Great Wall Marathon

 

Silk Road exploration

Sichuan horse trekking

 
Beijing--Chengdu!Mounigou!Erdaohai!Songpan!Nami village!Xuebaoding!Huanglong!9 tibetains villages!Panda center--Ermei moutain--Chengdu
 

Hightlights: Great Wall trekking, horseback trekking. Natural wonderland, close to panda and wild monkey...

15Days

D1: Fly to Beijing, check in the hotel. Good rest!

D2: One day wild great wall hiking! Start from Simatai great wall, end at Jinshanling great wall in Heibei province.(fast hiking time 4 hours )Leg care massage will be served at the hotel upon demande.

D3: Early fly to Chengdu, bus to Monigou, (7 hours driving time),camping outside Moun sceray area. needlefire dancing and singing night.

D4: View the wonderful lakes in forest, Er Dao Hai lakes, it is a long ravine, 5 kilo meters long, covering area of 8 kilometers, famous for its original forest, hot spring, all variety of plants, flowers and birds, few human.If you are interested, you can soap yourself in the hot spring there (free of charge). picnic lunch. Back to the campsite. Sleeping bag.

D5: View the great waterfall , Zhaga waterfall area, as long as 5 kilometer, occupying 8 square kilometer, and the waterfall is 93.7meter in height and 35-40 meters in width. And hiking around 4 hours to the camp, dinner with needfire. ) sleeping bag, night over in forest.

D6: Hike/Ride horse to pass the mountain(around 15 kilometers) and reach Songpan town, (this is old town where the beautiful Huanglong scenery area located, with its long history, it has three nationalities living in harmony, ie: Tibetan, Hui, and Han. 320 kilometers away from Chendu). Lunch in town, and you will explore Songpan on your own, having a lot of interesting things to expect. Hiking around 4 hours Check in Jiaotong Hotel.


D7: Hiking or riding horse, passing by the mountain and visit Niba Monastery, continue hiking to the beautiful village Nami village ( a Tibetan village, ever hit by a plague, so it is also known as Mafeng village, Mafeng in Chinese means plague), then we will set the camp beside Bamo Monastery . Hiking time today is 6 hours. (today u need at least 12 horses)

D8: Hiking or riding horse to the base camp of snow mountain Xuebaoding( 5588meters above sea level, and 25 kilo meters away from Songpan town), which is at 4100meters high, two kilometers long, in summer, it is a beautiful place with flowers flourishing, and a waterfall at the other side. There is a lake called Dalian lake, regarded as God lake by local people, (Tibetan people sometimes would walk around the lake to pray. )If you are coldness-proof, you may as well try to swim there and become a god in the god lake ;) The beautiful scenery there wont let you down. Night over at camp. (don¨t go close to the cliff of main peak, to avoid accident) (hiking around 4 hours, it is a bit trying as it is going uphill)

D9: Today is a hard day, we set off from Xuebaoding, climb over yakou of snow mountain, which is difficult, coz we have to face the altitude of 4700 meters, this is time you are required to be very well-built and perseverant. If successfully, hiking around 6 hours. (view the picture of Xuebaoding) Campsite at Dujuan forest (3800meters).

D10: Sightseeing Huanglong, a place considered to be mostly beautiful one in China.( Listed into World Culture Relic in 1992, well-known by its rainbow, snow mountain, ravine and forest. Due to its snaky shape entrenched into the forest, looking just like a giant golden dragon, it is named Huanglong, which means yellow dragon. )You will be left to fully experience its beauty and charm. Check in Se¨erchuo Hotel. dinner in the hotel.


D11: Set off from Huanglong, and visit famous valley of 9 tibetain villages. One day's full excursion to enjoy the waterfull, lakes and in all the mysterious forest.

D12: Drive to the panda center(BIFENGXIA), the new home of the panda from Wolong.

D13: Drive to the direction of ermei moutain, passing by a small village of Qiang people.

D14: Excusion in Ermai moutain, monkey and temple trips! night stay in the temple of Baoguo.

D15: return to Chengdu!

 

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Service proposed:

Whole trip organisation

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Reservation of the domestique flight, hotel and local guide or translator.

Arrangment of the logitique: transport, horse troop, camping etc.

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Note:
1. Things suggested to prepare: some rain-proof jacket, hat, gloves, sun-glasses, drinking bottle, electric torch or flashlight, lip ban, UV cream , chocolate etc.
2. Normally you will check in hotel after two days camping so that you can have a good shower in the hotel. And on the way, some meals will cover coffee, roasted bread´
3. Horse riding is flexible but also indispensable, Being not a professional hiker, your luggage are expected to be carried by horse, and there is time your energy may run out when you have to depend on horse.