Meet your guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Hotel: Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4-star)
In the morning pay a visit to the Jinsha Ruins & Museum. After enjoying your Chengdu local snacks lunch, proceed to visit the Wuhou Temple, the Jinli Old Street and the Wenshu Monastery. In the monastery, you will be served the delicious vegetarian food for your dinner. After that we transfer to a local teahous to watch the culture show - Sichuan Opera (about 1.5 hours).
Today, we will drive about 350 km (7.5-8 hrs ) to Xinduqiao via Ya'an and Kangding. Please don't worry about the long journey, it will be not insipid because we drive through the longest tunnel in China - Mt. Erlangshan Tunnel and enjoy the picturesque scenery along the Chengdu Plain, the Dadu River and the Qingyi River. Hotel: Xinduqiao Xiangyun Hotel (3-star)
Drive 360km ( 8 hrs) to Daocheng via Yajiang and Litang (4014m above sea level) . One the way we will cross 2 high mountian passes at an elevation of over 4000 m, view the Maoya Grassland, across the Rabbit Mountain - the biggest Tibetan Plateau glacier relic, and Haizi Mountain Natural Reserve (4500 m). Arrive in Daocheng and check into the hotle at late afternoon. Hotel: Daocheng Yungui Hotel (3-star)
After breakfast drive 118Km (2hrs) to Yading Natural Reserve. On the way we can enjoy very charming countryside scenery and pay a visit to a Tibetan family in the beautiful Riwa Village (in Shangrila Town). Later ride horse to Chonggu Temple. Pay a short visit to the Chonggu Temple and then trek up or ride a horse (about 15 minutes) to the Pearl Lake (Drolma-la tso) to view the holy peak Xiannairi. Stay overnight at Yading village.
Note: Food at Yading Natural Reserve is package food, and accommodation will be dorm bed or camping.
Watch sunrise at Chonggu Temple in the morning, then ride horse to Luorong Pasture. It is the best location to pilgrim the three holy peaks of Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong and Xialuoduojie. Afternoon ride back to Yading Village and drive back to Daochen. Enjoy the famous Rupuchaka hot springs and the local Tibetan dancing &singing show. Hotel: Daocheng Yungui Hotel (3-star)
Morning drive back to Xinduqiao via Litang and Yajiang. Hotel: Xinduqiao Xiangyun Hotel (3-star)
Drive back to Chengdu via Kangding and Ya'an. Check into yor hotel and have a good rest. Hotel: Yinhe Dynasty Hotel (4-star)
Be escorted to the airport for the flight to your next destination.
