Three-day Two-night Jiuzhaigou Solo Travel Guide (Including Songpan Ancient Town)

Transportation 🚄: 1. C6376, departs from Chengdu East at 10:30 AM, arriving at Zhenjiangguan Station 🚉. After arriving, there is a free bus 🚌 to Songpan Ancient Town at the station exit, taking about 1-1.5 hours to reach Songpan Ancient Town. 2. Songpan Ancient Town: A small highland town at an altitude of about 2800 meters 🏘️, with a Guanyin Temple said to be around 3000 meters above sea level (I didn't go due to fear of altitude sickness) 🤷‍♀️. Songpan is not big, it takes about 2-3 hours to stroll around, and there is a street that specializes in selling caterpillar fungus (quality unknown, I can't understand) 🤦‍♀️. Yak meat skewers for one yuan each are everywhere, highly recommended! The cost of living is not high either! It's a good stopover to visit before heading to Jiuzhaigou. 3. There are buses from Songpan to Jiuzhaigou, with the last one departing at 18:30, which is the one I took (💰42), taking about 2-2.5 hours to Jiuzhaigou. The driver is very nice and will stop near the hotel location for parking 🅿️. 4. Return trip: Book the bus from Jiuzhaigou to Zhenjiangguan on Ctrip 🍊 for 💰28, with corresponding departure times that connect with the high-speed train schedule. (⚠️It's advised to take the bus early! I took the 1:30 PM bus, and the high-speed train was at 17:40, but there was a two-hour traffic jam due to road construction! Luckily, I got a standby ticket for the 19:15 high-speed train, otherwise, I would have had to take the bus back to Chengdu, which takes 5 hours! Be sure to plan ahead!) Accommodation 🏠: Jianju Hotel (Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area Branch) 💰87/night, 1.3 kilometers from Jiuzhaigou, with convenient nearby amenities! Located on the main road, it's very safe! Free shuttle service included! The hotel is a comfortable and economical choice, only 87 yuan per night, great value for money! Dining 🥢: Norilang Restaurant (the only restaurant inside Jiuzhaigou), I ordered the yak beef noodles 💰30, the meat was a bit scarce 😥. You can also bring your own food, but it's hard to find hot water for instant noodles. (❗️Instant noodles in the scenic area cost 15 yuan each, and that's the only way to get hot water) Attractions ⭐️: The Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area is shaped like a 'Y', and you queue up to take a shuttle bus into the area (as expected of a 5A scenic spot, the shuttle bus dispatch is very efficient, it only took 12 minutes from queuing to boarding!). The first shuttle bus randomly assigns routes, and I was assigned to the right side. You don't need to worry about not knowing how to visit the major attractions in the scenic area because there are guides on the shuttle buses who will introduce each spot. Just follow the crowd and get off the bus. After finishing the right side, you'll return to Norilang and then transfer to the left side shuttle bus for sightseeing. Jiuzhaigou is truly beautiful, even on a cloudy and rainy day when I visited, it was still gorgeous! Mist rising between the mountains, shrouded in fog, indeed 'one does not simply look at water after returning from Jiuzhaigou'! ⚠️Little tips: 1. It's recommended to wear a jacket 🧥, bring an umbrella ☂️, Jiuzhaigou can be a bit cold on rainy days! 2. Wear comfortable shoes 👟, you'll be walking all day, 3 minutes, good review! 😃 We will post detailed travel guides Interested parties can move to the homepage to check ⭐In the upcoming journey We will continue to explore more beautiful hidden gems Sharing 1-2 with everyone each month We also hope everyone can recommend The beautiful small towns you have visited or longed for to us~ For us, travel is not about checking in But to rediscover those beauties that have been forgotten and overlooked To feel and record those ordinary yet fleeting moments