Scenic combine · 7 days / 6 nights
Pandas and Jiuzhaigou
The mountain route north: Chengdu pandas, the Wolong valley, then turquoise lakes and Tibetan villages up the Min valley.
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Group style
Private departure
Pace
Active
Best months
Sep–Oct, May–Jun
If you are flying this far, the pandas alone can feel like a short trip. This route pairs the mountain bases with the lakes at Jiuzhaigou and the grassland beyond, following the same road the reserve does.
Day by day
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Day 01
Chengdu
Arrival and an unhurried first evening.
- · Airport transfer
- · Tea house
- · Altitude briefing
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Day 02
Chengdu base
Opening-time panda morning, free afternoon.
- · 07:30 entry
- · Cub nursery
- · Rest
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Day 03
Into Wolong
Mountain road, base in the afternoon, cold night at 1,700 m.
- · Drive via Yingxiu
- · Shenshuping visit
- · Gengda overnight
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Day 04
North to Jiuzhaigou
The long valley drive with stops, arriving before dark.
- · Balang mountain pass
- · Tibetan village stop
- · Jiuzhaigou overnight
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Day 05
Jiuzhaigou
Full day in the park, moving against the shuttle flow.
- · Early entry
- · Five Flower Lake
- · Long Lake and Nuorilang
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Day 06
Huanglong
Terraced pools on the way back, then a hotel near the airport.
- · Huanglong cableway
- · Travertine terraces
- · Early night
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Day 07
Out
Flight from Jiuzhaigou or drive back to Chengdu.
- · Airport transfer
- · Or full-day return drive
Included
- — Six nights, four locations
- — Private vehicle and guide for the full route
- — Base and park tickets
- — Oxygen support and altitude briefing
Not included
- — Flights
- — Visa fees
- — Most dinners
- — Jiuzhaigou internal bus
