, a vast grassland where sheep and yaks graze. On this night, we will sleep in a yak hair tent with local people.
After arriving at camp, we will learn how to take the halter and saddle off the horse; learn how to make fire with yak dung; learn how to use use the special tool 'pe' to drive the yak and sheep; go with the host of the family to drive the yak and sheep back home and help the hostess to tie the yak on a rope.
We will ride for approximately 3.5 hours today.
D5 Mt. Huagai / Ocean of Flower / Red Stone Forest
In early morning, the nomads are busy with their routine: milking, collecting yak dung, churning butter, etc. If you like you can experience and partake in these activities for yourself.
After this we will start to climb the 'Huagai Mountain,' which is 4200m high. Climbing is by foot. It may take 2 hours for the climb up and 1 hour down. (If you are not fit enough for the altitude, please do not climb this mountain and ask us for our advice).
We will return back to camp for the last night to have lunch. After lunch, we will leave for the 'Ocean of Flower'. When we arrive there will be a camp and tents at 'Red Stone Forest,' where we will stay with one of the local families. Today we will ride for approximately 2 hours.
We can walk to the 'Gehesu Mountains' this afternoon or the next morning, according to our arrival time. It is a half hour walk (30 minutes) from the Red Stone Forest to the Gehesu Mountains.
D6 Red Stone Forest / Gehesu Mountains / Jikehe / Langmusi
We will begin our return to Langmusi around 10:00am and arrive at around 3:00pm. On the way back, we will have a visit to a traditional Tibetan village named "Jikehe" and have lunch with one family there. So beside the young people's herding life on the grasslands, you also can see the life for old people and children in the village. On this day, we will spend approximately 4 hours on horseback.
If you need to return Langmusi earlier, please inform us. We can depart earlier on this morning.
D7 Langmusi / Jiuzhaigou / Chengdu
Today you’ll be taken back to Chengdu from Langmusi. Firstly, take vehicle to Jiuzhaigou. Then, fly to Chengdu.