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Tour Code: BC-CD05

29 Days of Chengdu - Dujiangyan - Wolong - Rilongguan - Xiaojin - Danba - Kangding - Moxi - Shimian - Mianning - Xichang - Pingchuan - Yanyuan - Lugu Lake - Ninglang - Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Jianchuan - Dali - Kunming

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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Daily

Day 01: Arrival in Chengdu
Upon arrival, check in at a local hotel. Have a good rest and get prepared for your next day tour.


Day 02: Chengdu
Cycle to the Wangjiang Tower Park and the inner city Giant Panda Reserve for a visit. Taste the delicious Sichuan Cuisine and enjoy the Sichuan Opera in the evening.


Day 03: Chengdu - Dujiangyan
Cycle to Dujiangyan. Visit the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project of China covering the Dragon -Taming Temple, the Erwang Temple and the Anlan Suspension Bridge. Stay overnight there.


Day 04: Dujiangyan - Wolong
Drive to Wolong. Explore this area by bike. Visit the Panda Research Center. Stay overnight here. Have a good rest and get prepared for your next day's exploration.


Day 05: Wolong - Rilongguan
Transfer to the Balangshan Pass and catch a glimpse of the yaks raised by Tibetan herdsmen grazing on the slopes. Then cycle 31km to Rilongguan at the base of Four Gils Mountains.


Day 06: Rilongguan - Xiaojin
Cycle downhill to Xiaojin Xian to visit a Buddhist Temple, an Islamic Mosque and a Catholic Church. Visit the Twin Bridge Valley and Wori Tibetan Defensive Tower en route.


Day 07: Xiaojin - Danba
Cycle to Danba, which is on the Dadu River. Visit a lamasery and a Tibetan Buddhist Temple.


Day 08: Danba
Visit several Tibetan Defensive Towers on the hills around Danba. Explore this area by yourselves.


Day 09: Danba - Kangding
Along the Dadu River, head to Kanding, a well-known Tibetan town partially using transport. Visit a Tibetan Monastery.


Day 10: Kangding - Moxi
Cycle 4000 meters over a pass. Then cycle along a river valley to Moxi, the gateway to Hailuogou Glacier Park.


Day 11: Moxi
Explore the Hailuogou National Glacier Forest Park. Relax in a hot spring.


Day 12: Moxi - Shimian
Cycle to Shimian. Then cycle 10km to visit a site where the Red Army made an historic crossing.


Day 13: Shimian - Mianning
Visit the historic Red Army Long March Memorial Hall.


Day 14: Mianning - Xichang
Cycle to Xichang. Visit old city walls and Muslim Mosque. Transfer to Xichang Satellite Launch Center.


Day 15: Xichang - Pingchuan
Cycle 86km to Pingchuan where you will visit some small mountain villages. Stay overnight.


Day 16: Pingchuan - Yanyuan
Continue cycle 56km, and then stop at Yanyuan. Visit the small villages there and stay overnight.


Day 17: Yanyuan - Lugu Lake
Cross Sichuan and turn to Yunnan. Head to Lugu Lake by coach, where Mosuo People live in the form of a matriarchal society. Enjoy the view of Lugu Lake in Sichuan Province.


Day 18: Lugu Lake
Visit Liwubi Island and enjoy the amazing view around.


Day 19: Lugu Lake
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lugu Lake and visit Yongning Monastery.


Day 20: Lugu Lake - Ninglang
Continue cycling to Yunnan, and then you will stop at a small town, named Ninglang. Stay overnight here and prepared for your next day long trip. 


Day 21: Ninglang - Lijiang
Arrive in Lijiang by coach, home of the Naxi minority and set in a valley overshadowed by Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Enjoy the beautiful picturesque old town with moving waters and peculiar architectures.


Day 22: Lijiang
Full day is free. As you walk through the old town, you immediately get an overwhelming feeling of historical significance as your eyes absorb the 1,000 year-old small bridges, swift canals, cobbled streets and grey tiled roofs. Meanwhile, enjoy yourself with both the Western and Chinese food in the town.


Day 23: Lijiang
Visit the Baishui Tableland, the Dry Sea, take the cable car to Spruce Plateau and overlook the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and visit the Baisha Village and a local Naxi family, the Baisha Murals, the Rock Joseph's Former Residence in Yuhu Village.


Day 24: Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge
Cycle to Tiger Leaping Gorge, the First Bend on the Yangtze River with imposing gorge scenery, and the Iron Chain Bridge in the Stone Drum town. The town of Stone Drum got its name from a large, cylindrical, marble tablet shaped like a drum.


Day 25: Tiger leaping Gorge - Jianchuan
Cycle along the Yangtze River, then get on the old Dali - Lijiang road to Jianchuan and you can see numerous minorities in traditional dress along the road. In Jianchuan, visit Jianchuan Precipice Bas-relief Grottos.


Day 26: Jianchuan - Dali
Cycle to Dali. Visit the Three Pagodas and Chongsheng Temple and Dail Old Town. Have a good rest in local hotel.


Day 27: Dali
Cycle half way around Erhai Lake. You may take a boat cruise on Erhai Lake. Visit several villages, Lanquan Temple and Jinsuo Island. Then return to Dali by boat.


Day 28: Dali - Kunming
Fly to Kunming in the early morning. Cycle to the Stone Forest for your rest of the day.


Day 29: Departure from Kunming
Cycle to visit Yuantong Temple, East and West Pagodas and Cuihu City Park. Then taste Yunnan flavors "Across Bridge Rice Noodle". Your bicycle tour ends here.

 

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