4 Days Mount Siguniang In-depth Tour with Wolong Panda Visiting
Three Valleys of Mount Siguniang Plus Wolong Panda Visiting
Three Valleys of Mount Siguniang Plus Wolong Panda Visiting
Mount Siguniang, praised as “Alps in the Orient”, is a sacred mountain for the Tibetan people and paradise for hikers. With an area of 2000 square meters and consisting of four continuous peaks and three valleys, Mount Siguniang is so beautiful and vast well worth for several days’ in-depth exploration. There are many ways to fully catch the beauty of the Queen of Sichuan Peaks. Many professional climbers are willing to make all efforts to ascend one of the magnificent peaks to look down the vast land and a large number of regular hikers choose to get down the valley to seek for endless charm at the foot of the snow-capped peaks. Here, you can overlook the gorgeous Four Girls Peaks standing magnificently in a row and walk happily to get close to dense forest, meadow, lakes and finally be a part of nature.
This 4-day Mount Siguniang in-depth tour takes you visit the three valleys of Mount Siguniang, including Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley and Haizi Valley. On the way back to Chengdu, don’t miss the great chance to get close to the real habitat of Giant Pandas at Wolong Panda Center listed as a part of the UNESCO Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries.
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Day 1 Chengdu - Dujiangyan - Siguniangshan Town (L)
Drive to Mount Siguniang, and Visit Shuangqiao Valley
After breakfast, your driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel in Chengdu downtown. The following journey will be a scenic driving from Chengdu to Mount Siguniang, about 205 kilometers away. On route, you’ll leave the flat Chengdu Plain and travel onwards and upwards through the sea of clouds of Balang Mountain (altitude: 4532 meters) where you can also enjoy breathtaking view of the snow-capped Mount Siguniang in distance. After that, you’ll arrive in Siguniangshan Town (altitude: 3,200 meters).
In this afternoon, you’ll be transferred to Shuangqiao Valley, the left one of the three valleys about 7 kilometers from Siguniangshan Town. With a full length of 34.8 kilometers, Shuangqiao Valley is regarded as the most beautiful valley in Mount Siguniang National Park. Take the sightseeing bus directly up to the end of the valley and visit Larch Forest (altitude: 3,850 meters) surrounded by snow-capped peaks in three sides. Then, take sightseeing bus down the valley passing vast grassland, white pagoda, prayer flags, lush meadow with flowers, and make stops to hike and explore along the way. Have some leisure time at Fishing Bay, Bonsai Beach, Ten-mile Poplar Trees...In this valley, you’ll travel through the varying alpine scenery belt with breathtaking landscape. After the tour, drive back to Siguniangshan Town and have a good rest today.
Drive over Balang Mountain and head to Mount Siguniang
Day 2 Siguniangshan Town - Changping Valley - Siguniangshan Town (B)
Enjoy Full-day Hiking trip in Changping Valley in Mount Siguniang National Park
After breakfast, begin your interesting hiking along Changping Valley, located in the middle of three valleys and being the nearest valley to catch the gorgeous appearance of Mount Siguniang. With 29-kilometer long, Changping Valley is a mature valley designed with sightseeing bus, plank road, hiking trail and horse riding.
Walk several hundred meters from your hotel to the tourist center of Changping Valley, then take a sightseeing bus to Lama Temple (5 km), a Tibetan-style monastery which belongs to the Gelug Sect. This is the starting point of your today’s hiking. The following hiking is composed of two parts - hiking on the plank road and hiking from the ending of the plank road to Muluozi. In the first part, you will see solemn monastery, waterfalls, deep valleys, ancient withered trees standing in lakes; and in the second part, you’ll walk through wild forests, follow the walking trails along the clear streams to chase some landscape you have never seen - sea buckthorn forest, red stones arrayed by nature, peaks like camel, mushrooms, pure plateau lakes reflecting the giant peaks, flocks and herds leisurely wandering, snow-capped Four Girls Mountains, magnificent glacier…you will return to Lama Temple after reaching Muluozi. The whole hiking needs about 8 hours. Last, take a sightseeing bus to go out.
Important Travel Tips: 1) The scenic area also provides horse for transferring luggage and riding in case you get tired of walking; 2) You can decide how long you want to hike based on your physical condition at that time; 3) Altitude changing: the altitudes range from 3,200 meters to 3,670 meters along the way. Try to avoid strenuous activity to prevent from possible high altitude sickness. 4) You’d better bring sun cream, sun glasses to protect yourself from strong sunlight; 5) There is no any restaurant in the valley, so you have to bring some food and drinks with you.
Day 3 Siguniangshan Town - Haizi Valley - Siguniangshan Town (B)
Enjoy Full-day Hiking trip in Haizi Valley in Mount Siguniang National Park
Today after breakfast, you are going to take an adventurous hiking to Haizi Valley, the right one of the three valleys. Compared with Changping Valley, Haizi Valley is wilder, more mysterious and primitive. And so far there is no any road constructed for vehicle, which makes it less crowded and the whole scenic area is in good protection. Haizi, in Chinese means lakes and ponds. As its name applying, Haizi Valley has more than 10 beautiful plateau lakes and ponds scattered among wild forests, meadows, flowers, green mountains, giant snow peaks…
Haizi Valley is with a length of 19.2 meters and you’ll hike a part of the valley. Your hiking is composed of two sections. The first half of Haizi Valley hiking features in walking on plateau meadows and having the most magnificent views of Mount Siguniang - dominating snow peaks under clear blue sky, cloud sea, flag clouds... Stop for a while at Chaoshanping which is the best location to photograph Mount Siguniang. The scene will be like - clear blue sky, then snow-capped beautiful Mount Siguniang peaks, green vast meadows in the middle and blooming wild flowers and roaming cattle and sheep in front of your eyes. The second half of Haizi Valley hiking lets you revel in the best photographic works shot by best photographers in the world - lakes which mostly are wide and large, and surrounded by high mountains with diverse sceneries of different colors. The pure water reflects all the scenery clearly in the lake like mirrors... You will stop at Dahaizi Lake and return back to Siguniangshan Town. The whole hiking today takes about 8-9 hours.
Important Travel Tips: 1) Hiking condition: the hiking trail is also the riding track and road is muddy and in poor condition sometimes. 2) Instead of hiking, you can rent a horse at the entrance to transfer luggage and ride to save more energy and time. 3) Altitude Changing: the altitudes range from 3,200 meters to 3,800 meters along the hiking. You’d better avoid strenuous activity to prevent from possible high altitude sickness.
Day 4 Siguniangshan Town - Wolong Panda Base - Chengdu (B, L)
Drive back to Chengdu and Visit Wolong Panda Base on the Way
Walk up in the peaceful morning in Siguniangshan Town. After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Chengdu. On route, stop at Maobiliang Ridge (Bridge of Cat’ Nose) which is about 7 kilometers from Siguniangshan Town. Stand at the top best location to enjoy the panorama of Mount Siguniang.
Say goodbye to the Queen Mountain and keep driving to Wolong Panda Center (also called Shenshuping Panda Base). Situated in the UNESCO Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, Wolong Panda Center is the most primitive one to view more than 30 Giant Pandas and know how they live in the wild habitat. Take some time to walk in open the enclosures to have close observation about the adult pandas, sub-adult pandas and baby pandas.
After the panda visiting, you’ll be escorted to your hotel in Chengdu downtown area or be taken to the airport / railway station to catch your flight or train to next destination.
1. This price is for one person, based on a group of 2 adults sharing one standard double-bed room in 4-star hotel and traveling with our private tour in low seasons.
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3. This price is only valid to March 31, 2025.
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Depending on the length of your journey some basic food may be available (cashless transactions.) You can take your own food if you wish. Hot water is also available on board.
Enjoy your safe and comfortable journey. Be sure to take in the scenery as you travel.
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Not all train services may terminate at your destination. The next station is shown on a display at both carriage ends (in English also) . Knowing your arrival time will further assist you in getting off at the correct station.
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Drive over Balang Mountain and head to Mount Siguniang
Shuangqiao Valley Autumn Sightseeing
Lama Monastery at Changping Valley
Changping Valley Muluozi in Autumn
Hiking in beautiful Haizi Valley of Mount Siguniang
Wolong Panda Base
Mount Siguniang Appearance from Maobiliang
Mount Siguniang can be visited all the year round. While, the best and most recommended period is from Late May to July (June is the best), and from September to November (October to early November is the best). In May and June, Mount Siguniang is going to wake up from the cold, long winter. Wild flowers are going to blossom into the valleys at different altitudes. It looks very fantastic during this time. The temperature is around 10 ℃-20 ℃ which is very comfortable to hike in the valleys. From September to November, the leaves and grasses are going to change their colors - red, golden, green, white, gray adding radiance and beauty to each other. The scenery is indeed charming. The temperature during this time is around 5℃-15 ℃. It is very suitable for hiking, photography and other activities. However, it is better to avoid traveling during the National Holiday (usually October 1st-7th) to avoid too many visitors.
There are about 3 ways from Chengdu to Siguniangshan Town, and most people choose to go via Dujiangyan, Yinxiu, Wolong, Balang Mountain, etc. Road condition varies from different parts. The section from Dujiangyan to Yinxiu has narrow curving and some steep road with not very good condition, and traffic jams occur sometimes but usually within 1 hour. From Yinxiu to Balangshan, it is cement road with fewer cars. Altitude rises from 1,000m to 2,000m with nice views. And from Balangshan to Sigunaingshan Town, altitude can rise to 4532m and people may have altitude sickness. Besides, there are a few twisty paths, slopes with fog, which needs careful driving. But the special view of sea of clouds, meadows, snow peaks, and yaks will release your uncomfortable.
| Valley | Location | Length | Style | Scenery | Suggested Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuangqiao Valley | left one | 34.8 km | sightseeing bus; easy to explore the whole valley | most beautiful landscape with three forest belts. Can not see Mount Siguniang peaks directly | Half day or 1 day |
| Changping Valley | middle one | 29 km | hiking, horse riding; paradise for regular hikers; finish two-thirds of the valley | can catch Mount Siguniang view clearly; typical highland scenery | 1 day |
| Haizi Valley | right one | 19.2 km | horse riding; tough hiking experience | offers the best location to shoot Mount Siguniang scenery | 1 day |
If you are interested in hiking, Changping Valley and Haizi Valley are the best choices. If you want to appreciate natural beauty of Mount Siguniang in leisure pace, then Shuangqiao Valley and Changping Valley are the choices.
Don’t Do Hiking in Following Condition: The altitudes for the exploration range from 3200 meters to 4000 meters. Travelers who are lack of physical strength, have hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart disease, are not suggested to visit Mount Siguniang and Shuangqiao Valley. It is recommended to do relaxing activities in Chengdu downtown and around.
Packing List: For travelers who will spend one or two days in the valleys, you can prepare the following items. Comfortable walking boots, middle-sized backpack, trekking pole, outdoor jacket, fleece jackets, underwear, sun glasses, bataclave, sun-blocking cream, rainproof, enough snacks and food, some cash, vacuum cup, warm water, camera, backup battery, cellphone, power bank, anti high altitude drugs, etc.
Mount Siguniang Climbing: It will be dangerous and a big challenge for travelers who try to climb Dafeng, Erfeng, Sanfeng or Yaomei Peak. It requires professional guides, equipment and very good physical condition. For regular travelers, you are suggested not to do so.
Mount Siguniang is on the Western Sichuan Small Tourist Loop. It is a good idea to cover Mount Siguang and other stunning destinations on the loop, such as Dujiangyan (1 day visiting), Wolong (half day visiting), Danba (1 day visiting), Bamei (half day visiting), Tagong (half day visiting), Xinduqiao (less than half day visiting), Kangding (1 or 2 days visiting). The whole loop tour usually takes about 7 days. If you want to extend your Mount Siguniang tour, you are highly recommended to do the tour.
We China Discovery based in Chengdu, Sichuan have rich experience for providing Mount Siguniang tour arrangement and customization service for global visitors. Our professional travel expert will also help you sincerely to design your Mount Siguniang tour if you are interested in extending to more stunning destinations in Sichuan or other domestic destinations in China. We will show you the terrific sightseeing, culture, history and more highlights of the whole Sichuan and all places during your memorable trip!
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