7 days Hailuogou Glacier and Mt. Siguniang tour

Chengdu
⇀ Hailugou
⇀ Kangding
⇀ Xinduqiao
⇀ Danba
⇀ Mount Siguniang Valleys
⇀ Dujiangyan
⇀ Chengdu
Enjoy the “king of shu mountains” Hailuogou Glacier as you travel into the Tibetan Kham region of western Sichuan. The beautiful Tagong grassland and the East Alpine Mount Siguniang offers some of the best sightseeing in all of China.
Type
Private
Duration
7 days
Trip code
WS-501
Price
From A$ 1,302 per person

Mt. Siguniang, Danba and Hailuogou Tour starts and ends in Chengdu. Enjoy the “king of shu mountains” Gonggar Glacier, beautiful Tagong grassland and to the East Alpine-Mt. Siguniang, visit the unique Danba Ancient block towers and their local people's life style. Driving 6/7 hrs per day, Maximum Altitude: 4300 m/12,870 feet.

Day 01 :
Chengdu / Mt.Erlang / Hailuogou

Depart Chengdu in the early morning, drive to Hailuogou through the Chengdu - Ya'an expressway and Mt. Erlang tunnel, enjoy the scenery along Dadu River, arrive at Moxi town in the afternoon. Afterward take the local sightseeing bus to No.3 Camp, overnight stay at Yinshan Hotel. 

Day 02 :
Full day sightseeing at Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park (B)

Today you will spend almost full day sightseeing at Glacier Park. Morning you will have chance to watch the splendid sunshine over the Golden Mountain(Gongga mountain) at hotel roof. Afterwards trek through the virgin forest to the sightseeing spot to see the spectacular view of the icefall. Also you can choose to pay 160RMB to take a cable car to No. 4 Camp, here you will see the whole view of the Glacier. Afternoon take the bus to No. 2 camp to enjoy the hot-spring(65RMB). Late afternoon drive to Moxi town, overnight at Moxi town Gongga hotel or Garden international hotel.

Day 03 :
Moxi / Kangding / Xinduqiao (B)

After breakfast, drive to Kangding from Moxi town, visit Mugecuo, which is also called 'Savage lake', it is the most famous highland lake in Kham, Picnic at noon and horse trekking to the far side of the lake.(horse trekking cost is not included) Cross the Mt. Zheduo at an elevation of 4300m, Late afternoon drive to Xinduqiao, which is known as the paradise for photographing. Overnight at Xinduqiao XinKangzhu Hotel.

Day 04 :
Xinduqiao / Tagong / Danba (B)

Morning after breakfast at hotel, then drive to Tagong, surrounded by grassy hills and snowy mountains, visit Tagong monastery. Afterwards drive to Danba via Bamei, the scenery along the road is absolutely fabulous! Overnight at Danba Jiaju Tibetan village (home stay).

Day 05 :
Danba Jiaju Tibetan village Tour - Drive to Rilong Town

Full morning visit Jiaju Tibetan village, you will have a chance to experience the local Tibetan life and their culture, then drive to Rilong in the afternoon, it takes about 3~4 hours on the way, have a rest upon arrival, overnight at Riliong New Siguniang Hotel.

Day 06 :
Mount Siguniang Tour - Visit Shuangqiao Valley - Drive to Dujiangyan (B)

Morning drive to visit Shuangqiao Valley. In this valley, you can view more than 10 snow mountains over 4,000m high, all the peaks, trees, grasslands, streams, and water drops are completely bared in their natural being, untouched and unspoiled by man. In the afternoon, drive further to Dujiangyan for the night. Overnight at Dujiangyan.

Day 07 :
Tour to Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Jiezi Ancient town - Drive to Chengdu (B)

Morning head to visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System to see how the ancient people do the project and how it works, then head to visit Jiezi Ancient Town, it has more than 1000 years’ history. “Jiezi” means small street. Late drive back to Chengdu, end the trip.

Tour notes:

Please note prices are based in CNY.

General inclusions:

2 bottles of mineral water provided daily.
All required government taxes and fees.
3 Stars hotel (shared twin room, private bathroom and daily breakfast)
All entrance tickets as noted in the tour's itinerary.
Guide fluent in English, Chinese or Japanese that is certified by the state tourism build and from the local community. (If your native language is not listed please let us know, we are certain we can assist your needs.)
Transportation will we be provided via a comfortable and clean car, minivan or tourist bus depending upon the groups size.

General exclusions:

Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, internet access, fax, telephone calls etc.
Tips for your guide and driver.
Meals that are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Optional Attractions that are not specified in the itinerary.
Flight and/or railway ticket(s) to the first city of the tour and departure from the last city of the tour.

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