Gannan Family Trip Highlight|Horseback Riding and Tent Stay, Your Child’s Summer Vacation Highlight is All Here!​​

Who says the plateau isn’t suitable for kids? Gannan is truly a treasure for family travel! With a kid-friendly altitude and immersive nomadic life experience, kids come back talking about going again every day 🐎

🌿Grassland fun + cultural enlightenment, a win-win​

✔️Run freely in the forest and grassland, kids chase butterflies and pick wildflowers, a perfect place to unleash their nature

✔️Use the Labrang Monastery prayer wheel corridor as a classroom, kids learn Tibetan culture while spinning

✨Exclusive activities that make kids scream with joy​

✔️Hiking and treasure hunting in Langmu Temple Canyon, picking colorful stones as “explorers”

✔️Learning to paint Thangka at Zhagana Tibetan Village, kids proudly show off their abstract yak paintings

✔️Horseback riding slowly on the Sangke Grassland, instructors hold the reins for safety, kids hum songs with their feet swinging

✔️Milking cows and feeding lambs on the ranch, kids hold the milk jug saying “I’m a little herder!”

🏕️Luxury camping adds extra points​

📍Camp

▪️Wooden cabins with terraces, wrap up with kids at night waiting for shooting stars

▪️Drink yak yogurt for breakfast, kids lick the spoon saying it tastes like ice cream

📍Amigonhong Ranch

▪️Stay in tents listening to cow and sheep bells, kids wake up early to play with Tibetan mastiff puppies

▪️Mothers teach how to make butter tea step by step, kids shake the butter churn tired but happy

🚗 Easy itinerary for tired moms​

Day 1: Explore Lanzhou night market → kids hold roasted lamb chops, drink sweet milk tea with eyes half-closed

Day 2: Listen to Buddhist stories at Labrang Monastery → off-road ride on the grassland, kids scream with excitement

Day 3: Explore the sky burial platform at Langmu Temple → find marmots in Namo Canyon, kids imitate marmot calls making everyone laugh

Day 4: 2-hour horseback riding on the ranch → eat hand-pulled lamb in the tent, kids learn to eat with their hands

Day 5: Take family photos in Tibetan costumes at the Buddhist pavilion → on the way back, kids lean on the car window shouting “Goodbye little lamb!”

⚠️Pre-trip guide for families​

✔️Dress kids in non-slip sports shoes, grassland dew can be slippery

✔️Bring plenty of snacks and thermos, replenish energy on the way

✔️Portable wet wipes and hand sanitizer, clean anytime after playing on the ranch

The campsites are fully booked this year! We snagged the last room by chance, moms who want to go, quickly contact customer service to watch for cancellations~

Post by silaswinterbourne88 | Oct 25, 2025

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