14 Day Hiking Tour To Sichuan’S Unesco World Heritages, Sich

Having greeted you at the airport, we will take you to your hotel for you to refresh and relax. In the evening, we will hold a welcome dinner – here we can discuss any final questions you may have about this hiking trip, whilst sampling some of the best dishes that Sichuan cuisine has to offer and looking forward to the upcoming journey.  Meal provided: dinner Overnight:  a 4-star standard hotel in Chengdu Hotel altitude: 500 meters

At 08:00am our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Chengdu. Then you will head for the northwestern part of Chengdu Plain to visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System, which together with Mount Qingcheng, is a UNESCO world cultural heritage site. It takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes to drive there.   Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built by the ancient Chinese over 2,250 years ago. In order to control floods and in the meanwhile irrigate the farmland across Chengdu Plain, the ancient Chinese constructed this huge project, which has made Chengdu one of the richest regions of China during the past 2,000 years. The construction of this project is an ancient technological wonder of the country. We will explore this big water project by walking, and our guide will also take you to explore the temples and ancient trade trails in the mountains at the other side of the river, where many other tour groups do not go because of not willing to walk too much. You will spend about 2 hours in total at the irrigation system learning about the history and culture of this ancient project.   In the afternoon we will explore Mount Qingcheng by hiking. This beautiful Taoism mountain is a good combination of beautiful nature and Taoism culture. We will walk to explore the traditional architectures of the temples scattered in the woods and mountains.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: a 3-star standard hotel in Dujiangyan Hotel altitude: 500 meters

Today we will leave Chengdu Plain and head northwards for the Tibetan Plateau. Our destination is Jiuzhaigou National Park, and on the way you will not only see great mountains and valleys, but also minority villages of the Qiang, Muslim and Tibetan ethnic groups.  We will stop at Songpan Ancient Town for a short visit. Most of the locals here are Muslims and Tibetans. This 2,800-meter-altitude town still has its magnificent city walls. After Songpan, we will see more and more grassland, yaks and also forests before finally reaching Jiuzhaigou.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: a 4-star standard hotel outside Jiuzhaigou National Park Hotel altitude: 2,000 meters