This afternoon, we take a flight to Jiuzhaigou located in the north of Sichuan province. Jiuzhaigou county is a part of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and well known for Jiuzhaigou Valley which was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997.

Our local representative will meet you at airport, and then escort you to hotel. After check-in, enjoy free time for the rest of the day.

This morning, we drive to Chengdu airport and fly to Jiuzhaigou. Local tour guide will pick up you at airport, then we drive to visit Huanglong Scenic Area.

Huanglong Scenic Area (also called Huanglong Valley) is well known for its colorful lakes, snow clad mountains, valleys and virgin forest. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1992.

The major scenery is concentrated in the 3.6 kmlong Huanglong Valley that includes snow-clad peaks and the easternmost glaciers in China. Due to its layered calcium carbonated deposit patterns, the valley resembles a golden dragon winding its way through the virgin forest, stone mountains and glaciers. Along the valley are scattering numerous colorful ponds of different sizes and shapes.

The scenic area is famed for its outstanding travertine (calcium carbonate) formations. With the virgin forest as its backdrop, the travertine scenery holds colorful ponds, beaches, lakes, springs, waterfalls, caves, etc. The travertine formations scenery is No.1 in China.

The most beautiful attraction of whole scenic area is Shitazhenhai, as the calcium carbonate deposits give a myriad of different hues to the water, which is truly breath-taking. Zhuanhua Pond is crystal clear and the spring water never stops welling up. If you throw flowers or leaves into the pond, they will swirl rhythmically with flow of the water. After tour, we transfer to hotel.

After breakfast, we drive to visit Jiuzhaigou Valley whose name is due to the existence of nine stockaded villages of Tibetan origin, and it is always regarded as a holy mountain and watercourse by the Tibetan people. It is a great masterpiece of nature having dreamlike scenery, which combines blue lakes, waterfalls, verdant forests, snow-covered mountains, and the folk customs of the Tibetan and Qiang peoples.

In addition to the dreamlike sceneries, there are numerous flora and fauna in the scenic area. The diversity of flora has provided a good environment for wild animals. There are 170 species of vertebrates, 141 species of birds and 17 species of rare animals. Among them the first rank has giant pandas, takins and golden monkeys.

The 3 main valleys are Shuzheng Valley, Rize Valley and Zechawa Valley, the sceneries are far more than you expect.  After tour, we transfer back to hotel.

This morning, our representative will meet you at hotel lobby, and then we drive to airport and take a flight back to Shanghai!