9 days car hire program
(without tour to Tangke, and you spend half day at Langmusi region for sightseeing)
**** ‘meals /or hotel by your own’ means you yourselves pay the expenses on meals and hotels when you are on the way.
**** ‘L/D’ means ‘Lunch’ and ‘Dinner’
**** this tour is flexible, you can add visits into the program on condition that time is allowed and the visits are by the road
Day01: Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou meals by your own hotel by your won
Drive and get to Jiuzhaigou from Chengdu, the distance is about 430KM, it is a whole day drive.
For accommodation along the way, I will give you some advice and choices on hotels or hostels for your reference; and then, the driver can send you there, you decide to stay there or not after you check the hotel or hostel.
Day02: Jiuzhaigou meals by your own hotel by your won
Whole day sightseeing inside Jiuzhaigou nature; at around 17:00, you get out of the nature and return back to your hotel or hostel. We strongly suggest you bring your instant foods or snacks in for your own lunch.
Day03: Jiuzhaigou to Chuanzhusi meals by your own hotel by your won
Leave Jiuzhaigou at around 07:00 for Huanglong nature, which is about 130KM away; you spend your time inside Huanglong nature, and in middle afternoon, you get out of the nature, and then, go to Chuanzhusi town.
- Chuanzhusi is a small relay town on the way between Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, and is about 40KM to Huanglong
Day04: Chaunzhusi to Langmusi meals by your own hotel by your won
Leave Chuanzhusi at around 08:30, and drive about 240KM northward to reach Langmusi town; upon arrival at Langmusi town, you spend your time strolling around
- Langmusi is a small town on the border between Sichuan province and Gansu province; in this small town is local and famous Langmusi monastery
- Inside this small town is there a muslim mosque for local muslims to pray
Day05: Langmusi to Labrang monastery meals by your own hotel by your won
Drive northward to get to Xiahe where famous Tibetan monastic complex ‘Labrang monastery’ is located.
Day06: Langmusi to Tongren meals by your own hotel by your won
On the way to tongren city, tour and visit ‘Ba Jiao Chengdu’, Bai Shi Yan Si’, and ‘Zuo Hai Si’
Day07: Tongren tour meals by your own hotel by your won
Tongren is famous for its traditional Tibetan style paintings – ‘Tangka painting’; at Tongren, the most popular visits are ‘Shang Wu Tun Si’, ‘Xia Wu Tun Si’ ‘Kuo Ma Ri Si’ and ‘Long Wu Si’
- ‘Si’ here refers to ‘local monastic complex’ or ‘temple’ or ‘monastery’
Day08: Tongren to Xining meals by your own hotel by your won
Drive to reach Xining city, visit one of the four biggest muslim mosques in China – ‘Dong Guan Mosque’. Free time of the day is on your own arrangement.
Day09: Xining or leave Xining meals by your own hotel by your won
today, you are free to tour this city or you leave Xining for your next destination by your tour plan