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---Restarted after the earthquake---
Villagers(disaster victims) will be encouraged when they see more visitors!

Mt. Four Girls (SiGuNiang) 4 Day Tour

 
Itinerary
Place to stay Included meal
D1
ChengDu - Ya'An - DanBa
Depart from ChengDu early in the morning. While driving on ChengYa highway to YafAn, which is called gRain Cityh, you can enjoy the scenery of ChuanXi Plain. After YafAn, the bus go along QingYi River through the valley, and then you will enjoy the magestic scenery of Mt. ErLang. You pass through ErLang Tunnel, with is the longest tunnel at high altitude in China. After driving upstream WaDan Road which is along with DaDu River, you will reach DanBa, gCulture Center of Gyaron Tibetansh.

DanBa

-/L/D

D2

DanBa - XiaoJin - ShuangQiao Valley
Leave DanBa in the morning. During the bus ride to RiLong, the base town of Mt. Four Girls, you can enjoy taking a sunbath in early morning, and also see Gyaron Tibetanfs ethnic old watch towers in a distance. You will pass through XiaoJin on the way. After having a lunch in RiLong, enter ShuangQiao Valley see the scenic area by sightseeing bus. The valley is 38 kms long. From the starting point to the deepest point, there are some sightseeing spots such as YinYangGu, Mt. WuSe, RenShenGuoPing, BuDaLaFeng, Mt.NiuXin, etc.. You can join an optional Tibetan Dancing and Roasted Sheep Bonfire Party if itfs available.

RiLong B/L/D
D3

ChangPing Valley - DanBa
After breakfast, get on a mini-bus and go to the entrance of ChangPing Valley. The Valley is 29 kms long. Go inside of the vally by riding a horse or on foot, you can visit and see some spots like the remains of LaMa Temple, Withered-trees Shoal (KuShuTan), ?Gan Lake (GanHaiZi),? MuLuoZi Grassland, etc.. Return to DanBa in the afternoon.

DanBa

B/L/D

D4
DanBa - LuDing - Ya'An - ChengDu
Leave DanBa after breakfast. You can drop in at LuDing Bridge for sightseeing. Also visit a Tibetan-Qiang beef (Yak meat) shop for shopping.? After passing through the same way, Mt. ErLang and YafAn, arrive at Chengdu in the evening.
~ B/L/ -
B= Breakfast L=Luch D=Dinner
Please read carefully and understand the conditions below before you apply.
1. About the Charge
Included in the price
    (1) Meals (according to the itinerary)
    (2) Accommodation (depending on the standard you specify; price varies accordingly)
    (3) Transportation. (On return to ChengDu, you will not be dropped off at the hostel, but elsewhere in the city. You will have to make your own way back from there.)
    (4) Chinese speaking guide
    (5) Entrance fees (ShuangQiaoGou valley and ChangPing valley)
    (6) Insurance; all travellers are supposed to pay the Traveller's Response Insurance, 10 for Chinese travellers and 30 for the foreign travellers.
Excluded from the price
    (1) Sightseeing bus in ShuanQiao Valley
    (2) Transfer from town to the entrance of ChangPing Valley
    (3) Horse riding; price varies according to the distance.
    (4) Optional activity to join Tibetan Dancing and Roasted Sheep Bonfire Party.
    (5) Transport from where the bus drops you off to our hostel.
    (6) If you do not want to share a twin room with another traveller, you will have to pay the whole room charge. You also have to pay for the room if we cannot find another traveller with whom you can share a room.
    (7) Any other service not mentioned above
2. Conditions
    All attendees must read and sign the gNotice for Group Tours in Chinah.
3. About the Itinerary

    (1) This tour has restarted after the Sichuan earthquake which is happened on May 12, 08. Because the original route via WoLong has completely blocked by land slide, they have changed to this new route via YafAn and DanBa and takes 4 days.

    (2) This tour is not for mountaineering.

    (3)During summertime, rain, landslides, etc, may affect your trip, and the itinerary could change from the above.

4. Cancellation and change policy
    If you cancel due to personal reasons, we will deduct the cancellation fee from your deposit and refund the rest. The cancellation fee is based on the actual cost of arrangement.
    (1) If your cancellation reaches us before 11:00am, 4 days before of the beginning of the trip, we won't charge you any cancellation fee.
    (2) If your cancellation reaches us after 11:00am, 4 days before of the beginning of the trip, we will charge you based on the actual cost of arrangement.
    (3) If your change application reaches us before 11:00am, 4 days before of the beginning of the trip:
        œYou can change the date of the trip one time at no extra cost.
        œWe will not return your money if you want to cancel the trip after the change.
    (4) If your change application reaches us after 11:00am, 4 days before of the beginning of the trip, the fee will depend on how much the changes cost to arrange. It may not be possible to make the changes you request
5. Others
    (1) Altitude sickness can be a problem at these altitudes. RiLong Town 3200m, Hiking area in the valley 3500-3800m depends on the location, ErLang Tunnel 2182m.
    (2) This tour is not available during the low season in winter.
    (3) There will be a car to pick you up at our hostel and take you to the meeting place for the big tour bus. When all travellers on the tour are there (about 8:00am), they will leave. Please confirm the departure time at the travel desk on the evening before the tour. Usually it is between 6:00am --7:00am. When you return, some buses do not take you back to the guesthouse, so please ask the guide where you will be dropped off.
    (4) You may feel hungry when horse trekking, so it is a good idea to take some food with you.
    (5) The tour conditions are subject to change without notice. Please confirm with our travel office staff .

Updated on 24 July 2008