Day02.Tag Chengdu
Get your temporary Chinese driving license. Overnight at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou

Day03 Chengdu
Spare time today. (Suggestion: visit the giant panda base and the Qingyang Temple. Stroll at Kuai Alley and Zhai Alley.) Overnight at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou

Day04.Tag Chengdu - Shangli - Mahuanggou
Drive to Mahuanggou. En route visit of Shangli old town . Overnight in Xinzhaizi Hotel

Day05 Muhuanggou - Jiajin Mountain - Xiaojin - Danba
Drive to Danba, visit of Jiaju tibetan village in Danba. Overnight at 318 Hotel

Day06 Danba - Bamei - Tagong - Xinduqiao - Yajiang
Visit the watchtowers in Sopo village, then drive to Tagong, visit of Tagong monastery. If the weather is good, enjoy the view on Mount Zhara Lhatse (5,820 m, also Jara or Yala) from Tagong. Then drive via Xinduqiao to Yajiang. Enjoy views of the 7556 m high main peak of Mount Minya (Minya Konka) from Xinduqiao. Overnight at Yalongwan Hotel

Day07 Yajiang - Litang - Daocheng - Sangdui - Riwa
Drive to Riwa, visit of Litang Monastery. Overnight at 4*Suntime Hotel

Day08 Riwa - Yading - Riwa
Excursion to the nature reserve in Yading, visit of the three holy snow mountains Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong and Xianuoduoji, wandering around the Tara Lake and the Luorong Steppe. Overnight at 4*Suntime Hotel

Day09 Riwa - Sangdui - Daocheng - Xiangcheng - Derong
Drive to visit Sangpi Monastery. Then drive to Derong. Overnight at 2*Sun Valley Hotel

Day10 Derong- Shangri-La
In the morning drive to Shangri-La, in the afternoon visit of Sumzanlin Monastery in Shangri-La. Overnight at Le Fu Hotel

Day11 Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lijiang
Drive to Lijiang, en route visit of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Overnight at 4*Liwang Hotel

Day12 Lijiang
Visit of the old town, the Black Dragon Pond and Dongba Museum. Visit of the small museum at the former home of the famous geographer and botanist Joseph Rock in Yuhu village. Overnight at 4*Liwang Hotel

Day13 Lijiang - Lugu Lake
Drive through stunning scenery to Lugu Lake (2690m). Boating on Lugu Lake. Visit of the Mosuo matriarchal minority village. Wandering around the lake. Overnight at Lakeside Youth Hostel

Day14 Lugu Lake - Yayuan - Xichang
Drive via Yanyuan to Xichang. In Xichang visit of Qionghai Lake, the Museum of the slave society, Datong tower and worshops for handicrafts. Overnight at 5*Minshan Hotel

Day15 Xichang - Zhaojue - Meigu - Dafengding - Heizhugou
Drive to Meigu, visit of the Bimo culture research center. Drive to Heizhugou, visit of Dafengding nature reserve. Overnight at 3*Wenquan Hotel

Day16 Heizhugou - Ebian - Chengdu
In the morning wandering and sightseeing in Heizhugou Valley. Then proceed to Chengdu. Overnight at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou

Day17 Chengdu
Transfer to the airport, departure from Chengdu.