Lakes of Stars…
- Mt. Siguniang Valley Lake Route Trek & Camping
Deep into the mountain,
back to the simplicity of formality
and letting the abundance enter again to our life.
Traversing between the villages dotted in the plateau,
as if a travel into the deep universe or into our hearts,
the gems are there always,
a breath away…
Feel the stillness in mind,
let there be no more self,
just totally devoted into the beautiful present scene.
deep sense of existence is experienced …
Live with harmony with nature,
make it a culture that become so precious nowadays,
Feel the harmony transmitted within,
happiness starts.
Length : 6 days, 5 nights
Location: Sichuan Xiaojin County
Timing: Best Months: May, June, September, October, November.
All year around is feasible but avoid holidays & July/August for Rain Season
- Mt. Siguniang Valley Lake Route Trek & Camping
Deep into the mountain,
back to the simplicity of formality
and letting the abundance enter again to our life.
Traversing between the villages dotted in the plateau,
as if a travel into the deep universe or into our hearts,
the gems are there always,
a breath away…
Feel the stillness in mind,
let there be no more self,
just totally devoted into the beautiful present scene.
deep sense of existence is experienced …
Live with harmony with nature,
make it a culture that become so precious nowadays,
Feel the harmony transmitted within,
happiness starts.
Length : 6 days, 5 nights
Location: Sichuan Xiaojin County
Timing: Best Months: May, June, September, October, November.
All year around is feasible but avoid holidays & July/August for Rain Season
About The Retreat
Explore Siguniang Valley in Sichuan Tibetan region.
One with stunning nature together with the sacred snow mountain of the Four Maids.
And all the lakes dotted in the valley flows together as life itself...
Plunge into the valley and feel enchanted with the nature and its culture,
time will not be relevant.
Belonging to the eternal and magnificent nature.
At the same time, experiences the consistency of the culture preserved throughout the time in the village,
feel the clicks of the Dharma.
May the valley, together with its snow mountain & the lakes give us strong inspiration of wisdom.
Live strong the experiences and protect it from inside and nothing is going to disturb….
Explore Siguniang Valley in Sichuan Tibetan region.
One with stunning nature together with the sacred snow mountain of the Four Maids.
And all the lakes dotted in the valley flows together as life itself...
Plunge into the valley and feel enchanted with the nature and its culture,
time will not be relevant.
Belonging to the eternal and magnificent nature.
At the same time, experiences the consistency of the culture preserved throughout the time in the village,
feel the clicks of the Dharma.
May the valley, together with its snow mountain & the lakes give us strong inspiration of wisdom.
Live strong the experiences and protect it from inside and nothing is going to disturb….
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Itinerary
Day 1 Chengdu Chengdu... --:-- Gathering from Campus: First pick up : School Campus ; Second pick up : Follow school set up address (a break after two hours drive in high-way service area) --:-- Flight to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport (CTU) (flight number not clear yet) --:-- Arrive Chengdu, bus pick from airport to city center Check in Hotel and we will organize visit Chengdu city 18:00 Dinner together 22:00 Good sleep Day 2 “Mountain Village Rilong ” Rilong 3200m altitude 08:00 Breakfast in hotel and check out 08:30 Chengdu local food market to buy food for support your hiking if we need 10:00 Departure to Sichuan Rilong, it will be around 5-6 hours driving. During the day driving we will make stops in mountain area. Lunch will be on the way restaurant, Chinese Sichuan food 16:00 Arrival Rilong, free time to walk around, rest and adjust to highland Today we don’t suggest to do too many visits or hike around, the objecive is to adapt to the highland and save energy for the hiking 18:00 Dinner with Sichuan food : normal Chinese food and some soft drinks 19:00 Briefing of the hiking for two night camping, equipment list last checking 22:00 Good sleep Day 3 “Valley of the lake ” Hiking endurance: 3/5（5-6 hours hike, up and down 500-600 m high）Technicity: 2/5 Camping base around 3800 m altitude, on the way sometimes can reach 4000 m 07:00 Get up, exercise and breathing guided by our organizer 08:00 Breakfast : Chinese food 09:00 Enter the entrance of the mountain and arrange insurance agreements 11:00 Start the trek into the “valley of the lake” 12:30 On road lunch : Picnic arrange by our organizer and ourselves 16:00 Arrival camping site, pitch the tents, set up our base 16:30 Stretching and free time 18:30 Dinner we do cooking together and free time 19:30 Camp fire 22:00 Good sleep Day 4 “Hike up to the Ridge of the Valley ” Hiking endurance: 3/5（5-6 hours hike, up and down 600-800 m high）Technicity: 2/5 Camping base around 3800 m altitude, on the way sometimes can reach 4300 m 06:30 Get up, exercise and breathing 07:30 Breakfast cooked by ourselves : like bread, tea, oatmeal 08:00 Sunshine, ready for hike (a hike up to the ridge to observe the two valleys, start from our camp base and ending in the base) We will leave all our backpack in the camping base and keep the tents, there will be local guide who taking care of it. Later afternoon we will hike back to our base 12:30 On road lunch : Picnic arrange by our organizer and ourselves 16:00 Arrival camping site, pitch the tents, set up our base 16:30 Stretching and free time 18:00 Dinner we do cooking together and free time 19:30 Camp fire 22:00 Good sleep Day 5 “Haizi, Haizi” Hiking endurance: 3/5（5-6 hours hike, up and down 200 m high）Technicity: 2/5 Camping base around 3800 m altitude the same as the day before 06:30 Get up, exercise and breathing 07:30 Breakfast cooked by ourselves : like bread, tea, oatmeal 08:00 Sunshine, ready for hike (a loop hike, start from our camp base and ending in the base) We will leave all our backpack in the camping base and keep the tents, there will be local guide who taking care of it. Later afternoon we will hike back to our base 12:00 Road lunch as yesterday 15:30 Return camping site, a big break and rest 17:30 Start to cook our dinner together 18:00 Dinner : Chinese food and tea 19:00 Camp fire 21:30 Good sleep Day 6 “Farewell Mountain” Hiking endurance: 3/5（5 hours hike, slowly down 500 m high）Technicity: 2/5 Back to Rilong 3200 m 07:30 Get up and pick up tents, clean our camp base 08:00 Breakfast as yesterday similar style 08:30 Farewell to mountain and hike exit the valley 13:00 Return Rilong town and have a big lunch together 14:00 Drive back Chengdu around 5-6 hours 20:00 Check in hotel and have a good shower 22:00 Sleep Day 7 “Visit Panda Protection Park” 08:00 Breakfast and ready for the panda park 08:30 Gathering at hotel lobby and departure together to the panda base 09:30 Arrival and visit the park 11:30 Retrun to center 12:30 Local Lunch 14:00 Departure for airplane ( depends on flight time ) --:-- Arrival airport & bus pick up and send back to campus Included - All transportation from school pick up and return - Insurance - All Meals as per itinerary - Local guides support - Camping tents and cooking equipment except your backpack, sleeping bags and mattress - Accommodation, 2 nights hotels in Chengdu, 1 night in local Tibetan guest house, 2 night camping - Oxygen bottle one for each - High Mountain Disease Prevention Pills ( one bottle each 2 weeks before take daily ) Not Included - Activities and expenses, not mentioned in the itinerary - Sleeping bag and mattress About Accommodation - 2 night in Chengdu city with 3 star hotel or typical hotel - 1 nights in local guest house, 2-3 people in one room bathroom inside - 3 nights camping, 2 people share one tent Food All meals will be local Chinese dishes with meat and vegetables. In local Tibetan area, there will be more dry meat dishes and sometimes spicy dieshes No worries if you are vegetarian, we will organize vegetable dishes. If you have your special food requirement, please let us know before. During hiking will be breakfast and dinner cooked meal and lunch will be road meal with dry pack food Mobile phone signal Most of the area has signals, only a small area during hiking no signal. Everyday there will be 1 hour you can charge your phone from our power supply. Equipment - Passport - Mountain sunglasses, Lipbalm, sun protection - Sleeping bag -20 degree Celsius - Sleeping mattress - Backpack 60L - Day-backpack 20L (to carry lunch and drinking during the day) - Hiking boots (warm, water/snow-proof) - Hiking jacket and pant - Warm layers (200gram & 400 gram polar fleece. by season: wind breaker, gloves & hat) - Dawn Jacket - Quick dry T-shirt - Waterproof glove - Hiking socks - Fleece hats - Head lamp - Hiking Poles - Eating set - Drinking bottle (not plastic bottles because refill is often with boiled water) - Some snacks - Personal medical care. - Personal towel and washing kit Some Local Experience/Workshops (we will choose time during the days to conduct ) Hiking Workshop The night before our hike, there will be a basic hiking workshop covering: How to dress hiking jackets, How to walk with hiking poles, How to start a hike, What are the key prevention points during a hike. Outdoor disciplines Camping Workshop For the nights of camping, there will be a basic camping workshop covering: - how to setup a tent: location, direction, tent setup - how to organize the toilet - how to use light during camping - how to collect a tent before departure - How to live together as a team Challenge Experiences The activity need hiking experience and correct hiking equipment. All hiking paths are clear, safe, not so many up and down. The challenge part will be all area around 3600-4100m high. You need to be able walk and hike on this altitude. （The temperature is expected to be 7c degrees） We will use horses to carry all common equipments like tents, cooking equipments and food for cooking. Participants need to carry the backpack with sleeping bag, and personal belongs during the hike. Enjoy your vitality, devote to the Present and experience nature with serenity… See you soon! |
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