Ultimate Guide to the Buddhist Kingdom of Sertar: Highland Essentials + Classic Itinerary

Preparation Packing List🎒
✅Must-have Documents:
ID card is essential! Don't forget student/senior citizen cards for discounts~👵🎓

🧥Winter Gear Checklist:
- Windproof jacket + down coat (extreme temperature swings in highlands🥶)
- Thermal underwear + fleece
- Quick-dry clothes (crucial after sweating during activities)
- Anti-slip hiking boots (mountain paths are super slippery!)

💊Medical Supplies:
- Take Rhodiola rosea 7 days in advance (key for altitude sickness prevention)
- Cold medicine + fever reducers (falling ill on plateaus is awful)
- Stomach medicine + motion sickness pills
- Band-aids + disinfectants

🌞Other Essentials:
SPF50+ sunscreen + sunglasses (intense sunlight)
Sun hat + large thermos
20,000mAh power bank (can't run out of battery for photos!)

🚌Transportation Guide
✈️External Routes:
Direct bus from Chengdu (7-8 hours)
or fly to Kangding/Barkam then transfer (faster but pricier)

🚍Local Transport:
Buddhist College shuttle departs from Jinma Grassland or Luoruo Town
Tip: Last bus at 5:30 PM – don't miss it!

🌈Must-Visit Attractions
📿Larung Gar Buddhist Academy:
World's largest Tibetan Buddhist school! Spectacular red houses🏯
Must-do: Kora around Mandala for blessings (3 clockwise circles)

⚰️Sertar Sky Burial Platform:
Traditional Tibetan sky burial (photography strictly❌ prohibited)
Observation hours: 1-3 PM (wear masks)

🕌Donggar Monastery:
One of the three great temples! Exquisite murals
Overlooks entire Jinma Grassland🌄

🛕Demon-Subduing Pagoda:
Century-old stupa with 150+ prayer wheels – highly auspicious

🗺️Classic Itineraries
🌟2-Day Highlights:
Day1: Donggar Monastery→Buddhist College→Mandala night views
Day2: Sky Burial Platform→Return (perfect for tight schedules)

🌈3-Day In-Depth Tour:
Day1: Chengdu→Tagong Grassland→Sertar
Day2: Full-day Buddhist College + Sky Burial
Day3: Guanyinqiao→Wenchuan→Return

🍲Foodie Spots
😋Tibetan Must-Tries:
·Butter tea (uniquely salty)
·Tsampa (roasted barley flour eaten by hand)
·Yak meat (Aji Tai Restaurant for authentic taste)

🌶️Sichuan Flavors:
Chongqing Hotpot (adjustable spice levels)
Skewer Hotpot (locals' favorite)

🏨Accommodation Guide
📍Sertar Town:
Kasa Hotel (4-star)
Shexia Hotel (artsy vibe)

📍Luoruo Town:
Cloud Retreat (closest to Buddhist College)

📍Inside Buddhist College:
Larung Guesthouse (only on-site lodging)