Trip Moments Recommendations
Autumn Trip To Kangding's Lotus Lake
Lotus Lake is a quite hidden lake in Kangding, Ganze area in Sichuan. The lake is in a wonderful valley, surrounded by high mountains.
The lake is on 3400m above sea level and divided into a lower and upper lake. That's the reason why the trip to there is long and not very convenient. But it's worth it. You have to go by car, from Kangding city it's about 3 hours. Follow the navigation.
After you arrived in the village, you have to take a local motorbike (200RMB) to the upper lake. You can fly a drone or just enjoy the beauty. Otherwise you can also stay at the lower lake, where you can park the car.
#fallingforfall #lotuslake #garze #sichuan #chinatravel #hiking
Gongga Mountain View in Lenggacuo
Lenggacuo is a mountain and lake in Ganze Tibetan Region in Sichuan. It's on high altitude, about 4300m.
The mountain is famous for its view on Gongga mountain (7566m) and the surrounding mountainous region. 🏔️ From the entrance (20RMB per person 🎟️) it's a 2 hours hike. You can also go with a horse. There is no food on the way, bring something with you.
📍Lenggacuo is in central Garze and belongs to Kangding. It's far from Kangding, so better book a hotel/guesthouse in Lenggacuo.
🚘 Renting a car or a driver is the best option to visit Lenggacuo. From Chengdu it's 7 hours... There is no train and no public bus.
#sichuan #lenggacuo #garze #hiking #gonggamountain
Sunrise View On Gongga Mountain
Gongga Mountain is the highest mountain in Sichuan and the eastern-most mountain over 7000m in the world.
It's peak is 7556m above sea level. We watched the sunset around Gongga mountain in Ganze Tibetan area.
⏰ We went in October, the sunrise starts at 5:55. In summer it's earlier, in winter later.
📍How to get there? Of course it's not easy to get there. The Chinese name of the observation deck (it's not really a deck, more like many hills) is 子梅垭口. You need a good car, better a Jeep. Guesthouses in the area can arrange a driver for you.
🏨 Gongga Mountain village is a good option to stay... From there it's a 30-50 minutes drive to the top.
#sichuan #garze #gonggamountain #chinatravel
Rape-Blossom on Litang Grassland in Sichuan
Litang is a part of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan province of China. It's a grassland with nomadic people, small towns, Tibetan villages and some important temples and other cultural sights.
📍 It's on the famous 318 🛣️ national road from Chengdu to Lhasa, around 5 to 6 hours away from Chengdu.
The rape blossom 🌼 is mainly in summer, from June to August. It's beautiful to ride along the road. There are some places to stop and take pictures, it's for free. Other parts of the year there is no rape-blossom, but the grassland itself is also beautiful.
#bucketlistreboot #rapeblossom #litang #sichuan #garze #chinatravel
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Great Tibetan Homestay in Danba (Sichuan)
Recently I stayed in a very nice homestay, that is really worth a post and recommendation.
📍Where? It's in Danba, Garze, Sichuan. It's a very nice village around 2000-3000m high in the mountains. You can either reach it by bus + taxi from Chengdu, or you drive there by yourself. The homestay is in a hidden village on the mountaintop. Follow the navigation 🧭 and you will find it.
🏡 The Tibetan couple is very nice. You can add dinner for only 40RMB/person. the bed is very comfortable and the view is just breathtaking. Perfect to forget the daily life hustle and just relax.
#sichuan #garze #chengdu #staycation #mountains