Duration: 8 days in total. Self-driving in Chengdu. Take Route 318 directly and have a panoramic view of the essence of the beautiful scenery.
Let me share my 318 self-driving trip.
Fly to Chengdu one day in advance, pick up the car and start walking directly from Chunxi Road and Kuanzhai Alley in downtown Chengdu, and have a lot of fun.
The next morning we set off from Chengdu on the expressway and went to the Tianquan Service Area to rest and take photos. This is the first check-in point with the 318 must-drive card. Then we passed the Erlangshan Tunnel along the Dadu River and got off the expressway in Luding County, heading towards
Luding Bridge, the first red bridge in China (239 kilometers and 4 hours of driving), have lunch at the Ji Feodian Restaurant, which is rated as the first in Luding County’s gourmet food list. After lunch, go to Luding Bridge for a tour. After the tour, go to the Luding Bridge.
Kangding City, where the famous love song "Kangding Love Song" has been sung for decades (56 kilometers and 90 minutes by car), had dinner at the Sichuan Memory Wild Mushroom Beef Soup Pot Restaurant, which was rated No. 1 on the Sichuan cuisine list in Ganzi Prefecture. In the evening
Live in Kangding.
On the third day, we walked from Yajiang to Batang (319 kilometers, 6 hours and 10 minutes of driving). After crossing Jianziwan Mountain (4659 meters above sea level), we arrived at the famous Sichuan-Tibet Line check-in point Shiba Bay, and then headed to Kazi
Lashan (4,429 meters above sea level) is the hometown of Tsangyang Gyatso, Litang County, known as the City in the Sky (169 kilometers, 3 hours and 15 minutes of driving), and the No. 1 food spot in Litang County at noon
Have lunch at a specialty casserole yak restaurant, then go to the Maoya Prairie, climb over Haizi Mountain (4,500 meters above sea level) to enjoy the sister lakes, have dinner at the Food Group Restaurant that ranks first in Batang County’s food rating list, and stay in Batang in the evening
Pond (2580 meters above sea level).
On the fourth day, we set off from Batang to Rumei (148 kilometers, 3 hours and 44 minutes of driving), passing the check-in point Jinsha River Bridge, the world’s largest suspension bridge, which is the dividing line between Sichuan and Tibet, and then crossing Zongbala Mountain (4170 meters above sea level)
) Arrive at Mangkang and have lunch at the Mangkang County Chaihuo Tuzhaofang Restaurant, which ranks fourth in the food rankings in Mangkang County. After lunch, continue to the Lawu Mountain (4338 meters above sea level) observation deck, and then go to
Lancang River Grand Canyon, and have dinner at Sanchuan Restaurant in Rumei Town in the evening.
Then stay directly in Rumei Town (2550 meters above sea level).
On the fifth day, we went from Rumei to Basu (307 kilometers, 9 hours of driving). In the morning we set out to climb Jueba Mountain (3940 meters above sea level), which is known as "hanging on the cliff". This is the most difficult, time-consuming and most difficult climb.
A day to test your driving skills, and then arrive at Dongda Mountain (5130 meters above sea level) (the altitude here is too high, so you need to pass as soon as possible). At noon, have a meal at the Sichuan specialty restaurant that ranks third in Zuogong County’s food rankings, and then pass by Bangda
Town (4,300 meters above sea level), went to Bangda Prairie, and then climbed over Yela Mountain (4,658 meters above sea level) to reach the internet celebrity check-in point - Turn 72 of the Nujiang River, known as the "Devil's Highway". Dinner was at a popular food spot in Qamdo City
The second place on the list is Basu Tuzao Firewood Turkey Dinner and night stay in Basu (3200 meters above sea level).
Departing from Basu in the morning on the sixth day, we passed through Anjula Mountain (4468 meters above sea level), and then arrived at Ranwu Lake, known as "a shining pearl on the southern Sichuan-Tibet line": to the north is the largest and widest lake in Tibet, known as
Laigu Glacier, one of the three largest glaciers in the world, you can see six marine glaciers from here. This kind of scenery is unique in the world. On the way, there are Internet celebrity check-in water points, give your car a shower, and then arrive at Bomi.
(217 kilometers, 4 hours and 10 minutes of driving), have dinner at the Halal Qingya Zhai hand-made food restaurant, and stay in Bomi (2720 meters above sea level), known as the snowy Jiangnan. On the seventh day, we arrived in Linzhi from Bomi (229 kilometers,
5 hours of driving), pass the Tongmaite Bridge on the way, and go to Lulang, known as the Little Switzerland of Northern Europe. At noon, eat stone pot chicken at Lulang Yanbangjiwangfu Restaurant, and then go to Sejila Mountain Pass (elevation 4728 meters) (here
It is the best location to overlook Namjagbarwa Peak, the top of the ten most beautiful peaks in China). We will have dinner at Lalisi Tibetan Restaurant, which ranks second in the list of Tibetan dishes in Linzhi City. We will stay in Linzhi (2900 meters above sea level) in the evening.
). On the eighth day, we arrived at the last stop from Linzhi: Lhasa (391 kilometers, 4 hours and 30 minutes of driving). We drove straight to Lhasa from the Linzhi Expressway. At noon, we stopped at Ruyi Linka Tibetan Restaurant, which ranked first in the list of Tibetan dishes in Lhasa (
First branch) for lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace in the afternoon (tickets need to be booked in advance), have dinner at Gangdise Tibetan Nepali Restaurant, which ranks fourth in Tibetan cuisine, and visit Barkhor, the most famous commercial street in Lhasa
Street. I returned the car early on the ninth day and finished the most essential route 318 in the shortest time. The restaurants I chose along the way were all the local restaurants with the best reviews in Dianping. The overall feeling was very authentic.
The hotels are all mid-range hotels with relatively reasonable prices. I recommend friends to bookmark them for reference.