Highlights:

 

-Hailuogou Glacier Park

-Great Icefall by Camp 4,

-Cresent Lake and Glacier by Camp 3,

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Detailed Itinerary:

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Day 1 Chengdu – Hailuogou
Drive from Chengdu from your hotel for around 4-5 hours en route stop for around 2 hours by a tea plantation in Ya’an to learn the tea history and culture of the ancient Tea-Horse Road. Ya’an has long been an important place for tea business and it’s the earliest place in China that ever planted tea. Afterwards continue drive on to Hailuoguo by the base at Moxi Town, where you will relax after arrival. Optional hot spring by the evening.

 

Day 2 Hailuogou - Chengdu
In the morning by 8:00 am go into the park first by park bus that takes around 1 hour to the top and then use a cable car to Camp 4, the actual top of the park, to see the great views of mountains, valleys and glaciers including the Great Icefall of Minya Konka, Mt. Sanlian, Mt. Jinyin, etc. After touring by Camp 4 come down to Camp 3 and go to see the Glacier in a close range by the Crescent Lake, there you will get quite close to one of the lowest glaciers in China. Optional walking inside the forest on the quiet trails of Hailuogou before catch the bus down to the base. Drive for 4-5 hours back to Chengdu. Tour ends.

 

Travel Tips:

 

1.Long hours of driving involved.
2.Be aware of the high altitude in Hailuogou Park by Camp 4.
 

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