Xinduqiao 8 Days 7 Nights Light and Shadow Paradise In-Depth Travel Guide

Xinduqiao 8 Days 7 Nights Light and Shadow Paradise In-Depth Tour (Budget 20,000 RMB) Suitable for: Photography enthusiasts / Self-driving travelers / Light hiking experiencers / Starry sky lovers Best season: May-June (green fields and flower seas) or September-October (golden autumn colorful forests) Trip highlights: Professional photography follow-up + Tibetan manor experience + private viewing platform + highland luxury camping 📅 Itinerary Overview Day 1: Chengdu - Kangding - Xinduqiao (Altitude adaptation) Day 2: Full day shooting at Xinduqiao Light and Shadow Corridor Day 3: Jiagenba Ose Flower Sea + Tibetan costume travel photography Day 4: Quanhua Beach Calcified Pool Secret Spot Day 5: Lenggacuo Horse Riding to View Gongga Mountain Day 6: Tagong Grassland Cultural Day Day 7: Muya Sacred Land Light Hiking Day 8: Return to Chengdu 🏔️ Day 1: Chengdu - Xinduqiao (Altitude 3300m) Transportation plan Luxury off-road vehicle charter (1500 RMB/car, including oxygen tank + professional driver, 6 hours) Highlights en route: Zheduo Mountain Viewing Platform (Altitude 4298m, prayer flags for blessings) Kangding Love Song Mugcuo (optional detour, ticket 195 RMB/person) Accommodation: Gongga Manor Hotel (1200 RMB/night, Tibetan stone building with Gongga view) Altitude adaptation: Dinner with Tibetan medicinal hot pot (100 RMB/person, includes Rhodiola stewed chicken) 📸 Day 2: Xinduqiao Photography Day VIP photography service (800 RMB/person included): Exclusive route: 06:00 Juri Temple morning mist (Buddhist pagoda + prayer wheel light and shadow) 10:00 Ten-mile corridor (poplar forest river reflection) 16:00 Waze Township sunset (Tibetan village smoke + yak herd) Equipment support: tripod + gradient filter provided Night photography bonus: 20:00 Lavender Manor starry sky (best summer Milky Way) 🌸 Day 3: Jiagenba Ose Flower Sea Chartered car transfer (500 RMB/round trip): May exclusive: Liqi Village thousand-mu Ose flowers (white flower sea + Tibetan residences) Professional Tibetan costume makeup photography (300 RMB/set, including jewelry props) Cultural experience: Jiagenba Muya Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall (Thangka painting experience 80 RMB/person) 💎 Day 4: Quanhua Beach Secret Spot Off-road crossing (800 RMB/car): Calcified pool hiking (ticket 20 RMB/person): Huanglong-style colorful pools (Altitude 4000m) Drone aerial photography service (200 RMB/group) Overnight stay: Yulong West Village Tibetan family guesthouse (400 RMB/night, facing Gongga directly) ❄️ Day 5: Lenggacuo Gongga’s Eye Horse riding / hiking (choose one): Route A horse riding (300 RMB/person one way, 3 hours) Route B hiking (guide 200 RMB/day, 5 hours) Supreme experience: Mountain top camping (600 RMB/person, includes starry sky tent + alpine dinner) 🏕️ Day 6: Tagong Grassland Cultural Day Must-do combo: Muya Golden Pagoda (ticket 20 RMB, pure gold Buddha pagoda) Tagong Monastery debate (free to watch, starts at 14:00) Tibetan incense making (50 RMB/person, take-home product) Overnight stay: Nuoritong Guesthouse (800 RMB/night, grassland panoramic glass room) 🌿 Day 7: Muya Sacred Land Light Hiking Scenic area VIP (ticket 90 RMB + sightseeing vehicle 60 RMB): Buddha light sea of clouds viewing platform (Altitude 4400m) Paragliding experience (400 RMB/person, overlooking Yala Snow Mountain) Return preparation: Buy yak jerky (120 RMB/jin) Mail postcards (10 RMB each, Tagong post office wooden stamp) 💰 Budget Details (2 people) Item Cost High-end description Transportation 8000 RMB Full luxury off-road vehicle + horse riding fees Accommodation 6000 RMB Includes 3 nights of scenic luxury lodging Tickets 1500 RMB Includes all scenic spots + photography locations Meals 2000 RMB Includes special Tibetan meals + camp meals Experiences 4000 RMB Travel photography + camping + intangible cultural heritage activities Equipment 1000 RMB Oxygen tank + trekking pole rental Total 20,000 RMB 10,000 RMB per person light and shadow feast Secret spot extension: Add "Lotus Sea National Forest Park" hiking (requires 1 extra day)