Bipenggou, 3-Day Tour (with Detailed Guide)

The red leaves are at their peak 🍂🍂, friends can really come back boldly and confidently.
That means there's no reason to be discouraged, you can start enjoying the autumn colors‼️
It's almost the end of October.
Snow-capped mountains ⛰, colorful forests 🍁, lakes 💦, everything you want is here.
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Bipenggou autumn and snow scenery, here’s the guide for you 👇👇
✅ Transportation
🚩 High-speed rail: No high-speed rail/bullet train to Bipenggou
🚌 Bus: From Chengdu Chadianzi Bus Station to Lixian Bus Station, then charter or carpool to Bipenggou Scenic Area (too troublesome~😥)
🚗 Others: Charter a car or join a tour
Navigation: Bipenggou Scenic Area
🚘 Driving time: about 3 hours
🎫 Tickets: 70 RMB
Sightseeing bus: 60 RMB
Electric shuttle has 2 segments:
First segment: Shanghaizi — Panyang Lake
Second segment: Panyang Lake — Swallow Rock
Each segment round trip 30 RMB, one way 20 RMB
⏰ Autumn and winter opening hours: 08:30-17:00, last entry at 15:00
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✅ Sightseeing bus order:
1⃣ Scenic area entrance - Longwang Lake: about 10 minutes by bus (sit on the left side for better views)
2⃣ Longwang Lake - Shanghaizi: about 30 minutes by bus (recommend sitting on the right side), quickly check in upon arrival, then transfer to electric shuttle to Panyang Lake
3⃣ Shanghaizi - Panyang Lake: about 10 minutes, with a stop at Zhuoma Beach
4⃣ Panyang Lake - Swallow Rock: about 10 minutes, with a stop at Red Stone Slope
📸 Photo spots:
🔹 Longwang Lake: the first stop by the scenic area bus, a layered alpine lake. Be sure to walk to the opposite plank road’s Clear Spring Lake, crystal clear and blue, with dense forest ferns along the way, great for photos
🔹 Shanghaizi: you can capture the snow mountain reflected in the lake
🔹 White Dragon Waterfall: a majestic waterfall plunging straight down
🔹 Panyang Lake: the core scenic spot, with White Dragon Waterfall and snow mountains, surrounded by forest and swings
🔹 Moon Bay: (hike from Panyang Lake) wooden plank bridge, snowfield, stream, all covered in white, really photogenic
🔹 Swallow Rock: altitude 3800m, distant snow mountains and forests, nearby meadows and streams
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Tips:
🧥 The plateau has big temperature differences, bring a jacket and hat for warmth
💊 Pay attention to sun protection and altitude sickness
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✨✨ Itinerary
🍁 Dujiangyan + Bipenggou + Siguniang Mountain 3 days
D1: Chengdu - Dujiangyan (Panda Valley - Yangtianwo Square) - Gergou Hot Spring Hotel
D2: Bipenggou day tour
D3: Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiao Valley - Chengdu
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For other routes in Western Sichuan, group tours, carpooling, chartering, costs, and guides, feel free to leave a comment or message me~ I will reply when I see it.