Unexpectedly I returned to Chengdu again in just over a year's time, not as a stopover transit this round but the main reason this trip happened is Tibet. We had some extra days due to our in/out flights out of China so we added in Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou. We wanted to visit Langzhong but as the day was too close to 1st May holiday, the train tickets were snapped out within minutes. My fingers aren't fast enough. So we revised our plan and went to Chongqing instead.
I travelled with sis and we met up in Chengdu this round. She arrived the night before I did and we booked a hotel (Joyhub Cheer Hotel) right at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. I managed to get a few more hours of sleep before we finally checked out. As of 30th Nov 2024, Malaysian passport holders can enter China visa-free for no more than 30 days for holidays. As per the announcement, this agreement is till 31st Dec 2025.
08/04, Day 00 - Flight from Melbourne
09/04, Day 01 - Arrival in Chengdu* in the morning (Howdy Smart Hotel, Chengdu Chunxi Taikoo Li)
10/04, Day 02 - Morning flight to Nyingchi* (Nyingchi Long Du Hotel)
11/04, Day 03 - Nyingchi - Lulang* (Lulang Local Homestay)
12/04, Day 04 - Lulang - Draksum Tso* (Himalaya Basongcuo Resort Hotel)
13/04, Day 05 - Draksum Tso - Lhasa* (Lhasa Banak Shol Hotel)
14/04, Day 06 - Lhasa*
15/04, Day 07 - Lhasa*
16/04, Day 08 - Yamdrok Tso - Gyantse* (Gyantse Nyangchu Manor House Hotel)
17/04, Day 09 - Gyantse - Shigatse - Sakya* (Sakya Yuanfu Hotel)
18/04, Day 10 - Sakya - Saga* (Saga Lunbugangri Hotel)
19/04, Day 11 - Saga - Darchen* (Jingruihonghao Hotel)
20/04, Day 12 - Darchen* - visit Mt Kailash (The Castle Hotel)
21/04, Day 13 - Darchen - Zanda* (Gang Gadisi Hotel Zanda)
22/04, Day 14 - Zanda* - visit Ngari Plateau (Gang Gadisi Hotel Zanda)
23/04, Day 15 - Zanda - Darchen* (The Castle Hotel)
24/04, Day 16 - Darchen - Saga*
25/04, Day 17 - Saga - EBC* (Rongbuk Guesthouse)
26/04, Day 18 - EBC - Shigatse* (Shigatse Shiga Yangcha Hotel)
27/04, Day 19 - Morning drive to Lhasa. Afternoon flight out to Chengdu* (Knight Hotel)
28/04, Day 20 - Chengdu - Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou* (Jiufeng Holiday Hotel)
29/04, Day 21 - Jiuzhaigou*
30/04, Day 22 - Jiuzhaigou - Chongqing* via Chengdu (Chongqing Muyunsi Hotel)
01/05, Day 23 - Chongqing - Chengdu* (Theme Shanju Hotel)
02/05, Day 24 - Night flight out of Chengdu*
03/05, Day 25 - Arrival in Melbourne
*referring to overnight stay
Side note: How is it already May?
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