If you are going to Zha Ga Na for the first time, please take this Zha Ga Na travel guide for free travel. Zha Ga Na has an enchanting natural scenery, such as the charming Xian Nu Tan. The guide elaborates on the characteristics of each attraction, the order of play, and the essential items for free travel, making your first trip to Zha Ga Na smooth and full of surprises.
📍 Zha Ga Na
❗️ Rated by National Geographic as a must-visit place in your lifetime
❗️ Photography heaven - a dreamlike paradise
Here you can see clouds, snow-capped mountains, grassland flowers, canyons, villages, forest pastures, culture, starry skies, and grazing cattle, sheep, and horses. It's like walking into a painting, as if you've entered a paradise.
Today we have put together a foolproof Zha Ga Na travel guide for you.
✌ Zha Ga Na • means "stone box" in Tibetan
✌ Location: Diebu County, Gannan, Gansu Province
✌ Altitude: About 3000 meters
✌ Ticket: 80💰
✌ Best travel time: June to September (especially in summer, the grassland here is lush and the scenery is super beautiful)
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✈️️ Transportation:
📍 To travel to Zha Ga Na from other places, it is recommended to take a plane or train
📍 From Lanzhou, Gansu Province, it is recommended to take a chartered or rented car. The cost will be low, and you can also visit scenic spots along the Gannan line
📍 If you only want to go to Zha Ga Na, after arriving in Lanzhou, you can also take a shuttle bus to Diebu County. There are only three daily buses from Lanzhou to Diebu County, so you need to calculate the time well. Diebu County is more than 30 kilometers away from Zha Ga Na and you can choose to take a taxi. It only takes half an hour to get there
📍 If you choose to drive to Zha Ga Na, the road is easy to navigate and all kinds of vehicles can go there
📍 Zha Ga Na (including four villages) starts from the bottom and goes up in sequence: Dongwa Village, Yeri Village, Dari Village, and Daiba Village. There are four viewing platforms, namely "Dari Viewing Platform, Lock Viewing Platform, Stone Gate Viewing Platform, and Xian Nu Tan Viewing Platform", as well as a host of small attractions such as Xian Nu Lake, Tiger Mouth, Yixian Tian, Shenwang Temple, Shi Lin, White Tower, and Lasang Temple.
🚖 The following four routes are available for sightseeing:
🔶 Xian Nu Tan to Xian Nu Lake, a two-hour round trip. Xian Nu Lake is not large in size and does not have much water, so don't expect too much. The main attraction is the grassland and the panoramic view of the Zha Ga Na mountain peaks and four villages. It's also a good place to watch the sunset
🔶 Tiger Mouth, Yixian Tian, Shenwang Temple, and Shi Lin, a six-hour round trip, is a safe and scenic hiking route. Shi Lin has a spectacular scenery. If you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Zha Ga Na but don't have enough physical strength for hiking, you can choose to rent a horse to ride to Shi Lin
🔶 The entrance to Runwu Gou is just opposite the Yeri Viewing Platform, separated by a canyon gap. Its internal scenery is completely different. Walking through it, you can see towering cliffs and strange rocks, hear the soothing stream and waterfall, and trees surround you. For those who like hiking, you can explore there
🔶 Drive to the three viewing platforms: Lock Viewing Platform, Stone Gate Viewing Platform, and Dari Viewing Platform. Among them, the Dari Viewing Platform has the highest viewpoint and is a must-visit place to watch the sunrise. Friends who want to watch the sunrise or take photos can drive there.
⚠️ Note:
The food and accommodation in the Zha Ga Na scenic area are concentrated in several villages, although there are still many, but compared with the food and accommodation conditions in the county 30 kilometers away, it is still limited and slightly expensive. In addition, 90% of tourists concentrate on Xian Nu Tan and viewing platforms, while other places are less crowded and more scenic! Visit Xian Nu Tan off-season to avoid the noise and crowds and experience the surprise of having the scenic spot all to yourself.
