Visiting Huanglong during National Day

Getting There - Airplane/Car Attractions - Waterfalls, Lake, Pond, Mountain walkway Hotels - Near the scenic spot there is a hotel Food & Restaurants - Some stalls and fast food is available outside the scenic area Shopping - Near the scenic area entrance there are some shops. We visited the Huanglong Valley Scenic area during the Chinese National Holiday. That wasn't really a smart choice. There were a lot (really a lot) of people there. Actually there are 2 possibilities to enter the park. There is the lower side entrance, which is located right next to the ticket office. If you choose this entrance, you will have to walk the wooden pathway up to the mountain top. Or, you can do as we did, we started and climbed until we were comfortable with the oxygen. Because of the high elevation of the park, you need to take an oxygen tank. I think you can buy oxygen tanks at the scenic area too. We were traveling with a 4 years old and a 6 years old. So we decided we will visit as much as we can and as long as we feel comfortable So we did not hurried, took rests several times, enjoyed the views and took pictures. You need an actual ticket to get into the park. So if you booked the ticket ahead, you need to go to the ticket office to get your actual ticket. You can't enter just with your passport. The other entrance we did not visit. From the ticket office you take a bus to cable car. When you reach the cable car, it will take you right up to the top of the mountain. You make sure you have the oxygen tank with you. Most of the people prefer to visit the park this way, so they walk down the mountain. During the Chinese National Holiday there were never ending queues at the bus stop and at the cable car entrance. Almost nobody took the lower entrance. So if you don't mind walkin your way up the mountain, you can easily enter by the entrance next to the ticket office. There are no food stalls inside the park, so make sure you bring you snack. #nationalpark #huanglong #sichuannature