Description
D1:
Chendu - Kangding-Zheduo mountain -Yutsishi-GediLhamo-ShinduQiao/Shindu Bridge
Driving Distance:435KM | Travel Time:~6 hours
Accommodation: ShinduQiao | Altidude: 3,660m | Meals: Self-arranged
Itinerary (Timings are approximate):
07:00–07:30: Departure (exact time to be confirmed by the driver).
After 07:30:
-Drive to Tianquan Service Area (166km, ~2 hours).
-Visit the 318-themed service area (photography stop).
-Continue to Kangding (100km, ~2 hours).
After Lunch / quick meal
-Drive to Zheduo Mountain (altitude: 4,298m),
-Visit YutsiShi
(approx. 1.5 hsours, cleaning fee: 20 CNY, altitude: 4,200m).
-- to ShinduQiao (Ra'NgaKa) (55km, ~1 hour).
Evening After Dinner (self-arranged) and hotel check-in.
D2:
ShinduQiao — Heavenly 18 Bends — Litang Ancient Town — Daocheng — Shangri-La Town
Driving Distance: 416KM | Travel Time: ~7 hours
Accommodation: Shangri-La Town | Altitude: 2,980m | Meals: Self-arranged
Itinerary (Timings are approximate):
08:00–10:00:
-Breakfast at hotel, then depart for Heavenly 18 Bends (90km, ~2 hours).
-Visit Heavenly 18 Bends Viewing Platform (Altitude: ~3,900m | Visit time: 20 mins).
-Drive to KatsiLa Mountain (50km, ~1 hour).
-to Litang (110km, ~2 hours).
Lunch and exploration of Litang Ancient Town & Litang West Gate
(Altitude: ~4,000m | Time: 1 hour | Ticket & shuttle bus: 135 CNY/person).
-Litang Ancient Town & Litang City
After : to Daocheng Shangri-La Town (240km, ~4.6 hours).
Dinner (self-arranged) and hotel check-in.
D3:
Daocheng · Yading Scenic Area In-Depth Tour — Daocheng · Shangri-La Town/Daocheng County
Driving Distance: 107KM | Travel Time: ~2 hours
Accommodation: Shangri-La Town/Daocheng County | Altitude: ~3,000m | Meals: Self-arranged
Itinerary (Timings are approximate):
After breakfast, enter Yading Scenic Area
(Entrance fee: 120 CNY + Sightseeing bus: 120 CNY | Optional electric shuttle round-trip: 80 CNY/person).
-Short Route: Visitor Center → Zhaguanbeng → Chonggu Temple → Pearl Lake
-Hiking Time: Full day | Round-trip Trek: ~4–8 hours.
After Lunch,Take the sightseeing bus from the Visitor Center - Zhaguanbeng,
then walk ~10 minutes to Chonggu Temple, passing through Chonggu Meadow.
From Chonggu Temple, follow the short route to Pearl Lake, where you can admire Mountain Chenresig (Xiannai Mountain) up close.
Return to the Visitor Center via the same route and transfer to your hotel.
D4:
Daocheng Shangri-La Town/Daocheng County — Litang — ShinduQiao(Ra'NgaKa)
Driving Distance: 416KM | Travel Time: ~7 hours
Accommodation: ShinduQiao
(Altitude: 3,660m | Meals: Self-arranged)
Itinerary (Timings are approximate):
07:00–07:30:
Breakfast at the hotel, then depart for ShinduQhao.
-Drive to Litang with a sightseeing stop.
-Explore more Litang like hot spring or others & photography.
Lunch break (self-arranged).
After Lunch Continue driving to ShinduQiao, check into the hotel, and rest.
D5:
ShinduQiao → Tagong Grassland → Moshi Park → Honghaizi Lake → Chengdu
Total Distance: ~450 KM | Driving Time: ~ 7 hours
Itinerary (Timings are approximate):
07:30-08:30:
After breakfast,
-depart for Tagong Grassland (Distance: ~40 km, Driving Time: ~1 hour).
-Drive to Moshi Park (Distance: ~20 km, Driving Time: ~20 minutes).
-Explore Moshi Park (Ticket: ¥60, Sightseeing Bus: ¥20, Time: ~2 hours).
Lunch break.
-Travel via the 434 Internet-Famous Airport Road for photo stops, passing by Siding Lake.
-Visit Honghaizi Lake (~30 minutes).
-Depart the scenic area, pass through Ya’an and Tianquan, and return to Chengdu, concluding your journey!