Where to go for a self-driving trip in June?

Sichuan-Tibet is a landscape corridor with a high concentration of beautiful scenery in China and even the world. From the birds singing in the subtropics to the vastness of the plateau glaciers, the mysterious 30 degrees north latitude brings together all kinds of miracles and wonders. Almost all types of natural landscapes in China can be found on this promenade. Friends, if you want to travel to Sichuan and Tibet, you can refer to the best places to go for self-driving tours in June recommended by the editor of Clearview - Sichuan-Tibet Line Guide!

Where to go for self-driving tours in June? Recommendation

Itinerary

Day 1: Various places - Chengdu

Itinerary highlights: Land of Abundance, Sichuan Opera, Food

Gather in Chengdu, giveaway One night accommodation in the Land of Abundance - Chengdu Zhunsi Hotel. The team leader will inform you of the pre-departure briefing, and you can also join together with teammates to enjoy Chengdu’s authentic hot pot.

Day two: Chengdu-Kangding/Xinduqiao

Distance: 324km/400km

Altitude: 2560m/3300m

Itinerary Highlights: Yucheng Ya'an, Erlangshan Tunnel, Dadu River

Accommodation: Kangding/Xinduqiao

Depart from Chengdu and arrive in Ya'an via Chengya Expressway: Yucheng Ya'an, known as "Yayu, It is famous all over the world for its three unique features: elegant women and elegant fish. The next day of walking is spent at lunch, passing through the Erlang Mountain Tunnel, passing through Luding, arriving at Kangding, the capital of Ganzi Prefecture, and checking into a hotel, or continuing on to the first pass of Kangba - Zheduo Mountain to see the Xindu Bridge Ten-mile Photography Gallery, in the evening Check into Xinduqiao Hotel.

Day 3: Kangding/Xinduqiao-Batang

Distance: 452km/375km

Altitude: 2560m

Highlights of the trip : Yalong River Canyon, Maoya Grassland, Sister Lake

Accommodation: Batang

Start in the morning and pass through Xindu Bridge, a small town filled with rich ethnic customs, and enjoy the scenery The picturesque scenery of small bridges, flowing water, people, and Tibetan-style houses in the morning light. Afterwards, you will climb over Gaoersi Mountain (4412 meters), pass through the Yajiang River, and enter the Yalong River Canyon and dense forests. Then climb up Jianziwan Mountain (4658 meters) and climb Kazila Mountain (4718 meters above sea level). You can taste the local alpine cod hot pot at noon, and finally reach the highest city - Litang (4014 meters above sea level). After crossing the Maoya Grassland of Yimapingchuan and going down to the Haizi Mountain Pass, you can see Plateau Haizi-Sister Lake, and then the altitude drops all the way to Batang County, the "hometown of Xianzi".

Day 4: Batang-Basu

Distance: 460km

Altitude: 3260m

Highlights of the trip: Jinsha River, Lancang River Canyon, Nu River, Bangda Grassland, 72 Daoguai

Stay in: Basu

Start from Batang in the morning and cross the Jinsha River to view the Jinsha River Canyon with its high mountains, deep valleys and turbulent rapids. Natural scenery, after crossing the bridge, we officially entered the Tibet region. The car began to travel through the Sanjiang River Basin and entered the more difficult and dangerous journey of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. At the intersection of the Yunnan-Tibet and Sichuan-Tibet Highways, the first county after entering Tibet - Have lunch in Mangkang County. After crossing the Lancang River, drive through Juebashan, Lawushan and Dongdashan with an altitude of nearly 6,000 meters, arrive at Zuogong, pass through Bangda Grassland, go over Yela Mountain (4839M above sea level), and enter the section with the most turns on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway (99 lanes) Bend), cross the biggest natural danger in the Hengduan Mountains - Nushan, go down to the Nujiang River, and proceed along the Lengqu, a tributary of the Nujiang River, to Basu. Basu means "village at the foot of Warrior Mountain" in Tibetan, with an altitude of 3,910 meters.

Day 5: Basu-Bomi

Distance: 217km

Altitude: 2737m

Highlights of the trip: Anjula Mountain, Ranwu Lake and Midui Glacier

Accommodation: Bomi

Today we welcome the most essential section of the Sichuan-Tibet line. In the morning we cross the Anjiula Mountain pass and enter the Ranwu Valley. The strange and huge ice hangings and glaciers in Shiguo are very spectacular. You can enjoy playing by Ranwu Lake. Ranwu Lake is a famous plateau glacier lake with an area of ??22 square kilometers and an altitude of 3850 meters. Then proceed to Midui Glacier (36 kilometers). The glacier shines with snow all year round and the scenery is magical and charming. Around the glacier, the mountain flowers reflect the snow-capped mountains, and the lush forests and dancing silver snakes, especially the beautiful and mysterious pastoral scenery of Midui Village, make you dare not imagine that you are on the plateau. Snow-capped mountains, glaciers, forests, lakes, and villages form a unique landscape that is breathtaking. Midui Glacier was rated as one of the six most beautiful glaciers in China by China National Geographic magazine in 2006.

We walked all the way to Bomi, known as the Little Switzerland of Tibet.

Day 6: Bomi-Ningchi

Distance: 234km

Altitude: 2980m

Highlights of the trip: Spruce Forest Reserve , Lulang Forest Sea, Namjagbarwa Peak

Live in Linzhi

It is about 22 kilometers from Bomi, passing through the Bomi Gang Township Nature Reserve, along the Palong Zangbu Jiangshuo Go up the river, experience the most mysterious spruce forest in Gangxiang, and set off towards Tongmai, the last natural barrier on the Sichuan-Tibet line. Pass through Tongmai Town and cross the Tongmai Bridge to reach Pailongmenba National Township. Soon we will arrive in Lulang to taste the famous Lulang "Stone Pot Chicken", and then climb over the 4702-meter Sejila Mountain. If the weather is good, you can see the world from the top of the mountain. The 15th highest peak - Namjagbarwa Peak (7782 meters above sea level) and Jala Bailei Mountain (7294 meters above sea level). After passing the pass, go all the way down, pass Linzhi County, and go up the Niyang River to reach "Bayi Town", the capital of Linzhi area at an altitude of 2,900 meters.

Day 7: Linzhi-Lhasa

Distance: 402km

Altitude: 3658m

Highlights of the itinerary: Niyang River, Mira Mountain

Accommodation: Lhasa

Start at 8:00 in the morning and go up the Niyang River, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Niyang River (legend has it that the Niyang River is the "tears of the goddess") (the water color is quiet and clear, the green wave bottoms out), we have lunch at Gongbujiangda at noon, and then start to climb the last snow mountain on line 318, Mila Mountain with an altitude of 5013 meters. After descending the mountain, drive along the Lhasa Valley, and you can see it at Mozhu Gongkar. Arrive at the hometown of King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet, pass through Daze County and arrive at the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region - the "holy city of Lhasa". Crossing the Lhasa River Bridge you can see the majestic Potala Palace.

Day 8: One-day trip to Lhasa

Altitude: 3658m

Highlights of the trip: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka, Barkhor Street

Accommodation: Lhasa

In the morning, visit the Potala Palace, the highest ancient castle-like building complex in the world, the residence of __ lamas in the past and the center of Tibetan political and religious power; a treasure There are gold pagodas that store the true bodies of Lamas of all generations and a large number of precious murals, thangkas, and Buddha statues, which are a concentrated expression of Tibetan culture. After lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple built in the Tubo Dynasty. The temple enshrines the twelve-year-old life-size statue of Sakyamuni who accompanied Princess Wencheng to Tibet. It is the most sacred and spiritual Buddha statue in the hearts of Tibetan people. Visitors here can not only see the piety of the people in worship, but also join the people in turning around the temple to pray for all living beings.

Day 9: Lhasa - Yanghu - Lhasa

Distance: 207km

Altitude: 3658m

Highlights of the trip: Yamdrok Yong Wrong

Accommodation: Lhasa

After breakfast, drive to Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Yamdrok Lake is a collection of plateau lakes, snow-capped mountains, islands and pastures. It is a natural scenic area integrating various landscapes such as , hot springs, wild animals and plants, temples, etc. Yanghu is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. After the tour, we headed to Lhasa. On the way, we climbed over the 4,900-meter-high Gangbala Snow Mountain, overlooking the Gangbala Radar Station, and then arrived in Lhasa.

Day 10: Lhasa - Nagqu

Distance: 327km

Altitude: 4507m

Highlights of the trip: Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, Namtso

Stay in: Nagqu

After breakfast, head north along the Qinghai-Tibet Line 109 National Highway. Along the way, you can see the stretching Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and the famous Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and arrive at Damxung County The filming location of "Legend of Tianmai" is the world's highest lake Namtso. Namtso means "Sky Lake" in Tibetan. The lake is 4718 meters above sea level. It is more than 70 kilometers long from the east bank to the west bank of the lake and wide from the south bank to the north bank. It is more than 30 kilometers long and has a total area of ??more than 1,900 square kilometers. It is the second largest saltwater lake in my country and the highest saltwater lake in the world, with the deepest point being more than 33 meters. The water of Namtso Lake is replenished by the melted ice and snow of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain. There are many large and small streams flowing into the lake. The lake water is clear and transparent, and the lake surface is sky blue. The water and sky blend into one seamless body. Strolling around the lake feels like you are in a fairyland. feeling. Arrive in Nagqu County and check into hotel in the evening.

Day 11: Nagqu-Golmud

Distance: 827km

Altitude: 2261m

Highlights of the trip: Tanggula Mountain in Anduo Grassland Tuotuo River Hoh Xil Kunlun Mountain

Stay: Golmud

After breakfast, enjoy the picturesque Qiangtang grassland scenery in northern Tibet along the way and cross the Tanggula Pass at 5320 meters. The main peak, Geladandong Snow Peak, is 6,549 meters above sea level. It is tall, tall and majestic. It is the birthplace of the Yangtze River and Lancang River. The Fenghuo Crater is 5,100 meters, and the Kunlun Pass is 4,767 meters. It passes through the no-man’s land of Hoh Xil. If you are lucky, you can see groups of Tibetan antelopes. You can also visit the Suonandajie Conservation Station and overlook the majestic Mount Yuzhu. Arrive in Golmud in the evening.

Day 12: Golmud-***He

Distance: 672km

Altitude: 2850m

Highlights of the trip: Chaka Salt Lake, Qinghai Lake

Accommodation: *** and

After breakfast, we ran along the Qaidam Gobi Desert at high speed. This area is in the middle of the Eurasian continent, high in the south and low in the north. Tilt from west to east. Kunlun Mountains and Tanggula Mountains run across the entire territory. They are tall and majestic mountains. The territory has continuous snow peaks, widespread glaciers, numerous seracs, criss-crossing rivers and dotted lakes, making it the largest in the world. Afterwards, get off the highway from Chaka Salt Lake and visit the "Mirror of the Sky" - Chaka Salt Lake. Time seems to stand still there, and the sky and earth are pure white and blue, just like a dream. This place was rated as one of the "55 places you must visit in your lifetime" by the "National Tourism Geography" magazine. one. It is also known as the East Gate of Qaidam. Historically, it was the only place for merchants and tourists to enter Xinjiang and Tibet. Arrive at *** and hotel in the evening.

Day 13: *** and Lanzhou

Distance: 356km

Altitude: 1520m

Highlights of the trip: Qinghai Lake

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Lanzhou

In the morning, we set off from the hotel to Qinghai Lake and freely explore the Qinghai Lake scenic area. In summer and autumn, when the towering crowds of people around us When the mountains and the vast grasslands on the west bank are covered with green, the Qinghai Lake has beautiful mountains and clear waters, the sky is high and the air is crisp, and the scenery is very beautiful. Colorful wild flowers decorate the green grassland like brocade, and countless cattle, sheep and fat horses are like colorful pearls scattered all over the grassland; the large and picturesque farmland by the lake has rolling wheat waves and cauliflower flowers. Gold is overflowing with fragrance; the Qinghai Lake, with its vast expanse of blue waves and the same color as water and sky, is like a glass of nectar rippling gently. After lunch, we gathered and drove to Xihai Town to visit the "Atomic City Memorial Hall" and experience the ups and downs of my country's first nuclear weapons development base. Take the direction of Xining and arrive in Linxia in the evening and check into the hotel.

Day 14: Lanzhou - various places (or follow the team leader back to Chengdu)

After getting up in the morning, if teammates need to go to other relevant scenic spots, they can consult the team leader and sign a departure agreement. Hudao solemnly goes to other attractions on his own. The tour leader drove back to Chengdu to end this ultimate self-driving trip.