A super detailed guide to a one-day trip to Yulong Snow Mountain

1️⃣🚌Watch the sunrise at Dongba Valley Scenic Area🌅! You need to take the "101 Special Line" bus (15/person) at the "Zhongyi Market Starting Station". It runs every half an hour and the journey takes 60 minutes. The earliest departure is 6:30 am. 🚕Taxi costs about 40 yuan, 30 minutes, 18.5 kilometers. 2️⃣🚌Wake up at 5:00, set off at 5:30, walk 25 minutes from the hotel, 1.5 kilometers to Zhongyi Market. Grab some breakfast along the way! Arrived at Zhongyi Market at about 6 o'clock. Get on the bus at 6:30 and arrive at Dongba Valley Scenic Area bus stop at 7:30. 🚕Get up at 5:20 at the latest, put on makeup for an hour, set off at 6:20 at the latest, and arrive at the west gate of Dongba Valley Scenic Area at around 7:00. Key points: You can watch the sunrise and golden mountain in Dongba Valley Scenic Area! The sunrise time in winter is generally between 7:30 and 8:00! 3️⃣8:30 Take a bus from Dongba Valley to Yulong Snow Mountain Cableway, bus (10/person). There is an entry fee of 100 yuan to enter the mountain, which can only be purchased on site! Can’t buy in advance. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the cableway. 4️⃣At 9 o'clock, we took the cable car to Yulong Snow Mountain. After taking the cable car up, we reached 4506 meters. At this time, you need to climb the stairs by yourself and bring oxygen with you (buy it at the foot of the mountain, it is very expensive on the mountain). The higher you go, the more altitude sickness you will experience. After walking about 300 meters, you will reach the top of the mountain at 4860! The tour is expected to last 2 hours. Get off the cable car at 11 o'clock! 5️⃣ After getting off the cable car at 11:20, take a bus to Blue Moon Valley, and get off at the second stop "Shuiyue Pavilion" to arrive at Blue Moon Valley (Tip: Get off at Shuiyue Pavilion to reach Blue Moon Valley, don't get off just because you hear Blue Moon Valley!)! Arrive at Blue Moon Valley at 11:40, have lunch, and then start the tour, which is expected to take 2 hours. Return to the pick-up point in Blue Moon Valley at 14:00. 5️⃣ At 14:00, take the bus from Blue Moon Valley to Yunshanping. After taking the Yunshanping cable car at 14:30, it still takes another ten minutes to walk to Yunshanping. Arrive at Yunshanping at 15:00 and start the tour, which is expected to take 2 hours. Get off the cable car from Yunshanping at 17:00. 7️⃣ Take the sightseeing bus to Parking Lot No. 3 at 17:30 and walk a few minutes to the Yulong Snow Mountain Bus Stop. At 18:00, take bus No. 101 from the tourist service center (Parking Lot No. 3) back to Zhongyi Market. Note: the last bus of bus No. 101 is at 18:00. 8️⃣: Arrive at Zhongyi Market at 18:00, continue to visit Lijiang Ancient Town in the evening, and have dinner in Lijiang Ancient Town! ✌️Key points: The entrance ticket to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is 100 yuan, buy it on the spot on the day! The big cable car (Glacier Park 140/person) starts selling at 8pm one day in advance. The small cable car (Yunshanping 60/person) starts selling at 9pm one day in advance. Blue Moon Valley (free admission, most beautiful from 12:00 noon to 14:00 in the afternoon) is available on the "Lijiang Tourism Group" official account - ticket booking - Snow Mountain ticketing - Glacier Park Cableway! #Yulong Snow Mountain Guide #Rizhao Jinshan Guide #Blue Moon Valley Guide #Snow Mountain #Yunnan Travel #Lijiang Travel Guide