My friend, don't rush to book a flight for now.

I know what you're doing now - running five web pages, browsing thirty guides on Xiaohongshu, and listing hotel prices, high-speed train schedules, and ticket costs in Excel spreadsheets. The more you calculate, the more confused you become.

Never mind. I have been doing inbound reception in Chengdu for over ten years, receiving thousands of overseas Chinese tourists every year. Today, I don't want to sell your things, so I will sit down and talk to you like a friend about how to get along the Chengdu+Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area line.

1、 First, let me tell you a truth that you may not like to hear
Self guided travel is not cheap on this line.

It's not 'a little more expensive', it's much more expensive. And it's so expensive that you don't realize it.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is in Aba Prefecture. It takes 2.5 hours from Chengdu to Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Station by high-speed railway. After getting off the high-speed railway, you have to change trains at the mouth of Goukou. The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area is in another direction. The panda base is located north of the city center. Three directions, three sets of transportation, three queues, and three ticket purchases.

You think that independent travel is about "saving money", but in fact, you are spending money on invisible things - time, energy, and the hidden costs that are only discovered when you come.

2、 I'll help you calculate the account for the independent travel
6 days and 5 nights for single person, Chengdu+Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area+Panda Paradise+Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area:

Tickets and scenic area transportation: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area 190+90 sightseeing buses, Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area 80, Panda Base 55. It adds up to 415 yuan. That doesn't even count whether you want to take a Leshan cruise or a Panda Base sightseeing bus.

Accommodation: 300-800 a night in peak season at the mouth of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Valley, 300-500 in downtown Chengdu and 200-400 in Leshan. 5 nights shared by one person, 1000-1800 yuan.

Transportation: The high-speed railway from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is 153 yuan, and the Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Leshan high-speed railway is 50 yuan, plus various shuttle, taxi and temporary carpooling. 600-900 yuan cannot escape.

Dining: A box lunch in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Scenic Area costs 40-60 yuan, the average fare of Leshan beef is 50 yuan, and the average fare of Chengdu noodles is 15 yuan. After 6 days, it costs 500-800 yuan.

Total: 3000-4500 yuan.

This is still in the ideal situation where you don't step into pitfalls, don't take the wrong path, and don't raise prices suddenly.

3、 I'll also help you calculate the account for pure play with the small group
The same 6 days and 5 nights, the same Chengdu+Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area+Panda Paradise+Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, the whole journey, four diamond hotels, pure play and no shopping:

3500-4800 yuan per person.

Looks similar? What is the difference?

The difference is that your 3000-4500 yuan is the result of bearing all the troubles on your own. And for 3500-4800 yuan, someone took all the trouble for you.

The hotel is a negotiated price, which is cheaper than what you booked. Tickets have been reserved in advance, so you don't have to get up in the early morning to grab them. How to take the sightseeing bus in Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, what time to see the pandas is the most active, and which gate Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area enters the least - the director knows all about it.

What you save is not money, it's decision fatigue.

4、 I recommend taking this route
Day 1 | Arriving in Chengdu
Special car pick-up and check-in at the 4-Diamond Hotel in the city center. Go for a walk in Kuanzhai Alley at night and enjoy a cup of tea. After landing, Alipay was tied to the wild card at the airport. Chengdu has done a good job in this respect.

Day 2 | Panda Paradise → Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Valley
The panda base opens at 7:30 in the morning, so be sure to go there in the morning. Pandas are most active in the morning. In the afternoon, the high-speed train will go to Huanglong Jiuzhai Station. The tourist carriages of the Sichuan Qinghai Railway are themed around Qiang Tibetan culture, and Tibetan train attendants will announce the station in both Chinese and Tibetan languages. A dedicated car will pick you up and take you to the Four Diamond Hotel at Goukou.

Day 3 | Panorama of Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
During peak season, there are 190 tickets and 90 sightseeing buses. A must buy sightseeing bus, it's the only way to travel dozens of kilometers in the ditch. The tour guide will help you plan your route based on the daily passenger flow and avoid large groups of tour groups. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area gate supports passport entry directly, which is very convenient.

Day 4 | Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area → Chengdu → Leshan
Return in the morning and take the high-speed train to Leshan in the afternoon. Stay at the Four Diamond Hotel in downtown Leshan. Holding the ticket stub to Huanglong Jiuzhai Station, you can enjoy a free tour of the Songpan Ancient City Wall, a small benefit that many people are unaware of.

Day 5 | Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
The ticket is 80 yuan. Go in the morning and avoid crowds. You can enjoy a close-up view of the mountains or take a boat ride to see the panoramic view from the river. Have a meal of authentic stilted beef in Leshan tonight.

Day 6 | Leshan → Chengdu, return journey
Free activities in the morning and a private car for airport pick-up in the afternoon. Remember to buy some siraitia nuts and sweet scented osmanthus honey before leaving.

5、 Before departure, these things can be done now
Visa: China offers a 30 day visa free period to over 40 countries including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, South Korea, and Australia. Non visa exempt countries apply for an L tourist visa in advance.

Payment: download Alipay and bind a foreign card. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Scenic Area has supported global mainstream credit cards. Inbound tourists can pay with Alipay's international version "touch", and Southeast Asian tourists can even scan the code with their own payment APP.

Ticket reservation: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is a passport or a ticket. Inbound tourists can use their passports to book tickets directly on the official website or OTA platform, and just scan their physical passports when entering the park. Panda base also requires online real name reservation in advance.

APP: Alipay, WeChat, Gaode Map (English navigation is supported). Unstable signal in mountainous areas, download offline map in advance.

Plateau: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area is 2000-3100 meters above sea level, and ordinary people are fine. On the day of arrival, do not engage in strenuous exercise and drink plenty of water. Oxygen cylinders are cheaper to buy in Chengdu than in scenic areas.

Clothing: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area has a large temperature difference in the morning and evening, so you should take windproof coat all the year round. Non slip sports shoes are necessary.

6、 The last sincere sentence
Free travel is not bad. If you have half a month and want to settle down in Chengdu and ride a shared bike to visit the market every day, then independent travel is great.

But if you only have 6 days, you want to see Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area all at once——

Choose pure play small groups.

It's not because it's cheap, it's because it spends every penny wisely. Tickets are reserved, hotels offer negotiated prices, meals are taken to local restaurants, and the tour guide and tour guide explain the whole way. 4 diamond hotels throughout the entire journey, pure play without shopping.

6 days and 5 nights should not be a tough battle with strategy, booking, and transportation.

Leave your energy on the scenery and entrust the trouble to us.

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