Chengdu Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Sichuan including the Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Park 4 day private tour by car from Chengdu.
You will be picked up from Chengdu hotel and dropped off at your Chengdu hotel/airport/train station
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Duration: 4 days
Starts: Chengdu, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Visit highlights of Sichuan including the Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Park 4 day private tour by car from Chengdu.
You will be picked up from Chengdu hotel and dropped off at your Chengdu hotel/airport/train station
Itinerary
Day 1: Chengdu–Jiuzhaigou (420KM, 8 hours driving). O/N Jiuzhaigou town.
Stop At: Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan
In the morning, our guide and driver will meet you at 08:00am of your Chengdu hotel lobby then transfer to Jiuzhaigou town, 420km, 8hrs driving.
Though it’s a long driving day from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou Valley, the beautiful scenery along the way will relieve you from the fatigue and boredom. Highland mountains, Tibetan Villages, Grasslands, Yaks, Sheep, horses… Just enjoy and forget the hustle and bustle from the city.
We will make 3 or 4 stops on the way for rest and lunch.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
Upon arrival in Jiuzhaigou, the tour guide will help you check in. You could either have a free walk around or have a good rest at the hotel.
Duration: 15 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Jiuzhaigou town, a 4-star level hotel.
Day 2: Jiuzhaigou Valley. O/N Jiuzhaigou town.
Stop At: Jiuzhaigou Natural Reserve, Zhangzha Town, 623400 China
Our guide and driver will meet you at 9:00am of your hotel lobby then visit the Jiuzhai Valley National Park.
Today, you will have a full day to explore the Jiuzhai Valley. There are 9 Tibetan villages in the valley, so called the name. Its best-known feature is its dozen of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. Jiuzhai Valley consists of three valleys – Rize Valley, Shuzheng Valley and Zechawa Valley, forming a shape of “Y”. It is said that there is no other place as peaceful as in Jiuzhaigou all over the world.
The travel route is: Entrance – Rize Valley – Nuorilang Tourist Center – Zechawa Valley – Shuzheng Valley – Exit.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Rize Valley, Within Jiuzhaigou County, 623400 China
When we arrive at the entrance center and take the ticket. Then take the shuttle bus to Rize Valley.
The Rize Valley is 18 kilometers long and begins at its southerly tip with a section of primeval forest that covers about half of the entire greater Jiuzhai Valley area. Rize Valley describes a series of smooth “S” curves along its south-north section (it turns eastward farther north, connecting with Zechawa and Shuzheng Valleys) as it snakes its way northward, its northerly half, except for the west-east oriented section, being one long series of scenic sites – almost all of which are lakes.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Arrow Bamboo Lake, Jiuzhaigou Scenic Resort China
Firstly, we will visit the Arrow Bamboo Lake and hiking to walk to Panda Lake(30 minutes hiking) then take a shuttle bus to Five Flower Lake, walk around Five Flower Lake for 20 minutes.
The Arrow Bamboo Lake is a shallow lake, measuring a depth of only 6 meters at its deepest, which also explains the presence of copious amounts of the tall, slender bamboo plant, Pseudosasa japonica, called arrow bamboo, aka hardy (as in “resilient”) bamboo. Arrow Bamboo Lake figured in the 2002 film, Hero, starring Jet Li and directed by the famous Yimou Zhang, effusively praised (also by yours truly!) for his 1991 film, Raise the Red Lantern (starring the planet’s most beautiful, most enchanting female, Li Gong) that at the time was not shown in China (but note that Yimou Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pearl Shoal Waterfalls, Within the County, 623400 China
We will continue take a bus from Five Flower Lake to Pearl Shoals and walk to Pearl Shoals Waterfall until to Mirrow Lake parking.
The Zhenzhu Tan Pearl Shoals is a broad, shallow course of water that flows over a 310-meter-broad, gently sloping bed of travertine, ending in a drop, or waterfall, of 28 meters. Both the shoals and the waterfall can be appreciated in and of themselves, but together they form a pleasing unity, since the gentle, shallow body of water that seems to slide over the ledge abruptly changes character once at the ledge, where it spills over, crashing against irregular stones that form another ledge slighly displaced in relation to the first ledge and creating a spray of mists as the thus broken sheet of water courses noisily over this irregular ledge and falling, in all, in a 40-meter arc into the lake below.
The Pearl Shoals and Waterfall are considered one of the highlights of Rize Valley, rivalling, in their own way, Shuzheng Valley’s famous Nuorilang Waterfall. If the visitor follows the boardwalk here, s/he will enjoy an enviable broadside view of the torrential waterfall in all its beauty and magnificence. Pearl Shoals and Waterfall was the venue for one of the scenes in a CCTV (China Central Television) adaptation of the famous 16th century historical novel, Pilgrimage to the West (alternately known as Journey to the West, Monkey King or simply Monkey – to learn more about Monkey King, which is a fictional chronicle of the life of the humble monk, Xuan Zang, who traveled, together with a motley crew of assistant monks, from China to India during the Tang (CE 618-907) Dynasty period in order to learn about Buddhism firsthand.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Zechawagou section, 5W56+9P2, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China, 623402
Next, go to Zechawa Valley and the travel route is: Nuorilang center , transfer bus to the end of Zechawa Valley- Long Lake , walk from Long lake to Five Colored Pool. bus to Nuorilang-Rhinoceros Lake-Bonsai Shoals.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Shuzheng Valley, Within Jiuzhaigou County, 623400 China
Afterwards, visit the Shuzheng Valley. Hiking from Nuorilang waterfall. Along the way, you will visit the Rhinoceros Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Fall, Reed Lake, till the last spot Bonsai Lake. And then, get on the scenic shuttle bus and get to the scenic spot exit.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Jiuzhaigou town, a 4-star level hotel.
Day 3: Jiuzhaigou–Huanglong National Park (110KM, 2.5 hours driving). O/N Chuanzhusi Town.
Stop At: Jiuzhaigou County, Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
In the morning, our driver and guide will meet you at 8:30am and transfer to Huanglong National Park and need 2.5hrs driving, 110km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Huanglong Scenic Valley, Pingsong Street, Songpan County 623300 China
The Huanglong National Park, where densely scatters thousands of colorful travertine ponds and flow streams. We walk along the hundreds of colorful lakes to the top along the wooden path, then walk down to appreciate the nice scenery along the way. Huanglong Scenic Area is famous for its colorful lakes, snow-topped mountains, beautiful valleys and virgin forests. The area, inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites in 1992 by UNESCO, has been called a “World Wonder” and “Fairy Land on Earth.”
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Huanglong Valley, Within Songpan County, Songpan County 623300 China
Today, we will visit the Huanglong valley section and we will going up by cable car and down by foots is the best way due to the high altitude(3400M).
When we reach the upper station by cable car, walking along the parallel path which will take us 40 minutes, and we will arrive at an active platform. Spanning more than 1km, the parallel path has no steps and won’t waste your strength. Keep climbing for 1km, and we will arrive at the most famous spot, multicolored pond. The highest point of multicolored pond reaches 3900 meters, which is also the highest point of the scenic spot that tourists can arrive. Along with relief elevation of land surfaces, these calcified ponds distribute by terraces.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chuanzhusi Town, Songpan County 623300 China
Afterwards, take the private car to Chuanzhusi town, 60 minutes driving, 40km.
Upon arrival in Chuanzhusi, the tour guide will help you check in. You could either have a free walk around or have a good rest at the hotel.
Duration: 17 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Chuanzhusi town, a 4-star level hotel.
Day 4: Chuanzhusi(Songpan)–Chengdu(320KM, 6 hours driving). The tour end.
Stop At: Chuanzhusi Town, Songpan County 623300 China
At 8:30am, our guide and driver will meet you at the hotel and transfer back to Chengdu.On the way back, we will make stops at the Munigou Scenic area. After having a short sightseeing here, head back to Chengdu.
Today, we can end the tour at Chengdu city center or Chengdu airport/train station.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Munigou Scenic Resort, Muni Country, Songpan County 623305 China
After the 30 minutes driving, we will reach the Munigou scenic resort and we can stop the other places if you, like the highland lake-Diexihaizi or Yingxu, you can discuss with our guide at that day, no problem for us.
The Munigou Valley is located in Muni Township, Songpan County, Aba Autonomous Prefecture, more than three hundred kilometers away from downtown Chengdu. It has a scenic area of about 160 square kilometers, with the highest elevation of 4070 meters and the minimum of 2800 meters, the annual average temperature of 7 ℃. Beautiful natural scenery and charming, unrestrained and rich ethnic customs are what define Munigou Valley.
Inside Munigou Valley the landscape is mainly composed of primitive forests, alpine lakes, hot springs, giant calcified waterfalls, the ring waterfalls calcification pots, etc. The landscape in the region mainly consists of two parts: Zhaga Waterfall and the two major seas. Mountains, water and forest are here skillfully integrated. The main attractions are: Zhaga Waterfall, Muni Forest, Acres of Azalea, Jade Thermal Spring, Baihua Lake, Moon Lake, Swan Lake, cavern groups and so on.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan
Afterwards, take the private car to Chengdu and can end of the tour at Chengdu hotel/airport/train station.
If you want us drop off you at the Chengdu airport/train station, your flight/train departure time must be at the later afternoon or evening.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
