5 Days 4 Nights in Daocheng,Yading
A TRIP TO THE LAST SHANGRI-LA A PURE LAND
There is a paradise in the deep of Sichuan Province, and it never fails to draw the eyes and hearts of travelers who take a fancy in travelling, and it is the last pure land on this blue planet called Daocheng Yading. Sacred snow mountains, colorful forests, incessant alpine pastures, beautiful lakes and fascinating Tibetan customs, all are combined here to make it the place to go.......
Recommend travelling period：September-October
Itinerary
Day 1： Home-Chengdu
Take a flight to Chengdu. The tour guide will greet you and arrange you to check in hotel, so you can have a good rest
afterwards.
Accommodation： Local 4 star Hotel or sml
Meals： None
Day 2： Chengdu-Daocheng-Shangri-la Town(Riwa village)
AM Take an early flight to Daocheng, visit the Haizi Mountain’s U-shaped valley formed by fossil glaciers, and visit Bangpu
Temple,the Red Meadow, and Big White Pagoda. After lunch is a tour to the simply vast Green Poplar Forests and Sela Prairie.
PM In the afternoon you can enjoy a horse-riding for 1-2 hours before climbing over Bowa Mountain to arrive
at Chitu Valley to pay your respect to Gonggar Longjiling Temple. Then you’ll visit Riwa Village of the Shangri-la town to enjoy a Tibetan special song and dance party held for the mutton-toasting occasion.
【Tips】: when the plane lands, it lands at a place of a relatively high altitude, so don’t make violent movements. Some of you might feel the altitude stress, so please take precautions. Getting off the plane, beautiful views are right there waiting for you, with its now mountains, vast prairies, Tibetan villages and friendly Kamba people.
Accommodation： Local 4 Star Hotel or sml
Meals：Lunch / Dinner
Day 3： Shangri-La Town(Riwa village)-Yading
After enjoying your breakfast in the hotel, you will visit the Yading Scenic Zone and Xiannairi Holy Mountain View Deck. From Zhaguanbeng, you’ll walk to Chonggu Temple, followed by a sightseeing tour around Malacuo Sacred Lake and Pearls Sea, after which you’ll go to Luorong Dairy Farm to visit Yangmaiyong Holy Mountain.
【Tips】: the time to be spent on this trip might be really short, but the view is really amazing. It takes a genuine heart to appreciate the beauty of Yading, the last Shangri-la.
Accommodation： Local 4 star or sml
Meals：Lunch / Dinner
Day 4： Shangri-la Town(Riwa village)-Yading-Daocheng
After enjoying your breakfast in the hotel, you’ll once again step into Yading Scenic Zone. You can either choose to ride a horse or walk to the Milk Sea and Five-color Sea.
Or you can choose to walk to Chonggu Meadow and come back to Daocheng to visit Tibetan villages. The Tibetan song and dance show and costumes’ show will dazzle your eyes while you are enjoying your dinner.
【Tips】: The Milk Sea and the Five-color Sea have quite high altitudes, so our travel agency does not suggest you visit them.
If you do want to go up on yourself and have a look, you must sign an agreement stating you will be responsible for all the possible consequences. We must protect ourselves from the altitude stress during the journey and obtain a good sense of time.
Accommodation： Local 4 star or sml
Meals：Lunch / Dinner
Day 5： Daocheng-Chengdu-Home
After a breakfast in the hotel, take a flight from Daocheng Yading Airport back to Chengdu to visit Chengdu Panda Base. After lunch, go for a shopping in Chengdu’s downtown area. After dinner, you’ll be accompanied to the airport and this trip will come to an end.
Meals：Lunch
