Milk Lake in Daocheng Yading National Park
Xiannairi Mountain and Pearl Lake
The Red Grass of Daocheng
Yangmaiyong Mountain in Daocheng Yading National Park

4 Days Chengdu Daocheng Yading Flight Tour

Tour Outline: 4 Days & 3 Nights
Chengdu - Riwa (2N) - Daocheng (1N) - Chengdu

Overview
Itinerary
Service Inclusion

Trip Overview

This tour is perfect if you want to see Daocheng and Yading but within a short time. You will have two times to enter into the scenic area, and personally explore “the Last Shangri-La” and “the Last Pure Land on the Blue Planet”. Yading Natural Reserve is known for its unique original natural sceneries, forested valleys, three holy snow-capped mountains and three sacred lakes.

[Haizi Mountain] See the largest site of ancient ice on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, widely known as “the ancient ice cap of Daocheng”.
[Daocheng Yading] Be Nicknamed as "the Last Shangri-La" for its natural beauties: mysterious monasteries, forests, pastures, snow-capped peaks, lakes and Tibetan villages;
[Three Holy Snow-capped Mountains] Jambeyang (Yangmaiyong), Chanadorje (Xianuoduoji) and Chenresig (Xianairi);
[Thre Sacred Lakes] Zuomalacuo Lake (Pearl Lake, 3950m), Milk Lake (4600m) and Five-color Lake (4600m).

Best Time to Visit

All year round
Physical Demands

Very leisure tour; zero physical demand

Day by Day Itinerary

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Day 1: Chengdu flight to Daocheng, Daocheng - Riwa

Today, our tour guide will pick you up and then escort you to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport for your flight to Daocheng Yading Airport, which is the world’s highest airport (4411m). Upon your arrival, our local tour guide and driver will pick you up and then transfer you pass Daocheng County to the Riwa Township (Now Shangri-La Town).

On the way, you will see the Haizi Mountain where there is the largest site of ancient ice on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, widely known as “the ancient ice cap of Daocheng”. Drive through the Red Grass. In autumn, it is one of iconic attractions in Daocheng Yading. Afterwards, check in your hotel in Riwa and then explore the surroundings on your own or have a good rest to acclimate the high altitude.

Stay overnight in Riwa

Flight about 55 minutes, drive about 125km
Daocheng (3700m), Riwa (2900m)
Riwa business hotel
Meal: NO

Day 2: Riwa - Luorong Pasture - Milk Lake - Five-color Lake - Riwa

Milk Lake

Five-Color Lake

Today try to get up early in the morning, and you will be transferred to the entrance of Yading National Park (Driving: 5km) and then take the sightseeing bus to Zhaguanbeng Stop (Driving: 30km), from which you will arrive the core of Yading. You will take the local Battery Car (Riding: 6km) to Luorong Pasture (4150m), which is a natural pasture for the local cattle and horses. Then start your hiking tour up (Hiking: 5km) to Milk Lake (4600m) and Five-Color Lake (4700m), or enjoy a horseback riding in this section for breathtaking views of the three sacred peaks: Mt. Yangmaiyong (5958m), Mt. Xianuaduoji (5958m) and Mt. Xiannairi (6032m). The up-and-down hiking tour will take you about 6 to 7 hours. Then return to Yading and transferred back to Riwa for overnight.

( From Luorong Pasture, you can choose to ride a horse up to Milk Lake (4600m) and Five-Color Lake (4600m) for sightseeing, and then back. The riding fee is yours. )

Stay overnight in Riwa

Today driving 70km, riding 12km, hiking 10km
Luorong Pasture (4150m), Milk Lake (4600m)
Internet & Wifi
Riwa business hotel
Breakfast

Day 3: Riwa - Chonggu Temple - Pearl Lake - Daocheng

Xiannairi Mountain and Pearl Lake

Chonggu Temple

Today you will be firstly transferred to Zhaguanbeng Stop. Start to visit the Chonggu Temple, which was destroyed badly with ruins remained and there is no record to prove the building time. Then hike about 1.5km to the Pearl Lake to view the holy peak - Mt. Xiannairi. Then be transferred back to Daocheng county for overnight.

Stay overnight in Daocheng

Today driving 156km, hiking 3kmk
Chonggu Temple (3880m), Pearl Lake (3950m)
Internet & Wifi
Daocheng business hotel
Breakfast

Day 4: Daocheng flight to Chengdu

Today is free time for you to explore the surroundings, until be transferred to the Daocheng Yading airport for your flight to Chengdu. Our tour guide will pick you up from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport and escort to your hotel in Chengdu.

Today driving 48km
Daocheng (3700m), Daocheng Yading Airport (4411m)
Hotel: No
Breakfast

Price Details & Guide

Price Inclusions

Private transportation to the destinations and sites listed in the itinerary; ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route; car gasoline, road toll and in-transport refreshments (free bottles of water, air pillow and headscarf) are included;
Lodging: two nights in Riwa business hotel, one night in Daocheng hotel;
Private experienced English-speaking trip leader;
Airport/railway station pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
Meals listed in the itinerary ( 3 Breakfasts );
First aid kit;
A coverage of 300,000RMB Chartis travel insurance;

Price Exclusions

International and domestic flight/train to Chengdu (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Kunming from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in the 3rdpole region cost 3~10USD per person);
Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
China Entry visa fees;

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!

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