Lost Horizon: Self-drive with rental car for clues to real Shangri-La Copy

Tour type:

Overland from chengdu to lijiang or dali via great Shangri-La area.

Route:

Chengdu-Guangtou mountain-Xindu bridge-Daocheng-Yading-Xiangcheng(Chaktreng-Feilai temple-Deqin-ShangriLa-Lijiang

Summary:

The line starts from Chengdu, via Daocheng, Yading, after Xindu bridge, feilai temple. It includes a lot of wonderful spots for shooting. You not only can shoot beautiful scenery of Xindu bdridge, Gongga mountain, Daocheng Yading, but also can see sunrise and sunset, idyllic scenery, mountains, lakes and valleys, forests and other panoramic view.

Highlights:

1.Paradise for shooting-Xindu bridge.
2.The original forest and idyllic scenery of Chonggu temple.
3.Sunrise at Yangmaiyong mountain.
4.The beauty of Luorong cattle farm, Chenrezig Holy mountain, Zhuomala lake, and mountain scenery.
5.Meili snow mountains.
6.The first bay of Jinsha River, sunset at Songzanlin temple.
7.Shangri-La.
8.The wonderful scenery of Guangtou mountain and mount Gongga.

Itinerary:

Day1: Chengdu

Activities: Chengdu arrival, transfer to hotel.
Overnight: Chengdu

Day2: Chengdu-(250km)Guangtou mountain

Activities: Drive to Mount Gongga viewing platform-Guangtou mountain in Ya’an.
Photography: Sunrise at Guangtou mountain and the beauty of Mount Gongga.
Overnight: Guangtou mountain

Day3: Guangtou mountain-Xinduqiao

Activities: Departure to Xinduqiao after finishing shooting in Guangtou mountain.
Photography: Sunrise and sunset, the scenery of Xindu bridge.
Overnight: Xindu bridge

Day4: Xinduqiao

Activities: All day in Xinduqiao
Photography: Wonderful autumn scenery of Xindu bridge.
Overnight: Xinduqiao

Day5: Xinduqiao-(380km)-Daocheng

Activities: Drive to Daocheng via Yajiang after finishing shooting of Xindu autumn scenery.
Photography: Optional shooting of plateau scenery along the way.
Overnight: Daocheng

Day6: Daocheng-(110km)-Yading

Activities: Drive to Yading via Shangri-La.
Photography: The beauty of Daocheng Yading.
Overnight: Yading

Day7: Yading-(40km)-Shangri-La town.

Activities: Shoot in Yading until noon and drive back to Shangri-La town.
Photography: Beautiful scenery of Yading in autumn.
Overnight: Shangri-La town

Day8: Shangri-La town – Xiangcheng(Chaktreng)

Activities: Departure to Xiangcheng.
Photography: Tibetan rural scenery and Alpine Canyon scenery.
Overnight: Xiangcheng

Day9: Chaktreng-(330km)-Feilai temple-Deqin

Activities: Drive to Feilai temple early in the morning.
Photography: Sunset at Meili snow mountains.
Overnight: Deqin

Day10: Deqin-(185km)-Shangri-La

Activities: Go to Feilai temple to shoot the sunrise at Meili Snow mountains and then drive to Shangri-La.
Photography: Sunrise at Meili snow mountains, the first bay of Jinsha river, sunset at Songzanlin temole.
Overnight: Shangri-La

Day11: Shangri-La – (175KM) – Lijiang

Activities: Drive to Songzanlin temple for sunrise and back to Lijiang to end this jolly trip.
Photography: Sunrise at Songzanlin temple and optional shooting along the way.
Overnight: Lijiang