5 Days Jiuzhaigou Huanglong National Park Tour with Songpan Horse-back Riding

Name: 5 Days Jiuzhaigou Huanglong National Park Tour with Songpan Horse-back Riding
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Enjoy a Horse-back Riding in Songpan
Tour Songpan Ancient Town
Witness the Beautiful Landscape of Jiuzhaigou like the Five-color Lake

Tour Outline: 5 Days & 4 Nights
Chengdu - Jiuzhaigou (2N) - Chuanzhusi (1N) - Songpan - Chuanzhusi (1N)

Overview
Itinerary
Service Inclusion
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Trip Overview

When you travel to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Park, do not miss a very interesting activity – Songpan horse-back riding which is very famous worldwide. The porter will take you to sightsee Songpan Ancient Town firstly, then lead you to ride along the mountain road to explore a small part of Ancient Tea-Horse Road.

To experience the Amdo Tibetan Culture while travelling inside Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Trekking with tour guide for 6.5km along lakes.
Exploring the Fairyland of hundreds colorful pounds in Huanglong National Park.
Ancient Songpan city and old wall.
Half a day horse-back riding tour.

Best Time to Visit

April to October
Physical Demands

Very leisure tour; zero physical demand

Day by Day Itinerary

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Day 1: Airport pick up, private transfer to Jiuzhaigou Town (90KM, 1.5 hours driving)

Upon Arrival, we will pick you up from Jiuzhaigou Airport (or bus station), then get you transferred to hotel. Your tour guide will inform you of the picking up time for tour next day in the evening.

Overnight in hotel at Jiuzhaigou Town

Day 2: Jiuzhaigou Valley Day Tour with Trekking

The Five-color Lake in Jiuzhaigou National Park

Silver Waterfalls in Jiuzhaigou Valley

We'll have a full day to visit Jiuzhaigou National Park with crystal clear lakes, picturesque waterfalls, virgin forests, snow peaks and Tibetan villages to explore. In the afternoon, we will trek for 6.5km along the highlighted lakes. Our tour guide will organize a picnic by the lake (lunch cost is not included in package).

*Optional: Clients will have the chance to see a local Tibetan-Qiang minority Culture show (extra paid around RMB220).

Overnight in hotel at Jiuzhaigou Town

Day 3: Huanglong National Park Half Day Tour (180KM, 4 hours driving)

Five-color Ponds in Huanglong National Park

Five-color Ponds in Huanglong National Park in winter

Take our private bus to the entrance of Huanglong National Park, then 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." In the afternoon, drive to Chuanzhusi Town.

Overnight in Chuanzhusi Town

Day 4: Songpan Ancient City Explore & Horse-Back Riding Day Tour

Visit Songpan Ancient Town

Horse-back Riding in Songpan

Today, the horse-riding company will send a van to pick you up from hotel in Chuanzhusi, and drive a short distance to Songpan. Historically, it functioned as a military base from the time of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Visitors will be impressed by the grand and ancient constructions before them. The city gates and city wall which was built in Tang Dynasty here have all been fairly well-preserved through the centuries. The horse-back riding is quite interesting, a group of tourists will ride the horse in the small mountain road to a hill near the city, and this is also a part of Ancient-Tea horse trade road which connects Tibet and Sichuan in ancient time. After a tour in Songpan, the horse-riding company will send you back to Chuanzhusi.

Overnight in Chuanzhusi Town

Day 5: Leave Chuanzusi Town by air (or by bus)

After breakfast, get transferred to Jiuzhaigou Airport or to the bus station for Chengdu or your next destination; the entire tour ends.

Price Details & Guide

Price Inclusions

Comfortable tour vehicle transfer for whole tour;
Comfortable hotel (Quasi 4* Standard), 2 nights in Jiuzhaigou Town, 2 nights in Chuanzhusi Town;
Chinese Style Breakfast in Hotel;
Entrance Fee of all tourist sites;
Environment Friendly bus inside Jiuzhaigou Park;
English & Mandarin bilingual Speaking Guide Service;
Day tour to Songpan: Transfer from/to Chuanzhusi Town, old city sightseeing, horse riding (lunch included).

Optional Service
*The culture show in Jiuzhaigou - ?Mysterious Tibetan?, Price at 220CNY/person not included in package
*Bus Ticket from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou, or Chuanzhusi to Chengdu
150CNY/person one way
*Flight Ticket to or leave Jiuzhagou, quoted by current price.

Price Exclusions:

Tips to tour guide and driver, you are suggested to tip them 5 USD/day in total;
Lunches and Dinners;
Picnic inside Jiuzhaigou National Park, cost is on clients;
Domestic flight or bus transportation to and leave Jiuzhaigou.
4% transaction fee is at the payer's side.

Itinerary Alteration

Once we receive your tour deposit, which is followed by signing the contract, your reservation is secured with legitimacy. Our staff will reserve the accommodation, vehicle, site tickets, meals and more, and pay the deposit for our suppliers. So if you want to alter to another itinerary, you need to cover the deposit we've paid, while no service charge is needed if you make some changes on the itinerary you booked.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cancel the tour beacuse of your personal issues, you will be liable to pay cancellation charges that are bounded by 3rdpoletour.com cancellation policy as follows:

1.) If you cancel the tour more than 30 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 10% of the total land cost per person;
2.) If you cancel the tour 15-30 days prior to your trip start date, 20% of your total land tour cost will be forfeited as a cancellation fee.
3.) If you cancel the tour 7-15 days before the trip starts, you will forfeit 30% of land cost.
4.) If you cancel the tour 7 days prior to your tour start date, you will forfeit 50% of land cost.
5.) If you fail to show up or cancel at your scheduled arrival time without prior notice or later than that, you will forfeit 100% of the land cost.

If the tour has to be cancelled because of the natural disaster or the government restrictions that is beyond both parties control, we will charge only USD50 per person, this is just the service fee and larbor fee during the preparation. This is a rare occurrence!