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5 Days Jiuzhaigou Tour from Chengdu by Road

  • Huanglong National Park

    Huanglong National Park

  • The Winter Sceneries of Jiuzhai Valley

    The Winter Sceneries of Jiuzhai Valley

  • The Five-color Ponds of Huanglong National Park

    The Five-color Ponds of Huanglong National Park

  • The Rotten Wood in the Water of Jiuzhai Valley

    The Rotten Wood in the Water of Jiuzhai Valley

  • The Statue of Princess Wencheng and Sontzen Gampo

    The Statue of Princess Wencheng and Sontzen Gampo at Songpan Ancient Town

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

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    Trip Overview

    This is a money-saving route to visit Jiuzhaigou (Jiuzhai Valley) and Huanglong from Chengdu by road, and back to Chengdu. Although the driving journey is tough, on the way, you will enjoy the natural landscapes of western Sichuan. Step into Jiuzhai Valley, you will be the luckiest person to enjoy the colorful lakes, spectacular and multi-level waterfalls, verdant forests. Huanglong is famous for the different shaped and colorful calcified ponds and caves in the valley.

    In addition, you will not miss the culture and customs of local Tibetan villages.

    • [Jiuzhaigou] Visit the fairy land with colorful lakes, multi-level waterfalls, verdant forests, and snow-capped mountains;
    • [Huanglong] See the different shaped and colorful calcified ponds and caves along the 7km valleys;
    • [Songpan Ancient Town] It was the main land of war and is "the Gateway to the western Sichuan Province" today.

    • 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 Arrival

    Map of Direct international flights to Chengdu

    Upon your arrival at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, our tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel in Chengdu downtown. The rest of the day is yours to relax and have a good rest.

    Direct International Flights to Chengdu

    Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport offers more than 65 international airlines ranked the fourth domestic airline after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The direct airlines directly link Chengdu with Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, London, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Anchorage, Paris, Frankfurt, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo and more. Click here to check the map of Chengdu direct international airlines. 

    Stay overnight at hotel in Chengdu.

    Day 2: Chengdu - Songpan (B)

    The Statue of Dayu at Wenchuan County

    The Statue of Dayu at Wenchuan County

    The Statue of Princess Wencheng and Sontzen Gampo

    The Statue of Princess Wencheng and Sontzen Gampo

    Today after breakfast, we will drive from Chengdu about 6 hours to Songpan. On the way, we will have a short stop by the 2008 earthquake memorial site in Yingxiu town, where you will feel horrified by the destruction and devastation, and stand in silence and say a little prayer for those who perished. Then pass through Wenchuan and stop in Maoxian to visit the Baishi Qiang Village, the largest cultural center of Qiang ethnic minority. We will also stop by the Diexi Lake, which is a landslide dam-created lake formed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake. Upon your arrival at Songpan, check in a local hotel there. The rest of day is your time to explore Songpan Ancient Town.

    • Today drive 310km, about 6 hours
    • Altitude: Songpan (3500m)
    • Internet & Wifi
    • Songpan Local Hotel (Standard Room with private bathroom)
    • Breakfast

    Day 3: Songpan - Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou (B)

    Five-color Ponds in Huanglong National Park

    Five-color Ponds in Huanglong National Park

    Five-color Ponds in Huanglong in Winter

    Five-color Ponds in Huanglong National Park in winter

    Today, we will drive to visit Huanglong National Park, where densely scatters thousands of colorful travertine ponds and flow streams. You will marvel at Huanglong Temple and fabulous Five-color Ponds. After sightseeing in Huanglong, transfer you to your hotel in Jiuzhaigou, near the gate of the scenic spot.

    • Drive 57km (Songpan - Huanglong), 127km (Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou)
    • Altitude: Huanglong (3100m-3900m), Jiuzhaigou (2000m)
    • Internet & Wifi
    • Jiuzhaigou Local Hotel (Standard Room with private bathroom)
    • Breakfast

    Day 4: Jiuzhaigou (B)

    The Mirror Lake of Jiuzhaigou

    The Mirror Lake of Jiuzhaigou

    The Bird's View of Nuorilan Waterfall

    The Bird's View of Nuorilan Waterfall

    Today, you will have a full day to explore the Jiuzhai Valley. There are 9 Tibetan villages in the valley, so called the name. Its best-known feature is its dozen of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. Jiuzhai Valley consists of three valleys – Rize Valley, Shuzheng Valley and Zechawa Valley, forming a shape of "Y". It is said that there is no other place as peaceful as in Jiuzhaigou all over the world.

    • Take the sightseeing bus in the scenic spot
    • Altitude: Jiuzhaigou (2000m-3200m)
    • Internet & Wifi
    • Jiuzhaigou Local Hotel (Standard Room with private bathroom)
    • Breakfast

    Day 5: Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu (B)

    Jiuzhai Thangka Art Gallery

    Jiuzhai Thangka Art Gallery

    After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel, then drive back to Chengdu.

    • Drive 414km back to Chengdu
    • Altitude: Chengdu (540m)
    • Internet & Wifi: No
    • Hotel: No
    • Breakfast

    Date & Price

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    Price Details & Guide

    Price Inclusions
    1. 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;
    2. Lodging: one night in Chengdu business hotel; one night in Songpan local hotel, two nights in Jiuzhaigou local hotel;
    3. Private experienced English-speaking trip leader;
    4. Airport/railway station pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
    5. Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the itinerary;
    6. Meals listed in the itinerary (4 Breakfasts);
    7. First aid kit;
    8. A coverage of 300,000RMB Chartis travel insurance;
    Price Exclusions
    1. International and domestic flight/train to Chengdu (Note: we accept the domestic flight/train tickets booking to Chengdu from other cities in advance, check the updated ticket availibility and cost with your travel consultant);
    2. Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in the 3rdpole region cost 3~10USD per person);
    3. Tips and gratuities for the trip leader and driver;
    4. The expense of a personal nature like alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc;
    5. Optional activities and excursions not specified in the itinerary;
    6. 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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