8-Day Jiuzhaigou And Amdo Tibet Sightseeing Tour, Sichuan Pr

Our guide and driver will pick you up from Chengdu airport and then send you to the hotel in Chengdu’s city area 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 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: Buddha Zen Hotel, a 4-star standard traditional Chinese style boutique hotel Chengdu Altitude: 500 meters

After breakfast we will start our journey to Songpan. And we will first head northwest of Chengdu Plain before reaching the mountainous areas. The altitude will rise from 500 meters gradually to over 1,500 meters above sea level when we arrive at Wenchuan and Maoxian areas. Besides great valleys and the enormous Minjiang River, you will also see some Tibetan and Qiang minority villages along the way.   Our destination today is Songpan Ancient Town, which is a historic old town inhabited by Tibetans and Muslims. Before checking in at the hotel, we will first visit Mounigou Park in the countryside of Songpan. We will take a walk in the park, and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of forests, streams and waterfalls. The highlight of Mounigou is Zhaga Waterfall, which is about 100 meters high and 35 meters wide, and we will walk around it to take a close look.   When getting back to the town, we will walk around and explore. There are ancient city walls and souvenir shops in the old town of Songpan. The altitude here is about 2,800 meters above sea level.   Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: a local 3-star standard hotel.  Hotel altitude: 2,800 meters Walking distance today: about 6km in Mounigou Park and 1km in Songpan Ancient Town

Today we will visit Huanglong National Park, which is located about 37 kilometers from Songpan. It takes about 45 minutes to get there. After arriving, we will take the cable car up, and then walk towards the highest lake known as Five-Colored Pool. Th highest place we could arrive is about 3,570 meters above sea level, and then we will walk around the Five-Colored Pool and take some pictures. After that, we will slowly walk down and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the other pools as well as the mountains around the park. In total we will spend 3 to 4 hours exploring Huanglong National Park.   In the afternoon we will drive to Jiuzhaigou, and it takes about 2 hours to get there. Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong are both UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites, and Jiuzhaigou National Park is much bigger than Huanglong National Park. We will stay overnight at a hotel outside Jiuzhaigou National Park.  Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner Overnight: a 4-star standard hotel outside Jiuzhaigou National Park Hotel altitude: 2,000 meters Walking distance: 8.5km