How to arrange a 2-day self-guided tour of Mount Emei?

Option 1: If you take a tour bus.

1. Go to Fuhu Temple and Baoguo Temple in the morning.

2. It takes 2 hours to walk to Qingyin Pavilion and go to Xixiantian to see the Emeishan macaques. After admiring the original sleeping monkey, return to Qingyin Pavilion.

3. Walk from Qingyin Pavilion to Wannian Temple. (Estimated to take one and a half hours, Wannian Temple is a must-see temple). You can choose to go down the ropeway from Wannian Temple to the Wannian parking lot (or hike down the mountain, which is estimated to take half an hour to an hour).

4. Take a tour bus from Wannian Temple directly to Leidongping. Stay overnight in Leidongping (you can take the ropeway to Jinding to watch the sunrise early in the morning) or stay overnight in Jinding (the Meteorological Bureau Hotel is very affordable)

5. The sunrise will be around 7:50 on the second day (winter ), and enjoy the sea of ??clouds, and go to the ski resort for one hour of free skiing. Take a tour to the hot springs.

Regarding hot springs, I have just been to Lingxiu Hot Spring (you can buy discounted tickets from Youth Tourism 3077). There are not many free pools, and many of them require additional charges. It is really worse than Tangshan Hot Spring. Local people in Sichuan told me that it is not as good as Hongzhushan Hot Spring, or the source of farmhouse hot springs in the mountains (you need to find out on your own). It is recommended to take a hot spring bath after climbing the mountain, which will make it easier to get rid of fatigue.

Option 2: Completely hike to the Golden Summit of Emei and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

1. On the day of arriving at Mount Emei, we first visit Baoguo Temple and Fuhu Temple, and stay overnight at the Fuhu Temple Farmhouse, which is very affordable.

2. Depart from Fuhu Temple (8:00) in the morning and go all the way to Shanjue Temple, Leiyin Temple, Shengshui Pavilion, etc. to Qingyin Pavilion at 10:10. Go forward to the first line of sky to see the monkeys.

3. From Yixiantian, hike to Hongchunping to Xianfeng Temple (the uphill climb is very hard), Yuxian Temple, Jiulinggang to Xixiangchi (I arrived at Hongchunping at 11:20 and Xianfeng Temple at 13:00). 30 and stay here for 15 minutes for lunch, Yuxian Temple 14:30, Xixiangchi 15:40). It has started to snow along the way. It is recommended to buy crampons in Hongchunping. It is very necessary to climb mountains in winter (usually ten yuan/pay)

4. From Xixiangchi to Leidongping. 17:39 Arrive at the cableway at Jieyin Hall (it takes about 20 minutes from Leidongping to Jieyin Hall). The latest cableway to Jinding is at 6pm. You can choose to live in Leidongping or directly in Jinding. (After passing Xixiangchi, you can see the beautiful scenery of the high altitude area of ??Mount Emei.)

5. Arrive at the Golden Summit of Mount Emei at 18:20 and choose accommodation according to your needs.

6. Set off at 7:30 the next morning to watch the sunrise and sea of ??clouds. ski. Take a bus to Wannian Temple, take the ropeway to visit Wannian Temple, and then return to the foot of the mountain to enjoy the hot springs.

This is my timetable for hiking Mount Emei many years ago for reference. Everyone said that it is difficult to climb the Golden Summit in one day. It was indeed quite hard along the way, but it was finally completed. If you are physically strong, you can give it a try. Otherwise, it would be much easier to stay in Leidongping or just take a tour bus. Mount Emei is really beautiful in winter. The sunrise should be easy to see.