Gannan Family Travel Guide｜Stay in a Grassland Cabin to Watch the Milky Way, This Place Has Incredible Charm!​​

Escape the hot summer with kids, Gannan is truly a divine choice! At an altitude below 3000 meters with no altitude sickness, rich Tibetan culture, even the kids don’t want to go home after playing here 🏔️ 🌿 A natural classroom with few people and beautiful scenery​ ✔️ 90% forest and grassland coverage, kids can run freely on the grassland breathing fresh air ✔️ Few tourists, enjoy the entire flower sea and grassland exclusively, every photo looks like a fairy tale picture book ✨ Must-try family experiences​ ✔️ Spin the prayer wheels with monks at Labrang Monastery, kids curiously stare at the colorful wheels and ask nonstop ✔️ Find the source of the Bailong River at Langmu Temple, hold kids’ hands and encounter round, chubby marmots ✔️ Watch the morning mist roll over the Tibetan village at Zhagana, like stepping into an ink animation ✔️ Ride horses slowly on the Sangke Grassland, kids giggle on horseback with blue sky and white clouds as the backdrop 🏕️ Dreamy nights in the grassland​ 📍Camp ▪️ Open only 5 months a year! Wooden cabins right on the grassland, stargaze with kids at night ▪️ Wake up to birdsong in the morning, kids lean on the window counting cattle and sheep 📍Amigonhong Ranch ▪️ Open the door to herds of yaks, kids excitedly learn to milk cows and knead tsampa ▪️ Tent dinner with Tibetan hotpot, kids toast with butter tea 🚗 5-day family itinerary details​ Day 1: Gather in Lanzhou → Night market to eat milk egg fermented rice, kids jump around holding sweet embryo milk tea Day 2: Listen to monks’ stories at Labrang Monastery → Chase marmots on Sangke Grassland → Stay at Nuordan Camp, roast by the fire and watch the starry sky Day 3: Explore caves at Langmu Temple → Light hike in Namo Canyon, kids pick up stones and find the creek source Day 4: Horseback riding and feeding lambs at the ranch → Watch water birds fly at Gahai, kids roll on the grassland eating tsampa Day 5: Take photos of the red walls at Milarepa Buddha Pavilion → Kids hum Tibetan songs on the way back ⚠️ Thoughtful tips for traveling with kids​ ✔️ Dress kids in bright clothes for great photos! Don’t forget sun hats + kids’ sunglasses ✔️ Wrap up with windproof jackets in the morning and evening, bring a small blanket for kids ✔️ Don’t forget children’s stomach medicine, let kids try a small amount of yak jerky Camp rooms are extremely popular! We booked two months in advance, moms who want to go should book now～