A must-visit for families! Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Glacier Park + Blue Moon Valley Fantasy Journey

🌄【Trip Highlights】
✅ Snow Mountain Wonder: Take the cable car directly to the 4,506-meter Glacier Park, challenge the 4,680-meter snow-capped peak with your kids, touch the millennia-old glacier, and feel the awe of "plucking stars by hand"!
✅ Blue Moon Valley Secret Realm: The lake water is as blue as a gem, perfect for family water play, feeding fish, and shooting fairy tale photos; Baishuitai and Blue Lake weave a dreamlike scene.
✅ Fun Experiences: Feed alpacas in Flower Valley, make flower cakes, Naxi tie-dye classes let kids instantly become inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, and ride short-legged horses at Lashi Lake to traverse the ancient Tea Horse Road.
✅ Comfortable Accommodation: Recommended family-friendly inns like Lijiang Houyuan and Indigo Hotel, with snow mountain view rooms + children’s activity areas, and a stargazing platform at night to count shooting stars.

📅 4 days 3 nights easy itinerary
Day 1: First Experience in the Ancient Town

• Arrive in Lijiang in the afternoon, check in at Indigo Hotel in the Ancient Town, walk to Paper Umbrella Lane for Hanfu photo shoots.

• Evening visit to Mu Mansion, wear ethnic costumes for “Little Tusi” photos, and catch the golden sunlight on the mountain in the courtyard.

• Dinner recommendation: Grandma’s Braised Ribs, wild vegetables cooked in a copper pot so fresh it’ll amaze you, kids will love munching on corn cakes.

Day 2: Snow Mountain Fairy Tale Day

• 09:00 Carpool directly to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (25 RMB per person, half the cost of private car), book cable car tickets 3 days in advance via the “Lijiang Tourism Group” mini program.

• 12:00 Buffet hot pot at Snow Chef Restaurant (free for children under 0.8 meters), recommended Naxi braised ribs hot pot base, enjoy the snow mountain view while eating.

• 14:00 Take an electric cart at Blue Moon Valley (40 RMB/person), teach kids to use their phones to shoot the “Sky Mirror” at Mirror Pond, rent bright-colored cloaks to instantly become fairy tale protagonists.

• 17:00 Feed alpacas in Flower Valley, DIY flower cakes, take nine-grid photos at Hobbit House, kids exclaim “I don’t want to go home!”

Day 3: Wild Adventure Day

• 10:00 Horse riding at Lashi Lake (choose gentle short-legged horses, even 3-year-olds can ride independently), follow the original Tea Horse Road, pick up stones and listen to caravan stories along the way.

• 12:30 Eat native chicken hot pot by the lake, freshly grilled fish is crispy and fragrant, kids finish two bowls of rice.

• 15:00 Family hike at Tiger Leaping Gorge (choose the gentle plank road), watch the Jinsha River split giant rocks, kids excitedly shout “The river is singing!”

• 19:00 Night feast at Sakura Restaurant, eat mushroom hot pot by the flowing flower boat, kids stare dreamily at the firefly lights.

Day 4: Cultural Handcraft Day

• 09:30 Climb Wangu Tower, point out Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and teach kids to draw a map, overlook the entire Lijiang panorama.

• 11:00 Naxi tie-dye class, grandma personally teaches kids to dye handkerchiefs, using coffee grounds for cool coloring.

• 14:00 Buy freshly baked flower cakes as souvenirs (ten times more fragrant than airport ones), visit Shuhe Ancient Town before departure, pick out snow mountain-themed creative fridge magnets for the kids.

⚠️ Practical Tips

1. Altitude sickness prevention: Drink Rhodiola two days in advance, don’t rush the snow mountain! Adapt first at Blue Moon Valley, bring chocolate + warm water, children can drink glucose.

2. Sun protection and warmth: Snow mountain UV rays are three times stronger than plains, apply SPF50+ sunscreen on kids, wear bucket hats + sunglasses; big temperature differences in summer, bring windproof jackets + quick-dry clothes.

3. Money-saving tips: Buy oxygen bottles at ancient town pharmacies (15 RMB/bottle), 60 RMB in scenic spots; children’s tickets require household registration book for on-site purchase, cable car free for under 1.2 meters.

4. Integrity passport: Get the “Integrity Passport” at Blue Moon Valley, collect stamps by spending at designated merchants, redeem postcards and dolls, learn integrity while playing.

💌 Hidden Gems

• “Yundi’an Coffee Manor” at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 30 RMB lets kids play all day: pick coffee beans, feed lambs, make drip coffee bags, relax on loungers watching the golden sunlight on the mountain at dusk.

• Lijiang Houyuan Inn offers “Snow Mountain Geography Class,” where the housekeeper takes kids to observe moss spores with magnifying glasses, and at night use the rooftop telescope to find the Big Dipper, more magical than Disney!

Traveling with kids is not about rushing, it’s about sharing their perspective of the world. This summer, let the glaciers and starry sky of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain become the brightest memories of your child’s childhood.