5 Days Happy Road Horse Riding in Songpan Tour

Overview

Happy Road Horse Riding in Songpan is a well-known horse caravan tour and has been running the horse-back riding tourism for over 20 years. Its widespread reputation has attracted numerous foreign tourists to travel in Songpan.

The horse-back riding routes vary from 2 days to 7 days, covering Huanglong national park, Ga Li Tai grassland, Mt. Xuebaoding. You will pass peaceful villages, holy monasteries, small paths around barley fields, and stay in camps (5000m) on the banks of crystal-clear lakes and taste the local delicacies as if travelling in heaven.

Tour Type:

Escorted by private guide and vehicle; leave 365 days a year!

Trip Level:

Easy – suitable for all levels of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.

Season:

春
Spring夏
Summer秋
Autumn冬
Winter

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Chengdu-Songpan

Rent a car or take a public bus from Chengdu to Songpan, taking about 7 hours to cover 350km in total. The local tour guide will pick you up when you arrive in Songpan.

Stay overnight in Songpan

Day 2: Horse riding: Songpan-Munigou

Today is an interesting day of horse riding and getting close to nature. You will be absolutely astonished by the holy and pure snow-capped mountains, tranquil valleys, jadeite green grassland, and primitive forests.

Camping

horse riding songpan grassland

Day 3: Horse riding: Munigou-Er’daohai

Keep enjoying your horse riding to Er’daohai, where you can enjoy a hot spring bathing with clear mineral water.

Camping

Day 4: Horse riding: Munigou-Songpan

Go back to Songpan by horse-riding, and visit some Tibetan villages en route.

Stay overnight in Songpan

Day 5: Sonpan – Chengdu (or Jiuzhaigou /Huanglong)

After enjoying three days’ horse riding, you can get back to Chengdu directly or continue your trip to Jiuzhaigou or Huanglong. There are public buses from Songpan to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong.

Included:

  • Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
  • All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary;
  • Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
  • Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
  • All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will arrange the best-value hotels for you.
  • Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
  • All meals listed in the above itinerary;
  • Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
  • First aid kit;

Excluded:

  • International flight to and out of China;
  • Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need. )
  • Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
  • Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver;
  • Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.