3-Day Reverse Tour of Western Sichuan | Colorful Forests, Snow Mountains, and Apple Picking

Escape the crowds during the autumn holiday in November and take the kids on a reverse tour of the Western Sichuan small loop🛤️ Self-driving from Chengdu🚗, following the Long March Red Route all the way 🗺️Day 1: Chengdu → Qiaoqi Lake (qiāo qì) 【Stay: Around Shenmulei】 ✅ Colorful forests🍁, lakes🌊, monkeys🐒, cattle and sheep🐏 along the way If time permits, stop by the "Red Army Umbrella" at Qiaoqi Lake, a hidden gem with stunning late autumn colorful forests🍂 in full view, free admission🆓!! (Note: The Red Army Umbrella area is closed due to construction, please pay attention⚠️ to the opening times) The time around the lake is also very beautiful, opening times👇🏻 pinned 🗺️Day 2: Qiaoqi Lake → Jiajin Mountain → Red Army Flat (lunch and camping site) → Jiajin Mountain Pass → Lixian County 【Stay: Ganbao Tibetan Village, Lixian】 ✅ Red Army Flat is a place I planned to revisit, at an altitude of 3200m, reached within 5km after exiting the Jiajin Mountain tunnel in the reverse direction 🏕️ Camping at Red Army Flat is free🆓 and truly a paradise with very few people! 🗺️Day 3: Apple picking at Banzi Valley in Ganbao Tibetan Village → Visit the Ganbao Tibetan Village Glass Walkway → Return to Chengdu ✅ Ganbao Tibetan Village (1 to 2 hours is enough for sightseeing) If the small roads in Lixian are not congested, you can also enter from Lixian and go clockwise! ✨Tips: ✔️ Jiajin Mountain Pass is at 4100m altitude, be mindful of altitude sickness and keep warm ✔️ There are no toilets or trash bins at the Red Army Flat camping site, please camp responsibly and pack out your trash; there are people who collect trash along the roadside ✔️ Qiaoqi Lake and Shenmulei are adjacent; if you don’t want to see colorful forests and lakes, you can head straight to the Shenmulei Scenic Area