9-Day Genie Holy Mountain Hiking Tour from Chengdu

Hiking in Genie Mountain Area
Genie Mountain Area
The Lamas in Lenggu Temple
Xinduqiao Golden Terek Bostan in Autumn

Tour Outline: 9 Days & 8 Nights
Chengdu (1N) - Kangding (1N) - Litang (1N) - Genie camping (3 N) - Litang (1N) - Kangding (1N) - Chengdu

Overview
Itinerary
Service Inclusion
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Trip Overview

Genie Mountain Area is an untapped scenic spot, featuring "supernatural, magnificent and beautiful". It is a good place for you to explore and hike. The months of September and October are the good time to hike. Usually, we arrange three days for hiking from Zhangna, to Hupiba, to Lenggu Temple and back to Hupiba, and then to Lamaya Township. More than 40 kilometers hiking tour requires you have a good body.

In the tour, you will also visit the paradise of photography - Xinduqiao, stay one night at the Highest Town - Litang, and overlook Gongga Mountain from the black rock city of Gaoersi Mountain.

[Genie Mountain] It is the thirteenth holy mountain of Tibetan Buddhism; the area is a perfect hiking place in the western Sichuan;
[Hiking] Hike three days about 40 kilometers at Genie Mountain area to enjoy the breathtaking natural sceneries;
[Xinduqiao] Be honored as the paradise of photographers; boasts of stone Tibetan houses, villages, wooden bridge, hills, clean brooks, and all of them built a picture of harmony;
[Litang] Boasts of "the Highest Town" because of its 4,014 meters over sea level.

Best Time to Visit

All year round
Physical Demands

Physical demand & necessary equipment for high altitude camping and hiking

Day by Day Itinerary

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Day 1: Chengdu Arrival

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.

Day 2: Chengdu - Ya'an - Luding - Kangding (325km)

Erlang Mountain Tunnel

The Luding Bridge at Luding County

After breakfast at your hotel in Chengdu, we will start your journey to Genie Holy Mountain. Driving on the Chengdu-Ya'an Highway and turning to G318, you will enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries of western Sichuan. After driving through Erlangshan Tunnel, a sunshine day with blue sky will turn out, and then you reach to the Dadu River Grand Canyon which is the largest one in western Sichuan. After about 6.5-hour driving, you will arrive in Kangding, and check in the local hotel.

Drive 325km, about 6.5 hours
High Altitude: Chengdu (540m), Erlangshang (4100m)
Internet & Wifi
Kangding Local Hotel (Standard Room with private bathroom)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Kangding - Xinduqiao - Yajiang - Litang (290km)

Xinduqiao Golden Terek Bostan in Autumn

Today after breakfast, we will drive across the well-known Zheduo Mountain that is famous for its marvelous sea of clouds, and arrive in the paradise of photography - Xinduqiao with enjoying the Muya Tibetans' peaceful countryside scenery and lifestyle along the way. Xinduqiao is honored as the paradise of photographers, not because of the village itself, but the 33km landscape corridor from Xinduqiao to Tagong Grassland - the winding river, the blooming flowers in summer, the golden terek bostan in autumn, the unique Tibetan houses, as well as the wonderful lighting and shades casted from the clouds.

After lunch on the road, drive through Yajiang, and in the late afternoon arrive Litang, which boasts of "the Highest Town" because of its 4,014 meters over sea level. And it is an important religious city in Tibetan plateau with strong nomadic features and strong atmosphere of traditional Tibetan life.

Drive 290km, about 6 hours
High Altitude: Kangding (2,900m), Litang (4,014m)
Internet & Wifi
Litang Local Hotel
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Litang - Tiejiangshan Yakou - Zhangna Township (81km)

The Road to Zhangna Township

Rent Local Horse in Zhangna Township

Today drive along G318 through Maoya Grassland and then turn to rough road and over Tiejiangshan Yakou where you can view the Genie group mountains. After about 4 hours driving, you will arrive at Zhangna Township. To rent horses for taking your equipments in the township. At the rests of day you need have a good rest for the following hiking tour.

Drive 81km, about 4 hours
High Altitude: Litang (4014m), Zhangna (3700m)
Internet & Wifi: NO
Zhangna Tibetan house or camping
Breakfast

Day 5: Zhangna - Naiganduo Village - Hupiba (hiking 13km)

Genie Mountain seen from Hupiba

Hupiba in Autumn

Today is to start your hiking tour in Genie Mountain Area, about 7 hours. Genie Main Peak, Xiaozha Mount and Kemailong Mount will come into view. The elevation increases gradually. While hiking along the valley, you will enjoy the breathtaking beauties. Finally, you will arrive at Hupiba and camp there. Hupiba is under the Genie Mountain and it is the perfect place to view Genie Mountain.

Hike 13km, about 7 hours
High Altitude: Zhangna (3,700m), Hupiba (3,900m)
Internet & Wifi: No
camping
Meals: No

Day 6: Hupiba - Lenggu Temple - Hupiba - Naiganduo Village (hiking 13km)

Lenggu Temple of Genie Mountain Area

The Measures of Lenggu Temple

Get up early for the beautiful morning glow of Genie, and then start to hike about 2 hours along the valley up to Lenggu Temple where you will visit the main temple hall, see the three treasures of the temple: a female antler, an anti-helical conch and a white rare stone. After visiting, you will hike about 1 hour back to Hupiba, and then walk about 3 hours to Naiganduo Village for camping. In the evening, you may visit the Tibetan horse and know the local Tibetan culture, play with the children, dance Guozhuang with the Tibetans.

Hike 13km, about 6 hours
High Altitude: Hupiba (3900m), Lenggu Temple (4150m)
Internet & Wifi: NO
camping
Meals: NO

Day 7: Naiganduo - Zetong Village - Lazai Yakou - Lamaya Township - Litang (85km)

Naiganduo Village

The Local Tibetan Tent in Genie Mountain Area

Today's hiking is also splendid. From the time of the first sunshine, you can see the tempting mountains, making you not want to leave. Then hiking to Zetong Village and Lazai Yakou, you can see the mountains lining up from left to right. When reaching to a viewing place, the sceneries will refresh your visual enjoyment. At about 13:00, you will arrive at Lamaya Township and take the car back to Litang.

Hike 14km, and drive 71km
High Altitude: Lazai Yakou (4180m)
Internet & Wifi
Litang Local Hotel
Dinner

Day 8: Litang - Xinduqiao - Kangding (290km)

After breakfast, drive back to Kangding from Litang. On the way, we will have a stop at the black rock city of Gaoersi Mountain, which is one of the mysterious religion holy land with the black rocks all over the mountain. It is the best point to overlook the king of Sichuan mountains - Gongga Mountain from the west to the east. Most of the master-class photos on the Internet were taken from here. And the second time to pass through Xinduqiao which boasts of its stone Tibetan houses, villages, wooden bridge, hills, clean brooks, and all of them built a picture of harmony.

Drive 290km, about 6 hours
High Altitude: Kangding (2900M), Litang (4014m)
Internet & Wifi
Kangding Local Hotel (Standard Room with private bathroom)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Kangding - Chengdu (325km)

Today is the day to back to Chengdu and also the last day of our tour. It takes about 6.5 hours. When arriving at Chengdu, we will transfer you to your hotel in Chengdu, or the airport/ train station for your next destination.

Drive 325km, about 6.5 hours
High Altitude: Chengdu (540m), Kangding (2900M)
Breakfast, Lunch

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: one night in Chengdu business hotel; two nights in Kangding local hotel; two nights in Litang local hotel, three nights camping in Genie area (sleeping bag is not included);
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 (5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners);
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 Chengdu 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);
Sleeping bag;
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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