3-day Jiuzhaigou Tour from Chengdu,Chengdu & Jiuzhaigou Tours

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Highlights

Shuzheng Valley Tour Route

The distribution of the scenic spots in Jiuzhaigou is like the letter “Y”, in which the beneath branch is the Shuzheng Valley, while the right is the Rize Valley and the left is the Zechawa Vallay.

Shuzheng Valley, a valley with 40 lakes, is the main scenic spot in Jiuzhaigou. Along the 14 km long valley, sceneries are so charming that you may be reluctant to leave. Peaceful small lakes like a group of crystal mirrors shinning in the sun, waterfalls like pieces of white ribbons flying down the hills and reed woods like green waves shaking to you, all of which makes you like entering into the wonderland.

In this wonderland, there are many famous landscapes waiting for your expedition, such as the Jade River, the Lotus Village, the Bonsai Beach, the Reed Lake, the Spark Lake, the Black Horn Bridge and the Double-Dragon Bridge etc--which are too many to list here.

Having enjoyed the wonderful sceneries, you may want to experience the local customs and culture. As the Tibetan, the people in Jiuzhaigou are Buddhist, so Tibetan-style Buddhist flags are commonly seen hanging in the gate of the houses. The Shuzheng Village is a good place to visit, from where you can catch the entire sight of the lake groups that looks a string of pearls. Therefore, it is safe to say it is like walking in a picture of landscape when stay in the village.

Shuzheng Valley is a wonderful place for the people looking for the picturesque landscapes and the Buddhist cultures. Wait for your expedition!

Opening Hours:

7:00 -- 19:00 (from April 1 to November 15)

8:00 -- 17:30 (from November 16 to March 31)

Ticket Price:

From April 1 to November 15: 310 CNY

260 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged (including the ticket fare for tour bus)

From November 16 to March 31: 160 CNY

150 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged (including the ticket fare for tour bus)

Location: Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province

Transportation:

1. From Mianyang bus is available at 6:40 every morning

2. From Ximen Station long-distance bus is available at 7:30 every morning.

3 From Leshan bus is available at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday.

4. From Chengdu Tour Bus starts out from New Nanmen Station can be available at 8 every morning

Note: if you start from the airport, it is better to take the bus than the taxi.

Rize Valley Tour Route

The distribution of the scenic spots in Jiuzhaigou is like the letter “Y”, in which the right branch is the Rize Valley while the left is the Zachawa Vallay and the beneath is the Shuzheng Valley.

Along the 18 km long Rize Valley, wonderful and exciting scenic spots crowd together, waiting for your expedition, in which peaceful lakes, silver waterfalls and wild forests are the essence. In the place as high as 2900 meters, the 300 wide Nuorilang Waterfall with a fall of 20 meters is the most splendid waterfall and the most charming landscape in Jiuzhaigou. Especially in autumn, the flying waterfall shinning in the sun looks like a pure white scarf dancing in the wind, in the end of which water pearls drop down and splash out refreshing the air around.

If Shuzheng Valley is a wonderland with pretty and graceful sceneries, then the Rize Valley is a fairy tale with peaceful and wild landscapes, where is full of the serenity and purity of the nature. The steep cliff, the clean lake beach, the towering trees and the picturesque mountains even the falling leaves are so attractive and charming that you may be the one who is reluctant to leave.

Why not come here to the “primitive society” to experience the wild China?

Opening Hours:

7:00 -- 19:00 (from April 1 to November 15)

8:00 -- 17:30 (from November 16 to March 31)

Ticket Price:

From April 1 to November 15: 310 CNY

260 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged (including the ticket fare for tour bus)

From November 16 to March 31: 160 CNY

150 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged (including the ticket fare for tour bus)

Location: Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province

Transportation:

1. From Mianyang bus is available at 6:40 every morning

2. From Ximen Station long-distance bus is available at 7:30 every morning.

3. From Leshan bus is available at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday.

4. From Chengdu Tour Bus starts out from New Nanmen Station can be available at 8 every morning

Note: if you start from the airport, it is better to take the bus than the taxi.

Zechawa Valley Tour Route

The distribution of the scenic spots in Jiuzhaigou is like the letter “Y”, in which the left branch is the Zachawa Vallay while the right is the Rize Valley and the beneath is the Shuzheng Valley.

Zechawa Valley is the longest one, stretching longer than 18 km, along which many fascinating landscapes are the highlights of the Jiuzhaigou Valley. The Multi-colored Pools are the most charming lake among all the lakes in the Jiuzhaigou, in which various water plants, such as Spirogyra, stonewort, fern and reed, can be clearly seen under the limpid water. Owing to the abundant mineral materials, the water will show in various colors, blue, green, yellow, red or purple, under the sunshine.

Having enjoyed the magic Multi-color Pools, you can come to the Long-sea in the 3100 meters high place. Long-sea is the deepest lake with the largest area of 2,000,000 m2. Long-sea is a magic lake with no water outlet, the water in which never overflows even in the rainy season; neither will it dry in the dry season. The mountains stretching around the Long-sea wear snows all the year round. In the spring, blossoming colorful flowers will shine on the lake, in the autumn the red maple trees will make the lake more magic, in the winter the lake will be frozen--just like a pure mirror.

There are many other wonderful landscapes waiting for your expedition. Why not pack and set out right now?

Opening Hours: all the day

Ticket Price: 80 CNY

Location: Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province

Transportation:

1. From Chengdu Tour Bus starts out from New Nanmen Station can be available at 8 every morning

2. From Leshan bus is available at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday.

3. From Ximen Station long-distance bus is available at 7:30 every morning.

4. From Mianyang bus is available at 6:40 every morning

Note:

1.The best time for traveling here is from the end of spring and the beginning of autumn expect for the Chinese holidays.

2. If you start from the airport, it is better to take the bus than the taxi.

Zharu Valley Tour Route

Zharu Valley is a valley that far away from pollution and with well-preserved Tibetan traditional culture, where you can enjoy the purely natural sceneries and experience the traditional customs. The white clouds overhead, the charming mountains, the running streams, the flourishing trees, the colorful wild fruits and blossoming flowers all are of the beauty of the original.

The Magic Mirror Cliff erects there, seen in the distance it is like a huge screen, while it is like a smooth mirror when seen closer. It is said that all the wishes people made in front of this magic mirror cliff can come true, which is a reflection of how the Tibetans hold their faith.

The 3 km long Zharu Horse Trail is the best place for picturesque sightseeing on the horse and the road where the local Tibetans should go through to worship on every 15 of the lunar month. Therefore, it is a lovely place where you can experience the real local customs. The Zharu Bridge, crossing on the Jade River and linking two huge mountains, is built in a typical Tibetan wooden bridge style.

Surrounded by towering old trees, the Zharu Monastery is like a pearl in the center of a green lake. Inside the monastery, the religious banners are waving in the winds and people come from far and near are praying. Facing the Magic Mirror Cliff, Zharu Monastery seems more gorgeous and wonderful.

In addition, the peaceful lakes, the roaring waterfalls and the flourishing forests are worthy of being listed in your expedition.

Opening Hours:

7:00 -- 19:00 (from March 1 to October 31)

8:00 -- 17:30 (from November 1 to February)

Ticket Price:

From March 1 to October 31: 235 CNY

205 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged

(including the ticket fare for tour bus, which is 90 CNY)

From November 1 to February: 170 CNY

150 CNY for the students, soldiers, disabled and the aged

(including the ticket fare for tour bus, which is 90 CNY)

Location: Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province

Transportation:

1. From Chengdu Tour Bus starts out from New Nanmen Station can be available at 8 every morning

2. From Leshan bus is available at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday and Thursday.

3. From Ximen Station long-distance bus is available at 7:30 every morning.

4. From Mianyang bus is available at 6:40 every morning

Note:

1. If you start from the airport, it is better to take the bus than the taxi.

2. The ticket for the tour bus inside will be invalid once you come out.

3. ATM and IC Telephone booths are available inside.

This tour shows you the picturesque landscape and the colorful local culture in Jiuzhaigou.

Itinerary

Day 1: Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou

This morning we fly from Chengdu to Jiuhuang airport in Jiuzhaigou area. Upon arrival, we take a van to visit [Huanglong Scenic Area]. Afterwards, we drive to Jiuzhaigou, check into hotel and relax.

Stay overnight at Jiuzhaigou.

Meals included: Lunch

Day 2: Jiuzhaigou

After breakfast, we go to [Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area]. We visit the [Shuzheng Valley].[Rize Valley] and [Zechawa Valley] that take a "Y" shape, in the Minshan Mountain Range. Inhabited by Tibetans, the nine villages and alpine lakes, affectionately called "Ham", are like reflecting mirrors or crystal jade blocks inlaid in Snow Mountains and forests. At the end of Zechawa Valley is the Chang (Long) Lake and the end of Rize Valley are virgin forests. From south to north, both Valleys stretch and meet at Nuorilang. The drop between the two valleys and Shuzheng Valley is over 1,000 meters, with 1 14 lakes lying downward in an echelon manner, on which are 17 waterfalls, 11 rip currents and 5 travertine beaches, formulating alpine lake clusters and travertine spots that are rarely seen in China and even in the world. Enjoy natural beauties best demonstrated in its lakes, waterfalls, beaches, water currents, snow peaks, and virgin forests and spend time to take photos.

Stay overnight at Jiuzhaigou.

Meals included:

Day 3: Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu

After breakfast, we drive to the airport for a flight back to Chengdu city and the day tour ends at your hotel.

Meals included:

Pricing & Accommodation

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Group Size	1 person	2-5 persons	6-9 persons	≥10 persons
Tour Cost	$ 1155	$ 675	$ 425	$ 365

* Price in every box above is for each person.
* Price is in US dollar. It may vary a little bit according to US dollar exchange rate fluctuation, car fuel price change and government tax adjustment, etc.
* The price is only for your reference and it is subject to seasons, high or low.Please send us your inquiry if you are interested.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Inclusions:

A. Personal English-speaking Guide
B. Experienced Driver + comfortable Private car/van/bus for the driving part
C. Flight for Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu
D. Lunch
E. 4-star Hotel in Juizhaigou

Exclusions:

A. Gratuities, Tips to local people, the guide and driver
(Although not compulsory, if you think your guide and driver have done a good job at the end of the tour, we suggest you tip them at you own decision to show your appreciations.)
B. Other Personal Expenses.

Important Information

How to Dress (only for reference):
Comfortable walking shoes
Long, loose and comfortable pants
Shorts for summer months (June – September)
Shirts/T-shirts
Warm clothes (Fleece, Jacket, hat and gloves etc.) for Nov-April
Umbrella or waterproof jacket in a cloudy day or rainy day
Cover for backpack or plastic bags to keep clothes dry in case of rain

What to Bring (only for reference):
Wet wipes / Moist towelettes
Sun hat, Sun block, Sunglasses
Insect Repellent
Bottled Water
Small towel
Camera, film and memory chip, battery
Binoculars