30,000 Steps! A Nanny-Level Timeline for a One-Day Trip to Jiuzhaigou

7:30 Rush to the entrance! Swipe your ID card for quick entry, and hop on the sightseeing bus directly to the top of Rize Valley (recommended to sit on the left side by the window, you can see the super beautiful Sparkling Lake along the way) 8:00-10:30 Rize Valley Walking Tour 📍 Arrow Bamboo Lake (30 min): The morning sun casts a thin mist over the lake, creating a fairyland-like scene perfect for photos 📸 📍 Panda Lake (20 min): The sunlight on the lake surface creates a blue-green gradient, and the light is best around 9:00 am 📍 Five Flower Lake (40 min): The highlight! It is recommended to take the inner boardwalk. Under the ten o'clock sun, the lake looks like an overturned jewelry box 💎 📍 Pearl Shoal Waterfall (30 min): Check in at the filming location of Journey to the West 11:00 Lunch at Norilang Center 🍱 Highly recommend self-heating rice + your own fruit. The viewing platform on the second floor of the restaurant offers a panoramic view of the waterfall while you eat, and it's half as crowded as downstairs 12:00-14:00 Zechawa Valley Traverse 📍 Long Lake (30 min): The highest altitude lake in Jiuzhaigou, it's easy to see the reflection of the snow-capped mountains in the morning 🏔️ 📍 Five Color Pool (40 min): Although small, the colors are stunning, and the colors are most vivid when the midday sun shines directly (it takes 15 minutes to walk down the boardwalk) 14:30-17:00 Shuzheng Valley Stroll 📍 Rhinoceros Lake (20 min): Shooting with the light in the afternoon, the lake surface will show a sapphire blue color 📍 Shuzheng Lakes (40 min): Walk along the boardwalk through the shoals and experience the wonder of trees growing in the water 🌊 📍 Reed Lake (20 min): Like an emerald belt flowing through a golden ocean ✨Hidden Tips: ① Take the left side of the sightseeing bus and walk on the right side after getting off to avoid bumping into other people's cameras when shooting videos ② Mirror Lake is prone to wind after 3:00 pm. If you want to see the reflection, it is recommended to go there early in the morning ③ Wear a bright-colored jacket! I wore a pink jacket and took pictures at Five Color Pool, and it was borrowed by the aunties as a prop 🏨 This time, I stayed at the Xingyu International Hotel at the entrance to the valley one day in advance. It was a really smart choice. It's a 5-minute drive to the scenic spot, so I didn't have to get up early to rush there. After a tiring day, I could go back to the hotel and relax.